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  1. Racineur

    Safari 15.6.1 and dreaded blue question marks

    Hi to all. Well known problem as I found scouring the Net for answers. Safari (Catalina) displays blue question marks on Ali express site. Also Mail shows question marks instead of pictures from Ali. iPad (iPad OS 16.7.2), iPhone (iOS 16.7.2) and even iPhone 6s (iOS 14.8.1) displays pictures...
  2. N

    MB Pro Retina (late 2013) Strange folder question mark boot error

    Hi Team, I have a MacBook Pro Retina (late 2013) model which is having booting issue (folder sign with question mark). After trying all the solutions online without any help, I discovered that if I press the base of the MacBook from the bottom (at specific location) the laptop boots up. But...
  3. T

    Resolved SSD not working internally (mid-2012, Crucial MX500)

    Hi, I have just bought an SSD (Crucial MX500). After many attempts and various problems along the way I have FINALLY managed to clone successfully using Carbon Copy Cloner. My drive is now bootable from a USB-SATA cable by starting up with option key. So clearly the drive is ok. However, when...
  4. Skeptical.me

    Odd bug in macOS 10.14 Mojave PB 5

    See screenshot ... odd boxed question marks keep appearing in apps and widgets ...
  5. Joaquin_bloch

    HELP! MacBook Pro 2012 question mark folder. Tried almost everything.

    Well, I am coming today to this forum to ask for some help. Quite recently my MacBook Pro 2012 (now 3-4 year old) starts up with a question marked folder. I did some research on the matter and came back with the conclusion it was either the hard drive or the hard drive cable. So, I looked in the...
  6. H

    How to install 3D tempered glass screen protector?

    A customer share us the experience of G.D.SMITH 3D curved tempered glass screen protector: 1. Clean screen and edges of phone with alcohol wipe. 2. Wipe screen down with microfiber cloth. 3. Use sticker to pick up any stray fuzz or dust. 4. Holding the edges of the screen protector, align it...
  7. robcrouch

    Flashing folder ? but HD is fine

    Hey All, I have a strange boot problem with a 2008 iMac. I get a flashing folder icon but i have just installed my SSD (with OS X pre installed) it works fine in any other mac (my macbook, another iMac) I even managed to get it to boot the first time I turned it on (it loaded up to log in...
  8. matthiastj

    iMac hard drive can't be read

    So before this gets deleted since it looks like other threads, please read into the present issues because I have searched everywhere for the answer to this. It's an iMac A1224 and I get the flashing folder/question mark on startup. When I booted from an install drive and tried to find the hard...