I am looking for any assistance with repairing my MacBook Pro. It is pretty old (around 2012) when I turn it on it has a screen with a flashing folder icon with a ? on it. I have no idea why or what this means. No combination of keys seems to get rid of it so I can get to use the laptop. Any assistance would be appreciated. Regards, Donna.
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The flashing "?" mark folder means your Mac cannot find a viable startup disk.
About the screens you see when your Mac starts up - Apple Support
Try using Startup Manager by booting while holding the Option key and select your hard drive:
How to select a different startup disk - Apple Support
Also see:
If a flashing question mark appears when you start your Mac - Apple Support
The flashing "?" mark folder means your Mac cannot find a viable startup disk.
About the screens you see when your Mac starts up - Apple Support
Try using Startup Manager by booting while holding the Option key and select your hard drive:
How to select a different startup disk - Apple Support
Also see:
If a flashing question mark appears when you start your Mac - Apple Support
thanks for your fast reply. I have proceeded past this now and it now has a screen with the world logo with a ! icon on it and a 21 02U code ... would you have any information regarding this? Regards, Donna
flashing folder icon on MacBook Pro
