MacBook doesn’t work at all

My MacBook Pro M1 won't boot up after spending 7 days in the car. It was around 41°F at night. Please help, I have a lot of important stuff on it

Posted on Oct 28, 2022 12:23 PM

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Oct 28, 2022 1:08 PM in response to netriz

Based on your situation, I recommend service.

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netriz Author

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Oct 28, 2022 1:16 PM in response to Smilin-Brian

Just reinstalling the system, hope this will help, waiting time is very long. I have it on warranty

Oct 28, 2022 1:21 PM in response to netriz

Whatever caused the failure could happen again, wasting precious hours of your valuable time.

Please reconsider my original response!

I’m trying to help you.

netriz Author

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Oct 28, 2022 1:31 PM in response to Smilin-Brian

I am still going to take it to the local Apple Store. I hope they can tell me what caused the problem and how to prevent it from happening again.

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