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Utility, you can try to do the following: 1. Shut down your Mac and unplug the nonessential devices. This means you need to unplug every device that’s not your mouse, keyboard, power connection, and an external hard drive if you want to scan it as well. 2. Make sure that any external hard drive that doesn’t appear is properly connected to your Mac. 3. Turn on your Mac again and go to Disk Utility. 4. If you can’t still see any of your disks, you’re going to need to contact Apple support for further help. Start Repairing Volumes, Then Containers, Then Disks You’ll need to scan each volume, container, and disk individually. This is so you learn where the problem is exactly and where you need to fix it. That way, you don’t need to erase your whole disk if your issue is located in a volume. 1. Start by selecting the last volume of a disk on the left side menu. You’ll know it’s a volume by looking below its name after you click on it. 2. After you selected the volume, click on First Aid, which is located at the top of the Disk Utility window. 3. Your Mac will ask you to run First Aid on that specific volume. Click on Run. If you don’t see the word run, click the Repair Disk button instead. 4. If you can’t click the Run button, click Cancel and move on to the next volume. 5. If you need to, enter your administrator password to continue. After it’s done scanning, your Mac will let you know if your Mac had any issues and if First Aid fixed them or not. Once you’re done, move on to the next item above the last volume you checked. Keep scanning your volumes, then your containers, and finally your disks. What Can You Do If Disk Utility Can’t Fix the Issue? Most of the time, Disk Utility and First Aid will be able to fix any problems your Mac may have. That being said, it’s still possible that your Mac has some issues Disk Utility can’t fix. If that’s the case, you might need to format your disk. That is, you’ll need to use Disk Utility to erase everything on your disk and start from scratch. Keep in mind that this means you’ll delete all of your files, your settings, and you’ll need to reinstall macOS yourself. Keep in mind, though, this is a last-ditch effort to fix your Mac’s problems, and you’ll definitively want to make a backup of your Mac first. If you’re not sure, you can always try to contact Apple support for further help.