How To Fix Folder With Flashing Question Mark

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  • Опубліковано 14 лип 2024
  • If your Mac starts up to a question mark
    A folder with a flashing question mark means that your startup disk is no longer available or doesn't contain a working Mac operating system.
    The Mac can not see a bootable volume for several reasons:
    Failed update
    Hard drive might be starting to fail
    NVRAM Corruption
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 51

  • @Hatchback_Jude
    @Hatchback_Jude 2 роки тому +3

    Keep up the great work. We meet at the Grand Canyon a while back. It's great to see you posting.

    • @AppleNinja
      @AppleNinja  2 роки тому +2

      Thanks buddy! I hope you are doing well!

  • @owusuprecious3223
    @owusuprecious3223 Рік тому +1

    Thank you!

  • @erinelliott6824
    @erinelliott6824 11 місяців тому +1

    Thanks! You so saved me so much time and so much energy and the hassle you were clear and concise and I am so grateful because I really wanted to use my new joue play 2 but my computer had that flashing file with a? Which was ruining my life that day, so thank you very much. I’m on with my music and I hope you have a lovely day.

    • @AppleNinja
      @AppleNinja  11 місяців тому

      Thank you so much Erin for the kind words! I hope you have an amazing day, take care 😊.

  • @elaizaparone6913
    @elaizaparone6913 Рік тому +2

    THANK YOU SO MUUUCH! THIS VIDEO REALLY SAVED MY MACBOOK

    • @elaizaparone6913
      @elaizaparone6913 Рік тому +1

      Question tho, is it convenient to update my MacAir13 from mojave to montery? will it slow down my Mac?

    • @AppleNinja
      @AppleNinja  Рік тому +2

      I think it will run fine as long as the hardware supports it. The big problem you have is Apple is no longer supporting Mojave for security updates and soon Catalina will no longer be supported either. I run Monterey on all my Macs and it seems to run great for all my use cases. Monterey still has 2 years of support from Apple. Apple supports N-2, which means the latest current macOS and two previous versions. When Ventura is released in a month or two, it will be Ventura, Monterey and Big Sur that Apple supports. Good luck Elaiza!

    • @elaizaparone6913
      @elaizaparone6913 Рік тому

      @@AppleNinja thank you so much! will update my mac pretty soon

  • @z0phi3l
    @z0phi3l 2 роки тому +2

    Should have watched this video earlier today, needed to figure out how to get into recovery on an M1 machine

  • @brandonrichter6045
    @brandonrichter6045 Рік тому

    Push and hold alt, command and R at same time when restarting works for Mac from 2018 on

  • @user-xw1le5ph3g
    @user-xw1le5ph3g 6 місяців тому +1

    Great content very informative and coverage of methods thx . Apple nin

  • @BaseBasvic
    @BaseBasvic 2 роки тому +4

    Is there anyway that you can type the Terminal command in your reply to my comment, because it is hard understanding what you are saying and doing in certain things..at 13:00-please and thank you!!

  • @T_chux247
    @T_chux247 Рік тому

    Please mine does nothing but revert back to the flashing folder/question mark screen.
    What else should I do?
    Thanks.

  • @fervzy.4190
    @fervzy.4190 Рік тому

    I have this problem on my mac mini pc, know howw to fix that?

  • @jailbreak7750
    @jailbreak7750 Рік тому +2

    after install catalina
    restart to logo apple,how to fix this?back to wifi network

  • @___wjts___9467
    @___wjts___9467 Рік тому

    I have the same problem with questions Mark folder but wenn I turn on, the computer there is no sound, pressing the keys does not help. I bought some MacBook pro without a hard disk, the new disk is not loaded even via usb. Can someone help

  • @leviathan8248
    @leviathan8248 2 роки тому +3

    I don't have the Macintosh. It just shows me the network and I connect to it

  • @420id2
    @420id2 Рік тому +2

    but for me command+ any isn't working.... What should i do?

  • @oabilemlamuli9445
    @oabilemlamuli9445 6 місяців тому

    Hi there I pressed cmd+r and it keeps on taking me to internet recovery what do I do?

  • @psicodelicoworld
    @psicodelicoworld Рік тому

    My macbook 12 A1534 it's like the same😢 blinking folder question mark

  • @Heymeeeeeeeeeee
    @Heymeeeeeeeeeee Рік тому +2

    Hey can you write down the code you used in terminal so I can back up on my drive? Thank u😅

    • @AppleNinja
      @AppleNinja  Рік тому

      cp -R /Volumes/Macintosh\ HD\ -\ Data/Users/YourUserNameHere /Volumes/USBdriveName/
      I usually do not put commands in comments because UA-cam does not like all the characters, so it can mess it up. Good luck!

  • @princeT-369
    @princeT-369 8 місяців тому

    the option button doesn't work for my mac pro 5,1

  • @TigerDNF
    @TigerDNF 4 місяці тому

    I have tried to fix from so many you tubers. I have hardly used my iMac desk top.
    Will this fix or should I go to Apple?

    • @AppleNinja
      @AppleNinja  4 місяці тому +1

      It’s hard to say. This might help your situation, but if not then I’d bring it to the Apple Store and see if they can assist.

  • @yorkize
    @yorkize 2 роки тому +3

    When I press option it doesn’t give me an option for a hard drive what do I do

  • @allrounder3234
    @allrounder3234 Рік тому

    I erase all data my password was not working now no vefio helped me plz tell me what should I do i m getting same screen

  • @danieleasy2693
    @danieleasy2693 Рік тому

    So mine show internet recovery

  • @PanchTv
    @PanchTv 2 роки тому

    What if there’s no machetosh he

  • @myhandfulofmiracles857
    @myhandfulofmiracles857 2 роки тому +3

    Mine just said internet recover is that bad

    • @AppleNinja
      @AppleNinja  2 роки тому +2

      Internet Recovery is ok as well. Your local recovery might be messed up, which might require a reinstall of the macOS.

    • @myhandfulofmiracles857
      @myhandfulofmiracles857 2 роки тому

      Got it working thank you appreciate it

  • @brehyt2948
    @brehyt2948 2 роки тому +10

    When I try to do it It just goes back to the folder and the question mark

  • @endryudzhenn4398
    @endryudzhenn4398 4 місяці тому

    I don’t know if I am doing the right thing on my Mac mini because of a 3rd party keyboard.

    • @AppleNinja
      @AppleNinja  4 місяці тому

      This article should help ya! Let me know if it helps or not. Good luck!
      support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/windows-keys-on-a-mac-keyboard-cpmh0152/mac

  • @samsakharia3382
    @samsakharia3382 3 місяці тому

    The only reason these work it’s because, they never actually use a broken Mac … they always do it with a Mac that’s working… and the people in the comments are left saying wow why doesn’t it work for me?… that’s because your Mac is broken and his is not.

  • @sawbosstv5385
    @sawbosstv5385 Рік тому

    I only see the Internet Recovery

    • @AppleNinja
      @AppleNinja  Рік тому +1

      If you can only see the Internet Recovery then a couple possibilities is you have a faulty drive or the recovery partition became corrupted or removed. If you boot to internet recovery launch Disk Utility and see if the Hard Disk shows and click repair to see if anything can be fixed. If the disk mounts then copy data off and wipe the disk and reinstall macOS.
      Good luck!

  • @budski1366
    @budski1366 2 місяці тому

    None of your steps helped me 😂😂😂 Jesus man watch a whole vid for nothing

  • @ryanfabello7977
    @ryanfabello7977 3 місяці тому +1

    You might want to add replacing the hard drive cable. I could boot from a hard drive enclosure but not internally. It was confusing for me since the older hard drive worked fine internally. When in disk utility I could see the new hard drive but could not mount it. Got an com.apple.DiskManagement.disenter error 49244. Looked this up and for some older hardware (cables) cannot handle faster hard drive. Replaced mine and works fine. Your diagnosis helped me get to this.

    • @AppleNinja
      @AppleNinja  3 місяці тому

      Thanks for the great feedback and analysis Ryan! Have an amazing day bud!