We understand that you're seeing a flashing question mark on your Mac upon start up. We'd like to help. Take a look at If your Mac starts up to a question mark. "A folder with a flashing question mark means that your startup disk is no longer available or doesn't contain a work...
flashing question mark folder I erased my macbook air, and when trying to reinstall macos my comp ran out of battery and shut down When I restarted the computer, I have a flashing question on folder and when I press option, command PR at the same time—> nothing happens I am trying to...
Note: If you don’t use Setup Assistant to transfer information when you first start up your MacBook Air, you can do it later using Migration Assistant. Go to the Applications folder, open Utilities, and double-click Migration Assistant. To set up your MacBook Air: 1 In the Setup ...
I now get the flashing question mark folder and am waiting for a replacement from Apple after taking it to the Genius Bar last Wed. It failed the first firmware update, it didn't fail the diagnostics at the Apple store and now has really failed. They expe...
If yourMacBook screen has a folder icon with a flashing question mark, your startup disk is no longer available or has no working macOS. To fix the folder icon on the black screen, press and hold thePowerbutton for ten seconds, then use Disk Utility to repair the startup disk. ...
After you have erased all content and settings, you cannot just sell, trade in, or give away your Mac notebook with a blank hard drive. The new user might encountera flashing Mac folder with a question markon the screen when he or she starts up the Mac because no OS is installed for...
Chapter 4 Problem, Meet Solution 51 If your MacBook Pro freezes during startup, or you see a flashing question mark, or the display is dark and the sleep indicator light is glowing steadily (not in sleep) The flashing question mark usually means that the computer can’t find the system ...
Note: If you don't use Setup Assistant to transfer information when you first start up your MacBook Air, you can do it later using Migration Assistant. Open Migration Assistant in the Utilities folder in Launchpad. For help using Migration Assistant, open Help Center and search for "...
I’d had an inkling that the SSD was about to die for about a week before – every morning on boot the Mac would displaya flashing question mark icon. Usually it would boot OK on the second or third attempt. Until it didn’t (on my birthday, no less)… ...
After any system update the folder /System/Library/Extensions has to be checked for the offending kext. Its presence there will lead to e.g. a boot hang on Yosemite and Sierra, an overheating boot-loop in High Sierra. Upgrading to High Sierra 10.13: with this hack in place is almost str...