Question Mark Folder Fix in Detail - Why? And How to fix on any Apple Mac!

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This video guide explains in rich detail how to fix the question mark folder on any Mac. This fix will work on any Macbook, iMac, Mac Mini or Mac Pro.
Transcript:
Hi guys, if you are facing a question mark folder like this on your Mac, then you came to the right place:
So just a little background on this… apple uses UEFI (Unified Extensible Firmware Interface) to connect the internal parts of the Mac with the Operating System. The very beginning of this process is stored inside of what Apple calls NVRAM non volatile random access memory.
So what does that mean?
In short, the question mark folder is a default animation for a Missing Operating System. The mac has looked at the last used boot up record and can’t find it. The mac then has looked in all places and has found nothing that is bootable by the UEFI.
Why does this happen? For three main reasons.
· A failed update or corrupt NVRAM settings file that points to the drive
· Hard Drive Cable is loose or is bad (Very common in Older Macbook Pros)
· The hard Drive is bad or is on it’s way out (common with mechanical drives)
Now how do we fix it?
The first thing you can do to determine if this can be a quick fix is to shut down the Mac, and as soon as you press the power button, press and hold the Option key. Keep holding it until you see the mouse and some drives. If you don’t see any drives but you see the mouse that means the drive cable or the drive it self is bad and needs replacement.
If you see two drives click the drive that is labeled Macintosh HD/SSD or Untitiled, not the drive labeled Recovery.
If the unit boots up, great! You can now restart the unit and perform a NVRAM reset, and everything should be back to normal.
If the unit is stuck on the loading screen for longer then 5 minutes and will not boot, restart the Mac and select the recovery partition and boot into that.
On newer Macs 2013 to current, press and hold down Option + Command + R keys after pressing the power button to launch the hidden APFS recovery partition. Once in the recovery gui, open disk utility, select your main drive and perform Permission Repair, and Disk repair, one after the other.
Restart the unit and try to boot into your main drive again.
If this doesn’t work and you can’t get any drive to boot, it’s time to replace the drive.
If it’s an older macbook then replace the hard drive cable at the same time.
When replacing the drive completely you will need to watch a video on how to restore your mac to an empty drive.
Replacing a failed drive should be the choice to make when fixing the question mark issue. Reformatting the failed drive will cause the same issue to happen over time.
Reinstall a new Operating System onto a New Hard Drive without using the recovery partition from the failed drive.
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[@skiran1sk]

OMG! You’re awesome!! I just had this problem and my first instinct was to go on google and follow steps from one of the websites but it was very difficult to understand and I put my MacBook into recovery mode until I came across this video, I ended up pressing the power button again and followed your steps and I got my MacBook working within a minute, thank you so much!

[@GRIBSOFT]

You're welcome!

[@evmbTV]

Would this work for a 2010 iMac?

[@twdfl]

This happened to me because I erased the MacBook device from my find my iPhone

[@mlik_sakura856]

@@GRIBSOFT my ios hes dead

[@isobelgamboa]

were you able to recover your files?

[@nigelcallender1443]

If you have a problem as described WATCH THIS VIDEO it is a life saver with newer and older software. This man knows his stuff!

[@jamilledabon1267]

nigel callender after I unplugged behind the computer it wont turn on there is electricity on the switch button

[@catherinephillips5461]

Contact *fobhack* on !nstagram he's gonna be of great help to you he fixed mine few minutes ago. He's legit.

[@bicadangela4187]

*Tested and trusted linux0s at ¡nsta fix my device*

[@jamilledabon1267]

nigel callender my problem with our mac computer it doesnt open anymore upon switching it on. I have tried unplugging the plug behind the computer

[@bicadangela4187]

jamille Dabon *talk to this guy he do fix that kinda problems linux0s thru IG*

[@1971judgey]

Thank you so much, I had this display on start up so took it to apple as suggested on there web help and was told it would cost me over £500 to repair which I wasn’t willing to pay. I’ve just found this video tried what you explained and my Mac is back up and running within 30 seconds. I can’t tell you how relieved and thankful I am, you’re a genius and apple should be ashamed of themselves.

[@austinhung3585]

Thank you thank you so much! I got so scared when I got the question mark, I thought my computer straight up broke. You’re video was super clear, which made it super helpful

[@GRIBSOFT]

Glad to help you!

[@kegenrodrigues]

*In case you get the folder icon blinking with a question mark in it, after formatting, don't panic. Read this* I had to sell my Mac and accidentally formatted the OS as well and saw videos where people are opening up their mac to get it fixed. I pressed the power button and waited but the blinking icon would just return back. After a while may be more than 1min, I pressed the power button and then long pressed command + R together.(10 seconds maybe) It asked me to connect to the internet since I was not connected. I entered my wifi credentials and then the earth rotating icon was displayed with a ⏲️0:07 timer. After the countdown reached 0:00 The apple symbol was displayed and it started loading. Took sometime though. And then the select language page. Everything back to normal. Hope this helps someone. Do not panic whatever happens.

[@High_Key]

I seem to be getting stuck somewhere. I do all that but after entering my network PW and waiting for the loading to finish, the screen just goes back to the blinking ? Folder. Tried this process a few times now as well as a few variations of the Command+R combo.

[@joeskowronski3326]

It worked thank you! I have a 2018 MacBook Air and thought I broke it for good. When you repair your mac HD and reset it the computer will restart with the question mark folder again but when you reset after repairing disk hold down command and “r” again and you will be able to reinstall Mac iOS

[@salvocado]

Thank you so much! It’s currently 4:30am and I’m so blind, deaf, and dumb when it comes to technical stuff, I damn near thought my MAC was going to explode when I saw the “?” Folder 🙈 THANK YOU for your clear instructions and calm voice, I was immediately relaxed hearing just your tone and how simple the fix was! 🙏🏼

[@aswanisrivastava2443]

This issue occurred a few minutes before my exam. The solution worked like a charm. Thanks a lot.

[@1.8millionvolts87]

Holy cow! Before an an exam??? I'd be sweating buckets😭😭

[@Rebecca-ih6qh]

Video was helpful I almost had a heart attack when I saw the question mark folder thanks

[@cmaza]

Thank you so much! It worked!

[@mohammadsoubra3820]

Guyss i need help

[@mohammadsoubra3820]

Does any app or folder get deleted in the mac when i do this

[@mohammadsoubra3820]

I need help

[@Rebecca-ih6qh]

@@mohammadsoubra3820 if you have a back up

[@swimtothetop]

You are a LIFE SAVER!! I rebooted and followed your instructions, and I fixed my potentially $1000+ burden!

[@satyaexploration2874]

Many thanks for the valuable advice in this video. It helped me troubleshoot my macbook problem correctly. The question mark folder is gone and my macbook is back to life again. Wonderful! 👍

[@ayman2467]

I have this problem now. , but it doesn't work for me as I can see.. I accidentally deleted the whole hard drive out of my laptop and now it doesn't work.. I can't download Disk Utility and I don't know how it's done on my white Macbook

[@lisaAhairstylist]

This man knows what he is talking about. The most simple and helpful video. Thanks so much!

[@Billy123bobzzz]

Excellent explanation, this is exactly how we perform our troubleshooting in our lab, this video should help out folks that like to DIY. Well done.

[@GRIBSOFT]

Thank you for the comment, coming from a peer it means a lot to me.

[@chantelkirkpatrick-lapoint1902]

So

[@Billy123bobzzz]

@@chantelkirkpatrick-lapoint1902 So what

[@Ashtro8888]

Kikn Jm o

[@kohtaradash1553]

Hey, so i tried to erase my macintosh hd, but only found apfs, so i deleted the apfs. After that, I restarted the mac and there was the blinking question mark. Since my parents had restrictions on my settings, my macintosh hd is encrypted and can't choose it as a start up disk. there is only one startup disk and this is encrypted. I followed the reset and command R thing, and tried to choose this startup disk. Im kinda freaking out right now since I need this computer for school and I think it may be beyond repair. I try to unlock the Macintosh hd and it says that a problem was detected with the disk that prevents it from being unlocked. Please help

[@allohjean]

in my case, i have a macbook pro 2017 touchbar and the ssd is attached to the board. After getting to the utulity disk, i cant find my ssd? what can i do to restore my ssd? is flashing the bios a good idea or changing the whole board?

[@MissSuber]

I HAD to come on here and say how thankful I am for this video! I turned my screen on and nothing happened. I wanted to scream but these instructions were literally perfect and all is well. Thank you!

[@lisaa.bissonette7300]

This BLOWS all other problem solving tutorials away! Thank you SO MUCH for imparting your knowledge! You are impressive with what you know and how you communicate it! Huge shout out to you!🤯

[@emiel333]

Thank you my friend. I’ve recently encountered this question mark problem and all solutions wouldn’t work. I’ve also been on the phone with Apple Support for an hour last weekend. Thanks to your video, I can conclude that the cable of the SSD in my MacBook needs replacement. Yes! Again, thank you 🙏 so much and have a wonderful day!

[@GRIBSOFT]

Glad to help :)

[@BiancaMagsino]

Mine shows "starting internet recovery" :-( what to do next?? Or do i have to restart again?

[@user-qd6xg3lq4g]

Did you fix this?

[@thestartupguy3975]

Ummmmmmmm, try giving it a while. If that fails try a reboot and do it all over again. If that fails try to boot from a bootable CD or USB (with macos of course) Next time get an HP. You'll almost never get this issue

[@danielruiz5781]

Or just throw away your computer

[@JaydenFlores]

@@IZMONOMI all fun and games til it say “a required download is missing” 🤦‍♂️

[@adityak1231]

Thank you so much!! Also, when I got to the GUI part, my interface was a little different(I am running macOS Catalina but I'm not sure if that made the difference because there was no OS according to the signal and the default GUI for stuff like this should be same for all OS X in my opinion). I got 4 options which included Disk Utility, but I couldn't restore my data through that. I did 'Reinstall macOS' because I had a backup of all data(read till the end) so I could just transfer it into the new macOS to use it like it was before, and it worked. It took about 30mins, but in the end, I had to do no file transferring because my profile was already in it. In short: I reinstalled macOS and entered my password at several stages and the device was back to normal. This might help someone who is having the same problem.

[@jenniferjelliff-russell4161]

Thank you! This was very helpful and allowed me to save my book manuscript (5 days away from publishing!)

[@NONAM_1945]

You forgot four What happens when you were trying to effect or reset it? But you end up deleting justifies itself

[@therealfluffy-7548]

bruh my mac has this and it doesn’t even think the disk is there so there is nothing i can do i’m crying and shaking rn

[@cinder554]

Same

[@abdmalik08]

Same

[@swifttt]

bro same

[@chuckprindiville1246]

This guy is excellent - simple, concise, knowledgeable!

[@parttime8400]

This helpful, I just have one quick question: prior to this my internal WiFi (says no hardware installed) so I can’t use WiFi as shown and I use personal hotspot from my phone through USB so any help regarding that.

[@xaryhiaa9624]

part time Did you find a solution? I’m having the same problem

[@HamzaIsSooDamnCoolYaar]

Same I'm having that problem

[@parttime8400]

Not yet, m trying to fix it through direct internet cable connection but still in process...

[@tonybest6516]

Got Mac A1932 with question mark flashing when I boot. Tried to load Catalina but can't boot from usb flash, tried to disable secure boot and allow booting from external media showing recovery is trying to change system settings no administrator was found. tried command s but it not working. all effort tried didn't work for me. Please help buddy thank.

[@lesanderv]

The same problem here, macmini 2018, can't restore from internet, at the and of procedure question folder again, no option to boot from external drive, and I checked system by "D" option no issues at all

[@buzzedlunne6668]

This is such a relief.. thank you so much. I panicked the moment i saw my screen slump as the flashing question mark folder is something I’d never seen before even though I’ve encountered other crashes before on my MacBook. Followed your steps and it was up and running again in minutes. I do have a question though, do I have to do anything else after the system has rebooted? I ask because it’s only been about a week or two since I first experienced the crash and today again the flashing folder came up. Though the reboot was successful again today, I’m worried that the issue repeated itself so soon and wondering if there’s a further step I should have taken the first time after the system has rebooted from the crash ? :(

[@FaizanAhmad-mf5wq]

You faced it again? And if yes how you fixed it? Nvram, SMC reseted. New OS installed after erasing disk. Still question mark on folder appears while booting device.

[@habitzz139]

At 1:55 the only drive that pops up for me is “Internet Recovery”. what do I do? Need help

[@Brixujel_Rimulex]

so i have already had this problem with my macbook numerous times during the years I have owned it and this seems to line up pretty well with what I did to check my hard drive

[@GRIBSOFT]

Thanks for the comment!

[@ININ3]

Came back to this video to comment smashed it!!!! Thank you brother thought I’m going to throw my iMac away🤣

[@GRIBSOFT]

Welcome!

[@user-wm3qi9uw7o]

I’ve tried it and only the recovery icon appear , may I know what does it means ?

[@ufish9795]

Hazel _nut Me too, it’s only show the recovery icon that looks like an Earth thing

[@ronjoseph8334]

Same here

[@ufish9795]

oh okay... I just went to the store and let them help me to reopen my computer, and my computer just came to be like a new ones, so I hope you have backup your computer already

[@ronjoseph8334]

Jamir GUEYE any luck

[@neutrivictoire.1833]

Plz help... Mine showed "choose network" when I pressed the alt, command and R button. What should I do? It won't work either, it only shows apple.com/support -3001F? Plz help

[@richpayne3863]

Ruben Manuel sane thing is happening to me, but my error code is -2002F!

[@neutrivictoire.1833]

@@richpayne3863 my mac is fine already, the code isn't exist anymore, and i recommend you to just close your mac/ leave it for some hours (in my case, i'm also charging it) it worked well in my case.

[@joao.me110]

Oh man.. I was “resetting” my Mac and I deleted something that I shouldn’t o my MacBook Pro 2011

[@abelszabo8541]

J Mello same did this video work for you? Please answer

[@warrenapepuffet4612]

oh man... same..

[@joao.me110]

@@abelszabo8541 no man

[@joao.me110]

@@warrenapepuffet4612 did u find a solution?

[@warrenapepuffet4612]

@@joao.me110 hi yes i did, you can either install the latest OS by pressing cmd +R, and navigate around the options to install the new OS. either that or go to an apple service store who will help you do it.. which I did..

[@ididntknowwhattowriteforth2240]

Please I need to know but I just reset all the settings on my MacBook Pro and when it boot up again the question mark folder is there and non of what you said worked for me so does that mean I have to replace the hard drive. If so could you please tell me. Thanks

[@ihyunanims2479]

Um I’m stuck in the internet. I did the password for the wifi but all it’s showing is the earth and the selection of the wifi what do I do

[@dotvix9432]

Void Drift if you wait there for a bit, then a globe should appear labeled “internet recovery” Click that and wait for it to download the recovery, then You should be ok to do the rest do the steps

[@geraldinefrancis8767]

Dot Vix I’ve done that and it has taken me to the part where the earth thing and the options of the wifi are there. Whats next?

[@txissola]

Cynthia Koeller Schurr hi were you able to fix it?

[@makaylaquaderer3619]

Cynthia Koeller Schurr hey i was resetting my computer and when I got to the disk utility’s I deleted the wrong file and then it started flashing a folder with a question mark on it because I deleted that file what do I do now?? My computer was perfectly fine before I tried resetting it

[@bitakermanian6474]

I have a warning apple/support -2006F, what do I need to do

[@giuliana413]

I feel like you actually just saved my life!!! I felt myself slipping into a full panic attack just before I found this video! Couldn’t find this information ANYWHERE but here!

[@blueoid]

Thank you so much for helping me! I almost panicked and cried when I thought my computer couldn’t be fixed

[@angelicaesdaile-watts3037]

Me rn

[@wynkoop2000]

There is one more reason the drive might not be visible. It could be formatted in an unrecognizable format (ie someone installed another OS, such as ChromeOS flex). This can be fixed the same way a corrupted install would be corrected, by erasing and reformatting the volume.

[@norafaye2131]

What is “Internet Recovery?” When I turn it on and hold down option, I don’t see drives, I just see one option that says “Internet Recovery”

[@alexandriaosobase9356]

That what mine says how did you fix it

[@winston_moonsamy]

Hold down "command and R" and you should be taken to the disk utility folder. Internet recovery eventually will also take you to disk utility

[@chino_sosa365]

@@winston_moonsamy with this option will It erase my memory ?

[@abhyanshuchauhan5818]

For some reason, my internet recovery fails as soon as it is about to finish. Any leads?

[@johnnimo2088]

Am having the same problem

[@iamfrequency432]

I gave up couple months back on this,other combinations that i found didn’t worked,now first video i find about this topic and it went trough… now just need to mount ssd as mane drive

[@nikkiecampania6812]

When i pressed macintosh hd arrow the flashing question mark appeared again. What should i do?

[@GRIBSOFT]

Sounds like the drive is failing. Watch this video on how to upgrade or replace the drive kzbin.info/www/bejne/bpvQnmeFpZyqoM0

[@NewLabel]

I was on the phone with apple for more than an hour and they weren't helpful at all. I had tried the Command+R several times but it wouldn't detect the harddrive or let me reinstall the OS. Then I watched this video and followed step one (just simply hitting command after rebooting) and it magically booted. Not sure if all my problems are solved or if I should still have the mac looked at but thank you.

[@Shubham_waghmare03]

*Spyroberto1 at IG is able to fix any lock MacBook*

[@fardowsaibrahim1877]

I know all the steps but i am to lazy to take out the back part of the Mac Thank u bro for fixing my Mac

[@nandysouth5877]

I got a problem with my 2018 iMac Pro this morning. I tried 2 different methods from 2 different guys on KZbin, but none of them fixed the problem. When I tried this the computer got fixed even before I finished watching the whole video. He is great!

[@cpeterson98]

My Mac will just randomly do this if I shut it and don’t use it for a while. But it always loads up perfect after I reset it. This has been going on for over a year. Should I be worried or is it fine?

[@mustafyusuf1121]

Guys the solution is just to repair it

[@JakubiveYTFan7258]

what happened if it shows internet recovery only and no hd

[@joleenrios4575]

It still says the first thing you said where it doesn’t show anything beside the option to put WiFi

[@katiewhittlenichelson3503]

I’m stuck there also

[@shkuchiluchianno3326]

Same here

[@TheReeseC13]

Same!

[@Otowneecee]

Same

[@altan8092]

my Mac wont connect with the Bluetooth keyboard pls help asap!!!!!!

[@vanezzavp]

You are awesome! Very easy explanation, now my MacBook is working again after weeks of searching for a solution, thanks a lot⭐️

[@tekoppentekoppen761]

I got the wifi screen when booted with the option key is that sayin my drive or cable is bad?

[@kritankhadka5647]

tekoppen *This man, HACKINGLORD0 at IG is the only trusted service I can recommend*

[@Khanzis]

I wanna believe this works lol everyone is screaming thank you!! But im still not getting through! Bunch of errors. Might be over for the hard drive

[@GRIBSOFT]

Most likely so, this video is really about understanding the concept of what is happening with the hard drive.

[@taiwoadesina9372]

I’m currently experiencing this issue and when I pressed the option key I didn’t see any drives 😖

[@e.s.m2884]

*This legend, HACKINGLORD0 on instaG got my IMac fixed perfectly in few minutes he’s the best of best*

[@andreaserrano1270]

what if you have no disk utility

[@flock774]

Andrea Serrano your on your own

[@amandab9200]

Andrea Serrano same i don't have one

[@liamsmith2857]

I have this problem too Looks like it’s a hardware issue with the actual hard drive

[@amandab9200]

Liam Smith what happened to me was a day later my computer did not turn on at all bc i realized it was bc of water damage

[@liamsmith2857]

amanda bacallao I don’t think mine is water damaged, there hasn’t been any liquid near it all. Guessing it’s just given up!

[@mohammedammari9364]

I've lost my SSD data after updating Big sur before couple of days. During the update Mac a1502 turned off immediately, then turned on with question mark folder. I've tried to use disk utility but unfortunately no disk appears. Someone told me that to use external enclosure it might works, but it's unreadable through my Mac, so how it could work externally! I will be so thankful for any suggestions you will provide in order to sort this issue out.

[@vinchyy1670]

How do I get a new Cable, cause mine just shows the wifi part, no drives

[@abdikadirm5504]

David Uzonna same you find any solution yet

[@anthonycrutch9291]

In the same boat 🤨

[@vinchyy1670]

@@abdikadirm5504 hey, sorry for the late response, I kind of reinstalled from the menu, and it pulled through

[@RamiqKazmov]

Hello from Azerbaijan 🇦🇿.Sir you are a real wizard.I can’t believe that I have fixed my Macbook 💻 blinking question(in folder) mark

[@imagine247]

I just had this problem, thanks to the vid my mac is saved :D TYSM

[@coachmaxarzadon5654]

Very informative video. I have a question sir. I had problem same as this when i upgraded to SSD. I bought a new SSD I did manage to do it. But after few weeks the disk couldnt be read since it is stated Damaged. I also tried the old HDD so i figured it out that the problem was from the cable. If I manage to replace it will the SSD still be usable?

[@jonathanmolina4262]

What if it doesn’t show any of those but if I plug an external HD it loads up just fine. On my iMac it shows on a Macintosh HD symbol that is called 4.14 GB ST1000DM Disk 1 OS X Base system

[@GRIBSOFT]

Sounds like the internal drive died or it’s on it’s way out. Just replace it. What year and size is your iMac, I can link the drive replacement video for your model. Once you are done with that, watch this on how to install macOS on an empty drive kzbin.info/www/bejne/bpvQnmeFpZyqoM0

[@cyivert]

Accidentally erase the whole hard drive. Thanks to you bud, MacBook saved. The method I used was the “option + command + R”. Thank you for the multiple steps you mentioned. and helped me at the end.

[@aderichardson8848]

Excellent advice, was about to replace HDD cable but this fixed the problem 10/10

[@doubtazul]

🙏Thank you so very much for this video! Helped me troubleshoot with ease. Unfortunately for me, my HD is definitely dying and in need of replacement. It wouldn't allow me to reinstall OS (gave me S.M.A.R.T. errors message) indicating HD has hardware damage that could not be repaired. Also, one thing many of us do (or maybe just me) is never back up periodically. Time to invest in externals for time machine backups 😣

[@everglobespecialtyproducts]

Wow! Almost two years later. This video was the most helpful on KZbin to solve our issue with the Mac that we decided to reinstall the MacOS. You sir are a wizard!! Thanks for saving us a headache.

[@user-zj3rr6yh4q]

Mine was permanently fixed by *Guurusfix on lG*

[@olliewheeler3094]

In disk utility there is no drive and I did an NVRAM which got me back to the file with question mark

[@itsjason4078]

I just replaced the drive and it still does the same

[@Samlol23_drrich]

Then it must be the cable. Did you ever figure it out? Frustrating

[@pitolongo7184]

I replaced cable and hard drive and wasn't neither lucky I had another macbook i took the harddrive reinstalled everything thru my other computer and then swapped it over and now it's working...

[@Saylumzx]

I don’t see Macintosh HD, SSD, or untitled, can someone help me?

[@missfriedrice]

Me too

[@guledahmed999]

Saved my life mate, had months of projects on my old computer, thank u!!!

[@trashivan6545]

What MacBook is it considered older to replace the hard drive cable?

[@jdgreenerfc]

'press and hold alt option' on startup was what I was looking for... thanks...

[@GRIBSOFT]

You got it!

[@waterbear6892]

Thank you so much for the vid. I was able to figure out that I have a bad cable or hard drive in my older model MacBook Pro. Any suggestions for reputable 3rd parties that can help me?

[@nicoletteyambao240]

Saved me time googling thank you very much! Just got my first macbook boight it from someone so I was very confused and nervous but this video helped me A LOT!

[@packconstruction3906]

this guy knows how to teach and instruct, top notch

[@GRIBSOFT]

Thank you!

[@MarciaCristina-lw8ld]

Wow this guy is amazing . I was so worried . Fixed it with minutes . Speaks slow and clear .

[@glowelia4092]

is there any other reason that caused this? i was watching netflix and it got stuck in a loop of a one second clip and then restarted itself.

[@yrsbrb6223]

2:26 What happens when there are no drives except for the recovery hd?

[@shkuchiluchianno3326]

Blake M I don’t have no drives when trying to reinstall Mac OS , Has anyone found any answers?

[@AmitTiwari-wf1xj]

shkuchi Luchianno Maybe there is issues with harddrive wiring, 2nd reason of failure as he mentioned in video

[@MaraDeGuzman]

Currently having this problem 😭 Love this video and was really hopeful the alt option would work and it would show my drive but it didn’t. I’ve been doing Internet Recovery with no luck because it’s can’t mount, can’t delete the volume/disk and when I go straight to reinstall the OS X, I couldn’t continue because there’s no disk that I can install it to. Does this mean it’s time to go to the Apple doctor? 😢 How expensive is it to replace the hard drive?

[@samperry6007]

Whatsapp [phone]

[@Shubham_waghmare03]

*Spyroberto1 at IG is able to fix any lock MacBook*

[@user-pi3fj8bv7g]

Did you find a solution?

[@duncanawty5377]

Thanks so much! Brilliant and easy to understand solutions 😁🤙

[@GRIBSOFT]

You’re very welcome!

[@tshepangsiyasanga3968]

Now I understand. Not every video deserves a like. But this video, deserves a like. Thank you

[@fathurrizqyfadlillah2572]

Hi.. Thank you for the information. Really useful.. But what I se after reboot is only internet recovery. What does it mean?

[@fathurrizqyfadlillah2572]

Actually I bought this mac from my sister and i ask her to turn off 'find mac' and after that suddenly folder mark question appear

[@GRIBSOFT]

Watch these two videos perhaps they can help kzbin.info/www/bejne/bpvQnmeFpZyqoM0 and kzbin.info/www/bejne/qJOUaquDacqasLM

[@alBngnnuyn8070]

I just upgraded my 2009 MacBook pro and got the screen above. I shut it down and turned it back on while holding the option key. I only got the arrow but nothing else most of the time. I just want to make sure that I need to replace the hardware cable, as you mentioned in the video?. I did inspect the cable, and it did look loose and worn out.

[@Pomzy]

your face looks so serious, and it makes me scared, that means this shit really means business

[@mustafyusuf1121]

I know

[@davishous1]

great video I replaced the ram and hd on my 2012 when I reboot I get the question mark . But you got to the wifi screen now my key board is messed up. Caps don't work and no number, just symbols. going to see if I can booth from the time machine.

[@doncoder13]

A legend was born, thank you!

[@jozayahttofficial]

DAMN BRO!!! You Saved me Some Money...THANK YOU SO MUCH..Today was the Second time I experienced this issue and You Have shown me how to repair my Hard Drive.. Thank You Thank You Thank You

[@devinxl23]

Worked perfect for me. Thanks for the help. ✌🏻

[@marvinramseyjr.9014]

This video got me closer. Hopefully it's the full fix. I had a power surge from a busted transformer in front of my house that knocked out part of my house's power, with one room being my computer room. That's when the question mark appeared and wouldn't stop no matter how long I let it shut down (it happened before from the same thing but I shut it down for a few days and after I started it up it took me right to my login screen and performed like nothing ever happened to it). So now it's currently loading and we'll see if it's fixed or if it goes back to the flashing question mark....

[@user-zj3rr6yh4q]

My MacBook Pro 2019 was Fixed with the help of *Guurusfix on lG*

[@spyglass5922]

My Internet recovery keeps failing

[@GRIBSOFT]

Try creating a use drive.

[@wellingtonsanissimo8703]

my drive doesn't show up with I hold down option key, but when I connect it via external cables it connects fine to other computers, I tried switching the interior cable and that did nothing too. laptop was working fine yesterday when I connect a completely different drive from a windows computer, the option key makes a "windows" drive appear but clicking that is obviously not going to help me, (i clicked anyways, it just goes to a blank dark screen) essentially everything seems to function but doesn't want to cooperate with each other, only other devices/computers.

[@kaidanbee217]

What do I do if I when I press the buttons u suggested (commande r, option command r, and option)and I am greeted with a lock and a passcode that I don’t know ?

[@GRIBSOFT]

So that happens when someone who owned the computer logs into iCloud.com and marks it as lost or stolen. That is a physical layer lock and can only be removed either by Apple or with a SPI Flasher. If you want to get a computer science degree, because that is what it will basically take to unlock one, read this article, this guy will explain step by step how to use a SPI flasher to default the MacBook logicboard to turn off the lock reverse.put.as/2016/06/25/apple-efi-firmware-passwords-and-the-scbo-myth/ I will just save you some time by saying, “stay away” from lost or stolen Macs.

[@kaidanbee217]

Save Apple Dollars ok thanks because my aunt gave me hers as a gift and it worked but after awhile it had the flashing screen and when I pressed the buttons it had a lock on it and she couldn’t remember her code

[@markbutler1130]

Hi, So I did a complete reset on my I-Mac and proceeded to re-install OSX but it kept freezing and so I held the power button down to turn off and then restarted and now all I get is the blinking folder with the question mark. Do you have any additional instructions ? What are my options. I know the hard drive is good as it was working fine up until I reset it. Great video so I thought I would ask you since this issue didn’t happen out of the blue. Thanks.

[@thawhitecletis4569]

The fourth ways this could have happened is if you where dumb and decided to go and erase the hard drive and not realize that what the button did

[@Cwinsy]

WHAT IF THAT DID HAPPEN LMAO

[@affeaff]

I installed macOS 12 on my unsupported MacBook 2008 Late, then I wanted macOS13 so I deleted the usb stick and restarted the MacBook and now this question mark happened. Now I don't know what to do because I have deleted the macOS files

[@tahaturktha9085]

@@affeaffI have the same problem and I don’t know how to fix it

[@lay6502]

Me rn sadly 💀

[@affeaff]

@@tahaturktha9085 i just sold my MacBook. Did you solved the problem

[@chainwithemdiamonds]

I have a early 2014 MacBook air if I'm not mistaken and I tried 3 options (alt option)(command+R+P) and (command R). The only one that has responded with any results has been command R which prompts me to where I can select Disk Utility and run a Verify Disk option. After this I can't really do anything and don't want to come to the last alternative of reinstalling os. What can I do? Btw. I did use a broken charger right before this started happening where I notice the battery charged significantly faster and also lost battery life significantly. Could this have been the problem? Is there malware, viruses, etc that cause the "?" mark?

[@abdiabdirahman4390]

Thank you so much❤️ can’t wait to try this!!

[@iamRickBonilla]

My MacBook Pro late 20 13 15 inch it takes a while for the screen to display a blue folder with a question mark I try or troubleshooting keys like command R, command option R, all and nothing shows up in the screen just a blue folder with? I called Apple to guide me but they determine it might be a hardware failure, But it’s weird all I did was update my operating system and when it was time to boot up it never did only this problem can you please help me

[@user-bx7zr2zm4o]

Rick Bonilla same problem - just a question mark fleshing after updating os to Catalina. Have you fixed it?

[@iamRickBonilla]

Nope I brought the computer to Apple and they couldn’t fix it and told me the logic don’t work but I think it’s bullshit because it was working I just try updating and it went bad

[@alijahbeanz]

What a great video, thanks so much I have my MacBook back!

[@AssClappicusThe3rd]

I have deleted everythng on my Mac. And i have done the macOS vienna download. It finished. Then i got this folder blink animation. Please help me.

[@valeconku]

Thanks! I was able to do a quick fix, but now I’m scared I’m having a problem with my hard drive. Time to backup all my files!

[@GRIBSOFT]

Oh yes always do! Good luck

[@ilavbarhefaizah4078]

How do i back up my file?

[@executiveyoda]

Dude... the old CMD R wanted me to install Snow Leopard after the folder question mark... When you gave the CMD option R option... it loaded a newer option to reinstall the OS... thanks bro! I thought my 2012 iMac was finally toast!

[@zzzz0088]

Thank you sir, u saved a mere student having exam in 3 days 😭

[@dracosavage8206]

zzzz0088 That’s his name , Mr Sir

[@FadzliRealtor]

I am trying to reinstall after deleting it previously for a new owner for my laptop. Now I want to reinstall the OS Sierra on my MBP 2017. It keeps on giving me error saying "an error occurred when preparing the installation". It was fine last week. Changed the date and time still nothing. So I am trying to start from the beginning by erasing everything again. APFS is greyed out. When I choose Mac OS extended journaled, it gives me an error.