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Hi, when I start up my MacBook Air I am getting a persistent flashing question mark folder. I tried pressing command R like instructed to no avail. I am not sure where to go from here.

Posted on Oct 8, 2021 7:47 AM

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tbirdvet

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Posted on Oct 8, 2021 12:09 PM

That means cannot find the OS. You will probably have to start up in recovery mode and reinstall the OS.

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tbirdvet

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Oct 8, 2021 12:09 PM in response to samanthadamon

That means cannot find the OS. You will probably have to start up in recovery mode and reinstall the OS.

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