Intel Mac :: Getting A White Screen With Flashing File Icon With Question Mark Inside The File?
Apr 6, 2012We are getting a white screen with flashing file icon with question mark inside the file.Â
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IMac (Intel) :: White Screen With Flashing Question Mark?
Jun 21, 2014I get is white screen with flashing question mark. I've inserted OS disc but it won't run.Â
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Mar 12, 2012I was given a MacBook 13" laptop, new to apple computers though. At first I was told the laptop itself did not power on. I charged it overnight, and it will come on, however, only to a white screen with a file folder in the middle with a ? mark in the file folder. I googled the screen and got several choices, start in save mode, did nothing. I called apple, since it is a 2006 model computer, it is of course out of support, but she emailed me articles to follow directions. None of them did anything, since it was given to me I do not have the start up disks, just the laptop and the charger. I did notice that out of all the steps the only thing that did anything different was the "reset NVRAM/PRAM" it made speakers make a sound as it was starting up. Thats all it just still went to white screen and file folder.Â
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Apr 9, 2012My computer seemed locked up, nothing would open. I had to force quiy everthing. I tried to normally shut it down and it wouldnt shut down. I held the on off power switch. When I tried to turn it back on It stays tuck on the white screen with a flashing folder icon with a question mark in it . Has my hard drive gone bad?Â
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iMac (24-inch Mid 2007), Mac OS X (10.6.8)
Intel Mac :: 2009 Won't Boot, Only Shows File Folder With Flashing Question Mark
May 4, 2012My imac from 2009 won't boot up. It just keeps flashing a grey file folder with a question mark. Of course now I do not know where my start up cd is.....is there anything that I can do???
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iMac
Intel Mac :: White Screen With Question Mark In Folder Icon
Jun 12, 2012What is the problem if you have a white screen with question mark in folder icon??
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iMac, iOS 5.0.1
MacBook Pro :: Grey Screen And File Icon With Question Mark Appearing At Startup On Old Model?
Jun 4, 2014We own a very old model macbook and the startup screen appears as grey and an icon appears in the shape of a file with a question mark in the middle and the startup does not proceed from there.
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MacBook
MacBook Pro :: How To Get Rid Of Flashing File With A Question Mark In It
Sep 2, 2014I wanted to start clean on my MacBook Pro osx 10.9.4. So I did the command r and erased what I thought was the right one. I restarted my computer and did the command r again and what came up was internet recovery. It can't find my internet because it's WEP and I don't know to change it to wpa. So I restarted my computer again and I didn't do the command r but just let it load itself to see what would happen and all I get is a flashing file with a question mark.
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MacBook Pro with Retina display
OS X :: Hiding File Inside Image File / Unable To Access Hidden File?
Mar 24, 2008I managed to successfully hide the file: cat picture.jpg hidden.rtf.zip > picture2.jpg
results in a picture (picture2.jpg) that is the size of the sum of picture.jpg and hidden.rtf.zip. I presume this means that I am successfully putting hidden into the picture.I can open picture2.jpg, but I can't figure out a way to access the hidden zip.
PowerPC :: Flashing File Folder With Question Mark?
Feb 25, 2009about a week ago my hard drive died. i took it in to be diagnosed... I purchased a new 250GB hard drive and decided to install on my own. I followed the detailed instructions on [URL], it was a breeze... but, now the problem is installing OS X onto my laptop. I can't find the original start up disk for the iBook G4, so I tried using Mac OS X Tiger, V10.4. The installation DVD loads up fine, but when it arrives at the "Select a Destination" step no Icons appear on the screen... my new hard drive seems to be hidden.
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Jun 25, 2012When I try to open my MacBook Pro a flashing file with a question mark.
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MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.6.8)
OS X Mountain Lion :: MacBook Pro Showing White Screen With Flashing Folder And Question Mark
Jun 3, 2014My almost new macbook pro was showing a white screen with a flashing folder with a question mark. I was able to do the internet recovery, installing OS X on my external harddrive, but how do I use my mac without the harddrive plugged in?
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Mar 8, 2012My IMac has a white screen with a file folder and a question mark. It is also making strange noises. What is the error?
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OS X Mavericks :: Even When Holding Down Option Key During Restart Can't Get Flashing File Icon To Go Away
Sep 8, 2014I have tried numerous times to restart my macbook pro to get to the startup manager. And even when holding down the option key, it will just take me back to the flashing file with a question mark in it.
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MacBook Pro
Intel Mac :: Spotlight Not Looking Inside .csv File?
Jun 19, 2012I have a file, myfile.csv, that contains the string qqabc. A (Lion) Spotlight search for the string qqabc fails to return myfile.csv in the results. Turning all checkboxes on in Spotlight preferences didn't help. Reindexing the internal hard drive didn't help either. When I changed the extension to .zzz, the search worked. How can I make Spotlight return myfile.csv in the results? EasyFind works, by the way, but I have a reason for wanting Spotlight to work.
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iMac, Mac OS X (10.7.4)
Intel Mac :: Cannot Empty A File Inside Trash
May 10, 2012I have a file inside trash that cannot be emptied. It says the file is in use. I close all application programs and rebooted it.
Info:iPad 2, iOS 5.1
Intel Mac :: Grey Screen, File With Question Mark... There Is Already A Disk In The Disk Drive?
Feb 11, 2012I have read most things to do with the grey screen and the screen with the question mark, and it's obvious I have to put some sort of disks in, but there is already a disk stuck in the drive?
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Intel Mac :: Won't Boot And Has Flashing Folder With Question Mark On Gray Screen
Jun 17, 2012I just bought a new iMac. I have been trying all week (with no success) to transfer files and apps from my previous iMac. The last time I tried to transfer, I used target mode on the old computer. It looked as if it was finally working, so I left with 2+ hours remaining on the transfer. When I returned, the computer was frozen and nothing would work. So I held the power button to turn it off. When I tried to turn it back on, there was only a gray screen with a flashing folder with a question mark. I feel like I have tried everything listed in other discussions. The only thing I am not able to try is to reinstall Lion because the new computer did NOT come with an OSX disc of any type.
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iMac (27-inch Mid 2011), Mac OS X (10.7.4)
OS X :: Hiding A File Inside An Image File?
Apr 22, 2009Inspired by this article : [URL]
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I decided to attempt the same thing on a mac.
I managed to successfully hide the file:
cat picture.jpg hidden.rtf.zip > picture2.jpg
results in a picture (picture2.jpg) that is the size of the sum of picture.jpg and hidden.rtf.zip. I presume this means that I am successfully putting hidden into the picture.
Intel Mac :: Start Up To White Screen With Flashing Folder?
May 25, 2012I have not been able to startup my iMac for 3 days. When I turn it on all I get it is a white screen. After about 10 minutes a folder with Question mark inside apears in the middle of the screen and it just stays like this. I unplugged everything from the computer except for the mouse and keyboard. I had this computer since 2008 and never had a problem until now.Please help
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IMAC 24 2.8, Mac OS X (10.5.2), 2 GB RAM
Intel Mac :: White Screen With Flashing Grey Folder?
Jun 6, 2012We did the most recent update that Apple produced and our iMac has yet to turn back on properly. We get a white screen with a flashing grey folder that has a question mark on it..
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iMac, Mac OS X (10.7.4)
IMac (Intel) :: Gray Screen With Flashing Question Mark / Prohibitory Sign And Apple Symbol
Dec 10, 2014I'm selling my old iMac and while cleaning the hard drive it froze. I forced shut down and when I turned it back on a circle with a diagonal came up initially, followed by flashes of that, a question mark and the apple symbol. Now it won't get past the grey screen and the flashing symbols. Â
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iMac, Mac OS X (10.4.11)
Mac Pro :: Get Flashing Folder Icon With Question Mark
Dec 3, 2014Mac Pro 1.1, OS x 10.7 - installed storage hard drive in bay 2 now get flashing folder icon with ? mark
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Mac Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.5), os on drive in bay 1
MacBook :: Why Is There A Question Mark On File Alternating On Screen
Jun 26, 2014I recently took my macbook in to an Apple Store and was told my hard drive may be gone. Before I took it in it was working fine except for the Mail, I was unable to send mail. Now when I try and turn computer on an alternating folder with a ? mark keeps on toggling off and on on screen.Â
Macbook 2.1
Intel Mac :: Most Of The Time When Turn Computer On Get The White Screen And Question Mark?
Mar 9, 2012Most of the time when I turn on the Mac I get the white screen and question mark appear. Sometimes it will turn on and work. But often the coloured spinning wheel starts up especially after trying to use iphoto it freezes and a couple of times the screen has then gone black. The computer seemed pretty warm yesterday when this happened.Â
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iMac, Mac OS X (10.6.7)
Power Mac G5 :: Hard Drive Icon Appear With Flashing Question Mark
Dec 18, 2007Yesterday my G5 (Dual G5 2 Gig, 10.4.1 OS) hung up while running illustrator 7, did an escape quit. Now the computer will not restart - a hard drive icon appeared with a flashing question mark. Ran the apple restore disk and the all hard ware pieces checked out fine. When I tried to reinstall the OS it does not open past the install icon. Startup utility does not find the one and only hard drive.
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Dual G5
OS X :: MacBook Dropped - Flashing Folder Icon With Question Mark
Sep 7, 2010I dropped my MacBook from a fairly low height the other day. Now when it boots up, the Flashing Folder-? Icon pops up. bummer. I've read around and tried everything I can find to try. I've read over posts such as: [URL]. Nothing works. My only problem is that I can't get it to boot the DVD startup disk at all. Everything I try ends with the disk being kicked out of the drive, or spinning for a while and then doing nothing.
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Aug 7, 2009How hard is it to replace the hard drive? I have a disaster recovery company step up to get all my info off of it if they can. But I really don't want to spend the money to have someone pull out the HD and put a new one in if I can do it myself. I have experience building pc towers but I haven't ever pulled apart an iMAC. Its an iMac 23(or 24) inch from Dec 2007 (I don't have the model info on hand as the box is in storage).
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May 27, 2012A file folder with a question mark Appears on my screen when turning on. What does this mean and how do I fix it?
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Intel Mac :: During Turn On Monitor Displays A Flashing File Folder?
Apr 23, 2012During turn on monitor displays a flashing file folder with a question mark
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iMac, Mac OS X (10.0.x)
