Verify disk / repair Do not work....

Hi,
Well, I'm trying to use disk utility to keep my machine working ok. So I will tell how l'm doing it.
1) First l verify disk disk permissions ( that works ok )
2) If necessery I repair the disk pemissions ( that's ok too )
3) Now l trying to verify Disk. It do not go well and i got this message:
Verifying volume “Macintosh HD”
Checking HFS Plus volume.
Checking Extents Overflow file.
Checking Catalog file.
Checking multi-linked files.
Checking Catalog hierarchy.
Checking Extended Attributes file.
Checking volume bitmap.
Checking volume information.
Volume Header needs minor repair
The volume The volume sh HD needs to be repaired.
Error: The underlying task reported failure on exit
1 HFS volume checked
Volume needs repair
4) Now I can't use he Repair Disk option ( it's off ) I can Repair the Disk Permissions again, but it do not fix my problem.

4) Now I can't use he Repair Disk option ( it's off )
I can Repair the Disk Permissions again, but it do
not fix my problem.
You can't repair a disk that you're booted from. If you boot from another drive or your install disk, you can then use Disk Utility to repair your internal drive.
1) First l verify disk disk permissions ( that works
ok )
2) If necessery I repair the disk pemissions (
that's ok too )
Step 1 is a waste of time. Don't Verify Permissions, just run Repair Permissions and it will both verify and repair in one step.
3) Now l trying to verify Disk. It do not go well
and i got this message:
Verifying volume “Macintosh HD”
Checking HFS Plus volume.
Checking Extents Overflow file.
Checking Catalog file.
Checking multi-linked files.
Checking Catalog hierarchy.
hecking Extended Attributes file.
Checking volume bitmap.
Checking volume information.
Volume Header needs minor repair
The volume The volume sh HD needs to be repaired.
Error: The underlying task reported failure on exit
1 HFS volume checked
Volume needs repair
You should get TechTool Pro or Diskwarrior or both. Diskwarrior is highly recommended as a specialized disk utility program. TechTool Pro is an excellent disk utility as well, but it also has a lot of other test and features.

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