2008 mac book pro screen flashing folder with question mark at startup

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  When I turned it back after a few minutes a blue splash screen came as normal then symbol of Apple but then started blinking circle with slash to Apple to the circle and then to the folder with question mark. This continued for more than 45 minutes + and whenever I try to turn it off and restart it manually.

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  I can't check what OS I currently use but care I have the computer are as follows:

  -Computer is late 2008 model MacBook 13 inch

  -Model: A 1278 (EMC 2254)

  -Storage: 160 GB

  -RAM: 4 GB

  -Processor: Core 2 Duo 2.0 13

  Looking for help solving this problem. Thanks in advance.

  It would be very helpful to know what version of Mac OS X you are running

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  I understand that you are having problems with your MacBook Pro, commissioning. Let's see if we can get that we open.

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