After update Macbook, I had a folder with question mark on it

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• Flashing symbols on startup: apple logo, circle with slash, folder with question mark

  I tried to delete personal files on my MacBook (late 2008) to trade. During this process, the computer lost some function when deleting some documents; would not open apps but app could bounce constantly once selected and would not restart or shut down, had to manually hold the power button to turn off.

  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.

  I tried the following:

  -Trying to access the disk now command + R to start utility

  -Unplug the charger and take out the battery and put back in

  -holding SHIFT while symbols are flashing

  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

  On the screens, you see when you start your Mac - Apple Support

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

  2008 mac book pro screen flashing folder with question mark replaced boot hard drive and cable, continues to do the same.  any ideas to fix?

  Start your Mac by holding down the button Option. The should launch the window of Boot Manager where you can select the startup disk, and then click on restart.

  How to choose a boot on your Mac - Apple Support drive

• How to fix the folder flashing with question mark on mac pro

  I have a problem with my mac pro.  When I press the power on button, the grey of the screen become a folder flashing with question mark appears and it does not start.  What should I do?  I don't have an os x on a cd so I can not ignore the system...

  See:

  If a flashing question mark appears when you start your Mac - Apple Support

  What model Mac? What OSX version was on the Mac?

  If you do not have a partition recovery or restoration of the Internet

  On OS X Recovery - Apple Support

  Then you install an installation DVD

• 10.11.2 update: why I had to communicate with Apple ID

  Hi all

  I would like to know why I had to connect with my Apple ID when I upgraded 10.11.2? (which has been implemented)

  Are my data stored somewhere else?

  Where can I stop this?

  Kind regards

  What do you mean with 'connect with my Apple ID'? It could mean different things:

  • You use your Apple ID to connect your Mac.
  • You have enabled iCloud on your Mac.
  • OS X updated 10.11.2 to update your configuration iCloud on your Mac, you will be asked for your Apple ID.

  If it was related to iCloud, iCloud is a service that synchronizes your data between all your Apple devices, and it also allows you to check your e-mail address @me.com or @icloud.com. You can disconnect from the iCloud or disable features iCloud in the preferences system-> iCloud.

• showa MacBook with question mark folder

  My oldmacbookdoes not start instead, I get a folder with a questionmark

  This means that it cannot find a valid boot system.  Either the disc is damaged or broken.

  Get more information on your computer. Go to the Apple in the upper left corner of any window, then 'about this Mac '.  Note what he says about 'version' and that relevant here.  Now continue to "more information... "Copy and paste the information here, but omit the serial number and UUID (if present) material.

• iMac G3 tray charger stuck on the gray screen with question mark flashing folder

  I recently bought an iMac G3 (charger tray, 333 MHz, M4984) and when I try to boot from an OS installation disc 10.3, there will remain only blocked on the gray screen with folder flashing with the question mark. Not only it does not maintain the keys C or Option, but it will not start up any combination of keys, such as resetting the PRAM or the NVRAM. It just starts and stays on the screen with the flashing folder does nothing. It CAN read the keyboard, because I can turn on the computer with the keyboard, it just won't start to the top of any disk or any combination of keys. Any ideas on what could be the problem? I just replaced the hard drive, but it was the same before I replaced the hard drive as well. In addition, the iMac had apparently OS 8.6 installed on it when it came, and I think I need to move to OS 9 and do a firmware update before you install OS X (correct me if I'm wrong), but I can not do because the iMac does start not in general of any combination of keys. Thanks in advance, any help is appreciated.

  I recently bought an iMac G3 (charger tray, 333 MHz, M4984) and when I try to boot from an OS installation disc 10.3, there will remain only blocked on the gray screen with folder flashing with the question mark.

  Valid operation system not found.

  Not only it primer not leave now pressed the C or

  Place the cd in the drive.  power off.  Hold c power key on & while in the startup is underway.
  

  Keys options,

  key option is not supported on tray loading imac g3 333

  In addition, the iMac had apparently OS 8.6 installed on it when it came, and I think I need to move to OS 9 and do a firmware update before you install OS X (correct me if I'm wrong), but I can not do because the iMac does start not in general of any combination of keys. Thanks in advance, any help is appreciated.

  It took charger slot, but I think that optional for the bin.  I think that you can upgrade the firmware with 8.6 for trays.

  You may need to reset the PRAM and NVRAM and Mac's Open Firmware. Stop the Mac, then it turns on and before the screen lights up, quickly down the command, Option, P, and R keys, until the Mac rang twice more after the power to chime.

  Then, before that lights up the screen, hold down the command-Option-O-F until the Open Firmware appears. Then enter these lines, and then press return after each of them:

  Reset-nvram

  Configure default

  Reset-all

  "The reset-all command should restart your Mac. If so, you have successfully reset the Open Firmware settings. »

  http://support.Apple.com/kb/TS1812?viewlocale=en_US

  In the case of the...

  Try taking the battery for 10 minutes.  Put back in the battery.  Fingers crossed. Turn the machine back on.

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  eject the cd

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• MacBook Pro will not initialize. Question Mark flashing folder

  -Macbook Pro 13 "Unibody model 2009

  Hi guys,.

  I have been a frequent visitor to the community of support here, but I'm a poster for the first time, so please forgive any lack of post I suffer from the label. I saw this problem here much and seem me to always see the same advice to fix, but I have never seen anyone who treat the same symptoms I had with my camera.

  My question all started when I tried to save something for the reader, and he said to me "you are not allowed to save this destination" (something to that effect). Then it progressed to a question on my Macbook to spontaneous freezing. It would freeze just constantly and I always have to force offshore. When I would try to start the machine up, it's always 50-50 chance that it should start successfully, often welcomed by the famous question mark flashing folder. I constantly by visiting an Apple store for the last year and a half on this topic and after countless visits, they insist that there is no problem that they can find. They always say down to "permission error", problems of BONE that have been resolved by resettlement and a faulty hard drive. I've dealt with them during this period and and still have this machine properly repaired on any occasion. The problem persists always just after I take the machine home and start right away, its still there.

  As time went on this issue, I noticed that the machine would often freezing when moved, for example moved a table at my knees etc. This has some time until that I have raised to clean the table under one day and then tried to do turn on and nothing. The machine refused to start, only to give me the question mark flashing folder. I tried to boot into recovery mode by using CMD - R and tried to reinstall the OSX, I read that it is a common solution, but whenever I start recovery mode "Macintosh HD" is not where. So I can't even try a reinstall of OSX.

  A man IT in my former work place had examined this issue before on another machine, and he said he had replaced the cable of HDD of the machines as the previous was damaged. When toggled, he said that the machine was working fine. It would be logical, as if the cable is already damaged and loose, I'm sure that the movement might just disconnect. I raise this issue because it is of NEVER once offered all the time, I in dealing with this issue and on further investigation in the apple forums and this seems to be a very common problem.

  

  This appeared on a boot up once and never since.

  

  And that's what I see at every boot up to now.

  I'm sorry to bombard all the world with so much information on this subject, but my frustration is quickly turning into madness on this issue, which have no one at Apple after countless visits being able to fix the problem. As it is the main culprit for me, the HARD disk cable, but I would not assume know better that some of you have known many more people.

  Any information or help that guys could pass my way would be greatly appreciated I was apparently no help from Apple repair personnel. If you have read and thought about all this I applaud you and owe you a drink at the mercy.

  James

  MacBook Pro

  Hi Yogi Wynne:

  I agree with your friend IT. Looks like the SATA hard drive cable has problems.

  The inside of your computer is not as smooth on the outside and rubs it hard against the SATA cable and can cause one of the traces in the short cable is causing hard drive problems.

  Here's where you can get a replacement cable, they are very fragile. https://www.iFixit.com/store/Mac/MacBook-Pro-13-inch-unibody-mid-2009-mid-2010-H ard-car-Cable/IF163-013-1

  Here's a video that shows what could happen. https://www.YouTube.com/watch?v=Amg5w0rlwDo

  I might change the SATA cable and see if the problem persists.

• image folder of the file with question mark flashing on the screen

  I just bought a 2 month old 15 "macbook pro to an individual. I turned it on this morning and there is a picture of a small folder with a question mark in the Center, flashing on and outside. does anyone have a solution for this?

  Hi Hotrod45:

  Was this before start or is this the first time you the active since buying it?

  Check out this technical note. If flashing question mark appears when you start your Mac - Apple Support

  Kim

• When I use the Google search bar result is a page of random letters with question marks. Why? All other search engines are OK.

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  Some websites is charged only with the question marks, after that I updated to Firefox 4.0.1. I have attached a screenshot in the link below.

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  Try to create a new profile. See profiles of boards - where Firefox stores your bookmarks, passwords and other data from the user and use the Profile Manager to create and delete profiles Firefox

• Safari with question marks instead of the text

  Several Web sites in Safari 9.1 showing many points of question marks instead of the text. I just proposed by Apple and done nothing. I have Imac (late 2009) OS X El Capitan 10.11.4.

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  Open the book fonts in your Applications folder.

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  Robert

  

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• MacBook Pro with question mark inside a folder after fix

  So I have Macbook Pro 2012 13 "with a 500GB SSD and 8 GB of ram. In may, my computer would not boot into the operating system without previous indications of possible failure. It would display an exclamation mark inside a folder at startup (later, I thought means that the hard drive is a problem). I took it to Apple-authorized repair Tech on my campus and they were unable to understand the source of the problem, but said it was possible that my OS has been corrupted. After some searching myself, I started to think it was the TRIM bug which has been a known issue with Samsung. Samsung has gladly replaced my hard drive. I have connected the new hard drive and I fell again on the same issue. I started to consider the water of the hard drive has been the question... So I replaced that and was able to start again! Fast forward to today, several months later, and I have the same problem. However, now I can start in the OS sometimes while sometimes it will show the flashing icon. If the hard drive ribbon cable I bought was of bad quality, or that would indicate a bigger, more serious problem? I'm confused as to how to proceed to solve this problem. Any help is greatly appreciated!

  Yes, I suspect a problem with the new ribbon cable or its connection to the logic board.

  This is the Office Mac Pro forum. I asked that your post be moved to the MacBook Pro laptop forum.

• Firefox 5 is originally my Intel graphics driver (this is updated) crash - never had a problem with Firefox 2, 3 or 4.

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