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Macbook pro stuck on "folder icon with ?" on startup.

I got a Macbook pro 15" from my company and on startup it's stuck in "folder icon with ?" Tried command+option+P+R but that did not help. How do I recover from this?

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Posted on Mar 23, 2021 12:46 PM

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Posted on Mar 23, 2021 1:02 PM

• If your Mac starts up to a question mark - Apple Support

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


"A folder with a flashing question mark means that your startup disk is

no longer available or doesn't contain a working Mac operating system."


You may try these options shown, including macOS Recovery

and Disk Utility for repair of Mac's system; or reinstall, etc.


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K Shaffer
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Mar 23, 2021 1:02 PM in response to applend22

• If your Mac starts up to a question mark - Apple Support

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


"A folder with a flashing question mark means that your startup disk is

no longer available or doesn't contain a working Mac operating system."


You may try these options shown, including macOS Recovery

and Disk Utility for repair of Mac's system; or reinstall, etc.


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User profile for user: K Shaffer
K Shaffer
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Mar 23, 2021 1:31 PM in response to applend22

..The rest of the article covers other important details

& include blue text links to Apple Support database..


The first two after example/images are conditional.

"IF the Question Mark appears Only Momentarily"


[Then, these go to other useful actions for you to follow.]


  1. Turn on your Mac and immediately press and hold Command (⌘) and R to start up from macOS Recovery.
  2. While in macOS Recovery, use Disk Utility to repair your startup disk.
  3. If Disk Utility found no errors or repaired all errors, reinstall macOS.


..Good luck & safe travels..!

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