My computer keeps flashing a file folder with a question mark. It won’t come on past this point.

Posted on Sep 12, 2021 4:48 AM

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MrHoffman

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Sep 12, 2021 4:50 AM in response to Rwilliams277

The installed copy of macOS is somehow corrupted, or unavailable ➡️ If your Mac starts up to a question mark - Apple Support

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