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Chester6767 Author

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flashing file with question mark

i was trying to erase everything on a second hand macbook air but then i cancelled it, now it has the flashing file with a question mark on it. What do i do to get it back to normal?

Posted on Dec 1, 2022 12:01 AM

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John Galt

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Posted on Dec 1, 2022 4:50 AM

Erasing everything is a good start, so you probably just need to reinstall macOS.

Read If your Mac starts up to a question mark - Apple Support. Step 3 contains the link to reinstall macOS.

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