I just replace my internal hard drive with a another one and when I turn my computer on it shows a question mark folder blinking. I look up what to do but none of the methods didn’t work for me, please can some one help me with this issue? I have a 13 inch MacBook Late 2009 white. Thank you
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A new hard drive does not have an operating system on it, so the question mark appears indicating there is no valid file system.
I would put your old disk in and make a full back up using Time Machine to an external disk. When that has completed take out the old drive and put in the new one. connect your MacBook to your router using a cabled connection, not WiFi.
Restart your Mac whilst pressing and holding the Option/ alt + Command + R keys until you see a globe symbol.
In time you should get a splash screen with some alternatives, one should be Disk Utility select that because you need to format the new disk, select the disk in the left column and then press Erase. give the disk a name, next to Format choose Mac OS Extended (Journaled), and next to Scheme select GUID Partition Map. Press Erase. Once that is done you can elect to either Reinstall OS, or click on Restore from Time Machine.
A new hard drive does not have an operating system on it, so the question mark appears indicating there is no valid file system.
I would put your old disk in and make a full back up using Time Machine to an external disk. When that has completed take out the old drive and put in the new one. connect your MacBook to your router using a cabled connection, not WiFi.
Restart your Mac whilst pressing and holding the Option/ alt + Command + R keys until you see a globe symbol.
In time you should get a splash screen with some alternatives, one should be Disk Utility select that because you need to format the new disk, select the disk in the left column and then press Erase. give the disk a name, next to Format choose Mac OS Extended (Journaled), and next to Scheme select GUID Partition Map. Press Erase. Once that is done you can elect to either Reinstall OS, or click on Restore from Time Machine.
Boot clone https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-10081
How to use Time Machine to back up or restore your Mac: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201250
Recovery: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204904
Your Mac is likely too old for Internet Recovery (the globe stuff), so you’ll either need a USB disk drive sled (they’re usually ~USD$25) and the old disk and that’s all assuming the old disk is still working, or a bootable USB installer and a backup, or similar.
With the option key, boot the old drive in the sled or boot the USB flash drive with macOS, and use Disk Utility as is described above.
Make absolutely certain you wipe the right storage device.
Hard Drive Replacement
