Macintosh HD not found in Macbook air

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Macintosh HD not found in Macbook air

In Macbook air while reinstalling macOS High Sierra, there was a internet failure. I shut down by pressing the power button. When I tried to reinstall, I could not find my hard drive: Macintosh HD. What should I do to get it back.

MacBook Air, OS X El Capitan (10.11.6)

Posted on Dec 16, 2017 10:52 AM

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Kappy

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Dec 16, 2017 11:03 AM in response to jsusai

Install El Capitan or Later from Scratch

Backup if possible before continuing.

Restart the computer. Immediately after the chime hold down the CommandandRkeys until the Apple logo appears. When the Utility Menu appears:
Select Disk Utility from the Utility Menu and click on Continue button.
When Disk Utility loads select the volume (indented entry, usually Macintosh HD) from the Device list.
Click on the Erase icon in Disk Utility's main window. A panel will drop down.
Set the Format type to Mac OS Extended (Journaled.)
Click on the Apply button, then wait for the Done button to activate and click on it.
Quit Disk Utility and return to the Utility Menu.
Select Install OS X and click on the Continue button.

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