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deleted hard drive

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    Deleted the hard drive

    i deleted my Macintosh hard drive by accident, i get a folder with a ? on my screen i click command + R when I attempt to reinstall mac os there is no drive ( I do not have a usb nor nothing ) how can i fix this issue on my own ? if anyone can help ... I do not have nothing on Restore From Time...
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    Disk locked, can't install OS

    I have a 2007 iMac and wanted to do a factory reset. From Reinstall OS X, the only disk listed to install OS X is Recovery HD, which is locked. When trying to Erase my hard drive in Disk Utility, the erasing process fails. My iMac is too old to boot from Internet Recovery Mode. Any ideas on what...
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    Deleted my Macintosh HD, trying to reboot mavericks from a USB drive

    I bought a mac book pro, mid 2012, retina version- from somebody I didn't know, off of craigslist. First mistake. It seemed to work fine, but after awhile it started freezing often and then the folder with a question mark started to appear. I was told that all I had to do was make a bootable USB...
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    MacBook Pro nowhere to install OS X

    okay so I think I mightve deleted my hard drive- I was using my computer normally and it turned off and I tried turning it on again but it showed a white screen and then a flashing folder with a question mark icon in it. I got the MacBook Pro new in June of 2013 and this incident happened...