MacBook Air

When turning on my laptop, What does a blinking file with a question mark in it mean?

MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 10.13

Posted on Oct 28, 2020 6:16 PM

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Posted on Oct 28, 2020 6:52 PM

Hi,

it means your MacBook Air can't find macOS to boot.

Resetting NVRAM could solve the problem.

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204063

If it doesn't help, try to boot in Recovery mode then run Disk First Aid of DiskUtility.

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201314


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