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Internal drive deleted in recovery mode

I accidentally deleted the entire internal Hard drive in the recovery mode. Now inside the DU only show disk image, what can I do?

Posted on Jul 16, 2022 12:22 AM

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TheLittles

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Posted on Jul 16, 2022 1:02 AM

5_2_1 Said:

"Internal drive deleted in recovery mode: I accidentally deleted the entire internal Hard drive in the recovery mode. Now inside the DU only show disk image, what can I do?"

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Reinstalling the macOS Anew:

See if this Site Helps: How to Reinstall the macOS Anew - No TMB Prior to Upgrade - User Tip. Format the hard drive with the applicable macOS, on step D.

In Depth:

Pretty much, it is a matter of:

Erasing: and formatting your hard drive to APFS
Installing: [the applicable macOS] via a USB Bootable Installer
Restoring: info from a Time Machine Backup, using Migration Assistant

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