2011 MacBook Pro 15inch, only boots to folder with question mark or recovery mode but wont boot into OS

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2011 MacBook Pro 15inch, only boots to folder with question mark or recovery mode but wont boot into OS

I’ve got a late 2011 MacBook Pro 15 inch that will boot to a white screen with a folder and a question mark. I can enter internet recovery but nothing else. It allows me to reinstall Mac OS but it won’t boot into Mac Os. It has a brand new hard drive cable and I have tested the hard drive in a working Mac and it does work. I’m puzzled at this point and hoping it’s not the famous gpu problem with these.

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Posted on Mar 4, 2023 01:57 PM

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Ronasara

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Mar 5, 2023 09:04 AM in response to WillHugo

For whatever reason, your Mac is unable to access a workable operating system. You say that you can enter internet recovery. Have you tried to use it to reinstall the OS. That is the first step at this point.

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brbo

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Mar 4, 2023 10:31 PM in response to WillHugo

Wondering if this article may be helpful:

Scroll to: "Question mark on the startup screen" in Apple supports article (link below)

If your Mac doesn’t start up as expected – Apple Support

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2011 MacBook Pro 15inch, only boots to folder with question mark or recovery mode but wont boot into OS

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