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MacBook Pro starts up with blinking folder and question mark in it. Is there a fix to this issue or has the HDD crashed for good?

I startup my mac and I see a white screen background with a folder icon in the center and a question mark blinking in the center. Called Apple and the rep says this is probably a HDD crash. Only solution is to take it into a Apple store and get a replacement HDD which would cost $300 and upwards. This mac book is about 15 months old and cost $1300. Needless to say I'm highly upset. Does anyone have a fix to this?

MacBook Pro, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.2)

Posted on Apr 14, 2014 10:46 AM

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Apr 14, 2014 10:59 AM in response to dominic23

None of those options help because I can't even see my HDD in the start up disk selection. There are no disks listed. Same thing for Repair Disk, my mac HDD does not show up in the list.


When I start my system with option key held. I get the option to pick a wifi network and perform an internet recovery first that takes a few mins and then I get to the screen that has the start up disk option, repair disk, etc....

MacBook Pro starts up with blinking folder and question mark in it. Is there a fix to this issue or has the HDD crashed for good?

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