My MacBook Air will not reboot

What can I do to reboot my MacBook Air. The screen stays dark when I try to reboot with no sounds at all coming from it. Does this mean my info on the hard-drive within the MacBook Air is lost?

MacBook Air 13″, macOS 10.12

Posted on Jan 4, 2021 5:16 PM

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r1khil

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Jan 4, 2021 5:17 PM in response to LoniMac

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