First Aid failed! Error Was encountered.

I ran the First Aid disk utility on my Mac today and got the above message. In the discussion forum I posted this question and found a reply to "click the disclosure triangle on the left of the hard disk drive icon to display...select your language first. Do not click Continue in the first screen..."
Problem: I can't find a disclosure triangle at the left of the hard disk icon. Please help! My computer runs A+. I don't want to lose it/

Yes,
If Disk Utility can't fix it, you'll need a more robust utility for the repair.
First check your drives health with S.M.A.R.T. in Disk Utility. Because if your drive is physically defective, utilities won't help.
I also recommend DiskWarrior. It is the best at directory repairs. It rebuilds then actually replaces your old directory. I feel every Mac owner should have a copy. Make sure you get the disk so you can boot up on it to run repairs. You can also install it on another drive and run it from there to repair this one. DW works faster that way.
I use DW once a month to try and catch errors in my system from getting too far out of hand. It has repaired every little and big issue I have ever had with my three Macs.
If you have a good backup, hopefully a clone of your system before you had issues, an Erase and Install will also rid you of this issue. But, beware! You will lose everything on the drive with this procedure. Let us know if you need help with that!
Good Luck! DALE
p.s. Here's a rewiew of DiskWarrior 4.

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