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<blockquote data-quote="RadDave" data-source="post: 1619389" data-attributes="member: 234411">Hi Chris - welcome to the forum! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> Now, I'm not one of the hardware gurus here and I'm sure that several will 'chime in' shortly - but to start the conversation: 1) How old is the MBP; 2) What OS X is installed; 3) Do you have any form of backup, e.g. Time Machine (TM), Cloned bootable disk (such as Carbon Copy Cloner), or at least her important files on an external HD, USB flash drive, or in the cloud (we use Carbonite on my wife's Mac)?The information presented in your OP likely indicates a failing HD - I'm assuming initially that you opened 'Disk Utility' to verify the disk - correct? A healthy HD/partition should look like the one attached (my MBPro) w/ the S.M.A.R.T. status verified (blue arrow) - you likely went to disk repair from a recovery boot which generated the information described by you.BUT, the first necessity is backup, so at least get her important files onto another device or in the cloud (or both), if not already done - I'm not sure if you have not been running TM and/or cloning software whether those procedures would even work now w/ the status of your HD - others will need to address those questions.&nbsp; Dave .[ATTACH=full]21256[/ATTACH]</blockquote>

[QUOTE="RadDave, post: 1619389, member: 234411"] Hi [B]Chris[/B] - welcome to the forum! :) Now, I'm not one of the hardware gurus here and I'm sure that several will 'chime in' shortly - but to start the conversation: 1) How old is the MBP; 2) What OS X is installed; 3) Do you have any form of backup, e.g. Time Machine (TM), Cloned bootable disk (such as Carbon Copy Cloner), or at least her important files on an external HD, USB flash drive, or in the cloud (we use Carbonite on my wife's Mac)? The information presented in your OP likely indicates a failing HD - I'm assuming initially that you opened 'Disk Utility' to verify the disk - correct? A healthy HD/partition should look like the one attached (my MBPro) w/ the S.M.A.R.T. status verified (blue arrow) - you likely went to disk repair from a recovery boot which generated the information described by you. BUT, the first necessity is backup, so at least get her important files onto another device or in the cloud (or both), if not already done - I'm not sure if you have not been running TM and/or cloning software whether those procedures would even work now w/ the status of your HD - others will need to address those questions. Dave . [ATTACH=full]21256[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]

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