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<blockquote data-quote="ONI" data-source="post: 1866631" data-attributes="member: 406130">Hi All!New to this forum and hope I can find help here for this problem - searched other sources and couldn't really find a similar thread.I attempted a simple HD partition on Mid 2012 non-retina Macbook Pro (Mountain Lion) in order to make space for eventual Linux distro boot as dual boot. As I attempted the partition I noticed it was taking very long and decided to abort and quit Disk Utility. When I restarted the computer I noticed that the HD had indeed not been partitioned, but the 100GB of space I had allocated for the partition had been &quot;eaten up&quot; by the HD (i.e. HD had ca. 150GB free space before aborted partition effort - only ca. 55GB after). MInd you, all the missing storage was allocated to &quot;other&quot; when checking system information. Attempted another partition effort, now with remaining 55GB, but failed. Follows the log for my entire use on Disk Utility today (two HD sizes marked in red).I very much hope someone out there can help me with this problem. I am not very tech-savvy, but taken through anything that needs to be done step by step I'm sure I will manage <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />Many thanks in advance!2020-11-02 12:32:11 +0200: Preparing to partition disk: “APPLE HDD HTS547550A9E384 Media”2020-11-02 12:32:11 +0200:&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Partition Scheme: GUID Partition Table2020-11-02 12:32:11 +0200:&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 2 partitions will be created2020-11-02 12:32:11 +0200: 2020-11-02 12:32:11 +0200:&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Partition 12020-11-02 12:32:11 +0200:&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Name&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : “Macintosh HD”2020-11-02 12:32:11 +0200:&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Size&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : 397.23 GB2020-11-02 12:32:11 +0200:&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; File system&nbsp; &nbsp; : Mac OS Extended (Journaled)2020-11-02 12:32:11 +0200:&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Do not erase contents2020-11-02 12:32:11 +0200: 2020-11-02 12:32:11 +0200:&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Partition 22020-11-02 12:32:11 +0200:&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Name&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : “Macintosh HD 2”2020-11-02 12:32:11 +0200:&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Size&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : 100.99 GB2020-11-02 12:32:11 +0200:&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; File system&nbsp; &nbsp; : Mac OS Extended (Journaled)2020-11-02 12:32:11 +0200: 2020-11-02 12:32:11 +0200: Beginning partition operations2020-11-02 12:32:11 +0200: Verifying the disk2020-11-02 12:32:11 +0200: Checking file system2020-11-02 12:37:27 +0200: Performing live verification.2020-11-02 12:37:27 +0200: Checking Journaled HFS Plus volume.2020-11-02 12:37:27 +0200: Checking extents overflow file.2020-11-02 12:37:27 +0200: Checking catalog file.2020-11-02 12:37:28 +0200: Checking multi-linked files.2020-11-02 12:37:28 +0200: Checking catalog hierarchy.2020-11-02 12:37:28 +0200: Checking extended attributes file.2020-11-02 12:37:28 +0200: Checking volume bitmap.2020-11-02 12:37:28 +0200: Checking volume information.2020-11-02 12:37:28 +0200: The volume Macintosh HD appears to be OK.2020-11-02 12:37:28 +0200: Shrinking the disk**********2020-11-02 12:42:16 +0200: Disk Utility started.**********2020-11-02 12:50:53 +0200: Disk Utility started.2020-11-02 12:51:11 +0200: &nbsp; &nbsp; Name :&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; APPLE HDD HTS547550A9E384 Media&nbsp; &nbsp; Type :&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Disk&nbsp; &nbsp; Partition Map Scheme :&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; GUID Partition Table&nbsp; &nbsp; Disk Identifier :&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; disk0&nbsp; &nbsp; Media Name :&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; APPLE HDD HTS547550A9E384 Media&nbsp; &nbsp; Media Type :&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Generic&nbsp; &nbsp; Connection Bus :&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; SATA&nbsp; &nbsp; Device Tree :&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; IODeviceTree:/PCI0@0/SATA@1F,2/PRT0@0/PMP@0&nbsp; &nbsp; Writable :&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Yes&nbsp; &nbsp; Ejectable :&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; No&nbsp; &nbsp; Location :&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Internal&nbsp; &nbsp; Total Capacity :&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 500.11 GB (500,107,862,016 Bytes)&nbsp; &nbsp; Disk Number :&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 0&nbsp; &nbsp; Partition Number :&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 0&nbsp; &nbsp; S.M.A.R.T. Status :&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Verified**********2020-11-02 12:59:27 +0200: Disk Utility started.2020-11-02 13:01:29 +0200: Verifying partition map for “APPLE HDD HTS547550A9E384 Media”2020-11-02 13:01:29 +0200: Starting verification tool: 2020-11-02 13:01:29 +0200: Checking prerequisites2020-11-02 13:01:29 +0200: Checking the partition list2020-11-02 13:01:29 +0200: Checking for an EFI system partition2020-11-02 13:01:29 +0200: Checking the EFI system partition’s size2020-11-02 13:01:29 +0200: Checking the EFI system partition’s file system2020-11-02 13:01:30 +0200: Checking all HFS data partition loader spaces2020-11-02 13:01:30 +0200: Checking Core Storage Physical Volume partitions2020-11-02 13:01:30 +0200: The partition map appears to be OK2020-11-02 13:01:30 +0200: 2020-11-02 13:01:30 +0200: **********2020-11-02 13:11:29 +0200: Disk Utility started.**********2020-11-02 13:42:10 +0200: Disk Utility started.**********2020-11-02 14:02:57 +0200: Disk Utility started.**********2020-11-02 14:03:20 +0200: Disk Utility started.**********2020-11-02 16:26:31 +0200: Disk Utility started.2020-11-02 16:27:15 +0200: Preparing to partition disk: “APPLE HDD HTS547550A9E384 Media”2020-11-02 16:27:15 +0200:&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Partition Scheme: GUID Partition Table2020-11-02 16:27:15 +0200:&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 2 partitions will be created2020-11-02 16:27:15 +0200: 2020-11-02 16:27:15 +0200:&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Partition 12020-11-02 16:27:15 +0200:&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Name&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : “Macintosh HD”2020-11-02 16:27:15 +0200:&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Size&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : 454.45 GB2020-11-02 16:27:15 +0200:&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; File system&nbsp; &nbsp; : Mac OS Extended (Journaled)2020-11-02 16:27:15 +0200:&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Do not erase contents2020-11-02 16:27:15 +0200: 2020-11-02 16:27:15 +0200:&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Partition 22020-11-02 16:27:15 +0200:&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Name&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : “Macintosh HD 2”2020-11-02 16:27:15 +0200:&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Size&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : 43.76 GB2020-11-02 16:27:15 +0200:&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; File system&nbsp; &nbsp; : Mac OS Extended (Journaled)2020-11-02 16:27:15 +0200: 2020-11-02 16:27:15 +0200: Beginning partition operations2020-11-02 16:27:15 +0200: Verifying the disk2020-11-02 16:27:15 +0200: Checking file system2020-11-02 16:32:23 +0200: Performing live verification.2020-11-02 16:32:23 +0200: Checking Journaled HFS Plus volume.2020-11-02 16:32:23 +0200: Checking extents overflow file.2020-11-02 16:32:23 +0200: Checking catalog file.2020-11-02 16:32:23 +0200: Checking multi-linked files.2020-11-02 16:32:23 +0200: Checking catalog hierarchy.2020-11-02 16:32:23 +0200: Checking extended attributes file.2020-11-02 16:32:23 +0200: Checking volume bitmap.2020-11-02 16:32:23 +0200: Checking volume information.2020-11-02 16:32:23 +0200: Invalid volume free block count2020-11-02 16:32:23 +0200: (It should be 38520393 instead of 13612517)2020-11-02 16:32:23 +0200: The volume Macintosh HD was found corrupt and needs to be repaired.2020-11-02 16:32:23 +0200: Partition failed for disk Macintosh HD Couldn’t modify partition map because file system verification failed.**********2020-11-02 17:28:19 +0200: Disk Utility started.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="ONI, post: 1866631, member: 406130"] Hi All! New to this forum and hope I can find help here for this problem - searched other sources and couldn't really find a similar thread. I attempted a simple HD partition on Mid 2012 non-retina Macbook Pro (Mountain Lion) in order to make space for eventual Linux distro boot as dual boot. As I attempted the partition I noticed it was taking very long and decided to abort and quit Disk Utility. When I restarted the computer I noticed that the HD had indeed not been partitioned, but the 100GB of space I had allocated for the partition had been "eaten up" by the HD (i.e. HD had ca. 150GB free space before aborted partition effort - only ca. 55GB after). MInd you, all the missing storage was allocated to "other" when checking system information. Attempted another partition effort, now with remaining 55GB, but failed. Follows the log for my entire use on Disk Utility today (two HD sizes marked in red). I very much hope someone out there can help me with this problem. I am not very tech-savvy, but taken through anything that needs to be done step by step I'm sure I will manage :) Many thanks in advance! 2020-11-02 12:32:11 +0200: Preparing to partition disk: “APPLE HDD HTS547550A9E384 Media” 2020-11-02 12:32:11 +0200: Partition Scheme: GUID Partition Table 2020-11-02 12:32:11 +0200: 2 partitions will be created 2020-11-02 12:32:11 +0200: [COLOR=rgb(184, 49, 47)]2020-11-02 12:32:11 +0200: Partition 1 2020-11-02 12:32:11 +0200: Name : “Macintosh HD” 2020-11-02 12:32:11 +0200: Size : 397.23 GB 2020-11-02 12:32:11 +0200: File system : Mac OS Extended (Journaled) 2020-11-02 12:32:11 +0200: Do not erase contents[/COLOR] 2020-11-02 12:32:11 +0200: 2020-11-02 12:32:11 +0200: Partition 2 2020-11-02 12:32:11 +0200: Name : “Macintosh HD 2” 2020-11-02 12:32:11 +0200: Size : 100.99 GB 2020-11-02 12:32:11 +0200: File system : Mac OS Extended (Journaled) 2020-11-02 12:32:11 +0200: 2020-11-02 12:32:11 +0200: Beginning partition operations 2020-11-02 12:32:11 +0200: Verifying the disk 2020-11-02 12:32:11 +0200: Checking file system 2020-11-02 12:37:27 +0200: Performing live verification. 2020-11-02 12:37:27 +0200: Checking Journaled HFS Plus volume. 2020-11-02 12:37:27 +0200: Checking extents overflow file. 2020-11-02 12:37:27 +0200: Checking catalog file. 2020-11-02 12:37:28 +0200: Checking multi-linked files. 2020-11-02 12:37:28 +0200: Checking catalog hierarchy. 2020-11-02 12:37:28 +0200: Checking extended attributes file. 2020-11-02 12:37:28 +0200: Checking volume bitmap. 2020-11-02 12:37:28 +0200: Checking volume information. 2020-11-02 12:37:28 +0200: The volume Macintosh HD appears to be OK. 2020-11-02 12:37:28 +0200: Shrinking the disk ********** 2020-11-02 12:42:16 +0200: Disk Utility started. ********** 2020-11-02 12:50:53 +0200: Disk Utility started. 2020-11-02 12:51:11 +0200: Name : APPLE HDD HTS547550A9E384 Media Type : Disk Partition Map Scheme : GUID Partition Table Disk Identifier : disk0 Media Name : APPLE HDD HTS547550A9E384 Media Media Type : Generic Connection Bus : SATA Device Tree : IODeviceTree:/PCI0@0/SATA@1F,2/PRT0@0/PMP@0 Writable : Yes Ejectable : No Location : Internal Total Capacity : 500.11 GB (500,107,862,016 Bytes) Disk Number : 0 Partition Number : 0 S.M.A.R.T. Status : Verified ********** 2020-11-02 12:59:27 +0200: Disk Utility started. 2020-11-02 13:01:29 +0200: Verifying partition map for “APPLE HDD HTS547550A9E384 Media” 2020-11-02 13:01:29 +0200: Starting verification tool: 2020-11-02 13:01:29 +0200: Checking prerequisites 2020-11-02 13:01:29 +0200: Checking the partition list 2020-11-02 13:01:29 +0200: Checking for an EFI system partition 2020-11-02 13:01:29 +0200: Checking the EFI system partition’s size 2020-11-02 13:01:29 +0200: Checking the EFI system partition’s file system 2020-11-02 13:01:30 +0200: Checking all HFS data partition loader spaces 2020-11-02 13:01:30 +0200: Checking Core Storage Physical Volume partitions 2020-11-02 13:01:30 +0200: The partition map appears to be OK 2020-11-02 13:01:30 +0200: 2020-11-02 13:01:30 +0200: ********** 2020-11-02 13:11:29 +0200: Disk Utility started. ********** 2020-11-02 13:42:10 +0200: Disk Utility started. ********** 2020-11-02 14:02:57 +0200: Disk Utility started. ********** 2020-11-02 14:03:20 +0200: Disk Utility started. ********** 2020-11-02 16:26:31 +0200: Disk Utility started. 2020-11-02 16:27:15 +0200: Preparing to partition disk: “APPLE HDD HTS547550A9E384 Media” 2020-11-02 16:27:15 +0200: Partition Scheme: GUID Partition Table 2020-11-02 16:27:15 +0200: 2 partitions will be created 2020-11-02 16:27:15 +0200: [COLOR=rgb(184, 49, 47)]2020-11-02 16:27:15 +0200: Partition 1 2020-11-02 16:27:15 +0200: Name : “Macintosh HD” 2020-11-02 16:27:15 +0200: Size : 454.45 GB 2020-11-02 16:27:15 +0200: File system : Mac OS Extended (Journaled) 2020-11-02 16:27:15 +0200: Do not erase contents[/COLOR] 2020-11-02 16:27:15 +0200: 2020-11-02 16:27:15 +0200: Partition 2 2020-11-02 16:27:15 +0200: Name : “Macintosh HD 2” 2020-11-02 16:27:15 +0200: Size : 43.76 GB 2020-11-02 16:27:15 +0200: File system : Mac OS Extended (Journaled) 2020-11-02 16:27:15 +0200: 2020-11-02 16:27:15 +0200: Beginning partition operations 2020-11-02 16:27:15 +0200: Verifying the disk 2020-11-02 16:27:15 +0200: Checking file system 2020-11-02 16:32:23 +0200: Performing live verification. 2020-11-02 16:32:23 +0200: Checking Journaled HFS Plus volume. 2020-11-02 16:32:23 +0200: Checking extents overflow file. 2020-11-02 16:32:23 +0200: Checking catalog file. 2020-11-02 16:32:23 +0200: Checking multi-linked files. 2020-11-02 16:32:23 +0200: Checking catalog hierarchy. 2020-11-02 16:32:23 +0200: Checking extended attributes file. 2020-11-02 16:32:23 +0200: Checking volume bitmap. 2020-11-02 16:32:23 +0200: Checking volume information. 2020-11-02 16:32:23 +0200: Invalid volume free block count 2020-11-02 16:32:23 +0200: (It should be 38520393 instead of 13612517) 2020-11-02 16:32:23 +0200: The volume Macintosh HD was found corrupt and needs to be repaired. 2020-11-02 16:32:23 +0200: Partition failed for disk Macintosh HD Couldn’t modify partition map because file system verification failed. ********** 2020-11-02 17:28:19 +0200: Disk Utility started. 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