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When booting up MacBook Pro 2010 using control - option - R, I get a flashing folder with a question mark.

I installed a new hard drive on my MacBook Pro 2010. When booting up using control - option - R, I get a flashing folder with a question mark. Please help! Trying to save this old Mac.



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MacBook Pro 15", 10.13

Posted on Nov 11, 2019 8:22 AM

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Nov 11, 2019 9:28 AM in response to Tlarson12

Try Command + Option + R for Internet Recovery Mode.


If this does not work, then reinstall the old hard drive to see if you can boot into local Recovery Mode using Command + R. If so, then connect the new drive externally and install macOS to the external drive after first erasing it as GUID partition and MacOS Extended (Journaled).


Another option is to create a bootable macOS USB installer:

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201372

When booting up MacBook Pro 2010 using control - option - R, I get a flashing folder with a question mark.

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