Using MacOS 26.4, Disk Utility 22.7, Macbook Air laptop M2 15", Disk Utility is crashing (freezing) when it examines the "data" choice of what I want to examine.

Bittersweet522 wrote:

Using MacOS 26.4, Disk Utility 22.7, Macbook Air laptop M2 15", Disk Utility is crashing (freezing) when it examines the "data" choice of what I want to examine.

This happens if the laptop have started up "normally", or if I start it in Recovery Mode.

Some key words in the Details are: xDisk Utility crashes "Too Many Warnings of this type generated; supressing subsequent ones." Warning: inode xf 1/4: INFO EXT TYPE PURGEABLE FLAGS: found purgeable flags xfield even though the file is marked as purgeable

Are you having some larger issue with your Mac...?

Why running DiskUtility, can you paint a bigger picture for some context here.

What is "Data choice" (?) are you saying the "Macintosh HD - Data" volume....

Did you try running the First Aid on the Container(?) on the Parent Drive(?)

Boot into Internet Recovery (Option Command R) and from the dropdown menu: Utilities>  Disk Utility> run the First Aid on your Macintosh HD (top most), 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 storage device with Disk Utility - Apple Support

Disk Utility>View>Show All Devices

Parent drive —I would start here

Container level

Volume level

Another thing that can cause Disk Utility to lock up and crash, is a failing external drive.

Eject and disconnect any external drive(s).. Then try Repairing the Mac's Internal Drive starting with the Main Drive and then the APFS volumes using Disk Utility in Recovery Mode.

Bittersweet522 wrote:

MacOS 26.4

This happens if the laptop have started up "normally", or if I start it in Recovery Mode

Yes, I am saying the "Macintosh HD - Data" volume one can select for examining within Disk Utility.

Yes, I did view All Devices

Yes, I did start up my Mac with Command-R and then run Disk Utility

Yes, after starting up with Command-R, I chose and examined individually, each possible choice listing on the left side of the Disk Utility window.

Still, when I choose "Macintosh HD - Data" volume as the item to examine, Disk Utility is crashing (freezing) when it examines the "data" choice of what I want to examine.

The current stable release of Tahoe  including bug fixes,  security updates  is macOS 26.4.1 - I would start there

Keep your Mac up to date - Apple Support

Internet Recovery—ref:   How to repair a Mac storage device with Disk Utility - Apple Support

you can try reinstalling the macOS on top of your existing macOS

How to reinstall macOS — How to reinstall macOS - Apple Support

You can try the Revive or Restore Mac firmware - Apple Support Revive will leave your user data in place. Restore will wipe all user data. How to revive or restore Mac firmware - Apple Support

No resolve—

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You're welcome. Just checking, I've had ** stall and crash when a bad drive was present.