Macintosh HD does not appear in left Finder window under Devices

When I open Finder, Macintosh HD does not appear in the left panel under Devices--only my external hard drive is listed. I am also using a third-party file management program called Forklift, and when I use that program to look at my files, Macintosh HD properly appear under Devices, along with my external hard drive.

Under Finder Preferences, do you have both Hard Disks and External Hard disks checked on?
doug

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