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Guys I have a macbookWhite with single boot kali linux installed, it wasn’t successful, so I tried by any chance to recover it by kali Linux live system via usb. But by mistakenly I formatted the entire 120 GB hard disk of kali Linux partition. Now I lost both MacOS and Linux. The MacBook is in white screen now. Please try to help Regards

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Posted on May 14, 2020 9:46 PM

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May 15, 2020 11:22 AM in response to basith257

Correct, you need to physically replace your Mac’s hard disk. There is no way around it. This is what you need to do.

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May 14, 2020 9:47 PM in response to basith257

Hello,

Unfortunately it sounds like your Mac’s hard disk has failed.

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basith257 Author

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May 14, 2020 9:50 PM in response to QuickPost

Is thee any ways to install Mac os again

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May 14, 2020 9:52 PM in response to basith257

Hello,

Your Mac’s hard disk needs to be physically replaced before you can install an operating system.

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basith257 Author

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May 15, 2020 10:02 AM in response to tkitb

I tried it but, but won’t work . It’s showing a folder blinking with a question mark.. I don’t know what to do...!

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May 14, 2020 9:53 PM in response to basith257

Try to restart in recovery mode. As the mac begins to turn on, hold command-r

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