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Hard Drive First Aid failed, Volume needs repair. Uh-oh. :(
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<blockquote data-quote="Kitxune" data-source="post: 1028508" data-attributes="member: 149216"><p>Firstly, sorry if this is in the wrong subforum.. </p><p>I have encountered an apparently serious problem here. I've done some research about it though i'd like some personal advice on what to do.</p><p></p><p>I'm on an iMac OS X Version 10.4.11 (Tiger) from 2007.</p><p></p><p>It had been running a little slow lately and occasionally freezing. The day i decided to finally try to fix the problem, it only got worse, to the point where it would be freezing for like 10 seconds every 5 minutes. I backed up my files and ran Onyx. It encountered a problem (i forgot what it said, but i can run it again and look for the error if you need it). So i just went to Disk Utility.</p><p></p><p>I verified and repaired permissions. I verified the disk, and said the following:</p><p>(In a Popup window: )</p><p>-----</p><p><strong>First Aid Failed</strong></p><p></p><p>Disk Utility stopped verifying "Macintosh HD"</p><p>because the following error was encountered:</p><p></p><p>The underlying task reported failure on exit</p><p>-----</p><p>(In the First Aid window: )</p><p>-----</p><p><strong>Verifying volume "Macintosh HD"</strong></p><p>Checking HFS Plus Volume.</p><p>Checking Extents Overflow file.</p><p>Checking Catalog file.</p><p><span style="color: Red">Invalid node structure</span></p><p><span style="color: Red">The volume Macintosh HD needs to be repaired.</span></p><p><span style="color: Red"></span></p><p><span style="color: Red"><strong>Error: The underlying task reported failure on exit</strong></span></p><p></p><p><strong>1 HFS volume checked</strong></p><p><strong> <strong>Volume needs repair.</strong></strong></p><p>-----</p><p><img src="/mac_images/images/smilies/Straight-Faced.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":|" title="Straight Faced :|" data-shortname=":|" /> Okay? My startup disk needs repair i guess. So I rebooted from the install disk and ran Disk Utility again. </p><p>-----</p><p><strong>Verifying volume "Macintosh HD"</strong></p><p>Checking HFS Plus Volume.</p><p>Checking Extents Overflow file.</p><p>Checking Catalog file.</p><p><span style="color: Red">Invalid node structure</span></p><p><span style="color: Red">Volume check failed.</span></p><p><span style="color: Red"></span></p><p><span style="color: Red"><strong>Error: The underlying task reported failure on exit.</strong></span></p><p></p><p><strong>1 HFS volume checked</strong></p><p><strong> <strong>1 Volume could not be repaired because of an error.</strong></strong></p><p>-----</p><p>It seems like my hard disk is damaged. :O What can I do now?</p><p>From my research I have found two possible solutions - Buy "Disk Warrior" (~$100), or reformat the computer.</p><p>I'll be getting a new external HD soon, so I'm thinking about just reformatting the computer. Will that really work? And what other solutions are there?</p><p></p><p>Also, what could have caused the problem? I suspect it's because i only had about 10GB left of space on this 150GB computer... Or maybe it's from constantly using it all the time. I use my computer almost every single day for at <em>least</em> 6 hours. I also almost never shut it down (only Sleep mode), though i heard that isn't supposed to be bad for it? </p><p></p><p>Oh yeah, and it's weird... Ever since I TRIED to fix it and got that error, my Mac has been working pretty fine. It almost never freezes anymore and it's not slow at all. I am really confused with my dear Mac. )_) </p><p></p><p>If you have read this far and can offer any help, I am most thankful.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Kitxune, post: 1028508, member: 149216"] Firstly, sorry if this is in the wrong subforum.. I have encountered an apparently serious problem here. I've done some research about it though i'd like some personal advice on what to do. I'm on an iMac OS X Version 10.4.11 (Tiger) from 2007. It had been running a little slow lately and occasionally freezing. The day i decided to finally try to fix the problem, it only got worse, to the point where it would be freezing for like 10 seconds every 5 minutes. I backed up my files and ran Onyx. It encountered a problem (i forgot what it said, but i can run it again and look for the error if you need it). So i just went to Disk Utility. I verified and repaired permissions. I verified the disk, and said the following: (In a Popup window: ) ----- [B]First Aid Failed[/B] Disk Utility stopped verifying "Macintosh HD" because the following error was encountered: The underlying task reported failure on exit ----- (In the First Aid window: ) ----- [B]Verifying volume "Macintosh HD"[/B] Checking HFS Plus Volume. Checking Extents Overflow file. Checking Catalog file. [COLOR="Red"]Invalid node structure The volume Macintosh HD needs to be repaired. [B]Error: The underlying task reported failure on exit[/B][/COLOR] [B]1 HFS volume checked [B]Volume needs repair.[/B][/B] ----- :| Okay? My startup disk needs repair i guess. So I rebooted from the install disk and ran Disk Utility again. ----- [B]Verifying volume "Macintosh HD"[/B] Checking HFS Plus Volume. Checking Extents Overflow file. Checking Catalog file. [COLOR="Red"]Invalid node structure Volume check failed. [B]Error: The underlying task reported failure on exit.[/B][/COLOR] [B]1 HFS volume checked [B]1 Volume could not be repaired because of an error.[/B][/B] ----- It seems like my hard disk is damaged. :O What can I do now? From my research I have found two possible solutions - Buy "Disk Warrior" (~$100), or reformat the computer. I'll be getting a new external HD soon, so I'm thinking about just reformatting the computer. Will that really work? And what other solutions are there? Also, what could have caused the problem? I suspect it's because i only had about 10GB left of space on this 150GB computer... Or maybe it's from constantly using it all the time. I use my computer almost every single day for at [I]least[/I] 6 hours. I also almost never shut it down (only Sleep mode), though i heard that isn't supposed to be bad for it? Oh yeah, and it's weird... Ever since I TRIED to fix it and got that error, my Mac has been working pretty fine. It almost never freezes anymore and it's not slow at all. I am really confused with my dear Mac. )_) If you have read this far and can offer any help, I am most thankful. [/QUOTE]
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