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MacBook won’t boot – sometimes!
My MacBook has started misbehaving after 3 years of good service! Last Monday it did not boot. Came with “the folder with question mark”. Which means it did not detect the hard disk.
Removing the battery and putting it back in fixed it for the day. I was able to work happily. Took a backup later in the evening before leaving for a small vacation.
Then yesterday morning when I booted it, it did not boot again. Removing power and booting from battery started it well. Disk Util permission verification and disk verification did not report any problem. All was OK.
I was able to boot again yesterday night. And it froze while I was working.
Sometimes it starts booting, but hangs in between with a crossed circle. Keeps spinning without moving forward.
Not sure what the problem is. I suspect it’s the hard disk – but then it should not boot at all if it’s the hard disk.
Randomness makes a problem all the more difficult!
Time to take it to the service center?
