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Software => Apple => Topic started by: Kirbopher on June 23, 2009, 11:07:15 AM

Title: Folder with finder and ?mark
Post by: Kirbopher on June 23, 2009, 11:07:15 AM

Help system wont boot all i see is a older with finder and ?mark
i think it misplaced finder how can a computer misplace a file?
PLZ help

Title: Re: Folder with finder and ?mark
Post by: socrates on June 24, 2009, 07:29:37 AM

Yeah, that icon means the system can't find the main boot volume. 

This is most likely due to the software being corrupt.

One way this can happen is by force shutting down the computer frequently.

I would get out your mac OS X install discs and run the first one.  On the disc is a program titled "Disk Utility." (This assumes you have 10.3 or later).

Use disk utility to "repair disk" on your main hard drive, and then see if it boots.