Cant turn on computer since removing device by mistake and force quitting
I accidentally removed a hard drive attached through a usb without ejecting it. I then force quitted and when I turned the mac on I got a grey screen with a small folder symbol in the centre of the screen that alternated between the mac logo and a question mark. Does anyone know how I can get back to my desktop?
You did everything you could. Nothing will fix this other then a repair. something inside the ipad must of became disconnected. Find a company to do the repair.
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Thanks...I tried putting my computer to sleep, and it goes to sleep and wakes up with no problem. I deleted the file, but I still have the same problem.
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Try this First... No Data will be Lost..
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sarahfromsant cugat del valles wrote:
Thanks very much for this answer. I'll try now but just want to check a couple of things before going ahead. I understand that I should do the following:
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