Macbook Pro early 2010, file with a question mark

J_rivet9q3 wrote:

this icon is blinking and cmd+r is not working!

https://discussions.apple.com/content/attachment/840aef0c-7bb4-41c2-ba77-b313677f6879

If your Mac starts up to a question mark

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204323

If your Mac doesn't start up all the way

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204156


Ability to use the recovery function on older Macs may depend on the macOS version installed. Which version do you have?

Do you have the install/restore DVDs that came with your Mac?