Where is the macintosh hd icon that is supposed to be on the desktop

My grandparents just bought a new macbook and they are trying to locate the "Macintosh HD" icon. Mine is on my desktop, but they are saying that theirs doesn't have one. Can anyone help me locate it?

Click on the Desktop then select Preferences from the Finder menu. Click on the General icon in the toolbar. Check the boxes for the items you want displayed. Click on the Sidebar icon in the toolbar to configure what is displayed in the sidebar.

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