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kyudogirl - Aug 11, 2005 - 12:43 pm
hi! I am having problems with my power book G4. Every time i try to save something using any program (word, Photo shop, Illustrator, Maya, etc) i get a window saying "could not save "xxxx" because there is a disk error"...how can i fix this and why this happened? Help please!Thanks!!!
Cheryl - Aug 11, 2005 - 9:22 pm
Lily,
You really can not determine why a file goes corrupt or a disk has an error.
First, how large is your hard drive and how much free space do you have? You can find out the free space by opening a window and looking at the bottom of the window. It will show you how many items and the amount of free space.
To start tackling the disk error do this:
1. Shut down the computer if it is on.
2. Press the power button to start the computer.
3. Immediately press and hold the Command (Apple) key and the "s" key for single-user mode.
4. At the command-line prompt, type: /sbin/fsck -fy
5. Press Return.
The fsck utility will go through five "phases" then return information about the disk's utilization and fragmentation. Once the check is finished, if no issue is found, you should see "** The volume (name of volume) appears to be OK."
Note: If fsck alters, repairs, or fixes anything, it will display the message:
***** FILE SYSTEM WAS MODIFIED *****
Important: If this message appears, repeat the fsck command until it no longer appears. It's OK if you need to do several "passes" of fsck, because first-pass repairs may uncover additional issues.
When fsck reports that, "** The volume (name of volume) appears to be OK.",
6. type: reboot
7. Press Return.
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Let me know if you need further assistance and thank you for using MacOSX.com !
Cheryl
You really can not determine why a file goes corrupt or a disk has an error.
First, how large is your hard drive and how much free space do you have? You can find out the free space by opening a window and looking at the bottom of the window. It will show you how many items and the amount of free space.
To start tackling the disk error do this:
1. Shut down the computer if it is on.
2. Press the power button to start the computer.
3. Immediately press and hold the Command (Apple) key and the "s" key for single-user mode.
4. At the command-line prompt, type: /sbin/fsck -fy
5. Press Return.
The fsck utility will go through five "phases" then return information about the disk's utilization and fragmentation. Once the check is finished, if no issue is found, you should see "** The volume (name of volume) appears to be OK."
Note: If fsck alters, repairs, or fixes anything, it will display the message:
***** FILE SYSTEM WAS MODIFIED *****
Important: If this message appears, repeat the fsck command until it no longer appears. It's OK if you need to do several "passes" of fsck, because first-pass repairs may uncover additional issues.
When fsck reports that, "** The volume (name of volume) appears to be OK.",
6. type: reboot
7. Press Return.
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Let me know if you need further assistance and thank you for using MacOSX.com !
Cheryl
kyudogirl - Aug 12, 2005 - 11:15 am
Hi Cheryl,
Thank you for your help. The first thing I did was to check my disk space and I had more than half of my hard disk free. I will try to follow your instructions and if still nothing happens, then I will contact you again. Thanks again and have a nice day!
Lily.
Thank you for your help. The first thing I did was to check my disk space and I had more than half of my hard disk free. I will try to follow your instructions and if still nothing happens, then I will contact you again. Thanks again and have a nice day!
Lily.
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