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User profile for user: skippyskier
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mac air starts up with a blinking question mark

my mac air is starting up and then is flashing a question mark. Booting in recovery mode only gets me a screen that lets me connect to internet


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Posted on Aug 19, 2022 11:30 AM

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User profile for user: John Galt
John Galt
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Posted on Aug 19, 2022 11:34 AM

If your Mac starts up to a question mark - Apple Support describes what to do. Were you able to start that Mac in Recovery? You need to get to a screen with the Reinstall macOS option:


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