This could happen for several reasons.
Folder icon with question mark When I press the power button the screen turns black immediately, and it turns white again in 3 seconds when I press the power button again. Question mark folder shown. My Macbook for what ever reason has decided to just give me a flashing folder with a question mark on it. I have tried restarting holding the Apple key and R - Nothing. The most likely are a corrupt system folder or a hardware issue. Macbook Pro Question Mark Problem at Startup – Macbook Pro A1278 Repair – March 24, 2017 . I own a 2017 MacBook Pro with touch bar and a few days ago without any apparent reason, the question mark symbol appeared, took it to the Apple Care and they said the HDD has fried and I need to pay $1500 to fix.
Since this is a MacBook Air, you have a built-in SSD which is not user serviceable. This means there is a failure with the boot drive.
I do not have a OS Disc. I had this problem right after I got back my MacBook from Apple’s service center for a replacement of a defective display . Press and hold the power button on your Mac for up to 10 seconds, until your Mac turns off.
I have also tried holding the ALT key on bootup but it just gives me an arrow curser and nothing else. If you’re reading this post, I’m assuming that you too have the same flashing folder with a question mark appearing on your Mac.
I believe what you are referring to is a question mark inside of a folder. MacBook Pro Startup With Question Mark Problem Troubleshooting October 6, 2017 / 2 Comments / in MacBook Pro / by Krmyeo When we power on MacBook Pro Folder Question mark appear on screen instead Mac OS X {Operating System}.
I am not sure if the hard drive is even bootable. Do you see a question mark with a folder at Macbook Pro startup?
- Hi, My MBP won't start after a full battery drain when playing music on iTunes. This doesn't necessarily mean that the hardware is broken; it may just be that the contents of the interna drive got corrupted or erased. Thanks for the A2A. I have a macbool pro i got from a friend but a blinking folder pops up with a question mark and when i press the ctrl whatever whateber buttons it … 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 working Mac operating system.
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