How to run First Aid from Recovery

First Aid cannot repair and suggests "run First Aid from Recovery"

How to run Recovery

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MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 15.1

Posted on Jan 16, 2025 5:06 AM

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Posted on Jan 16, 2025 5:17 AM

Doug Mathewson wrote:

First Aid cannot repair and suggests "run First Aid from Recovery"
How to run Recovery
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Boot into Internet Recovery (Option Command R) and from the dropdown menu: Utilities>  Disk Utility> run the First Aid on your Macintosh HD, Container, (and the "Macintosh HD-Data" volume as well) If errors are found and repaired, run again until no errors reported.

ref: How to repair a Mac disk with Disk Utility - Apple Support


Disk Utility>View>Show All Devices


Parent drive —I would start here

Container level

Volume level




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Jan 16, 2025 5:17 AM in response to Doug Mathewson

Doug Mathewson wrote:

First Aid cannot repair and suggests "run First Aid from Recovery"
How to run Recovery
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx


Boot into Internet Recovery (Option Command R) and from the dropdown menu: Utilities>  Disk Utility> run the First Aid on your Macintosh HD, Container, (and the "Macintosh HD-Data" volume as well) If errors are found and repaired, run again until no errors reported.

ref: How to repair a Mac disk with Disk Utility - Apple Support


Disk Utility>View>Show All Devices


Parent drive —I would start here

Container level

Volume level




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