Older Mac not recognising the hard drive

Hi


I've messed up. My gf bought a Mac from the US. I managed to delete someone else's data and upgrade the Mac to Big Sur.


However she decided to sell it. In trying to remove her information I have done something wrong.


Essentially the Mac isn't finding a hard drive. I tried multiple things:-


When I use Internet Recovery.

Reinstall Os X Mavericks.

No disk to select.


Disk Utility doesn't give me any options.


If I not use disk recovery I get an odd screen (see photos).

Any suggestions?

Earlier Mac models

Posted on Mar 7, 2024 9:17 AM

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Mar 7, 2024 9:23 AM in response to Scotsguy100

Lets see if we can find the drive in Disk Utility...


Start up from macOS Recovery

Option-⌘-R

Upgrade to the latest macOS compatible with your Mac.


In Disk Utility>View, select Show all Devices, highlight the top left entry.


APFS won't work for Sierra or earlier, Sierra or earlier needs MacOS Extended Journaled. High Sierra won't work for APFS on earlier Macs.


What has often worked for others is to use this Restore Method instead of CMD+r keys...


Option-⌘-R

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