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My MacBook has a circle with a line through it

My MacBook has a circle with a line through it no matter what key combos I press I can’t progress to fixing it I tried command r/ option command r etc. can you please help me.

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Posted on Jul 17, 2023 1:10 PM

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Libby101a

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Posted on Jul 17, 2023 5:05 PM

A prohibitory symbol, which looks like a circle with a line or slash through it, means that your startup disk contains a Mac operating system, but it's not a version or build of macOS that your Mac can use.

Press and hold the power button on your Mac for up to 10 seconds, until your Mac turns off.
Use Disk Utility to repair your startup disk.
If Disk Utility found no errors or repaired all errors, reinstall macOS.
If you still need help, please contact Apple Support.

If your Mac starts up to a circle with a line through it - Apple Support

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