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If your Mac displays a question mark at startup

A flashing question mark at startup means your Mac is having trouble locating the system software.

  • If your Mac starts up after a brief delay, try reselecting your startup disk. Choose Apple menu  > System Preferences, click Startup Disk, then select the startup disk.

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  • If your Mac doesn’t start up, see the Apple Support article If a flashing question mark appears when you start your Mac.

See alsoIf your Mac displays a blue screen at startupIf your Mac displays a gray screen at startup
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