Disk utility does not show macintosh hd

When the Macintosh HD is not mounted/Showing up in Disk Utility, it means that the drive is not available for the operating system. macOS can't find a mount point to read and write the Macintosh HD. Then, your Mac won't turn on.

1. How do I mount my Macintosh HD in Disk Utility?
2. Why is hard drive not showing up?
3. How do I reinstall Mac no Macintosh HD?
4. How do I restore my Macintosh HD to factory settings?
5. Can I reinstall macOS on Macintosh HD data?
6. Why isn't my Mac showing in Finder?
7. Where is Macintosh HD in Mac?
8. What happens if I accidentally erased my Macintosh HD?
9. Why is Macintosh HD locked?

How do I mount my Macintosh HD in Disk Utility?

If you eject a volume, you can use Disk Utility to mount the volume so that it's available in the Finder. In the Disk Utility app on your Mac, select the volume you want to mount. Click the Mount button .

Why is hard drive not showing up?

One possibility is that the hard drives' logical file system has become corrupted. If the drive's boot sector, partition table, or partition superblock has become corrupted, the file system can stop functioning properly. In these cases, often the drive will appear to be blank in the Windows 10 file explorer.

How do I reinstall Mac no Macintosh HD?

Restart your Mac. Choose Apple menu > Shut Down, press and hold the power button until “Loading startup options” appears, select Options, click Continue, then follow the onscreen instructions. In the Recovery app window, select Reinstall for your macOS release, click Continue, then follow the onscreen instructions.

How do I restore my Macintosh HD to factory settings?

From the Apple menu  in the corner of your screen, choose System Settings. Click General in the sidebar. Click Transfer or Reset on the right. Click Erase All Content and Settings.

Can I reinstall macOS on Macintosh HD data?

If the installer offers you the choice between installing on Macintosh HD or Macintosh HD - Data, choose Macintosh HD. Allow installation to complete without putting your Mac to sleep or closing its lid. Your Mac might restart and show a progress bar several times, and the screen might be empty for minutes at a time.

Why isn't my Mac showing in Finder?

Set Finder settings to show your device in the sidebar

In the Finder on your Mac, choose Finder > Settings. Click Sidebar. Below Locations, select the CDs, DVDs, and iOS Devices checkbox. Check the sidebar again, below Locations, to see if your device is showing.

Where is Macintosh HD in Mac?

The Macintosh HD icon has historically been present at the top right corner of the desktop of new Macintosh computers since classic Mac OS, though recent versions of macOS hides this from new users by default.

What happens if I accidentally erased my Macintosh HD?

Once you delete Macintosh HD in Disk Utility, your Mac gets wiped completely. All of the data and even the operating system get erased. So if that happens to you, to make your Mac bootable again, you'll have to reinstall macOS and then recover the missing data back to your hard drive from a Time Machine backup.

Why is Macintosh HD locked?

QWhat does it mean when Macintosh HD can't be unlocked? It is saying that your Mac fails to open the Macintosh HD volume because there is more than one Mac OS volume on your computer. And this error usually appears after a macOS Big Sur upgrading, macOS downgrading, or an operating system adding to your Mac.