Apple Intelligence is now available on iPhone, iPad, and Mac!

📢 Newsroom Update

Apple’s new MacBook Pro features the incredibly powerful M4 family of chips and ushers in a new era with Apple Intelligence. Learn more >

📢 Newsroom Update

Apple introduces M4 Pro and M4 Max. Learn more >

Looks like no one’s replied in a while. To start the conversation again, simply ask a new question.

Flashing Question Mark after clearing disk

After clearing the disk on a A1502 Macbook Pro laptop, a flashing question mark on a folder appears and flashes on the screen. This question mark still appears after holding the start button down on startup and also when you hold down command + R for an intel set up. I have no back up anywhere and seemingly no way to repair or do a reinstall.

Posted on Jul 21, 2022 6:55 AM

Reply
Question marked as Top-ranking reply

Posted on Jul 21, 2022 7:03 AM

Follow these instructions: If your Mac starts up to a question mark - Apple Support


1 reply

Flashing Question Mark after clearing disk

Welcome to Apple Support Community
A forum where Apple customers help each other with their products. Get started with your Apple Account.