no destination disk for time machine restore

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jakers19 Author

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no destination disk for time machine restore

This morning, my MBP only shows a folder icon with a flashing question mark.

I tried to PRAM reset.
I tried to Repair from Disk Utility in Safe mode.
I have now tried to Back Up from a Time Machine external drive, but I am not given a Destination drive to apply the Time Machine back-up to. it is just an empty table where the main hard drive would normally appear.

Any suggestions?

it is an early-2015 MBP that had the latest iteration of Mojave running on it.

MacBook Pro 15″, macOS 10.15

Posted on Jan 14, 2021 7:33 AM

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Answer 1

Jan 14, 2021 1:11 PM in response to jakers19

Hi jakers19,

Thanks for the detailed description.

Does the internal drive show up in Disk Utility? (Make sure to choose View -> Show All Devices.)

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jakers19 Author

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Jan 14, 2021 2:33 PM in response to Encryptor5000

Encryptor5000-

The internal drive did show up in Disk Utility.

Verify & Repair did not work, so I decide to try to reformat and rebuild from a Time Machine back up.

So, my original issue may not be relevant anymore (unless this helps other people in a similar position find an answer!)

Once I chose, instead, to Erase, I ran into a new problem in that the process got hung up during the 'Partitioning' phase. Example, the progress bar is stuck around 50% for hours.

I am now packing up for a trip to the local Genius Bar!

[and to correct my original post it is (was - sniff) an early-2013 MBP]

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