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Hi All,
I have looked around the forums and there are bits of info on this but no definitive answer.
I am getting the 'incorrect number of thread records' error. I have tried repairing thru 'Disk Utility' which is just useless; I have also tried thru 'single user and command promts and still no luck.
So I started the machine up with the install disk and tried to erase the disk ...and disk utility will not allow me to erase. So as I understand it 'Disk Warrior' can fix all my problems, but im not to happy to part with my cash as this is for a friend...who also isnt too happy to part with the cash.
Is there anything else I can try i.e. is it work me linking it in transfer mode and trying to wipe the drive? Or taking the drive out and wiping it on another system?
The reason Im tight about buying DW is that surely Apple should be supplying machines with the software to carry out these kind of disk maintenance jobs??!
I would really appreciate any help on this, losing the data isnt an issue as it is all backed up...I just want to get a mates MacBook Pro working for them again
Thank you guys and girls of Mac Forum for your input on this one!!
xox
I have looked around the forums and there are bits of info on this but no definitive answer.
I am getting the 'incorrect number of thread records' error. I have tried repairing thru 'Disk Utility' which is just useless; I have also tried thru 'single user and command promts and still no luck.
So I started the machine up with the install disk and tried to erase the disk ...and disk utility will not allow me to erase. So as I understand it 'Disk Warrior' can fix all my problems, but im not to happy to part with my cash as this is for a friend...who also isnt too happy to part with the cash.
Is there anything else I can try i.e. is it work me linking it in transfer mode and trying to wipe the drive? Or taking the drive out and wiping it on another system?
The reason Im tight about buying DW is that surely Apple should be supplying machines with the software to carry out these kind of disk maintenance jobs??!
I would really appreciate any help on this, losing the data isnt an issue as it is all backed up...I just want to get a mates MacBook Pro working for them again
Thank you guys and girls of Mac Forum for your input on this one!!
xox