Theking1518 Author

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My older MacBook is flashing a white screen with a folder with question mark in it.

i just bought an older MacBook and a white screen is on with a flashing folder with question mark on it.

Posted on Feb 25, 2022 10:16 PM

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Feb 26, 2022 01:42 AM in response to Theking1518

Did you already try the troubleshooting mentioned in this article?

If your Mac starts up to a question mark - Apple Support

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Feb 26, 2022 12:52 PM in response to Theking1518

The previous owner may have erased the hard drive or perhaps even removed the drive so the laptop may not have a physical drive installed. For an older computer, a bad hard drive is also very likely.

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