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My MacBook Air difficulty when opening (alien.top)

submitted 2 years ago by Cookie007__@alien.top to c/apple@hardware.watch

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My MacBook Air of 7 years won’t open anymore. When I open it, it shows a file with a question mark (?) and only after I reboot it and restart it a couple of times it will finally open after a very long wait. I can’t reset it to fabric settings as I’ve seen it’s recommended to do, because the hard disk isn’t showing up when I want to erase the things on it, neither I can install a new OS. Any idea if I can fix this problem and how? Mention that I can’t afford to take my Mac to the service right now, so any tip would be highly appreciated. Thank you!

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[–] Interesting-Buy-5951@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

At minimum you are going to need to replace the SSD, at a maximum you are going to need a new laptop. Honestly I’d suggest getting a new one as it’s not smart to put much money into an outdated device. Good sales on the M1 MacBook Air right now around Black Friday.