I want to install yosemite via external hd but my internal hd is not showing in the utilise disk
please help i think I'm stuck
Have been trying every way i know and found on internet to install os x yosemite on my macbook pro 2.4GHz the final method i tried is to install via external hd since my new hdd don't have recovery on it i boot in successfully with the external hdd but my internal hdd is not showing up so i can not install on it. pleas help.
It would be helpful if you indicated the EXACT model/year MBP that you have and the current OSX>
What is preventing you from installing Yosemite directly to the internal HDD?
Ciao.
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