Can't find my hard disk

Hello
Accidentally i dragged the hard disk icon in the finder and dropped it in the screen, and it just poffed away. Now I can't find it and nether my Time Machine does, can someone help me?
Best regards
Frankensten

Hello again
Thank you, I now found my hard drive but i have another question right ahead. Do I have to use an external hard drive for using Time Machine or can it use the hard drive the computer starts up with? It don't find it in the alternatives though.
Best regards
Frankensten

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