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Hi my laptop randomly restarted and began showing the blinking folder with the question mark. It happened twice in about an hour. Will turning it off and using Recovery Mode erase my memory?
MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 10.15
If your Mac starts up to a question mark
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204323
Booting to Recovery will not erase your memory.
Always advised to have a current backup plan in place—
3-2-1 Backup Strategy: three copies of your data, two different methods, and one offsite.
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
Use DiskUtility Restore feature https://support.apple.com/guide/disk-utility/restore-a-disk-dskutl14062/mac
note: >System Preferences>Security & Privacy >Privacy>Full Disk Access
unlock the padlock, press the + button and add Disk Utility
If your Mac starts up to a question mark
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204323
Booting to Recovery will not erase your memory.
Always advised to have a current backup plan in place—
3-2-1 Backup Strategy: three copies of your data, two different methods, and one offsite.
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
Use DiskUtility Restore feature https://support.apple.com/guide/disk-utility/restore-a-disk-dskutl14062/mac
note: >System Preferences>Security & Privacy >Privacy>Full Disk Access
unlock the padlock, press the + button and add Disk Utility
Random restart and blinking folder with a question mark.
