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I'm getting a flashing question mark on my Mac

Getting a flashing question mark that won’t go away

for MacBook Air



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Posted on Jun 7, 2022 8:02 PM

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Posted on Jun 7, 2022 8:13 PM

Kbelle0602 Said:

"Factory reset: Getting a flashing question mark that won’t go away for MacBook Air"

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Troubleshooting a Mac with a Question Mark:


Three Things...

I. Go here: If your Mac Starts Up to a Question Mark - Apple Support


II. Mount the Drive:

Boot into Recovery Mode (Hold Down: [Command + R] upon boot). Then, using Disk Utility, see if the Hard Drive is seem. If it is, then see if you need to click the “Mount’ button for it. Try rebooting once more. If of no success, then click unmount button, and then the mount button. Try rebooting once more.


III. If Neither of the Above Works...

Reinstall the macOS:

Go Here: How to reinstall macOS from macOS Recovery - Apple SupportImportant: Be certain to create a backup of your Mac prior to all of this. That way, you can have something to restore from the Mac from, should anything go wrong with the reinstall. Once reinstalled, try this once mor

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Jun 7, 2022 8:13 PM in response to Kbelle0602

Kbelle0602 Said:

"Factory reset: Getting a flashing question mark that won’t go away for MacBook Air"

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Troubleshooting a Mac with a Question Mark:


Three Things...

I. Go here: If your Mac Starts Up to a Question Mark - Apple Support


II. Mount the Drive:

Boot into Recovery Mode (Hold Down: [Command + R] upon boot). Then, using Disk Utility, see if the Hard Drive is seem. If it is, then see if you need to click the “Mount’ button for it. Try rebooting once more. If of no success, then click unmount button, and then the mount button. Try rebooting once more.


III. If Neither of the Above Works...

Reinstall the macOS:

Go Here: How to reinstall macOS from macOS Recovery - Apple SupportImportant: Be certain to create a backup of your Mac prior to all of this. That way, you can have something to restore from the Mac from, should anything go wrong with the reinstall. Once reinstalled, try this once mor

I'm getting a flashing question mark on my Mac

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