How to run repair in disk utility without a start up cd

Hello,
I have a macbook pro 2.3 GHz i5. I have run disk utility and it says that my disk needs to be repaired. It says I should insert the start up CD and then run repair but my mac book did not come with a disk. I ran disk utility because there are 247GB of miscellaneous files on my computer.
Any help gratefully received.

Lion has the 'install disk' built in.
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I'm trying to do a remote install, and it fails, telling me that the Macintosh HD needs to be repaired. But when I verify the HD, Disk Utility tells me that the disk is OK. How do I repair a disk that's OK?
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I think what it’s suggesting is that I boot my MBP from the remote disk. (Right?) I think that won’t work for me because I’ve got a MacBook Pro rather than a MacBook Air or Mac Mini, which are the only types that can boot from a remote disk. (Right?) Instead I thought I’d do whatever repair is necessary to the MBP’s Macintosh HD and then try the remote install again. So I ran Disk Utility on the MBP to verify the Macintosh HD, but it succeeds with “The volume Macintosh HD appears to be OK.”
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8-core MacPro2,1 running 10.6.8, Paragon NTFS for Mac, Bootcamp Win7.
4 internal HDD drives: two 1.5TBs for data, one 1TB for MacOS, one 1.5TB for Win7 bootcamp.
I mostly use the Mac side for music production (but rarely), and the Win side for business and everything else. Scores and scores of Win apps installed over the years. [4 monitor system], well over 500K files on the drive.
I just backed up the data from the two data-only drives, and made a bootable clone of the MacOS drive (SuperDuper). I have never successfully been able to clone the Win7 Bootcamp NTFS drive (even with Winclone back in 2009) because of volume sizes (or something). I decided to try again, from WITHIN Windows this time (all other attempts were from the Mac OS side).
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But, instead, i went to Disk Utility and asked it to repair my Bootcamp partition (I have Paragon NTFS and it has worked for years, and so I did not have a reason to doubt Disk Utility's ability to Repair an NTFS volume--not that i have tried it before, of course).
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The drive information (in the side bar and below) still had the BOOTCAMP partition, reported that it was NTFS, said that there was 308 GB still available of the 1.5TB drive, and that it contained 1.19TB 'used'. Looked normal to me.
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I am avoiding trying to fix the booting problem, because recovery of the 1.2TB of a working system is much more critical for me.
The clone HDD reports the same in DU, except now the GPT partition shows up as greyed-out 'disk1s1', right above the "BOOTCAMP" partition in the sidebar. [I understand from researching this that disk1s1 is somehow related to the bootloader for BC?]
I used the demo version of Data Rescue 3 to scan for recoverable files from the drive, but it doesn't even report the .files. (I am running the deep scan now, but will take about another 9 hours to complete that).
Has anybody got any suggestions on how to reclaim this partition and its system?
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Model Name:    Mac Pro
Model Identifier:    MacPro2,1
Processor Name:    Quad-Core Intel Xeon
Processor Speed:    3 GHz
Number Of Processors:    2
Total Number Of Cores:    8
L2 Cache (per processor):    8 MB
Memory:    13 GB
Bus Speed:    1.33 GHz
Boot ROM Version:    MP21.007F.B06
newmac:~ gmmx2$ sudo gpt -r show disk1
       start        size index contents
           0           1         PMBR
           1           1         Pri GPT header
           2          32         Pri GPT table
          34      262144      1 GPT part - E3C9E316-0B5C-4DB8-817D-F92DF00215AE
      262178        2014
      264192      409600      2 GPT part - C12A7328-F81F-11D2-BA4B-00A0C93EC93B
      673792 2929602560      3 GPT part - EBD0A0A2-B9E5-4433-87C0-68B6B72699C7
2930276352         783
2930277135          32         Sec GPT table
2930277167           1         Sec GPT header
newmac:~ gmmx2$ diskutil list
/dev/disk0
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:      GUID_partition_scheme                        *1.0 TB     disk0
   1:                        EFI                         209.7 MB   disk0s1
   2:                  Apple_HFS Macintosh HD            999.9 GB   disk0s2
/dev/disk1
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:      GUID_partition_scheme                        *1.5 TB     disk1
   1:         Microsoft Reserved                         134.2 MB   disk1s1
   2:                        EFI                         209.7 MB   disk1s2
   3:       Microsoft Basic Data BOOTCAMP               1.5 TB     disk1s3
/dev/disk2
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:      GUID_partition_scheme                        *1.5 TB     disk2
   1:                        EFI                         209.7 MB   disk2s1
   2:                  Apple_HFS D3                      750.0 GB   disk2s2
   3:       Microsoft Basic Data DATA3                  749.9 GB   disk2s3
/dev/disk3
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:     FDisk_partition_scheme                        *1.5 TB     disk3
   1:               Windows_NTFS SSDSUB                 1.5 TB     disk3s1
[Disk 1 is obviously the BC one]
newmac:~ gmmx2$ sudo fdisk /dev/disk1
Password:
Disk: /dev/disk1    geometry: -5415437/4/63 [-1364690128 sectors]
Signature: 0xAA55
         Starting       Ending
#: id cyl hd sec - cyl hd sec [     start -       size]
1: EE    0   0   2 - 1023 254 63 [         1 - -1364690129] <Unknown ID>
2: 00    0   0   0 -    0   0   0 [         0 -          0] unused
3: 00    0   0   0 -    0   0   0 [         0 -          0] unused
4: 00    0   0   0 -    0   0   0 [         0 -          0] unused
I cannot be the only one who has much such a catastrophic error, so I am hoping that there is something I have overlooked (being only a part-time Mac user) or there is some utility somewhere which can fix this--
Or if you need more data, let me know...
thank you for your time--gmm

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2013-01-28 04:31:00 -0700: Disk Utility started.
2013-01-28 04:31:30 -0700: Verify and Repair volume “BOOTCAMP2013-01-28 04:31:30 -0700: Starting repair tool:
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2013-01-28 04:31:57 -0700: Adjusting instance tags to prevent rollover on file 0x606f2.
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2013-01-28 04:41:54 -0700: Minor inconsistencies are detected on the volume.
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2013-01-28 04:41:54 -0700: Clearing invalid security descriptor 0x260
2013-01-28 04:41:54 -0700: Clearing invalid security descriptor 0x797
2013-01-28 04:41:54 -0700: Clearing invalid security descriptor 0x1538
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2013-01-28 04:41:54 -0700: Deleting orphan $Secure::$SII entry 0x260
2013-01-28 04:41:54 -0700: Deleting orphan $Secure::$SII entry 0x797
2013-01-28 04:41:54 -0700: Deleting orphan $Secure::$SII entry 0x1538
2013-01-28 04:41:54 -0700: Deleting orphan $Secure::$SDH entry Id=0x797
2013-01-28 04:41:54 -0700: Deleting orphan $Secure::$SDH entry Id=0x25e
2013-01-28 04:41:55 -0700: Deleting orphan $Secure::$SDH entry Id=0x260
2013-01-28 04:41:55 -0700: Deleting orphan $Secure::$SDH entry Id=0x1538
2013-01-28 04:41:55 -0700: Verifying files security...
2013-01-28 04:41:55 -0700: Record 0x97c contains invalid security Id (0x260)
2013-01-28 04:41:55 -0700: Record 0x99b contains invalid security Id (0x260)
2013-01-28 04:41:55 -0700: Record 0xb88 contains invalid security Id (0x260)
2013-01-28 04:41:55 -0700: Record 0xb91 contains invalid security Id (0x260)
2013-01-28 04:41:55 -0700: Record 0xb92 contains invalid security Id (0x260)
2013-01-28 04:41:55 -0700: Record 0x5633 contains invalid security Id (0x260)
2013-01-28 04:41:55 -0700: Record 0x5635 contains invalid security Id (0x260)
2013-01-28 04:41:55 -0700: Record 0x5637 contains invalid security Id (0x260)
2013-01-28 04:41:57 -0700: Record 0xe1d4 contains invalid security Id (0x25e)
2013-01-28 04:41:57 -0700: Record 0xe1d5 contains invalid security Id (0x25e)
2013-01-28 04:41:57 -0700: Record 0xe1d6 contains invalid security Id (0x260)
2013-01-28 04:41:58 -0700: Record 0x111c9 contains invalid security Id (0x260)
2013-01-28 04:41:58 -0700: Record 0x111ca contains invalid security Id (0x260)
2013-01-28 04:41:58 -0700: Record 0x111cb contains invalid security Id (0x260)
2013-01-28 04:41:58 -0700: Record 0x111dc contains invalid security Id (0x260)
2013-01-28 04:41:58 -0700: Record 0x11285 contains invalid security Id (0x260)
2013-01-28 04:41:58 -0700: Record 0x11297 contains invalid security Id (0x260)
2013-01-28 04:41:58 -0700: Record 0x113c4 contains invalid security Id (0x260)
2013-01-28 04:41:58 -0700: Record 0x113c5 contains invalid security Id (0x260)
2013-01-28 04:41:58 -0700: Record 0x12528 contains invalid security Id (0x260)
2013-01-28 04:42:00 -0700: Record 0x1cfe2 contains invalid security Id (0x260)
2013-01-28 04:42:00 -0700: Record 0x1dce1 contains invalid security Id (0x260)
2013-01-28 04:42:00 -0700: Record 0x1f6a8 contains invalid security Id (0x260)
2013-01-28 04:42:00 -0700: Record 0x1f6a9 contains invalid security Id (0x260)
2013-01-28 04:42:00 -0700: Record 0x1f6c4 contains invalid security Id (0x260)
2013-01-28 04:42:00 -0700: Record 0x21d57 contains invalid security Id (0x797)
2013-01-28 04:42:03 -0700: Record 0x3220d contains invalid security Id (0x260)
2013-01-28 04:42:06 -0700: Record 0x4bc2a contains invalid security Id (0x260)
2013-01-28 04:42:10 -0700: Record 0x64ff9 contains invalid security Id (0x1538)
2013-01-28 04:42:11 -0700: Can't read $SDS
2013-01-28 04:42:12 -0700: Security verification completed
2013-01-28 04:42:12 -0700: Verifying $MFT.
2013-01-28 04:42:12 -0700: Verifying $MFTMirr.
2013-01-28 04:42:12 -0700: Verifying $Bitmap.
2013-01-28 04:42:18 -0700: Volume repair complete.
2013-01-28 04:42:18 -0700: Updating boot support partitions for the volume as required.
2013-01-28 04:42:18 -0700: Repair tool completed: 2013-01-28 04:42:18 -0700:
2013-01-28 04:42:18 -0700:

Repairing HD using Disk Utility without an OSX system CD

I purchased a used iMac G4 700 Mhz pre-loaded with OSX 10.4.11 but without any install and restore disks. The system was working OK but froze when I was copying files from an external HD (music files from a Windows iTunes library) and I had to switch it off via the power button.
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Verifying volume “Macintosh HD”
Checking HFS Plus volume.
Checking Extents Overflow file.
Checking Catalog file.
Checking multi-linked files.
Checking Catalog hierarchy.
68 %)
Checking Extended Attributes file.
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To repair a volume, you will need to boot from the install DVDs that came with your Mac. You cannot repair the disks that you have booted from.
Insert the DVD and hold down the "C" key while booting. Once you see the desktop, open the Disk Utility located at HD -> Applications -> Utilities and highlight the internal HD, then select "repair disk" in that window near the bottom right. Do not bother verifying the disk as that takes almost as long as repairing and only tells you that the disk needs repairing - which you already know.

How do i repair my disk if disk utility is giving me a sandbox_cashe.db error?

I installed a new hard drive in my mid 2010 macbook pro with Mavericks and about 24 hours after all my files had been transferred over i encountered the spinning beachball of death, after 10 minutes of spinning i powered down and then when i rebooted i got the apple screen with the spinning gear and then a shut down. When i try to use disk repair it tells me the block count for sandbox_cashe.db is 20 instead of 10, i can boot up in s-mode but that's about it. i get the same errors from disk util in s mode as with the USB boot.
this all happened after i modified all the files i just uploaded and uploaded new ones from my camera so i'd rather not reformat if i can help it.
anybody have any suggestions? i cant seem to find a thread that helps. I have an external drive enclosure coming tomorrow to see if i can mount the drive and get my files that way.
I also tried to erase the disk and repartition it but disk util told me it couldnt do either. I think i will have to send the disk back after i get my files off.

Hello Jasper,
So you have tried restoring your iPod and that's when you get the 1415 error?
B-rock

Permissions Repair in Disk Utility not Running

Hi, when I repair permissions in Disk Utility, the barber shop progress bar just keeps on going forever. I have to stop it each time, but I would like to be able to repair permissions.
There are no errors or anything, just says "Repairing Permissions for Mac HD"
Does anyone else have this problem...what is going on?
Thanks,
Bob
Message was edited by: Bob Smith Jr.
Message was edited by: Bob Smith Jr.

Someone goofed up the UI. I just ran DU a couple of times, watching what was happening in it, and what Activity Monitor was reporting. At first the main process, using about 95% in the CPU column, was something called "installdb" (whose user is shown as "_installer")--the spinning barber pole was showing. After a couple of minutes that process vanished, and "repair_packages" kicked in, still the spinning barber pole, this process showed as using about 75% in the CPU column. After about a minute or so it abruptly finished and vanished, and the barber pole turned into a progress bar which filled almost immediately. The time it takes to do its thing may vary, but a minimum of about 5 minutes is evidently quite normal. So go take a coffee break and see if it does indeed finish in 5 to 10 minutes.
Francine
Francine
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How can I completely restore my mac when I haven't made a backup and my hard drive can't be repaired with Disk Utility?

If I use FireWire target disk mode to copy the entire hard drive to another external drive can I then erase the damaged hard drive, reinstall Lion with it's handy recovery function and copy everything back as it was?
I have an iMac (using Time Machine) which contains much of what is on the damaged MacBook Pro but the laptop has music and photos that only exist there... So can I restore the laptop from the iMac's Time Machine backups?
Just wanted some advice before I take the plunge...
Thanks,
Joe

joefromthehill wrote:
If I use FireWire target disk mode to copy the entire hard drive to another external drive can I then erase the damaged hard drive, reinstall Lion with it's handy recovery function and copy everything back as it was?
Maybe. But you'd be better off to make a "bootable clone," via CarbonCopyCloner, SuperDuper, or the Restore tab of Disk Utility. Then you can start up from the clone (hold the Option key while starting and select it from the display you'll get after a few moments), and make sure everything's there (at least as well as on your internal HD).
I'd then strongly recommend also making a second backup, on a separate HD, "just in case" something goes wrong with the first one before you get this fixed. That doesn't happen often, but it does happen.
But . . . are you sure you have to erase the HD? If it's directory damage, you may be able to fix it. See #6 in Using Disk Utility, start with the yellow box there.
I have an iMac (using Time Machine) which contains much of what is on the damaged MacBook Pro but the laptop has music and photos that only exist there... So can I restore the laptop from the iMac's Time Machine backups?
Yes, you can do that, by erasing the internal HD, installing OSX, then using Setup Assistant when it first starts up, to set it up just like the iMac. See Using Setup Assistant on Lion.
But try to fix the problem first; if that doesn't work, try the "clone" method. If it works, you won't lose the stuff on the MBP.
I guess I don't need to remind you, once this is sorted out, to make regular backups of the MBP, do I?

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