Unable to select "repair disk"

My system is running slow.  I am able to verify permissions and verify disk but I'm not able to select "repair disk".

You need to restart from a Mac OS X install DVD to get that option. If you don't have one, restart with the Shift key held down to quietly run a disk repair utility.
If the Verify Disk function doesn't find any issues, Repair Disk won't help.
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    2. When your computer finishes starting up from the disc, choose Disk Utility from the Installer menu at the top of the screen. (In Mac OS X 10.4 or later, you must select your language first.)
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    http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=106214
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    - I pushed the "stop disk permission repair" button, then quit disk utility, then cold booted the machine again.
    -re-applied combo patch as above, then cold booted the machine
    -ran disk utility from the original iMac install #1 disk, ran "repair disk permissions", and then received the same error message as above.
    - I then just quit Disk Utility and cold booted the machine again and went about my business. There does not seem to be any problem with the machine (was not before, but I ran repair permissions thinkging this was a routine maintenance taks that should be run)
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  • Disk Utility and Repair Disk Permissions

    Using Yosemite 10.10.3 , an this is what I see every time I run the Disk Utility.  Then I select 'Repair Disk Permissions' but nothing ever gets fixed. Whats the point of the 'Repair' button if nothing ever gets repaired??  Should I not believe the results of 'Verify Disk" either??
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  • 5 mins+ to boot, can't repair disk

    Hi
    My 24" Core 2 Duo has started to experience problems when I power it up. I usually leave it on all the time, but recently when I restarted it, it took nearly 20 minutes to reach the login screen, and then at least 20 minutes to open the startup items.
    I rebooted in Safe Mode successfully. I ran a Verify Disk on the startup disk using Disk Utility and it failed, recommending a Repair Disk. I booted from the install disk and ran Disk Utility. The start up disk is shown on the left but the volume "Macintosh HD" is not listed under it, so I am unable to run Repair Disk.
    After reading http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1417, I am not sure that I should attempt to run fsck. In any case I am not sure how to boot into the command line.
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    Message was edited by: tinysausage

    Dave, you may well be right in the long run, but I have managed to get it going again for now. Here's how:
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    A reboot later, and voila!, the iMac boots up in under a minute. Now let's hope it lasts...

  • How do i repair disk?

    when i went to very disk this is what it said how do i repair disk?   10.6
    Invalid volume file count
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    Invalid volume directory count
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    The volume Macintosh HD was found corrupt and needs to be repaired.
    Error: This disk needs to be repaired. Start up your computer with another disk (such as your Mac OS X installation disc), and then use Disk Utility to repair this disk.

    Those are the steps, it's simple.
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  • Disk Utility won't let me select "Repair" button - help!

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    Usually, being able to select the internal HD and click on Verify but not Repair indicates one is actually booted up from the internal HD rather than the optical drive. Which drive is shown at the top of the Disk Utility list on the left?
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  • Unable to verfiy or repair disk

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    Gokul

    Did you select the disk partition from the list of volumes in Disk Utility? You should at least be able to verify if you do this.

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  • Disk Utility: First Aid: "Repair Disk" grayed out when i select the HD

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