Won’t see hard drive

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MacBook Pro 13" Retina Display Early 2013

2.6 GHz dual-core Intel Core i5 processor (Turbo Boost up to 3.2 GHz) with 3 MB shared L3 cache. Released February 13, 2013.

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Won’t see hard drive. Displays File folder image with question mark

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score 0 · Answer 1 · 2025-02-23T14:45:55-07:00

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So either the system files got corrupted (damaged) or the drive has failed.

At this point I would try to recover the system OS files by just re-installing the OS (not altering the Apps or your Data).

Do you have access to another Mac system? And you will want a fresh 32GB Thumb drive which we can setup as an OS installer.

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score 0 · Answer 2 · 2025-02-23T16:42:14-07:00

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Try to re-seat the internal SSD 1st, This has worked for me in the past.

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