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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@lapfix 2 жыл бұрын

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@bhengee5172 2 жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

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

@caporavon6603 Жыл бұрын

I have a high sierra and it won’t boot

@FelicianoDaily Жыл бұрын

@@caporavon6603 same!!! 😭

@user-im1gg3qf5d 10 ай бұрын

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

@Poquii Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

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

@sharmainegomba1476 Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

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

@biker1581 10 ай бұрын

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

@benklemenzson2028 Ай бұрын

Excellent advice - thank you!

@Brandongy69 Жыл бұрын

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

@fireterminators3865 Жыл бұрын

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

@oludiyaemmanuel7374 Жыл бұрын

How much internet data it take you to reinstall

@wolfsbane3252 10 ай бұрын

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

@dbbias1416 10 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for this very helpful video 👍💯

@bryandavid5043 2 жыл бұрын

Tysm man I was stuck for a couple hours!

@617steve7 Жыл бұрын

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

@hawkeyemagic4023 Жыл бұрын

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

@donnaaimee1514 4 ай бұрын

SO helpful thank you! 😅

@LoopGawdTV 2 жыл бұрын

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

@ahmedal-nabhani6593 Жыл бұрын

You are super helpful Thank you so much man

@soofihasan 9 ай бұрын

Thank you. Very helpful and solved my issue

@RandyFrimet 4 ай бұрын

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

@branimirciric2740 Жыл бұрын

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

@nigelholland1811 Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

Great to hear! Thanks for watching =)

@Np54-l4l Жыл бұрын

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

@lapfix Жыл бұрын

Glad it helped! 😁

@colodrurl545 8 ай бұрын

Thanks for your time!!!

@karimmitchell3464 Жыл бұрын

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

@LoopGawdTV 2 жыл бұрын

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

@lapfix 2 жыл бұрын

glad I could help =)

@Moondadaa Жыл бұрын

BEST video period.

@nessie1448 Жыл бұрын

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

@DJ.AVIATOR.OFFICIAL Жыл бұрын

THANK UUU!!! UR MY HERO!!!🙏🏽

@theonlypain6998 8 ай бұрын

Bruh this helped me so much thank you

@mikedimba6444 Жыл бұрын

You are a hero!

@maxpeters4071 7 ай бұрын

thank you!!! this solved my exact issue.

@nicksview5626 6 ай бұрын

Thank you so much 🎉

@Hilinasnotebook 9 ай бұрын

Thank you so Much it work for me

@joeher Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much❤

@tjwoodland6374 Жыл бұрын

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

@keorina204 Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much bro

@Mr__ZED 10 ай бұрын

you earned a new sub

@RameshRaja-co1ry Жыл бұрын

😊 Thank you Bro.

@WoeWoeWoe Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much

@rubinden89 Жыл бұрын

@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?

@Zamanmarvand 7 ай бұрын

Good work

@cristhianramirez1910 5 ай бұрын

Genius !!!!! Thanks

@edelstudio2753 7 ай бұрын

you rock Man!

@NightyWolf007 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your videos

@lapfix 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching and enjoying them

@rrpittma1 3 ай бұрын

Thanks !!

@bishophunt9319 Жыл бұрын

You are Awesome!!!

@keithrodgers1030 Жыл бұрын

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) .

@junixsalinas 6 ай бұрын

Omg thank you!

@papajanOnly Жыл бұрын

thank you much.

@DubbPP 2 ай бұрын

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

@Beowolfie 2 жыл бұрын

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

@hodysharabi7674 9 ай бұрын

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

@ogunyomiabolaji6790 Жыл бұрын

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

@lapfix Жыл бұрын

Glad to hear

@maryjokaloian2890 Жыл бұрын

Thank you

@Cinefilo_Celuloide 7 ай бұрын

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?

@arshiaabbaszadeh8391 Жыл бұрын

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

@kronek99 Жыл бұрын

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

@ChristRecords-ny7mt 9 ай бұрын

Hold ALT/option or shift control command R

@edubsway 6 ай бұрын

My exact question.

@iamvalmira 9 ай бұрын

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?

@TOBGjaylone 2 жыл бұрын

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

@lapfix 2 жыл бұрын

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

@thisisyoutubehandle Жыл бұрын

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

@user-ot7nv1cn1r 5 ай бұрын

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!

@jeffreyviolanti3241 Жыл бұрын

Thanks, it worked!

@lapfix Жыл бұрын

Glad we could help

@aljan10 Жыл бұрын

Thank you saving me from the question mark from hell.

@mynascarfan 11 ай бұрын

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?

@itman190 Жыл бұрын

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

@justaslaskauskas2055 Жыл бұрын

It works perfectly for me!

@acielhue1743 Жыл бұрын

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

@ralexanderjones2356 Ай бұрын

Love the video, I’m getting -2005F and -2003F messages

@joesanchez8740 11 ай бұрын

I love u dude

@MxcoAlwsTrd 8 ай бұрын

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

@nidadavolepilloduachyut5855 Жыл бұрын

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

@rujijuy Жыл бұрын

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

@newyear3305 2 жыл бұрын

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

@yarzartun2652 Ай бұрын

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

@tatyanamilter7174 Жыл бұрын

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?

@blackmoonstudios8842 2 ай бұрын

I have the same problem. How did you solve it?

@amberbegay886 9 ай бұрын

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.

@suNRze 9 ай бұрын

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

@milenadragun1537 2 жыл бұрын

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.

@yoneyers5906 Жыл бұрын

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

@Stolfoa_ 2 жыл бұрын

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

@sebastiangalindo9961 2 жыл бұрын

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

@Jakesmusings Жыл бұрын

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.

@daniell.2527 Жыл бұрын

Does same method work for MacBook Pro?

@TheMuffinz91 6 ай бұрын

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?

@jwproduction508 Жыл бұрын

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

@T_chux247 Жыл бұрын

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?

@counsellingwithcoaching 9 ай бұрын

Hi, I was trying to erase all my data to restore it to factory settings, but I think I've deleted too many things and now even though I tried all the steps of switching it back on recovery mode, I can't get rid of this question mark folder error 😢

@disasterology2377 9 ай бұрын

Me too! I can’t even get it past the folder!😢

@omkarjadhav1590 9 ай бұрын

Same issue bro if you found some solution let me know

@tgbzofficialchannel6759 4 ай бұрын

Plug another keyboard

@basitQ360 5 ай бұрын

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

@joshpage1070 Жыл бұрын

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

@noneyabusiness6223 Жыл бұрын

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 😅

@puneet7748 11 ай бұрын

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

@devinautari8688 Жыл бұрын

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 10 ай бұрын

I have this issue did you find a fix?

@immaculateaddicts 6 ай бұрын

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

@nestorjason788 Жыл бұрын

U just saved me thanks I was resetting a MacBook for a friend and ended up there watched a previous video but it didn’t work but urs did imma subscribe and like but it’s unlikely I return unless I get a macbook myself MacBook myself 😂

@taraishot100 11 ай бұрын

I’m so guttered it didn’t work for me I’m gonna have to get a Harddrive like you said at the start

@basitQ360 2 жыл бұрын

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

@innerplayers4865 6 ай бұрын

can you make a tutorial for OS X?

@user-su6on7jj7h 10 ай бұрын

What if apfs format is not showing up or erased

@deepdhar14 Жыл бұрын

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 ?

@Hakunamatataxyz 6 ай бұрын

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

@randyrandeh Жыл бұрын

Thanks, this was a great video, but my drive doesn't show up at all, even in disk util even with a new SSD on a 2016 16" MBP, any advice @lapfix

@lapfix Жыл бұрын

The only macbook pro from 2016 (and newer) that has a removable ssd is the a1708 model 13". Which model did you have? I assume it is a 15" a1398 2015?

@randyrandeh Жыл бұрын

@@lapfix You are correct! It is a 15" A1398 2015.

@randyrandeh Жыл бұрын

Any insight @lapfix?