Upgrade to El Capitan - cannot be installed on Macintosh HD

I'm trying to upgrade 10.6.8 to El Capitan, and it won't let me choose the drive.

I have checked other questions about a similar problem and have already deleted the backups files, because the initial mistake was impossible to use a rear disc of time machine (which was not too it is an external HD).

It's driving me crazy, because I can just work on why I can't install. Can someone please help? TIA.

I guess you have freed enough space for the OS El Capitan? You try to install via recovery mode? AppStore?

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