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When I start my Mac a folder with a mark comes up?
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.
What do I do when my Mac can’t find my startup disk?
If you can’t see your startup drive, open Disk Utility from the macOS Utilities window. Click on your startup drive and click the First Aid tab. Click Run. If the repair completes successfully, you can select the disk in Startup Disk in the Apple menu and restart.
What does it mean when your Mac has a circle with a slash?
A prohibitory symbol, which looks like a circle with a line or slash through it, means that your startup disk contains a Mac operating system, but it’s not a version or build of macOS that your Mac can use. Turn on your Mac and immediately press and hold both Command (⌘) and R to start up from macOS Recovery.
How do I see my system back on a Mac?
Press both the “Command” key and the letter “R” at the same time to enter OS X Recovery. Hold these buttons down until you see the Apple logo. A recovery menu will display that includes the option to restore your computer from a Time Machine backup.
What is a startup disc?
A startup disk or boot disk is a miniature operating system (OS) on removable media, such as a CD, memory stick or floppy, that can be used to boot a computer, bypassing the installed operating system when one is present. It will replace system files with fresh copies, hopefully making it bootable again.
How do I restore my Mac from Startup Disk?
Restart your Mac, and press Command + R, while it’s restarting. Select Disk Utility from the macOS Utilities menu. Once Disk Utility has loaded, choose the disk you wish to repair – the default name for your system partition is generally “Macintosh HD”, and choose ‘Repair Disk’.
How do I reset my Mac Startup Disk?
It’s surprisingly easy to change your startup disk, so here are the quick steps:
- Choose Apple Finder menu > System Preferences.
- Select “Startup Disk.”
- Click the lock icon and enter your administrator password.
- Select your startup disk, then restart your Mac.
How do you force start a Mac?
How to Force Restart Your Mac. Press and hold down the Command (⌘) and Control (Ctrl) keys along with the power button (or the Touch ID / Eject button, depending on the Mac model) until the screen goes blank and the machine restarts.
What will reinstalling macOS do?
2 Answers. It does exactly what it says it does–reinstalls macOS itself. It only touches operating system files that are there in a default configuration, so any preference files, documents and applications that are either changed or not there in the default installer are simply left alone.
How do I recover recently deleted files on Mac?
Restore Deleted Files on a Mac from the Trash (Not Emptied Yet)
- Open the Trash Bin by clicking on its icon.
- Locate the lost or deleted files that you wish to restore.
- Right-click on the selected file or folder.
- Choose Put Back to restore deleted files on Mac to its original location.
How do I recover my Mac?
Command (⌘)-R: Start up from the built-in macOS Recovery system. Or use Option-Command-R or Shift-Option-Command-R to start up from macOS Recovery over the internet. macOS Recovery installs different versions of macOS, depending on the key combination you use.