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flashing folder with flashing question mark

in trying to clear my Mac for resale i ended up with a flashing folder with question mark. how do i fix it?

MacBook Air 13″, macOS 11.6

Posted on Oct 24, 2021 7:59 PM

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Oct 24, 2021 8:15 PM in response to jeanne15

Hi, you wiped the OS from the boot drive and will have to therefore do a fresh OS install. The flashing folder and question mark is a decades old way for Apple's Macintosh computers to tell you that the OS and boot volume cannot be found.


Look at the links below for help:


https://support.apple.com/en-ca/HT204904


https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/How+to+use+Internet+Recovery+to+install+macOS+to+a+new+SSD/119499

flashing folder with flashing question mark

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