When I started my Macbook Pro from sleepmode, bought in september 2013, it froze. I turned it off with the powerbutton but when I reboot I get a blinking folder with a question mark on it. I already tried the internet recovery but that didn't work. How can I fix this?
MacBook Pro, OS X Yosemite (10.10.2)
If it is a retina MBP, make an appointment at an Apple store genius bar for a free evaluation.
If it is a non retina MBP, take out the HDD and install it in an enclosure. Connect it to the MBP via USB. Using Startup Manager, if it boots tha MBP, the SATA cable is probably faulty and needs to be replaced. If it does not boot the MBP, the HDD is faulty.
Ciao.
Do you know if I will lead data loss?
Zander Smolders wrote:
Do you know if I will lead data loss?
That is a possibility if the SSD or HDD has failed.
Ciao.
Before you try Ogelthorpe's suggestion: Restart the Macbookpro while holding the CMD+R keys, when this correctly starts the mac in the Recovery Partition, you can Choose Diskutility from the menu, then do "repair disk". if this is successful, you probably can startup normally. If not either your disk or your cable is gone.
Bad Shutdown Results in blinking folder with question mark
