My laptop has a flashing “files” icon that has a question mark...does anyone know what that means????

Clickhereand follow the instructions. If the computer was running Mac OS X 10.6.8 or earlier and you reach the third set of steps, insert a Mac OS X install disk.

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Recovery or internet recovery might not be available for this machine but if you or a friend have one near by, you can try this.

OS X Recovery (Disk Assistant v1.0)

http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1433

Try pressing the Option, Command, and R keys. If the computer’s too old for that to work, no.

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