Q: when I turn on my macbook air i get a folder that has a question mark in the middle of page. I have to keep restarting my computer until it doesn't show that screen. What does this mean.

When i turn on my computer it shows me a folder with a question mark in the middle of the folder and computer is locked up. I have to turn it off and on until the folder doesn't show up. What is causing this?

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Posted on Jul 21, 2014 8:16 AM

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by Allan Eckert,

Allan Eckert Jul 21, 2014 8:22 AM in response to walstonp
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Jul 21, 2014 8:22 AM in response to walstonp

The question mark is the operating system trying to tell you it is not able to find the file.

If after a number of attempts the system is able to find it, that sounds like your have serious disk problems.

I would suggest you back it up ASAP.

After the backup, repair the system disk as explained at Resolve startup issues and perform disk maintenance with Disk Utility and fsck

Allan
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