Late 2017 15-inch MacBook Pro SSD Failure

[chasescott66]

Anyone have any advice on remedies for a possible SSD failure? I am all of the sudden getting a file folder with a question on bootup. Tried launching into recovery, but it cannot erase or install macOS on the SSD.

 

[DeltaMac]

"remedies"?
If the SSD won't erase, there's not much you can do.
You should try booting to an external bootable installer, and try Disk Utility from there.
If you can't do anything with the SSD, the remedy is replacing the SSD.

 

[An-apple-a-day]

My 2.9 GHz 2016 MBP 15" CTO is on its 4th motherboard, with each failure being attributed to the SSD (1 TB). It was dropped off at a premier AASP for two repairs. On the first repair, the replacement MB failed on the service provider's workbench before returning the machine to me, so they had to order yet another one. Then within a year it failed again. Since then, it's been [deleted due to hardware related superstition].

It sounds like you'll ultimately have to suck it up and take it in for repair. If you need to get work done in your Mac environment immediately -- and you have a bootable clone, you could still operate your machine environment from the clone, or, better still, connect the clone volume to another relatively modern Mac, boot from there, and the environment will operate just like your original machine (then you wouldn't miss a beat while the machine is in repair).

 

[Fishrrman]

OP:
Try this:
a. boot to INTERNET recovery (command-OPTION-R at boot, you'll need wifi password)
b. after the utilities load (may take a while), open Disk Utility and do a "repair" on the internal drive
c. what report do you get?

 

[chasescott66]

OP:
Try this:
a. boot to INTERNET recovery (command-OPTION-R at boot, you'll need wifi password)
b. after the utilities load (may take a while), open Disk Utility and do a "repair" on the internal drive
c. what report do you get?

Tried that to no avail. Took it in for service tonight.

 

[ScreenSavers]

The SSD is not replaceable at all on those. Interested to find out what happens.

 

[chasescott66]

SSD failed. Sent off for a new motherboard, but also bought the brand new 16". Gonna sale the 15" when I get it back.