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File folder with question mark

i lent my computer to my daughter and didn’t know what she was doing on it now every time I shut down and start my MacBook Air 2017 it has a blinking file folder with a question mark in the middle what does this mean and what can I do to fix it.

Posted on Jan 8, 2021 11:03 PM

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Posted on Jan 9, 2021 2:03 AM

Please follow the guidelines listed in this article published by Apple ➔ If your Mac starts up to a question mark - Apple Support.

See if that resolves the issue.


Axel F.

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File folder with question mark

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