Macintosh HD missing in bootcamp

I have used bootcamp other times, but this time I cat't see and connect with my Macintosh hard drive. Why is it? How could I see the icon in "my computer"?? Thanks!

dn_angel000 wrote:
Reflex? lol
That reflex has had you laughing at someones misfortune at least once in every post you made, it's rude, stop it.
This is You:
Try to help rather than laugh.

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