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Deleted hard drive

Hey how do I get my MacBook up in running again I tried the command and R keys but it didn’t work so I deleted everything in the MacBook and now I cannot start up the MacBook and it shows me this screen as i turn it on

Posted on Sep 28, 2020 6:57 PM

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Posted on Sep 28, 2020 8:23 PM

If your Mac starts up to a circle with a line through it


A circle with a line through it means that your startup disk contains a Mac operating system, but it's not a macOS that your Mac can use. 



A prohibitory symbol, which looks like a circle with a line or slash through it, means that the selected startup disk contains a Mac operating system, but it's not a version or build of macOS that your Mac can use


  1. Press and hold the power button on your Mac for up to 10 seconds, until your Mac turns off.
  2. Turn on your Mac and immediately press and hold Command (⌘) and R to start up from macOS Recovery
  3. While in macOS Recovery, use Disk Utility to repair your startup disk.
  4. If Disk Utility found no errors or repaired all errors, take either of these actions:


If you still need help, please contact Apple Support.

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Sep 28, 2020 8:23 PM in response to rigoberto194

If your Mac starts up to a circle with a line through it


A circle with a line through it means that your startup disk contains a Mac operating system, but it's not a macOS that your Mac can use. 



A prohibitory symbol, which looks like a circle with a line or slash through it, means that the selected startup disk contains a Mac operating system, but it's not a version or build of macOS that your Mac can use


  1. Press and hold the power button on your Mac for up to 10 seconds, until your Mac turns off.
  2. Turn on your Mac and immediately press and hold Command (⌘) and R to start up from macOS Recovery
  3. While in macOS Recovery, use Disk Utility to repair your startup disk.
  4. If Disk Utility found no errors or repaired all errors, take either of these actions:


If you still need help, please contact Apple Support.

Deleted hard drive

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