Disk Utility: Operation failed with status 1

I solved this problem by manually adding "Disk Utility" to the list of applications that have Full Disk Access.

Open Settings>Privacy & Security>Full Disk Access

Click on the ➕ icon at the bottom of the list to add an application to the list.

Navigate in the dialog box to /System/Applications/Utilities/Disk Utility.app

It will ask if you want to close and reopen Disk Utility. Approve and you should be good to go. (Assuming that you had the same problem as I did.

Hello jjjefff,

Thanks for asking the Apple Support Communities about creating a disk image.

Alerts are usually from an incorrect path, name, or some other error in the process. Use these steps: Create a disk image using Disk Utility on Mac - Apple Support

"Note: You can’t create images of individual APFS volumes. You can’t create images of APFS containers on Mac computers with Apple silicon or an Apple T2 Security Chip.

1. In the Disk Utility app  on your Mac, select a disk, volume, or connected device in the sidebar.
2. Choose File > New Image, then choose “Image from [device name].”
3. Enter a filename for the disk image, add tags if necessary, then choose where to save it.
4. This is the name that appears in the Finder, where you save the disk image file before opening it.
5. Click the Format pop-up menu, then choose an option:

• Read-only: The disk image can’t be written to, and is quicker to create and open.
• Compressed: Compresses data, so the disk image is smaller than the original data. The disk image is read-only.
• Read/write: Allows you to add files to the disk image after it’s created.
• DVD/CD master: Can be used with third-party apps. It includes a copy of all sectors of the disk image, whether they’re used or not. When you use a master disk image to create other DVDs or CDs, all data is copied exactly.

1. To encrypt the disk image, click the Encryption pop-up menu, then choose an encryption option.
2. Click Save, then click Done.
3. Disk Utility creates the disk image file where you saved it in the Finder and mounts its disk icon on your desktop and in the Finder sidebar.

Important: Don’t create a disk image of a disk that you believe to be failing or that contains corrupted information. The disk image may not serve as a reliable backup."

Thanks.

Hi jjjefff,

Can you save data on the SD card without any errors? We'd like to see if this may be related to a permissions issue.

To find out which permissions are set up for your Mac, you can follow this: Change permissions for files, folders, or disks on Mac - Apple Support

If more help is needed after completing those steps, your best bet will be to Get Support directly from Apple from here on out. You can use the link here to get started.

Take care.

Hey jjjefff,

At this point, we would recommend reaching out to Apple Support. They will have the necessary tools to investigate into this matter more with you: Apple Support.

Take care.

Is jdo_apple a primitive AI?

What a useless answer. It's obvious from the question that the OP did exactly this and it failed with "Operation failed with status 1: Operation not permitted." So, this so-called "community expert" just cluttered up the thread by copying and pasting pointless information.

Do better.