HD Drive Icon disappeared

Hi All,
I got a new MacBook 2 days ago.
I was attempting adjust the desktop icons to that of my previous macbook.
I dragged and dropped the HD Drive icon from the finder window to my desktop and it disappeared completely. Does anyone have any idea where it has gone and how I can get it back? Also, what affect will this have?
Any response is greatly appreciated
Many thanks

In the menu bar for Finder:
Preferences-->"Show these items on the desktop"
Check "Hard disks"
See if that fixes it for you.

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