why my ssd dont show in disk utility

Sounds like the partition table is damaged. Reboot holding Command Option R to boot into network recovery, then run Disk Utility. Select the Sandforce icon and then over to the right side of the Disk Utility window you should see two tabs: First Aid and Partition. Select partition. You should now see Partition Layout with a menu saying Current. Click on Current and select 1 Partitoin. Click on Options and select Guid Partition Table, and then click on Apply.

If all that worked the drive partition will be created and then you'll be able to download and install the OS. If it failed, the SSD is damaged and will need to be replaced.

I tried to visualize an unpartitioned SSD and thought it would show differently than what you indicated but I wasn't sure enough to say outright that you need to call AppleCare or make an appointment at an Apple Store. But that is now pretty clearly the case.

3rd party SSD Sandforce? or Apple?

And do you have a disk restore image or clone?

There are two things DU will repair or check: the top level of the device, like "Samsung120" or something as well as the system user partion "My Macintosh"

But you have to click on the disk and on Repair or Erase or Partition. Or on Restore also to image the SSD to a sparse disk image or another disk volume.

SSDs should have 11% setaside for provisioning and spare cells, 20% or more free for trim and writes until it is trimmed for garbage collection. And you should with an SSD be doing regular maintenance, backups, and running Disk Utility Repair on a regular basis.

Clone the system, boot from the clone, and erase and restore is best option.

Using Cloning as a Backup Strategy

Did your MBAir fail while connected to an external monitor, by any chance?

I have the exact same issue as you and I've found a few others whose MBAirs failed while connected to external monitors.

Also, did you end up replacing the SSD?

I am also very disappointed about Apple!

mid 2012 macbook air:

My SSD is also failed 30 days over warranty.

And that after only one year! This is quality 😟

Now I´m working only with an external HDD, the repair is too expensive for me.

Hi5 !

I just joined the Club today ... My SSD failed on a mid-2012 Macbook Air.

I'm taking it to the Genius bar tomorrow ... If they are Genius as they claim, they will recover my data at least. If they are generous, they will repair it for free. If they are neither, then am screwed !

Cheers.

ait.

Looks like Apple messed up on this one:

Correction, "messing up" would be:

1. not verifying a problem with a limited number of SSD and finding a solution

2. not providing great cust. service and fixing any problems out of warranty with new replacement drives.

3. not issuing a release that a fault is found, and covering up a problem known to exist.

4. not providing refunds to those who already bought replacement SSD.

Since Apple did the OPPOSITE of 1thru 4, they did not "mess up".

If a $300,000,000 satellite built by the smartest geeks on earth can "have a problem", I dont expect more out of a fine Apple product.

Technology contains absurd complexity, with that territory , things can happen. 😊

1. Success of Data Recovery is not SSD/non-SSD dependant.

2. Gillware Inc. has a high data recovery sucess rate on Intel SSD's. But they have 0 success with Toshiba SSD because the company doesn't cooperate with them and doesn't provide them with knowledge they need to recover the data (Encryption algorithms, RAID, Firmware architecture, etc)

The SSD in your Air has failed in some way. You need to take the system to apple to have it properly diagnosed and repaired.

The SSD inside your Air has failed. All data on it is lost. There is no way to clone it as it does not have any info on it anymore.

It needs to be replaced.

The same for me, 1 year and 1 month later my ssd is gone. This smells very bad, I don't believe in coincidences.

Never again, Apple, never again.

ait.

, they will recover my data at least.

Data recovery off a SSD approaches near impossibility even for expensive professional recovery. Unless you had a backup, its not going to happen.