Question Mark Folder Error - What Does It Mean For Your MacBook?

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  • Hey everyone, today we are going to be talking about the question mark folder error and what it means for you and your macbook
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Комментарии • 238

  • @lapfix
    @lapfix  2 года назад +20

    ❔📁🍎

    • @bhengee5172
      @bhengee5172 2 года назад +3

      Hi. Thanks for you video. I have same issue but just to give a little background. Was trying to install windows, entered recovery mode and deleted the partition I thought I was going to install windows on. after that I got the folder sign. I’ve done everything here but keep bringing me to the internet recovery screen and pops one error or another. Never brings me to the macOS utilities screen.
      Anything else you can suggest please?

    • @muhammadtaymour8668
      @muhammadtaymour8668 2 года назад +1

      I am in the same situation, were you able to fix?

    • @caporavon6603
      @caporavon6603 Год назад +1

      I have a high sierra and it won’t boot

    • @FelicianoDaily
      @FelicianoDaily Год назад +1

      @@caporavon6603 same!!! 😭

    • @user-im1gg3qf5d
      @user-im1gg3qf5d 10 месяцев назад

      after doing this safari doesn't work and also app store can u help please i need it this monday

  • @Poquii
    @Poquii Год назад +4

    Man thank you for this.
    I was following some other video on how to revert to older OS versions (was on Ventura and my Mac started working slowly and heating up: wanted to revert to an older or Catalina which is what it came with). And I only was able to first delete my drives and data.. then was stuck with the grey folder.
    Now with your video I was able to fully understand what I was doing, go through the process, and am currently re-installing Catalina and my mac will be as good as new.
    Thank you for this ! This video is a gem.

    • @depressedsauce2898
      @depressedsauce2898 Год назад

      I can’t erase mine. It’s greyed out. It’s also saying recovery is damaged

  • @sharmainegomba1476
    @sharmainegomba1476 Год назад +2

    Thank you so much for this video, I was really stressed and now my Mac is as good as new. I recommend watching this video if you’re experiencing this problem

  • @michellecasciolo6047
    @michellecasciolo6047 Год назад

    thank you so much for this video. I watched so many before I found yours. Was missing the step where I needed to erase the hard drive,.. only then was I able to (finally) reload the older OS...cheers

  • @hawkeyemagic4023
    @hawkeyemagic4023 Год назад

    After weeks of trying, your video actually fixed my old MacBook Air

  • @branimirciric2740
    @branimirciric2740 Год назад +1

    not know , but just know you've affected my life, and apparently tens of thousands of others, in an imnsely positive way. Thank you

  • @LoopGawdTV
    @LoopGawdTV 2 года назад +5

    you made this simple to understand, had great screen displays, and explained in detail to what was going on....

  • @karimmitchell3464
    @karimmitchell3464 Год назад +4

    Thank you so much good brother. I have watched a few videos and no one made it simple like you did. You saved my IMAC and my window. Thanks again

  • @nigelholland1811
    @nigelholland1811 Год назад +1

    Thank you so much. My son messed up deleting his MacBook Air. I watched several videos none worked, then I found yours. Happy UK watcher.

    • @lapfix
      @lapfix  Год назад +1

      Great to hear! Thanks for watching =)

  • @fireterminators3865
    @fireterminators3865 Год назад +4

    Thank you so much I watched 15 different videos and none of them helped me yours was the most simplest thank you again

  • @wolfsbane3252
    @wolfsbane3252 11 месяцев назад +1

    Gods thank you so much. You helped and even with out all the complicated restore drive. ❤❤❤❤❤ thank you so much

  • @biker1581
    @biker1581 11 месяцев назад

    lapful, thanks a lot!!!! it worked, I watched many videos but only your's helped

  • @rubinden89
    @rubinden89 Год назад

    @lapfix Quick question, I have installed a fresh MacOS on a new SATA SSD external and it is going fine. When installed internally (without the mounting screw), the Macbook Pro unable to detect. But it detects the OG HD inside. Is putting the mounting screw on the new SSD a must to make it detect?

  • @keithrodgers1030
    @keithrodgers1030 Год назад

    I have a 27 IMac 2011 model that was working great with a 1TB SSD in it. Then yesterday it showed the folder Icon, the profess bar went half way before the folder Icon appeared. It then sits on the white screen. Can it be a partition causing the blank screen ? The drive was formatted to APFS (High Sierra) .

  • @RandyFrimet
    @RandyFrimet 5 месяцев назад

    Awesome Video. Thanks. Reinstalling OS now. Very clear and concise explaination of issue. I'll be back for addition Mac related issues.

  • @617steve7
    @617steve7 Год назад

    This video just saved me a lot of heartache! Thanks!

  • @Brandongy69
    @Brandongy69 Год назад +2

    I had to like the video because this worked for me. Thank you.

  • @dbbias1416
    @dbbias1416 11 месяцев назад

    Thank you so much for this very helpful video 👍💯

  • @bryandavid5043
    @bryandavid5043 2 года назад +1

    Tysm man I was stuck for a couple hours!

  • @ahmed-nabhani
    @ahmed-nabhani Год назад

    You are super helpful
    Thank you so much man

  • @benklemenzson2028
    @benklemenzson2028 Месяц назад

    Excellent advice - thank you!

  • @soofihasan
    @soofihasan 9 месяцев назад

    Thank you. Very helpful and solved my issue

  • @Np54-l4l
    @Np54-l4l Год назад +1

    Thank you so much for explaining the problem and solution in detail. Great job 👍this helped me a lot 😊

    • @lapfix
      @lapfix  Год назад +1

      Glad it helped! 😁

  • @arshiaabbaszadeh8391
    @arshiaabbaszadeh8391 Год назад

    Hi there, I have the same problem in my mac(A1708) My ssd cart does not appear in the utilities part if I change my ssd cart does it fix. Thanks my Mac is A1708, 2016

  • @donnaaimee1514
    @donnaaimee1514 4 месяца назад

    SO helpful thank you! 😅

  • @iamvalmira
    @iamvalmira 10 месяцев назад +1

    select the disk where you want to install OS X: there’s no disk to choose? i have a macbook air from year 2012. can you help me?

  • @Moondadaa
    @Moondadaa Год назад

    BEST video period.

  • @LoopGawdTV
    @LoopGawdTV 2 года назад +5

    You saved my life. I cant thank you enough!!!!

    • @lapfix
      @lapfix  2 года назад +1

      glad I could help =)

  • @DubbPP
    @DubbPP 3 месяца назад

    What's newer Mac's I have a cylinder SSD on Monterey do we still select apfs?

  • @user-ot7nv1cn1r
    @user-ot7nv1cn1r 5 месяцев назад

    The question mark folder popped up for me after a week in half from a battery change. I currently have the Macbook Pro mid 2012 13-in with an internal SSD. When I went into recovery mode and selected the Disk Utility. I didn't see my SSD present. Does that mean my SSD died? I don't think it's a cable issue. But I wanted to know how I can start using my Mac again. I have an external hard drive with a few recent backups through the Time Machine application. Please let me know how I can fix this issue!

  • @colodrurl545
    @colodrurl545 8 месяцев назад

    Thanks for your time!!!

  • @Cinefilo_Celuloide
    @Cinefilo_Celuloide 8 месяцев назад

    entonces para ese modelo y los demás que le siguen solo se puede hacer la instalación del OS vía internet, no se puede hacer de la forma tradicional colocando un USB-A booteando O un adaptador que tenga salida USB-A?

  • @mynascarfan
    @mynascarfan 11 месяцев назад

    Early 2015 mac pro. Can get to utilities. I can get to recovery mode then it shows apple symbol with progress bar gets stuck at that point. Any ideas?

  • @hodysharabi7674
    @hodysharabi7674 10 месяцев назад

    Can you explain how to change hard desk caple for mac air 11 inch mid 2012 pls

  • @itman190
    @itman190 Год назад

    So I found a i Mac looks like a 2020 model. The screen is cracked. That seems like an easy fix but I also have the question mark issue as well. Should I fix the screen first and then the question mark issue? I’m wondering could the cracked screen cause the question mark issue? I found the i Mac on trash day in just trying to gage weather it’s worth it or not and what’s the best way to go about this

  • @mikedimba6444
    @mikedimba6444 Год назад +1

    You are a hero!

  • @tjwoodland6374
    @tjwoodland6374 Год назад +1

    YOUR THE BEST IM GONNA SUB I DID SOMETHING LIKE THIS 2 YEARS AGO AND IT DINT WORK BUT YOURS DID TYYY

  • @maxpeters4071
    @maxpeters4071 7 месяцев назад

    thank you!!! this solved my exact issue.

  • @DJ.AVIATOR.OFFICIAL
    @DJ.AVIATOR.OFFICIAL Год назад

    THANK UUU!!! UR MY HERO!!!🙏🏽

  • @acielhue1743
    @acielhue1743 Год назад +1

    What if you accidentally disk utility itself? Can you still recover it?

  • @joeher
    @joeher Год назад +1

    Thank you so much❤

  • @theonlypain6998
    @theonlypain6998 9 месяцев назад

    Bruh this helped me so much thank you

  • @Beowolfie
    @Beowolfie 2 года назад +2

    It worked thanks so much 🙏🏼 (June 1st, 2022)

  • @NightyWolf007
    @NightyWolf007 2 года назад +1

    Thanks for your videos

    • @lapfix
      @lapfix  2 года назад

      Thank you for watching and enjoying them

  • @nidadavolepilloduachyut5855
    @nidadavolepilloduachyut5855 Год назад

    Hello but when I press option showing white screen with mouse symbol can u please suggestion what for that

  • @rujijuy
    @rujijuy Год назад

    What about when the macbook still shuts down in the middle of reinstalling the OS?
    Is it a hard drive problem?

  • @nicksview5626
    @nicksview5626 6 месяцев назад

    Thank you so much 🎉

  • @sebastiangalindo9961
    @sebastiangalindo9961 2 года назад

    hello I hope you are well, I have a problem with an imac 🖥 . So my boss gave me his imac that He basically never use and the only problem is that He did not remember the password, so I decided to go to youtube and try to format the imac but I think I did not do well and now I am trying to press all the keys ( command , r , option .. etc ) but the computer does not respond , it’s juts like there’s nothing inside , is there any way to solve this ? if you can help me I would appreciate it very much

  • @Hilinasnotebook
    @Hilinasnotebook 9 месяцев назад

    Thank you so Much it work for me

  • @ogunyomiabolaji6790
    @ogunyomiabolaji6790 Год назад +1

    this is great, its really made my life easy and then it saved me alot of money

    • @lapfix
      @lapfix  Год назад +1

      Glad to hear

  • @kronek99
    @kronek99 Год назад +17

    What if I can't get into recovery mode? It starts loading but eventually fails

    • @ChristRecords-ny7mt
      @ChristRecords-ny7mt 10 месяцев назад +1

      Hold ALT/option or shift control command R

    • @edubsway
      @edubsway 6 месяцев назад

      My exact question.

  • @MxcoAlwsTrd
    @MxcoAlwsTrd 9 месяцев назад

    Hello can i ask how about i accidentally deleted the OS because i try to install an OS that could not support my mac? Thank you

  • @deepdhar14
    @deepdhar14 Год назад

    my macbook pro 2017 below 80% battery doesnt start and shows folder icon unless i connect the charger to turn on my macbook but when it is above 80% it works fine what can be the real issue with mine ?

  • @TOBGjaylone
    @TOBGjaylone 2 года назад +27

    Thanks it worked. It’s crazy how the videos with 1 million views be click bait but u deserve 1million views bro

    • @lapfix
      @lapfix  2 года назад +3

      Thank you for watching , Please share that is the only way we can beat the RUclips algorithm !

    • @thisisyoutubehandle
      @thisisyoutubehandle Год назад

      Would be worryig for Appe if this video had million views 😗

  • @keorina204
    @keorina204 Год назад

    Thank you so much bro

  • @Stolfoa_
    @Stolfoa_ 2 года назад +1

    I can’t delete the APPLE SSD AP0256N Media. What do I do

  • @puneet7748
    @puneet7748 Год назад

    In my laptop It didn’t showing the external drive option as untitled in this video…what should I do?? Please help

  • @yarzartun2652
    @yarzartun2652 2 месяца назад

    Will I get my old data file back or will they be deleted?

  • @jwproduction508
    @jwproduction508 Год назад

    Mine starts at mac os extended journaled is this a problem?

  • @WoeWoeWoe
    @WoeWoeWoe Год назад

    Thank you so much

  • @newyear3305
    @newyear3305 2 года назад +1

    How much would they charge me to do this if I just take it my iMac Pro to shop for this problem

  • @nessie1448
    @nessie1448 Год назад

    This finally worked and it was easy!! Thank you I thought I was a goner 😂😊❤

  • @RameshRaja-co1ry
    @RameshRaja-co1ry Год назад

    😊 Thank you Bro.

  • @Mr__ZED
    @Mr__ZED 11 месяцев назад

    you earned a new sub

  • @TheMuffinz91
    @TheMuffinz91 7 месяцев назад

    I've got an old macbook. And I get that file with questionmark thing on the screen. But I manager to delete mackintosh HD by mistake. And now i can't install high Sierra on it :(
    And in utility i can't find anything like " Apple ssd" . Ive got Hitachi HTc as intern harddrive and OS X Base System .feels like a mess . What can I do?

  • @edelstudio2753
    @edelstudio2753 8 месяцев назад

    you rock Man!

  • @daniell.2527
    @daniell.2527 Год назад

    Does same method work for MacBook Pro?

  • @Jakesmusings
    @Jakesmusings Год назад

    Mine’s a 2013 and can only install Lion. When i get to the disk utility point, there’s no erase, nor does it seem to install.

  • @yoneyers5906
    @yoneyers5906 Год назад +1

    hi , please i have same problem but , my mac does not show any drive, even my external drives they are not showing.

  • @joshpage1070
    @joshpage1070 2 года назад +1

    what can i do if it doesnt process any further then the wifi log in

  • @cristhianramirez1910
    @cristhianramirez1910 6 месяцев назад

    Genius !!!!! Thanks

  • @immaculateaddicts
    @immaculateaddicts 7 месяцев назад

    What would I do if I want to wipe clean I have a 2017 MacBook Air pro

  • @basitQ360
    @basitQ360 2 года назад

    Can you help me out, I’m pressing the keys but it still comes with folder.

  • @bishophunt9319
    @bishophunt9319 Год назад

    You are Awesome!!!

  • @Zamanmarvand
    @Zamanmarvand 8 месяцев назад

    Good work

  • @rrpittma1
    @rrpittma1 3 месяца назад

    Thanks !!

  • @amberbegay886
    @amberbegay886 10 месяцев назад

    Just wanted to thank you for this video. I didn't complete the setup due to my girls jumping on me, so I just turned off my laptop. I turned it on and ran into issues, but with your help I fixed the problem.

  • @T_chux247
    @T_chux247 Год назад

    Hello, where are you located?
    Mine I bought off someone who swore its alright and left me with a fake number.
    It's a 2018-19 MacBook air.
    Can you Fix this please?

  • @mirianflores8526
    @mirianflores8526 21 день назад

    I’m stuck when I get to the reinstall (macOS Sierra) 120.67 GB total and I have 120.45 GB available what do I do? I’m not very savvy but broke to take it in or buy a new one

  • @justaslaskauskas2055
    @justaslaskauskas2055 Год назад

    It works perfectly for me!

  • @papajanOnly
    @papajanOnly Год назад

    thank you much.

  • @noneyabusiness6223
    @noneyabusiness6223 Год назад

    What if mine doesn’t even show a drive. Would apple have taken it out when I sent it in for a trade and they sent it back due to something cosmetic? I’m not a technical personal at all. I need help 😅

  • @maryjokaloian2890
    @maryjokaloian2890 Год назад

    Thank you

  • @junixsalinas
    @junixsalinas 7 месяцев назад

    Omg thank you!

  • @basitQ360
    @basitQ360 6 месяцев назад

    Cannot see APFS option in the list. What to do?

  • @jeffreyviolanti3241
    @jeffreyviolanti3241 Год назад +1

    Thanks, it worked!

    • @lapfix
      @lapfix  Год назад +1

      Glad we could help

  • @suNRze
    @suNRze 10 месяцев назад

    This is a great video and was easy to follow until I got SMART errors. HELP!!

  • @milenadragun1537
    @milenadragun1537 2 года назад +1

    OMG!!! Its workk !!! Thanks alot to u 😭 even I send my MacBook to the Apple store they can’t fix it for me 😢 such a waste time and money.

  • @tatyanamilter7174
    @tatyanamilter7174 Год назад +1

    Thank you for the great video. I do not see the internal drive in the disk utility after I clicked on show all devices. There is the Apple disk made media /OS X Base System there. What might be wrong?

  • @Hakunamatataxyz
    @Hakunamatataxyz 7 месяцев назад

    I cant see my internatl disk on Disk utility, does that mean it is my hard drive problem ?

  • @user-su6on7jj7h
    @user-su6on7jj7h 11 месяцев назад +1

    What if apfs format is not showing up or erased

  • @najdahalfajri4307
    @najdahalfajri4307 Год назад

    hello bro... can you fix my laptop which is like that too I can't disassemble it for fear of damage

  • @sairajaanuchandra3667
    @sairajaanuchandra3667 9 месяцев назад

    I can not reinstall os it shows recovery server can not be contacted and yes it is connected to internet and i did set the time and date through terminal but it still shows can not contact recovery server

  • @tommyjohnson7506
    @tommyjohnson7506 2 года назад +1

    Got a1502 that shows the blinking folder icon i swapped ssd from a known good working a1502 and still does the same also im unable to boot into recovery mode or any other mode

    • @lapfix
      @lapfix  2 года назад

      There wouldn't be an OS installed. Did you try holding "command-R" to get to the recovery mode to install the new os

  • @danvey2560
    @danvey2560 11 месяцев назад

    When I reinstall the OS, will it wipe all my storage from the MacBook??? I really don't want to delete any of my storage. I'm desperate for answers, I would really appreciate if you could answer me thanks!

  • @liasmith614
    @liasmith614 Год назад

    Hi Goodnight, thank you so much for the video. My problem is that but my macbook is not accepting my wifi password. I don't know what to do

  • @saifumor
    @saifumor 7 месяцев назад

    can you make a tutorial for OS X?

  • @devinautari8688
    @devinautari8688 Год назад +2

    I did all the steps, and then tried to install macOS but it keeps giving me notification "An error occurred while preparing the installation. Try running this application again"
    Does anyone had this issue and fixed it? Please help

    • @hanban12375
      @hanban12375 11 месяцев назад

      I have this issue did you find a fix?

  • @billykibakithejamaican
    @billykibakithejamaican Год назад +1

    i have macbook pro 2014 a150 2m.2 not detected with the same folder thing but no ssd shows up all

  • @chrismtb9336
    @chrismtb9336 Год назад

    When i hold command and R and turn it on the question mark folder stays there. What do i do?