White screen with flashing folder and question mark, and constant crashing!
Hi I've had my imac for just under 3 years now I think?
apologies if it isn't the G5 model.
Recently I noticed the mac had started getting a lot slower
than usual, I put this down to the many Photoshop files on the hard-drive, later deleting around 90 percent of them....The computer was back to speed,
Until one morning when I booted it up and a white screen with a flashing folder appeared, I restarted the system and it went back to normal but seemed a lot lot slower once again. The screen has happened a few times now and upon research people have reported a clicking noise when this screen appears? I luckily do not get this, just a frozen screen.
I then further looked into it and people reported that a re-install of the software should fix it, as the flashing folder is the imac looking for the HD?
I re-installed which at first seemed to fix it, until about 20 minutes after.
I do occasionally get the blank screen and flashing folder now, but more the computer literally freezes 24/7 Countless times, the only option being to force a restart. Sorry for the long winded topic, it just seems easier to explain this how you would say it when the help you need isn't in front of you, so you get the better picture 🙂
To sum up; The imac got the white screen and flashing folder numerous times, but can eventually get around this and log on as usual. When logged on however, it's constantly freezing for even the most simple tasks leaving me to shut it down forcefully.
I have re-installed the software once which at first seemed to have fixed it, but later proved wrong. The only usb peripherals being used are my keyboard and mouse.
Any help/fixes would be much appreciated 🙂 thanks.
apologies if it isn't the G5 model.
Recently I noticed the mac had started getting a lot slower
than usual, I put this down to the many Photoshop files on the hard-drive, later deleting around 90 percent of them....The computer was back to speed,
Until one morning when I booted it up and a white screen with a flashing folder appeared, I restarted the system and it went back to normal but seemed a lot lot slower once again. The screen has happened a few times now and upon research people have reported a clicking noise when this screen appears? I luckily do not get this, just a frozen screen.
I then further looked into it and people reported that a re-install of the software should fix it, as the flashing folder is the imac looking for the HD?
I re-installed which at first seemed to fix it, until about 20 minutes after.
I do occasionally get the blank screen and flashing folder now, but more the computer literally freezes 24/7 Countless times, the only option being to force a restart. Sorry for the long winded topic, it just seems easier to explain this how you would say it when the help you need isn't in front of you, so you get the better picture 🙂
To sum up; The imac got the white screen and flashing folder numerous times, but can eventually get around this and log on as usual. When logged on however, it's constantly freezing for even the most simple tasks leaving me to shut it down forcefully.
I have re-installed the software once which at first seemed to have fixed it, but later proved wrong. The only usb peripherals being used are my keyboard and mouse.
Any help/fixes would be much appreciated 🙂 thanks.
imac
