Flashing question mark on screen
I have switched my Apple Mac on but there is a flashing question mark on the screen that won’t go away and my Mac won’t turn on?
iPhone XS, iOS 13
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I have switched my Apple Mac on but there is a flashing question mark on the screen that won’t go away and my Mac won’t turn on?
iPhone XS, iOS 13
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I used Command (⌘)-R
I tried the control R but that didn’t work. Any other suggestions?
Hopefully you meant command R.
Maybe someone else will have an idea.
Which one is the command key?
is it ctrl? 😬
The one that says "cmd". Next to the Space Bar. Unless you have a non-US Apple keyboard.
If you have a Windows PC keyboard, it would be the "Windows" key.
I dont it’s just a normal keyboard?
Command (⌘)-R
Flashing question mark on screen