i dont know what this icon means on my macbook air, does anybody have this also

Posted on Nov 20, 2023 12:17 AM

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kaz-k

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Posted on Nov 20, 2023 01:48 AM

Hi,

These symbols are displayed when a Mac boots into target disk mode. Usually you activate it by pressing T at start up.

Force quite and re-startup normal boot will resolve it.

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kaz-k

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Nov 20, 2023 01:48 AM in response to evanoz

Hi,

These symbols are displayed when a Mac boots into target disk mode. Usually you activate it by pressing T at start up.

Force quite and re-startup normal boot will resolve it.

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evanoz Author

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Nov 20, 2023 03:04 AM in response to kaz-k

thanks my mom thought i broke it

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