Strange Disk Utility error
I've got a mid-2011 MacBook Air running OS 10.7.4. When I run Disk Utility in repair disk mode, I get a pop up that says "Alert - Storage system verify or repair failed" and in the details window it says "Problems were encountered during repair of the partition map" and (in ominous red type) "Error: Storage system verify or repair failed."
What makes this problem strange is that I only encounter this error message when running Repair Disk from the MacBook Air's hard drive. Whenever I boot from an external drive and run Disk Utility on the MacBook Air disk from the external, I get no error message. I've run Disk Warrior on the MacBook Air disk as well, but it doesn't indicate that there are any problems.
I called Apple Support and they told me to take it to the Apple Store and get the hard drive replaced, which is nice of them but which still means that I'm going to be without a computer for a few days if not longer and I'll have to deal with the hassle of transferring files. I'd much prefer to fix the problem without having to replace the drive, assuming the problem is fixable.
Any advice?
The item you select does it appear somewhat like this:
Of course the content is different, but I'm more interested in the structure you see. On your computer you see Macintosh HD whereas on mine it says Lion HD.
If so, then in order to repair Macintsoh HD you have to boot from a different drive because you cannot repair the active startup volume. When you select the top entry and click on the Repair Disk button all that does is repair or replace the drive's partition map.
Now, if the partition map is damaged, then the only way to fix it is to repartition the SSD. Doing so will erase all the data on the drive. So you need to make a backup of Macintosh HD on a cleanly erased external drive. I would suggest using the cloning option in Disk Utility to clone the SSD to the external HDD:
Clone Lion using Restore Option of Disk Utility
Boot to the Recovery HD:
Restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the COMMAND and R keys until the menu screen appears. Alternatively, restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the OPTION key until the boot manager screen appears. Select the Recovery HD and click on the downward pointing arrow button.
Select Disk Utility from the main menu then press the Continue button.
Select the destination volume from the left side list.
Click on the Restore tab in the DU main window.
Check the box labeled Erase destination.
Select the destination volume from the left side list and drag it to the Destination entry field.
Select the source volume from the left side list and drag it to the Source entry field.
Double-check you got it right, then click on the Restore button.
Destination means the external HDD. Source means the internal SSD.
Once you have your backup then you may proceed to repartition the SSD.
Step One: Boot from the external drive. Restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the OPTION key until the boot manager appears. Select the icon for the external drive then click on the downward pointing arrow button.
Step Two: Partition the SSD
1. Open Disk Utility in the Utilities folder of the HDD.
2. After DU loads select your new hard drive (this is the entry with the mfgr.'s ID and size) from the left side list. Note the SMART status of the drive in DU's status area. If it does not say "Verified" then the drive is failing or has failed and will need replacing. Otherwise, click on the Partition tab in the DU main window.
3. Under the Volume Scheme heading set the number of partitions from the drop down menu to one. Set the format type to Mac OS Extended (Journaled.) Click on the Options button, set the partition scheme to GUID then click on the OK button. Click on the Partition button and wait until the process has completed.
Step Three: Clone the HDD to the SSD
1. Open Disk Utility from the Utilities folder.
2. Select the destination volume from the left side list.
3. Click on the Restore tab in the DU main window.
4. Check the box labeled Erase destination.
5. Select the destination volume from the left side list and drag it to the Destination entry field.
6. Select the source volume from the left side list and drag it to the Source entry field.
7. Double-check you got it right, then click on the Restore button.
Destination means the SSD. Source means the HDD.
Step Four: Open the Startup Disk preferences and select the SSD Macintosh HD volume. Click on the Restart button. You should boot from the SSD. Eject the external drive and disconnect it from the computer.
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# Description :
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# I've noticed that sometimes when using disk utility I cannot repair permissions, or I might get :
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SUCCESS...
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Cub_2 OS X 10.5.7 (Carbon Copy Cloner backup of Cub_1)
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When I tried to run "Repair Permissions" on Cub_3 from install dvd, I got an error
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Rebooted, and started in single user mode (CMD-S) during boot until I saw the unix commands on the screen
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Frank said the command needed to be :
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Frank asked me if I had changed anything in file sharing, and I told him I had. He asked me what I had shared, and I said the entire drive Cub_3. He asked me what I had done for permissions, if I had denied permissions to anyone. I told him that I had set myself up as the only user that could have access to it, and when he said that's where the problem was the lightbulb went off, and it made sense.
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Disk Utility Error Message - Missing EFI + MediaKit
Previously setup was with 2 partitions, one for normal use while the other had the Lion Install ESD on it, used when I installed some time ago. The other day my machine suddenly shutdown and when I started it, it stated that the Lion Install ESD partition was corrupted.
I created a new Lion Install ESD partition and made a clean install (I was going to do so anyway).
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Appreciate all the feedback.Well, your hard drive (flash storage) is good, at least. Here's what I would try next (before making a trip to the Apple Store or an AASP):
Boot into your Recovery partition and reinstall OS X. This won't damage or erase any of your user files, etc., just give you a fresh installation of Mountain Lion. Since your hardware seems to be OK, it could be that the system has just become corrupt and reinstalling it may 'fix' the problem.
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Disk Utility Error "no valid packages"
Hi,
I have a PowerBook G4 with 1GB RAM.
I've noticed a significant system slowdown lately. Programs take longer to open and respond, and it's rather annoying. I came to the forums to seek some remedy, and tried to run a Disk Utility to check that everything there is at least okay. But when I click on verify permissions, I get an error that says "no valid packages." Does anyone know what this means and how to fix it (if it needs fixing; I'm assuming this isn't a good thing, whatever it is!).
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Mac OS X 10.3, 10.4: Disk Utility shows a "No Valid Packages" alert
Disk Utility can't verify or repair permissions on the Mac OS X 10.3 or 10.4 volume if the "BaseSystem.pkg" file is not in /Library/Receipts.
This alert appears when you try to repair permissions with Disk Utility:
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In the Disk Utility text window, this message appears in red text:
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Solution
If you've moved this file, move it back to /Library/Receipts. You shouldn't normally remove any files from /Library/Receipts.
If the file has been deleted, replace it by copying it from a different computer that uses Mac OS X 10.3 or 10.4, or by reinstalling Mac OS X 10.3/10.4 from an installation disc.
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Disk Utility Error-Please Help
I tried to repair my hard disk. I couldn't repair straight away as the repair button was greyed out so I varified the HD. The message came up:
*Disk Utility*
*First Aid*
*Disk Utility stopped verifying “Macintosh HD” because the following error was encountered:*
*The underlying task reported failure on exit*
The result of the varifacation was:
*Verifying volume “Macintosh HD”*
*Checking HFS Plus volume.*
*Checking Extents Overflow file.*
*Checking Catalog file.*
*Incorrect size for file objects.nib*
*(It should be 0 instead of 4514)*
4514
*ng multi-linked files.",0)*
*Checking Catalog hierarchy.*
*Checking Extended Attributes file.*
*Checking volume bitmap.*
*Checking volume information.*
*he volume %@ needs to be repaired.",1)*
*Macintosh HD*
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Could someone please advise me how to fix this.
Thank you.
SimonYou can only Repair Disk from a different boot volume so boot from your Tiger installer disk, select your language and then from the menu>Utilities>Disk Utility. select your hard drive and then Repair Disk. If Disk Utility can't repair it you will need a stronger utility like DiskWarrior to rebuild the directory.
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Disk utility error when erasing an external hard drive
Hi,
Not sure if this is the most appropriate fourm list to post this but I thought I'd give it a try.
I am running snow leopard on my MBP and am trying to use disk utility to erase and format an ext. HD. While the disk icon does not show up on the desktop when I connect it to my mac, Disk utility does show the ext. hd in the left column, but no matter what format I try, even just using one partition and selecting zero out all data, I get the following error: "disk erase failed with the error: POSIX reports: The operation couldn't be completed. Cannot allocate memory".
Is the hd dead? Are there other options? I do have disk warrior, version 4.1.1 and it does not regonize the ext. hd.
Please advise.
Thanks,Thanks for the reply. Yes, I did select the ext hd as the one I wanted to erase (my internal hd is my start up drive). After I selected the ext hd, (there is no volume listed under it so the only thing I can select is the hd itself). that is when I selected erase and then Mac journaled, then named the hd and then after selecting erase, I got the error. Also as a matter of note, if I select firstaid, both the repair and verify permissions are dimmed, so I can't even try to repair the disk. That is when I tried disk warrior hoping that could examine the hd, but since it is not mounted on the d/t, it doesn't show as a drive to check. I don't understand why the ext hd shows up in disk utility, but not the d/t. Also of note is the fact that when I connect that ext had to my Mac with a fw cable, a window opens saying that the drive is not readable and do I want to initialize it or ignore. I choose to initialize and that is when I get the error. Also of note is that I have tried both security options of "don't erase data" and "zero out data" and still get the same error.
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Hi,
Fed up with seeing the spinning beach ball I decided to reformat my MacBook Pro...
After backing up everything on an external hard drive I put in the OSX install DVD, restarted the machine and held down 'C'.
I followed the install prcedure, clicking next a few times etc...
I then went into Utilities > Disk Utility. I chose 7-Pass to erase the Macintosh HD and set it off erasing.
I checked the process an hour in and message on screen read:
Secure disk erase failed with the error:
could not open disk
The internal hard drive no longer exists in the disk utility so I cant retry erasing it.
The only thing that appears in disk utility is the OSX install DVD.
I can't even shut down the mac as everything under the apple tab is greyed out!
I'm guessing this means my hard drive is broken right?
If anyone has any other ideas of what to try I'd really appreciate that.
How do I turn the machine off?
If my hard drive is gone then should I consider getting an SSD drive?
Any recommendations for such a drive would be great.
Hope you can help!Did you partition the drive?
Extended Hard Drive Preparation
1. Open Disk Utility in your Utilities folder. If you need to reformat your startup volume, then you must boot from your OS X Installer Disc. After the installer loads select your language and click on the Continue button. When the menu bar appears select Disk Utility from the Installer menu (Utilities menu for Tiger or Leopard.)
2. After DU loads select your hard drive (this is the entry with the mfgr.'s ID and size) from the left side list. Note the SMART status of the drive in DU's status area. If it does not say "Verified" then the drive is failing or has failed and will need replacing. SMART info will not be reported on external drives. Otherwise, click on the Partition tab in the DU main window.
3. Click on the Options button, set the partition scheme to GUID (only required for Intel Macs) then click on the OK button. Set the number of partitions from the dropdown menu (use 1 partition unless you wish to make more.) Set the format type to Mac OS Extended (Journaled.) Click on the Partition button and wait until the volume(s) mount on the Desktop.
4. Select the volume you just created (this is the sub-entry under the drive entry) from the left side list. Click on the Erase tab in the DU main window.
5. Set the format type to Mac OS Extended (Journaled.) Click on the Options button, check the button for Zero Data and click on OK to return to the Erase window.
6. Click on the Erase button. The format process can take up to several hours depending upon the drive size.
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Disk Utility Error 61 when attempting to create disk image on external driv
I would like to make occasional archive backups of my three macintosh computers. I bought a new Western Digital 2TB drive for this purpose, and formatted it as Mac OS Extended. Trying to do a disk image backup using Disk Utility, I follow the directions:
- Startup from an install DVD.
- Start Disk Utilities and select "Restore"
- Drag "Macintosh HD" into the Source box
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I have enocountered this problem both with my iMac G5 and a MacBook, both running Leopard.
Does anyone know what this error means, what I am doing wrong, and/or if there is another way to create disk image backups? Help!1. For reasons I don't know disc images seem to become more fragile the larger they get. They also can be subject to file corruption that affects the entire disc image, whereas file corruption on a clone would only affect certain files.
2. You cannot put multiple clones on the same volume. Each clone must be on a separate volume, but you can have multiple volumes on a single drive simply by partitioning the drive accordingly. Of course you need a drive large enough to accommodate each clone. Each clone should be to a space equal to the capacity of the cloned drive.
3. I'm not a big fan of TM, although I must confess it has become more reliable since it's release, especially with Snow Leopard. However, there are many backup utilities that can create clones, perform incremental updates, and archive changed files. See the following:
Backup Software Recommendations
Carbon Copy Cloner
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Deja Vu
Silver Keeper
MimMac
Retrospect
Super Flexible File Synchronizer
SuperDuper!
Synchronize Pro! X
Synk Pro
Synk Standard
Tri-Backup
Others may be found at VersionTracker or MacUpdate.
Visit The XLab FAQs and read the FAQ on backup and restore. Also read How to Back Up and Restore Your Files. -
Worrying Disk Utility Error Message
When I click verify disk in Disk Utility, a worrying error message comes up saying " The underlying task did not complete on exit" giving the error message
Verifying volume “Macintosh HD”
Checking HFS Plus volume.
Checking Extents Overflow file.
Checking Catalog file.
Checking multi-linked files.
Checking Catalog hierarchy.
Checking Extended Attributes file.
Checking volume bitmap.
Checking volume information.
Invalid volume free block count
(It should be 24694657 instead of 24694833)
The volume Macintosh HD needs to be repaired.
Error: The underlying task reported failure on exit
1 HFS volume checked
Volume needs repair
I can't repair the volume as it is greyed out.
Help! This is a brand new MacBookPro, I've only had it a couple of days!So far I have never had any problems with them personally so I don't do an Erase & Install.
I'm sure we're all happy for you although problems do happen. Problems with the installation and even hardware problems. Thing is, often these issues aren't apparent until some time later.
The way I see it, the time and effort required to do an "Erase and Install" (which include a zero write to the drive) is a known… about 3 hours. To my mind, even there's a remote chance that this stops a potential problem in its tracks before it's a problem it's worth the time spent. 3 hours over the lifetime of a Mac OS X installation is not a lot to give up.
Additionally, by zero writing to a drive, it does allow you to see if your drive is on one way performing correctly. All four of my 300GB drives in my Mac Pro wrote zeros within one minute of each other. I know these drives won't have issues when being told to write a ton of data. Whithout doing this I would never know.
Now I did the same thing with my parents' 750GB drives and one finished in 3 hours and the other was still going at 5 hours. Now you can't tell me there's not something up there. So at what point would you like to have found that out?
How much time, let alone money, does it cost to do something later on?
Just like tools like Monolingual. How many issues with updates are caused by such tools? Again, how much time is lost to debug and maybe fix such issues? Thing is, we don't know although if you had a customised installation from the outset it wouldn't matter as you wouldn't be using such tools.
But hey… everyone's got their own opinion. All I know is that my systems always seem to go better and faster than every other Mac owners I know. -
Disk Utility Error Message-Bootable USB/ExternalHD
I'm using Disk Utility at the moment to create a bootable USB/External HD ( I've tried both ) and nothing is working. It comes up with a error message. I have the retail Snow Leopard DMG and i'm doing everything correct user wise. It's just something is wrong with Disk Utility in my opinion..
Error message (60) restore failure.
So now my question is.. I's there a alternative for creating a bootable usb/external harddrive. CCC only allows for the copying of your Macintosh but I want to create a bootable drive. Please someone help fast.Hello, have you used Disk Utility to Repair the External Drive?
Might try Carbon Copy Cloner...
http://www.bombich.com/software/ccc.html -
Disk Utility - Error message...how do I fix this???
My powerbook has been running a little sluggish, so I decided to run Disk Utility and the following message appears:
First Aid failed.
The underlying task reported failure on exit.
Can anyone let me know how to solve this???Hi, ejji. Without knowing which routine you were running, it's pointless to guess at what the problem might be. Try the following:
Boot the Powerbook to your most recent retail OS X installer disc; use Disc 1, if it's a set. Note: (DO NOT use your Intel iMac installer disc(s) on the Powerbook.) Open Disk Utility from the Installer menu. Select the hard drive and the First Aid tab, then click "Repair Disk". This may be the same thing you were doing when the error message appeared before. If it is, repeating the procedure won't do any harm and might do some good. If you don't get a similar error message this time, repeat the process until DU has given you two consecutive "Appears OK" verdicts. If that doesn't happen after half a dozen runs, you'll need either to buy and use a more powerful disk Utility like DiskWarrior or TechTool Pro, or erase the drive completely and reinstall everything on it.
If you do get two consecutive "Appears OK" outcomes from the Repair Disk routine, try the Repair Permissions routine next.
Post back with results and/or additional questions. -
Disk Utility Error Message for Firewire HD: Could not unmount disk
I have one internal HD with 10.4.2, another with 9.2.2, and an external firewire with 9.2.2. Sometimes the firewire does not show up on my desktop, or when I try to copy files onto it the beachball spins endlessly. When I try to reboot holding down the Option key, the firewire HD does not show up.
I ran TechTools 4.05 (while booted from my Tiger HD) on the firewire HD. Everything checked out.
I tried running Disk Utility on the firewire. The first time this is what I got:
"First aid failed. Invalid key check. Volume check failed. Error: The underlying task reported failure on exit."
I ran Disk Utility again:
"Repairing disk failed with error. Could not unmount disk."
Any suggestions would be appreciated.Your firewire disk is damaged. Try that: restart in safe mode (pressing SHIFT after the chime). Wait for complete boot. Plug the external HDD. Try again with Disk Utilities. Wait the report. My advise is to check its integrity. Try repair. If nothing works, try with DiskWarrior (the best utility).
If DiskWarrior can't do the job, you – definitely have a damaged hard disk. -
Disk Utility errors: No such file -or- No space left on device (50GB+ free)
I am trying to make an image out of a _NTFS formatted_ parition, using around 4,5GB of data, of a freshly installed Windozs. It's for debugging tons of machines I have been given (to debug..) and I need an image done. Note that debating if using an image as a solution is good or not is not the point of this thread.
When I try to make a new image out of the parition (clicking "New Image"), using the defaults settings, I enter my admin pass, then I'm being shown "No space left on device". Wierd. The device I am writing the image onto has 51GB left, and the Trash is emptied.
I tried changing the image format to all the possible types in Disk Utility, but I get the same error: No space left on device.
I then changed the device, this time I used a volume with 10GB free on it. Then, I only managed to get a standard DMG compressed image, where I need a "DVD/CD master" one. I'm still confused, because no other image type worked.
Then I tried making a new image (not from a disk or volume, empty) and then just copy data to it (I'm sure it's really not the way to go, but still). After creating the empty image (I opted for an 8GB, DVD burnable style, "DVD/CD master"), I got the wierd error: No such file (straigth after the image creation, in Disk Utility).
More info about volumes and stuff:
Data to be imaged:
A single partition on a volume (connected with IDE to Mac Pro, but I don't see why it would matter)
Where I can save it:
I got a big bunch of volumes right here, internally.
I tried one with 50GB free, but failed. Another one, on another disk, with 10GB, but failed.
Also, this error comes often in Disk Utility and other unix OS I think, and mostly for no real known reason (in OS X), as most issues I found were still unresolved.
Thanks for any helpHey,
Im having the same exact problem.
Toast even says it has a medium error with this drive.
I cant burn with toast and it wont play other DVD-R movies
that I have burnt on other systems.
What is the fix?
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