MBP disk locked on reinstall

I have a MBP with Lion on it. It wont boot past the Apple logo so I want to reinstall the laptop. Now this can only be done with Apple's internet recovery but the thing is that when I choose to do an internet recovery I have to select which disk I want to use. Problem is that there is only one disk to choose and that is Recovery HD 650 MB total, 127.1 MB free. Says this disk is locked so I cant select it and continue with the reinstall.
Do you know any solution to this problem?

Boot into Internet Recovery and erase the boot volume in Disk Utility. All data on the volume will be destroyed. If it won't let you do that, repair the internal drive. That means you select the drive icon -- not the volume icons nested beneath it -- and then click Repair Disk. Then try erasing again. If successful, quit Disk Utility and install OS X.
If you can't complete this procedure, or if you ever have another problem like this, the drive needs to be replaced.

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MBP disks locked on reinstall

I have a MBP with Lion on it. It wont boot past the Apple logo so I want to reinstall the laptop. Now this can only be done with Apple's internet recovery but the thing is that when I choose to do an internet recovery I have to select which disk I want to use. Problem is that there is only one disk to choose and that is Recovery HD 650 MB total, 127.1 MB free. Says this disk is locked so I cant select it and continue with the reinstall.
Other times I've tried I've got two disks to choose from. The recovery hd and the Macintosh hd 499 GB total, 490 GB free. But both are locked.
Do you know any solution to this problem?

Boot into Internet Recovery and erase the boot volume in Disk Utility. All data on the volume will be destroyed. If it won't let you do that, repair the internal drive. That means you select the drive icon -- not the volume icons nested beneath it -- and then click Repair Disk. Then try erasing again. If successful, quit Disk Utility and install OS X.
If you can't complete this procedure, or if you ever have another problem like this, the drive needs to be replaced.

MacBook Pro disk locked

Trying to reinstall mavericks from CMD R start up and get message "disk locked"
Problem has been trying to start and just getting grey screen with spinning wheel at bottom. Computer won't even reboot in recovery mode.
Any ideas?

Sounds as if your hard drive is damaged, unable to boot into even the Recovery partition.
Which model MacBook Pro do you have (e.g., "15-inch Late 2011")?
Clinton

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usamafrombeverly hills wrote:
when i start the macbook & press cmd+R it goes to the internet recovery
Well then when you erased your hard drive, your erased the Recovery partition, also.
Use Internet Recovery to either restore from your Time Machine backup or reinstall the OS if you don't have a TM Backup.
It will install the OS that shipped on that Mac. You can then upgrade via the App Store.

I just restarted my mac then suddenly when it boots,disk utility came and says different option like repair disk, get help, reinstall OSX and I tried to click disk repair but it says that I am um able to repair the disk

i just restarted my mac then suddenly when it boots,disk utility came and says different option like repair disk, get help, reinstall OSX and I tried to click disk repair but it says that I am um able to repair the disk

It sounds like your hard drive either has a software problem that Disk Utility cannot fix or that the HD has failed (mechanically).
Your Mac may have booted either to your recovery partition or to internet recovery in an attempt to repair the drive- I can't tell from your post.
I'll assume that it was the recovery partition.
Try to boot into internet recovery (hold down option command R at restart), and see if you can repair your HD with Disk Utility. You should also repair permissions while you're there.
If that doesn't work, try to boot into single user mode (restart, hold down ⌘S until you see a black screen with white text) and repair your hard drive. Here's a reference with directions: Repair Your Hard Disk in Single User Mode | Everything Macintosh
If that doesn't work you have a few options:
If your mac originally came with installation disks, you can try to boot from the installation disk and then see if you can repair the HD.
There is a small chance that Techtool Pro 7 will be able to repair your HD if Disk Utility can't.
If none of that works then your HD has probably failed and will need to be replaced, which is not too difficult to do yourself if you can use a screwdriver.

Computer will not boot up. I have tried running disk utility and re-installing OSX. It says disk locked

I am new to Macs and have bought a 13" Macbook Pro and a IMac 21.5" 14 months ago. I have only used the Macbook pro about 15-20 times and after upgrading to Maverick it will not boot up. I get the white screen and a spinning circle. I have tried Disk utility repair and even re-installing the OSX, but it says disk locked. I do not recall setting any password protections or passwords. I now have a brick with a lit up Apple logo. If anyone knows how I can bypass the disk lock error or reset the laptop, please let me know. This has not been a pleasant conversion from PC's. Even my IMac blacks out from time to time and both happened right after my factory warranty expired.

The internal drive is malfunctioning. Make a "Genius" appointment at an Apple Store, or go to another authorized service provider.
Back up all data on the internal drive(s) before you hand over your computer to anyone. There are ways to back up a computer that isn't fully functional — ask if you need guidance.
If privacy is a concern, erase the data partition(s) with the option to write zeros* (do this only if you have at least two complete, independent backups, and you know how to restore to an empty drive from any of them.) Don’t erase the recovery partition, if present.
Keeping your confidential data secure during hardware repair
*An SSD doesn't need to be zeroed.

Save as Photoshop PDF Scratch disk locked?

I searched the forums, but apparently my issue only crops up when someone tries to launch PS. I can launch and do everything else just fine; however, I attempted to save as > PDF and received the scratch disk locked message. I can successfully save as PDF if I use the launch as admin option, but this seems odd since I can do everything else just fine without the need to do that.
Here are my steps:
Save as > Photoshop PDF
Click OK on "The settings you choose in the Save Adobe PDF dialog can override your current settings...."
I change [b]nothing[/b] in the Save Adobe PDF dialog. I simply click Save PDF.
Select Yes for "Preserve Photoshop Editing Capabilities" in the prompt.
Here is where I get the error message.
"Could not open a scratch file because the file is locked, you do not have necessary access permissions, or another program is using the file. Use the 'Properties' command in the Windows Explorer to unlock the file."
At this point, Photoshop does not crash or exit. It just simply will not save the file. This is the first time I've tried to save as PDF, so it could just be a user error > replace user situation. :d
I have tried the CTRL + Shift + Alt method of launching to wipe my preferences only to have the same result. My scratch disk is an internal drive used only as storage with 1.30 TB available.
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User account is an admin, but I have never had a need to launch PS as an admin specifically.
Thanks in advance.

Checked my permissions on C:\Users\***\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\Adobe PDF\Settings and everything is fine.
Taking that info and some google work I came across this: http://help.adobe.com/en_US/photoshop/cs/using/WS23B45D06-1977-4006-8BEB-2DBB08CA502Ea.htm l#WSA79FA899-BC95-401e-BD44-5B26BC31B369
Apparently, there should be PDF settings files in C:\Users\***\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\Adobe PDF\Settings; however, my folder was empty, but the article above also says to move them from an 'Extras' folder located within ProgramData. Copied the settings over, tried again, same result.
Am I supposed to have Acrobat installed for this to work properly? I don't have Acrobat, nor do I even use Reader (I use a different program for in-browser PDF).
//edit
Apparently it was in my settings on the PDF save dialog. I removed the settings that I moved over and tried again. This time I actually fiddled with the settings and used Smallest File Size instead of HQ Print, and that seemed to have worked. Messed with things some more, and narrowed it down to the Preserve Photoshop Editing Capabilities option. As long as that option is UN-checked, then everything works smoothly, including HQ quality.

None of the changes I make to system preference or the dock will hold after restart. I've cleared the RAM, run disk repair and reinstalled the OS. Now what?

None of the changes I make to system preference or the dock will hold after restart. I've cleared the RAM, run disk repair and reinstalled the OS. Now what?

MobileMe closed on July 31, 2012.
It is true that the only way to sync your Mac with iCloud is to upgrad. You need to be running OS X Lion 10.7.2 or higher in order to sync your Mac with iCloud. At this point, you can upgrade directly to OS X Mountain Lion from the version of OS X you are now running (10.6.8). You can purchase and download the Mountain Lion upgrade from the Mac App Store for $19.99. After upgrading you will see iCloud in System Preferences. This guide explains how to sync your Mac with iCloud after upgrading: http://www.apple.com/icloud/setup/mac.html.
Once all your devices are signed into the same iCloud account and you have turned on your iCloud data syncing, you will be able to keep them all in sync using iCloud. You will still have to sync with iTunes to manage your iTunes media such as music, movies, podcasts, etc. You will have the option to either continue backing up automatically with your computer when you sync with iTunes, or to back up your iOS devices automatically to iCloud every 24 hours (as long as they are connected to wifi and your chargers).

Intermittent disk locks and screen blanks

I am new (4 months) to Mac. At first, I loved my MacBook Pro, but now it is driving me mad. The disk locks and the screen goes black for a few seconds, then recovers. There is no pattern to it. It happens when I am working actively, and when the machine is sitting alone on a desk playing music. It happens on battery power and mains power. There was a period of about three weeks when it didn't happen at all, but now it is back again. It will happen 5 or 6 times in an hour, and then not again for several hours. Does anyone have any ideas what is causing this?

Peter, as Nick suggested, try repairing permissions. Usually this is what Mac owners do at first sight of an issue. I skipped over the part about you only being a Mac user for 4 months. After installing any new applications, and periodically when I run the Cocktail app, I repair permissions. Sometimes funny things can happen when apps are installed, and certain permissions can get changed. Often it's no biggie, but sometimes something can get changed that shouldn't.
You can repair permissions from within your session, or if you really want to, as Nick suggested, boot from your install disk, and go to Disk Utility. You can repair permissions, and check the drive for any errors as well. This is a good method as the OS isn't actually running, so technically all permissions can be repaired without fear of running applications interfering.
Bryan

Unable to boot disk utility or reinstall Mountain Lion

Hello,
I bought an iMac via ebay and I am unable to boot to disk utility and reinstall mountain lion becouse the guy I bought it from didnt delete the users nor reinstall OS
I have a Pc keyboard and am pressing the correct command+r but mac just hangs on apple sign and loading.
I can enter single user terminal and this is what I did and can do. There are 4 users in the /Users
tried following;
/sbin/fsck -fy
disk is ok
/launchctl load /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.DirectoryServicesLocal.plist
Bug:launchctl.c:2344 (25952):2: (dbfd = open(g_job_overrides_db_path, 0_RDONLY | 0_EXLOCK | 0_CREAT, S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR)) != - 1
launch_msg(): Socket is not connected
I am connected to the internet via ethernet and I am stuck here not knowing what to do! I dont have an original DVD from Apple but I do have an image on the DVD.
There is no other mac in my house either and I cant make bootable usb or firewire.
Any suggestions on where to go from here or I am screwed?
Thanks in advance

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@daiktsu: I wonder why these two are helping you at all.
@sls and Radiation: I admire your patience with this troll.
Unreal ! hahaha , congrats to all 3 - Lex, SSLS and Radiation for taking the HIGH road . Now that is CON"TROL" !

I can't Install the Mac OS X Lion because of Disk Locked. How to Unlock the Disk? Anyone can Help Please

I can't Install the Mac OS X Lion because of Disk Locked. How to Unlock the Disk? Anyone can Help Please

Right click the hard drive icon and select Get Info. In the new pane, on the bottom, do this:
1. click the padlock, and authenticate with your password.
2. change Privilege to Read & Write - just click what is there and options will appear.
3. close the pane.

Disk locked error

I'm trying to upgrade to Mountain Lion. I have an Imac 2007 mid year ( which is compatible ), and first the installation stopped because it said the mad hd disk was damaged. Now that I repair the disk, when I try to install I can't select the Mac HD because it says it's locked. What should I do? I don't want to erase everything because I have some important files that created recently. I did not expect this error, I'm used to a smooth transition with new apple Operating Systems. Please help me, any advice is welcome.

Ok guys, I figured it out. What I did was:
First: I saved some of my important documents on an external hard drive ( just in case )
Second: I started "disk utility" to verify the Mac HD disk. The verification told me that there was an error and that to repair it I would have to use : Restore HD. Now what is Restore HD? The message said to restart the computer and hold donw the keys: Command and R until you see the apple logo appears. Then the there is 4 options to pick: Restore from time machine, get help online, disk utility, and there was another one that I can't remember, but you have to pick "disk utility". You select the Mac HD disk, and the option of "repair disk" is available. You click that and wait. When the disk is repaired. I clicked the "verify permissions" option. Just in case the "disk locked" error appears again. After that is done. I restarted the computer with the regular (using the old lion, not the new one) I looked on applications for my Mountain Lion file, and followed the instructions.
It took maybe 40 minutes. At one point, maybe 15 minutes in, the screen of my computer turned black. Don't freak out as I did, it is just the power saver. Then the system restarts itself and then there was Mountain Lion.
I hope this helps! I read some articles first before trying this, some is not that I randomly came up with it. If you have the: "disk damaged" or "disk locked" errors. Try this, and see if it works! Thanks everyone!!

MBP Constantly Locking Up

I couldn't find a sufficient answer for this by searching. I have the 15" Mid Summer 2009 MBP. 2.8ghz with the 512mb graphics card, 4gb ram etc etc. For the past few months, it has been locking up like crazy. Sometimes once a day, today, it locked up constantly for the last half hour. I've been keeping activity monitor on, and usually its Firefox, which shoots up to 100% cpu sometimes, but it's not just Firefox. Adium does it too, as well as some other programs. Usually, if I wait about 30 seconds, it goes away on it's own. It's happened while I've been doing nothing but in the middle of a YouTube video as well. This happened when I had Leopard, and has continued since I upgraded to Snow Leopard. This is getting unbearable. My machine is totally fast and never lags except when it gets these complete lock-ups. I have no idea what's causing this. Any help? Thanks.

I agree with dwd about the question of 3rd party RAM. But clearly you stated that it is Apple RAM
But I am also curious if you have the EFI 1.7 Firmware running on the MBP.
Here how you can verify if you do have the EFI 1.7 Firmware update.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1237
This update cause havoc with A-LOT of 13" & 15" MBP's it was suspected to only effect MBP's that had upgraded to a 3rd party HDD that was SATA 3.0. But the reality was it did effect stock Macs and SATA 1.5 drives.
Just food for thought.
If you do not believe that this is an issue then lets continue.
1. Run "Verify Disk" and "Repair Permission" from Disk Utilities. If "Verify Disk" returns errors then you will need to boot with the OSX install DVD to attempt repair.
Also while you're in DU "First Aid" at the bottom note the drives S.M.A.R.T status it should read "Verified".
2. Download a program such as AppleJack or ONYX ( I suggest both) and use them to clean system Cache files and run the UNIX scripts "Daily, Weekly, Monthly".
3. You might also log into another user and see if this problem exist under that user. If you don't have another user then simply create one in System/Prefs/Users.
4. If none of these works than I would look at the possibility that your RAM or HDD is dying. I would recommend creating a back up as soon as possible.
If you have an external drive? You could load OSX on it and boot from it to see if the problem exist then. Or if you have another Mac you could utilize Target Disk Mode and boot from it to verify your hardware.

Just Got New MBP and need to reinstall Software

I just got a 15inch MBP and installed Final Cut Studio 2 which I did not know was 55 gigs. I want to install it on an external HD so I want to reinstall Leopard with my disc I received when I bought my MBP from Apple. Will I still get all of my extras such as ilife with my install disc and will it restore it to factory (as I received it when I first bought it?) Thank you!

An 'erase and install' will remove EVERYTHING from your harddrive, and if you've already got Leopard installed, that's your only option.
Reintalling Leopard will NOT install iLife; to my knowledge there are no Leopard+iLife 08 install DVDs. . . just Leopard DVDS. I may be wrong, as I have an old Mac and not a new one, which may come with a software package I've never seen (but I'm getting my GF a new MBP for Christmas!!). I think you need to (and should have) a seperate iLife 08 disk with which you can reinstall iLife.
A couple of questions and some advice:
-I assume you have at least a 120gb harddrive. Why do you want to install FCP2 onto an extrnal DVD? If you plan to use that space to store media, it would be a better idea to store the media (i.e. the video footage, etc) on an external drive and keep your FCP application on your internal HD.
-Also, if you are going to run FCP on an external HD, get a FIREWIRE 800 external HD. They are quite a bit more expensive, but I had a LOT of problems just using FCP1 to edit footage stored on an external USB HD . .. I can't IMAGINE the problems you would have running FCP2 off of a USB external HD.
-Thinking about it again, where are you going to store your footage? On the same external HD as FCP? I think that will work . . .
Looking forward to hearing more!
CMF
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Recovery disk locked

I have a macbook pro, made a defrag with stellar. It does not recognize my boot disk and the recovery disk patition is locked.
No backups. Need to recover files
Help neaded please

Welcome to Apple Support Communities
Reinstall OS X. To do it, use OS X Recovery > http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4718
To start in Internet Recovery, hold Command, Option (Alt) and R keys while your Mac is starting, and reinstall OS X. Doing this, Recovery HD will be created and Mac OS X will start correctly

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