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RobinS - Jan 16, 2006 - 5:05 pm
"Repairing disk failed with error Could not unmount disk"
This happened after I tried to Repair Disk in Disk Utility. There are 3 partitions. For OSX, OS9 and Data. The one I can't repair or verify is the Data one.
This happened after I tried to Repair Disk in Disk Utility. There are 3 partitions. For OSX, OS9 and Data. The one I can't repair or verify is the Data one.
DeltaMac - Jan 16, 2006 - 5:11 pm
Try restarting the Mac, and go to Disk Utility first, try the Repair Disk without choosing Verify first.
If that does not help, Boot to your Tiger install disk, and repair the disk while booted to the Tiger installer. You will find the Disk Utility in the Utilities menu.
- Dale
If that does not help, Boot to your Tiger install disk, and repair the disk while booted to the Tiger installer. You will find the Disk Utility in the Utilities menu.
- Dale
RobinS - Jan 16, 2006 - 9:33 pm
OK - did the Disk Utility thing off the OSX DVD. Didn't seem to help.
I have 3 partitions:
OSX (obviously where the OS is and not much else since I moved some programs to the Data partition - this might be the cause of the problems perhaps.)
OS9: I never use it. It repairs and verifies perfectly.
Data: Where all my stuff is. I also moved a lot of programs over to this partition so when I reinstall OSX I don't have to reinstall all my programs. Some didn't like to get moved, but most seemed to be fine. Perhaps that different storage location is causing these problems?n
When I do the Repair on the OSX volume, it tells me
Invalid leaf count
should be 0 instead of 21
When I do the Repair on the Data volume it tells me
invalid leaf count
should be 49 instead of 2948
Repair attempted on 5 volumes
3 HFS volumes are fine
2 volumes could not be repaired
I have 3 partitions:
OSX (obviously where the OS is and not much else since I moved some programs to the Data partition - this might be the cause of the problems perhaps.)
OS9: I never use it. It repairs and verifies perfectly.
Data: Where all my stuff is. I also moved a lot of programs over to this partition so when I reinstall OSX I don't have to reinstall all my programs. Some didn't like to get moved, but most seemed to be fine. Perhaps that different storage location is causing these problems?n
When I do the Repair on the OSX volume, it tells me
Invalid leaf count
should be 0 instead of 21
When I do the Repair on the Data volume it tells me
invalid leaf count
should be 49 instead of 2948
Repair attempted on 5 volumes
3 HFS volumes are fine
2 volumes could not be repaired
DeltaMac - Jan 16, 2006 - 11:05 pm
You are beginning to get disk directory problems. A newer version of Disk Utility (such as that included with the Tiger 10.4.3 installer DVD) probably would help. It's a vast improvement over even the version that comes with the 10.4 installer.
If you don't have that OS X 10.4.3 version, then I think you should consider purchasing Disk Warrior. That will probably fix you right up.
Something that can repair your directory should be your priority...
Let me know how it goes...
- Dale
If you don't have that OS X 10.4.3 version, then I think you should consider purchasing Disk Warrior. That will probably fix you right up.
Something that can repair your directory should be your priority...
Let me know how it goes...
- Dale
RobinS - Jan 17, 2006 - 3:22 am
So when I update my OS X 10.4 the Disk Utility isn't updated?
DeltaMac - Jan 17, 2006 - 7:03 am
Yes, it is updated. But, you can't repair the disk properly while you are booted to it.
You need to repair the file system/directory, and Disk Utility won't do everything. Buy or borrow a current version of DiskWarrior.
- Dale
You need to repair the file system/directory, and Disk Utility won't do everything. Buy or borrow a current version of DiskWarrior.
- Dale
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