What do I do to correct "volume bitmap needs minor repair for orphaned blocks" message?

Hello, I discovered this issue whilst trying to use Filevault to encrypt my drive. When I use Lion Recovery it wont let me select the hard drive to repair or verify the drive so I feel I am kinda stuck. Any ideas?

MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.2)

Posted on Nov 29, 2011 7:57 PM

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MyIronLung Author

Level 1

4 points

Dec 1, 2011 8:23 AM in response to Linc Davis

Wow, this is going to be invoved... I would almost rather just go to the Retail store a hour away. To follow this procedure I will need to buy another external and devote more time than I can afford over the next day or so. I will look into this and get back with you shortly...

Thank you very, very much for your help Linc.

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What do I do to correct "volume bitmap needs minor repair for orphaned blocks" message?

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