question mark appears on screen
question mark appears on screen. what does it mean?
iMac 27″, macOS 10.13
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question mark appears on screen. what does it mean?
iMac 27″, macOS 10.13
That means it cannot find the drive it is set to boot from, generally due to a dying Had Drive, but can be other things...
Repair a storage device in Disk Utility on Mac
Disk Utility can fix certain disk problems—for example, multiple apps quit unexpectedly, a file is corrupted, an external device doesn’t work properly, or your computer won’t start up. Disk Utility can’t detect or repair all problems that a disk may have.
If you run First Aid on a disk, Disk Utility checks the partition maps on the disk and performs some additional checks, and then checks each volume. If you run First Aid on a volume, Disk Utility verifies all the contents of that volume only.
If your Mac has a Fusion Drive and you see a flashing question mark or alert, see the troubleshooting section of the Apple Support article About Fusion Drive, a storage option for some Mac computers.
If you continue to have problems with your disk or it can’t be repaired, it may be physically damaged and need to be replaced. For information about servicing your Mac, see Find out how to service or repair your Mac.
That means it cannot find the drive it is set to boot from, generally due to a dying Had Drive, but can be other things...
Repair a storage device in Disk Utility on Mac
Disk Utility can fix certain disk problems—for example, multiple apps quit unexpectedly, a file is corrupted, an external device doesn’t work properly, or your computer won’t start up. Disk Utility can’t detect or repair all problems that a disk may have.
If you run First Aid on a disk, Disk Utility checks the partition maps on the disk and performs some additional checks, and then checks each volume. If you run First Aid on a volume, Disk Utility verifies all the contents of that volume only.
If your Mac has a Fusion Drive and you see a flashing question mark or alert, see the troubleshooting section of the Apple Support article About Fusion Drive, a storage option for some Mac computers.
If you continue to have problems with your disk or it can’t be repaired, it may be physically damaged and need to be replaced. For information about servicing your Mac, see Find out how to service or repair your Mac.
Thanks for the advice. I think I screwed up something when I did a drive "erase" with Disk Utility. I am retiring the thing (a 2011 iMAC 27) since I have replaced it with a new 2020 iMAC 27. I will probably just leave it inoperable and give it away to someone who might want to fix it.
OK, good luck my friend! :)
question mark appears on screen