We are trying to reinstall High Sierra, but when promoted to select a drive, they are both locked. Looking online, the wisdom is to erase Macintosh HD. That’s what we’re doing. However, it’s been several attempts to do so, and now several hours into our latest attempt and it just...
What is the best tool to use to create the sector-by-sector image? I was thinking that Disk Utility would work well since I can mount the image on my Mac and run recovery software on it, but I don't see the option to create that in Disk Utility. Reply User profile for user: PR...
It is easy to delete the Macintosh HD icon on your desktop. If you don't knowhow to remove Macintosh HD from your desktop, you can refer to this post to get the step-by-step method. But remember that Macintosh HD stands for your Mac's internal hard drive. What you can do is hide...
Jongware Community Expert , Sep 07, 2010 Copy link to clipboard .. or, for that matter, what if I first create a new folder "USB DISK" in the root of my HD and then insert the USB disk with the same name...? (No, I'm not going to try that. Not before someone...
A detailed tutorial on how to create a bootable installer for macOS, including what you need to prepare, how to get the macOS installer, and how to get the macOS installer onto your external storage.
3. Is it safe to remove the Macintosh HD icon from my desktop? Yes, it is safe to remove the "Macintosh HD" icon from your Mac desktop. Removing the icon from the desktop does not delete any data on your hard drive, which simply hides the icon. You can still access the drive via...
If you've previously used Disk Utility to create Macintosh HD internal volumes, pick each one in the sidebar and click the delete volume (−) button in the toolbar to remove it. Select the Macintosh HD option from the side menu. Erase the disk by clicking the Erase button in the tool...
Close the ‘Disk Utility’ window and open a ‘Finder’ window. Navigate to the ‘Computer view’ by using the top menu bar and selecting ‘Go’ then ‘Computer’. Now, double click the ‘Macintosh HD’ in the window. We are going to create a new folder here called ‘Workspace’...
Step 1: Select a location to scan Firstly, launch Recoverit Data Recovery for Mac and pick where you wish to look for any lost content. If you want, you can pick the entire Macintosh HD or any specific folder/partition as well. Step 2: Scan for your lost data As you would start the...
Steps to erase Macintosh HD: Restart your Mac in Recovery mode. To do this, shut down your Mac, then press and hold the Command (⌘) + R keys while pressing the power button. In the macOS Utilities window, select Disk Utility. ...