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<blockquote data-quote="pigoo3" data-source="post: 1619595" data-attributes="member: 56379">I see two options:1.&nbsp; The spend no money option.2.&nbsp; The spend money option.Option #1:&nbsp; Boot into the Recovery partition, launch Disk Utility, and see if the drive can be repaired.&nbsp; If so...no money spent<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />...and computers owner needs to figure out how to create more free disk space.Option #2:&nbsp; As &quot;pm-r&quot; excellently suggested...these alternate drive repair programs can cost around $100...and who knows...the drive may not be repairable...or these apps may not be able to repair it (so could be $100 spent on an app for nothing).&nbsp; So better off spending $100 (or less) on a brand new bigger HD!<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />- Nickp.s.&nbsp; Of course if option #1 doesn't work...then Option #2 should be the automatic choice!<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />&nbsp; The drive doesn't seem to be &quot;broken&quot; yet...since we got the drive contents info previously...and there's a TM backup.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="pigoo3, post: 1619595, member: 56379"] I see two options: 1. The spend no money option. 2. The spend money option. Option #1: Boot into the Recovery partition, launch Disk Utility, and see if the drive can be repaired. If so...no money spent:)...and computers owner needs to figure out how to create more free disk space. Option #2: As "pm-r" excellently suggested...these alternate drive repair programs can cost around $100...and who knows...the drive may not be repairable...or these apps may not be able to repair it (so could be $100 spent on an app for nothing). So better off spending $100 (or less) on a brand new bigger HD!:) - Nick p.s. Of course if option #1 doesn't work...then Option #2 should be the automatic choice!:) The drive doesn't seem to be "broken" yet...since we got the drive contents info previously...and there's a TM backup. [/QUOTE]

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