Disk Utility emergency backup
MacBook Pro Disk Utility emergency backup?
I'm having some major issues!
My MacBook decided to melt down, and freeze on the gray apple logo screen. After a week of trying safe startup and tons of other tricks, I decided to wipe out my computer and start again.
I really wanted to save some pictures and documents, so I tried using Disk Utility to create a "image" on an external hard drive (I found this tutorial online). I clicked "scan image for restore" as instructed, and after waiting for over an hour I received the error message "unable to scan - internal error"
It's a MacBook Pro running on Mavericks.
Any advice is so appreciated. I would love to resolve this without loosing everything!
Thanks!
How much do you want to save? If the amount isn't large, get an external drive and copy the files from the internal to the external in Finder.
Do you have a backup? If not start one, preferable 2 (or more) on separate external hard drives. Make a backup on each external using Time Machine or a clone program. Once you have the backup, you then will be able to restore desired files to the internal hard drive after you have erased and reformatted.
Clone - Carbon Copy Cloner (Often recommended as it has more features than some others)
Clone – Data Backup
Clone – Deja Vu
Clone - SuperDuper
Clone - Synk
Clone Software – 6 Applications Tested
Commonly Used Backup Methods
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Disk Utility Image backup - 8 hours and counting. ?
So I'm doing a backup image in Disk Utility. Started up from the install DVD 10.6 and went into D U and making an image of my Macbook's (2008) HD (250gb) and saving it to a WD usb 2.0 external drive. I'm going on 8 hours. I know it takes a while but I swear my iBook from 2002 is faster on USB 1.0 . Is this normal? I feel like I would have been better off putting it in Target Disk Mode and used another Mac to back it up instead. I want all my data after the restore so I thought the image was the best way to go. This can't be the fastest way. Would this go any faster on FireWire? I know the file transfer itself can't take 8 hours can it? I'm miffed. Any advice?
PS - Used SuperDuper a month ago and that took 7 hours.Thomas A Reed wrote:
+_Also, why did you boot from the install disk? That is absolutely not necessary. I'd also absolutely, 100% recommend against using disk images for backup. Large disk images are too easy to corrupt, which will cause you to lose everything they contain. They're just not good enough for backups. Use [Carbon Copy Cloner|http://www.bombich.com> or SuperDuper instead...+_
I was following Apple's instructions http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1553
I had it backed up in SuperDuper and Time Machine as well. I knew I could get all of my data with an image and I've never used SD for importing data, only whole disk images.
_+You didn't say how full your hard drive is. If your drive isn't anywhere near capacity, it shouldn't be taking that long. If it is too close to capacity, that could be part of the problem.+_
Yeah, I was at 240/250gb. I didn't think about that. Thats also good to know.
The external 1TB WD USB2 drive I used was the same drive that a few months back I transferred 900+ gigs to from my W7 computer with a esata drive. (1tb WD usb2 to esata 1tb through my W7 PC). While I know the esata is super fast, that WD 1TB USB2 drive "was" fast (35 - 50 sustained speed?) and it took maybe six hours for 900+gb. Thats why I'm confused.
All in all I really don't care if it takes that long if I know that ahead of time. It's one thing to hit a button and go to sleep, but another to get it done ASAP because it's 5am and I should have been done by midnight at the latest. I need to use it all day today.
Thanks guys.
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Disk Utility:Restore backup option
Regarding Kappy's suggestion: (http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=1327363�)
To do just a full backup you can use the Restore option of Disk Utility:
1. Open Disk Utility from the Utilities folder.
2. Select the startup volume from the left side list.
3. Click on the Restore tab in the DU main window.
4. Drag the startup volume to the Source entry field.
5. Select the backup volume from the leftside list and drag it to the Destination entry field.
6. Check the box to Erase Destination
7. Double-check you got it right, then click on the Restore button.
Will this method create a bootable backup on my firewire drive?
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JudyYes, it will create a bootable backup.
If your Firewire drive has not been formatted (in other words it's a new drive) then I recommend the following procedure for prepping the drive the first time:
1. Open Disk Utility in the Utilities folder of your Applications folder.
2. After DU loads select your hard drive (this is the entry with the mfgr.'s ID and size) from the left side list. Click on the Partition tab in the DU main window.
3. 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, if supported.) 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, if supported.) 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 will take 30 minutes to an hour or more depending upon the drive size.
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Using Disk Utility to backup SD cards
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NeilHi Tom,
Of course, that makes perfect sense! When I made my last disk image backup, my PowerBook had a serious, undiagnosed problem and I had booted from the startup disk to have a current backup of everything before I sent it off for repair.
Thanks for your help.
Rick -
Hi,
I'm looking to upgrade from Snow Leapord (10.6.8) to the new Mountain Lion. Have a lot of applications and softwares that I would like to back up when installing the new OS, such as MS Office, Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator. Any ideas on what is the best way to do that.
I'm not too tech savvy, so a simple solution would be appreciated.
Thanks,
ShyamIf your not very tech savvy, I would have someone assist you in the upgrade process as your about to inflict major change on your life and computer.
There are some things to consider before you upgrade.
1: The age of your machine:
My advice has been if your Mac is less than two years old and has a dedicated graphics (not all only Intel HD 3000 or 4000 CPU graphics like the 13" has)) then you stand a very good chance of 10.8 (or 10.7) running fine on your machine.
In either case you need to check the specifications of your machine to see if it meets Apple's requirements, and unfortunately those requirements are a bit low, resulting in a slower machine when you upgrade.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OS_X_Mountain_Lion
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mac_OS_X_Lion
(note: 10.7 is no longer being sold via the AppStore, you should upgrade to 10.8, however some machines can't, you can call Apple Sales to upgrade to 10.7)
If your machine originally came with 10.5, I would say forget it. Mac's don't last forever and laptops usually have a life of about 4 years with normal use. Desktops last longer of course and can withstand more OS X upgrades if Apple allows it.
2: The age of your software.
10.7 and 10.8 will not run PPC based software of old like 10.6 does, also upgrading to 10.8/10.7 may require expensive software upgrades that can hit you unexpected. Consult this site and your other needed software and hardware drivers/software (for printers/scanners,custom keyboards/mice etc) BEFORE you upgrade the operating system.
http://roaringapps.com/apps:table
3: Carbon Copy Cloner or SuperDuper "clone" (payware)
Your OS X boot partition to a new/reliable, blank powered external drive and use Disk Utility to Repair Permissions on both afterwards. You can hold the option key down and boot from this clone drive to use the computer like before if your OS X upgrade fails and the machine gets bricked. You can also use Disk Utility to erase the entire internal drive and reverse clone if you find out the OS X upgrade is not to your liking.
Make sure all other drives are disconnected, like TimeMachine when cloning or upgrading OS X, thus when you reboot TimeMachine doesn't self update itself, which can lock you out from going back in time to restore from.
Note: If you have Bootcamp, you can clone that with WinClone (payware) to another drive and recreate Bootcamp later and restore it.
4: Some firmware updates can possibly "BRICK" your hardware
Firmware updates progress in a forward manner and can't be downgraded, so what sometimes occurs is a software error by programmers or a hardware glitch on your machine won't 100% cooperate with the firmware update and thus your machine will fail to function. Sometimes even a interruption in the OS X upgrade or firmware update process will cause the problem. When this occurs, a trip to a Apple Repair is in order and if your machine is out of AppleCare (3 years) or the 1 years standard warranty your looking at a very expensive logicboard replacement. At this time you usually consider the cost not worth it and rather spend the money on the newer machine, especially if it's 2-3 years old. This can come as quite a shock as you expected to pay $20 for a OS X upgrade and now have to buy a whole new machine.
You can't not upgrade the operating system for security and bug fixes, however you make sure you have AppleCare that will protect you for three years if such a hardware bricking occurs. If you don't have AppleCare you might want to reconsider taking the chance upgrading the operating system and thus the firmware.
AppleCare can be purchased within one year of the original machine purchase, it gives one 3 years of care from the date of machine purchase, not from the date of AppleCare purchase.
5: Market share of OS x versions (apx)
10.4 4.5% security updates > no
10.5 15% security updates > no
10.6 52% security updates > yes
10.7 30% security updates > yes
10.8 2 million upgraded so far, just released
6: Your decision to upgrade or not
It depends upon your computer technical ability, the age of your machine, your software investment and your budget.
Can you afford to pay for professional assistance if your upgrade doesn't go as expected? Are you in AppleCare?
Can you afford to pay for upgrades to third party software?
Can you afford the downtime while your machine is being repaired?
Can you live without the "new features" newer OS versions provide?
Does your hardware even support the newer features?
You might decide the upgrade is not worth it for your older machine and decide to ease yourself into a new machine gradually. I took this approach with my 2006 MacBook Pro, buying a Early 2011 model. I then upgrade to 10.7 on the older 2006 machine and glad I did, because it got bricked. Turned out 10.7 was a pretty awful upgrade and I was out of AppleCare, however 10.8 seems to be "normal" far as OS X upgrades go, some problems but not mass bricking of machines. -
Using Disk Utility for backup - target drive must be same size as source?
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man diskutil:
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repairMirror raidDisk newDisk
Repair a failed mirror. Supply the existing RAID as the raid-
Disk parameter. Supply the new disk as the last parameter of
the request. newDisk and raidDisk are only Device Nodes or
Disk Identifiers. Ownership of the affected disk is required.
The second disk in the mirror set needs to be as big or bigger as the first disk.
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Ladies,
Gentlemen,
I used Disk Utility to backup the internal hard drive of my iMac G5 iSight.
The last backup of the hard drive was unsuccessful, ending with next message: Unable to create "ImageName.dmg"; error -39.
The iMac is running OS X 10.4.11.
I proceed as follows:
Boot from the OS X 10.4.2 installation DVD and firing up Disk Utility.
Menu option: File, New, Disk Image from disk0s3 (Mac HD)
The target disk is Porche_LaCie FireWire drive.
After +/- 2 hours I end up with the above message.
The hard drive has following characteristics:
Name : Mac HD
Type : Volume
Disk Identifier : disk0s3
Mount Point : /
File System : Mac OS Extended (Journaled)
Connection Bus : ATA
Partition Type : Apple_HFS
Device Tree : sata/k2-sata@0/@0:3
Writable : Yes
Universal Unique Identifier : 9AFCA71A-DD8B-376E-9776-EE7EDDBB328C
Capacity : 148,9 GB (159.907.627.008 Bytes)
Free Space : 96,9 GB (103.996.362.752 Bytes)
Used : 52,1 GB (55.911.264.256 Bytes)
Number of Files : 419.419
Number of Folders : 104.321
Owners Enabled : Yes
Can Turn Owners Off : Yes
Can Repair Permissions : Yes
Can Be Verified : Yes
Can Be Repaired : Yes
Can Be Formatted : Yes
Bootable : Yes
Supports Journaling : Yes
Journaled : Yes
S.M.A.R.T. Status : Verified
Disk Number : 0
Partition Number : 3
The target drive characteristics:
Name : Porche_LaCie
Type : Volume
Disk Identifier : disk1s1
Mount Point : /Volumes/Porche_LaCie
File System : Mac OS Extended (Case-sensitive, Journaled)
Connection Bus : FireWire
Partition Type : Apple_HFS
Device Tree : fw/node@d04b7417066788/sbp-2@c000/@0:1
Writable : Yes
Universal Unique Identifier : BCCEBED2-08F5-3C21-8750-75716AF060B9
Capacity : 232,9 GB (250.056.705.024 Bytes)
Free Space : 160,8 GB (172.646.076.416 Bytes)
Used : 72,1 GB (77.410.627.584 Bytes)
Number of Files : 15
Number of Folders : 4
Owners Enabled : No
Can Turn Owners Off : Yes
Can Be Formatted : Yes
Bootable : Yes
Supports Journaling : Yes
Journaled : Yes
S.M.A.R.T. Status : Not Supported
Disk Number : 1
Partition Number : 1
The target drive already contains 3 earlier images. The biggest image has a size of 28,14 GB. And as you can see this drive ha enough place for other images.
So what is going wrong?
I Googled for this error -39 without any success and I have not found any thing about this particular error in Apple's discussions or support pages.
I would feel a lot safer with a decent image of my Hard Drive. I already lost one and do not want to repeat this again...
Can any one help?If you want to create a backup of your system volume, then do not use disc images. They are not bootable. Here's a far better solution:
How to Clone Using Restore Option of Disk Utility
1. Open Disk Utility from the Utilities folder.
2. Select the backup or destination volume from the left side list.
3. Click on the Erase tab in the DU main window. Set the format type to Mac OS Extended (journaled, if available) and click on the Erase button. This step can be skipped if the destination has already been freshly erased.
4. Click on the Restore tab in the DU main window.
5. Select the backup or destination volume from the left side list and drag it to the Destination entry field.
6. Select the startup or 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.
You can also do the same using other backup utilities that can create bootable backups:
Backup Software Recommendations
My personal recommendations are (order is not significant):
1. Retrospect Desktop (Commercial - not yet universal binary)
2. Synchronize! Pro X (Commercial)
3. Synk (Backup, Standard, or Pro)
4. Deja Vu (Shareware)
5. Carbon Copy Cloner (Donationware)
6. SuperDuper! (Commercial)
7. Intego Personal Backup (Commercial)
8. Data Backup (Commercial)
Also read How to Back Up and Restore Your Files. -
External hard drive suddenly won't mount, but shows in Disk Utility.
Running OS 10.6.8... Disk Utility sees it and there's no issues when verified or repaired. The partition is grayed out and won't mount through Disk Utility. I've also tried mounting via Terminal, but same result. I've connected other drives, so I know it's not the wires or ports. When I turn the power on, it spins up and seems to be working properly. I don't have another mac to test it on. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.
Here's the info from Disk Utility:
Name : BACKUP
Type : Volume
Disk Identifier : disk1s10
Mount Point : Not mounted
File System : Mac OS Extended (Journaled)
Connection Bus : FireWire
Device Tree : IODeviceTree:/PCI0@0/RP05@1C,4/FWBR@0/FRWR@0/node@30e0f4e010a9d6/sbp-2@c000
Writable : Yes
Universal Unique Identifier : C3BC8998-F686-3A0F-A1AF-11260799EABA
Capacity : 319.94 GB (319,937,773,568 Bytes)
Owners Enabled : No
Can Turn Owners Off : Yes
Can Be Formatted : Yes
Bootable : Yes
Supports Journaling : Yes
Journaled : No
Disk Number : 1
Partition Number : 10You don't have a PowerMac if you have a Mac Pro. You don't have a PowerMac if you have Mac OS X 10.6. PowerMac is the name for the desktop professional Macs prior to mid-2006. Two possibilities, the drive is dead, or the drive has a bad directory. For a fee you can isolate either on my FAQ*:
http://www.macmaps.com/directoryfaq.html
* Links to some of my pages may give me compensation. -
Can I partition a drive in Disk Utility without erasing files?
Hello,
According to the third screenshot, I have the option of partitioning an external drive without losing files already on it, but when I try to do so, I only get a message indicating that it will erase the disk: http://osxdaily.com/2009/11/20/resize-partitions-in-mac-os-x-with-disk-utility/
I backuped my internal drive with Time Machine and I would now like to partition it so that only one half is for Time Machine purposes. If it's possible to do that without starting from scratch, if I decide later to eliminate that partition, would that require losing any files?
Thanks.You may find your answer here. Have a look around.
http://pondini.org/OSX/DU.html -
Should Time Capsule be visible in Disk Utility
I don't see Time Capsule as a HD drive in Disk Utility. I also can't see it using Data REscue II. It there something wrong with the Time capsule ? How do you restore repair or recover data from the time capsule?
Each of the backups on the Time Capsule is a sparsebundle. You can see the sparsebundle(s) by clicking on Time Capsule under Shared in a Finder window, then after a moment or two you can double click on the Time Capsule folder. To attempt to repair a backup, do the following. Bear in mind that the Repair function could take a few hours. I prefer to run it overnight so I don't stress about it. There's nothing like reviewing Repair messages over steaming hot cup o' java.
- Turn off Time Machine on the Mac that backs up to the sparsebundle in question. (The Mac's name is in the sparsebundle's name).
- Double click on the sparsebundle.
- Once the "Opening" dialog appears, click "Skip" to skip the check.
- You have now mounted the virtual backup drive stored in the sparsebundle -- it shows up under your list of Devices in the Finder window.
- Open Disk Utility
- Select "Backup of [machine name]" in the left pane
- Select the First Aid tab if it's not already selected
- Click on Repair disk
- Give it a few hours.
Sometimes, if the sparsebundle can't be repaired, the solution is to delete the sparsebundle and start over. Perhaps Data Rescue works on a mounted sparsebundle -- I'm not sure.
It's unlikely you need to repair the Time Capsule's drive itself, as it usually has very few files on it (just the sparsebundles), and it's disk directory is rarely updated. -
Hello,
I recently erased my 8gb ipod to use it for some large file transferring. Before I did this, I made a .dmg copy using disk utility.
Now when I attempt to restore the ipod using this exact same .dmg file, disk utility tells me there's not enough space on the ipod! There was enough space before..... (and yes, I am trying to "erase and restore".)
Any ideas?It's a 'gotcha.' You can't use Restore when booted from an Installer disc. You need to boot from the startup volume that you are going to clone if you use Disk Utility.
Backup Utilities
My personal recommendations are (order is not significant):
1. Retrospect Desktop (Commercial - not yet universal binary)
2. Synchronize! Pro X (Commercial)
3. Synk (Backup, Standard, or Pro)
4. Deja Vu (Shareware)
5. PsynchX 2.1.1 and RsyncX 2.1 (Freeware)
6. Carbon Copy Cloner (Donation Ware - 3.0 is a Universal Binary)
7. SuperDuper! (Commercial)
The following utilities can also be used for backup, but cannot create bootable clones:
1. Backup (requires a .Mac account with Apple both to get the software and to use it.)
2. Toast
3. Impression
4. arRSync
Apple's Backup is a full backup tool capable of also backing up across multiple media such as CD/DVD. However, it cannot create bootable backups. It is primarily an "archiving" utility as are the other two.
Impression and Toast are disk image based backups, only. Particularly useful if you need to backup to CD/DVD across multiple media.
Visit The XLab FAQs and read the FAQs on maintenance, optimization, virus protection, and backup and restore. Also read How to Back Up and Restore Your Files. -
Should application disk images appear in Disk Utility?
When I run Disk Utility on my back up external drive, the disk image for the Google Earth plugin appears in the left hand window, separated from the list of visible drives by a line. I've never seen this before. Any reason why it should be happening?
Each of the backups on the Time Capsule is a sparsebundle. You can see the sparsebundle(s) by clicking on Time Capsule under Shared in a Finder window, then after a moment or two you can double click on the Time Capsule folder. To attempt to repair a backup, do the following. Bear in mind that the Repair function could take a few hours. I prefer to run it overnight so I don't stress about it. There's nothing like reviewing Repair messages over steaming hot cup o' java.
- Turn off Time Machine on the Mac that backs up to the sparsebundle in question. (The Mac's name is in the sparsebundle's name).
- Double click on the sparsebundle.
- Once the "Opening" dialog appears, click "Skip" to skip the check.
- You have now mounted the virtual backup drive stored in the sparsebundle -- it shows up under your list of Devices in the Finder window.
- Open Disk Utility
- Select "Backup of [machine name]" in the left pane
- Select the First Aid tab if it's not already selected
- Click on Repair disk
- Give it a few hours.
Sometimes, if the sparsebundle can't be repaired, the solution is to delete the sparsebundle and start over. Perhaps Data Rescue works on a mounted sparsebundle -- I'm not sure.
It's unlikely you need to repair the Time Capsule's drive itself, as it usually has very few files on it (just the sparsebundles), and it's disk directory is rarely updated. -
Hello. I am the proud owner of a Leopard iMac (I'm gonna get Snow Leopard, I swear!) Anyways, Is there a way I can turn a blank CD into an emergency startup disk if something happens to my system? So if the Startup Disk on my hark disk gets deleted somehow, I have a chance to salvage it with this disk. I just don't want to be seeing the blinking question mark and know it's all over! I have my Leopard install disks, if those are any help. I do also, have the [tiger] install disks that came with my Mac, to the best of my knowledge. Or do I need to talk to my Apple dealer?
The "emergency" disk is your OS X Installer DVD. It has Disk Utility and other tools you can use to try and repair a damaged disk or transfer files. But there is no way to make a bootable Leopard DVD easily, and so far no one has come up with a method to do so that makes it easy for a novice.
If you buy TechTool Pro it has a utility for creating an emergency boot partition on your hard drive. However were you to delete the startup disk (whatever you mean by that) there is no simply way to recover it. The blinking question mark does not mean "it's all over."
Your greatest weapon, however, is a backup. Get an external hard drive and use it to make a bootable backup of your drive. Then if something were to happen you have a backup you can use to restore your main hard drive. See:
Basic Backup
Get an external Firewire drive at least equal in size to the internal hard drive and make (and maintain) a bootable clone/backup. You can make a bootable clone using the Restore option of Disk Utility. You can also make and maintain clones with good backup software. My personal recommendations are (order is not significant):
1. Retrospect Desktop (Commercial)
2. Synchronize! Pro X (Commercial)
3. Synk (Backup, Standard, or Pro)
4. Deja Vu (Shareware)
5. Carbon Copy Cloner (Donationware)
6. SuperDuper! (Commercial)
7. Intego Personal Backup (Commercial)
8. Data Backup (Commercial)
9. SilverKeeper 2.0 (Freeware)
10. MimMac (Commercial)
11. Tri-Backup (Commercial)
Visit The XLab FAQs and read the FAQ on backup and restore. Also read How to Back Up and Restore Your Files.
Although you can buy a complete FireWire drive system, you can also put one together if you are so inclined. It's relatively easy and only requires a Phillips head screwdriver (typically.) You can purchase hard drives separately. This gives you an opportunity to shop for the best prices on a hard drive of your choice. Reliable brands include Seagate, Hitachi, Western Digital, Toshiba, and Fujitsu. You can find reviews and benchmarks on many drives at Storage Review.
Enclosures for FireWire and USB are readily available. You can find only FireWire enclosures, only USB enclosures, and enclosures that feature multiple ports. I would stress getting enclosures that use the Oxford chipsets (911, 921, 922, for example.) You can find enclosures at places such as;
Cool Drives
OWC
WiebeTech
Firewire Direct
California Drives
NewEgg
All you need do is remove a case cover, mount the hard drive in the enclosure and connect the cables, then re-attach the case cover. Usually the only tool required is a small or medium Phillips screwdriver. -
I'm not completely tech savvy, but I'm having troubles with my external memory & time machine. I'm a student, and thus its very important to me to be able to back up my computer.
I wanted to back up my Time Machine the other day. I clicked the icon at the top of the page (beside the battery icon, etc.) and the message "The backup disk is not available". I have a 500GB Seagate passport (ie: http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Seagate---FreeAgent-GoFlex-500GB-External-USB-2.0-Po rtable-Hard-Drive---Silver/9929098.p?id=1218196478444&skuId=9929098)
My macbook pro is version 10.7.5 Mac OS X Lion. My external memory is only about a year old. It hasn't been dropped or anything; it permanently sits secured to my desk.
What appears when I click "Repair Disk":
Verify and Repair volume “Time Machine Backups”
Checking file systemChecking Journaled HFS Plus volume.
Detected a case-sensitive volume.
Checking extents overflow file.
Checking catalog file.
Incorrect block count for file shutdown_time
(It should be 1 instead of 0)
Invalid node structure
Rebuilding catalog B-tree.
The volume Time Machine Backups could not be repaired.
Volume repair complete.Updating boot support partitions for the volume as required.Error: Disk Utility can’t repair this disk. Back up as many of your files as possible, reformat the disk, and restore your backed-up files.
After clicking "Repair Disk" this message pops up: "Disk Utility Stopped Repairing 'Time Machine Backups' Disk utility can't repair this disk. Back up as many as your files as possible, reformat the disk, and restore your backed-up files."
I don't want to wipe my memory on my external disk just in case the disk doesn't restore (as I do not have another disk to back up my computer on to).
What is going on? Why is this happening out of the blue? How can I fix this?Sounds like it either has, or is about to die.
If you don't need anything off the old drive, then yes, replace it immediately with something a little more reolaable. I use WD Caviar Black personally. But anything that has a known low failure rate. -
Help needed. I have a 3TB external hard drive partitioned into 1TB's. I used one partition as backup for the main computer hard drive. But now it is greyed out as shown in the disk utility and its name changed, i dont know how that happened, i tried verifying and repairing it but had no luck. I also tried mounting and unmounting it but still no solution. Anyone to help please?
Looks bad. I would strongly advise backing up the stuff on the other two partitions as soon as possible in case the rest of the drive goes wrong.
Beyond that, Disk Utility has limited abilities to repair disks, DiskWarrior uses a different approach and might, emphasis might be more successful. It has certainly done the job for me in the past when Disk Utility could not.
See http://www.alsoft.com/diskwarrior/
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