Help! My MacBook Air is dying!!!

It was working fine. All of a sudden it froze. Now it powers up but only to show a small icon folder with a question mark in the center of the screen? What should I do? I have the extended insurance exp in june of this year should I just take it in?

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It looks like the hard disk is damaged. Instead of trying to fix it (it's not possible), just take your computer to an Apple Store and you will get it repaired for free. If you have a Late 2010 or later MacBooK Air, the flash storage is soldered onto the logic board, so it's probable that Apple gives you a new computer

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