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Mavericks Install Failed?

I tried to install the new OS Mavericks update, but it keeps saying Install Failed Macintosh HD is damaged or corrupt and needs to be repaired.


I open the Utilities in the toolbar


Run Varify Disk, it says i need to repair disk


But the button is grayed out and i cant cancel the install because it says the selected drive doesnt have enough information!


Please help :/



Thanks

MacBook Pro, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.5)

Posted on Oct 22, 2013 2:00 PM

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Oct 22, 2013 2:06 PM in response to DarrylC91

I am having the exact same problem. The installer quit and told me to repair the disk. I ran the repair disk, but the repair disk also quit in the middle of the task and said that the disk needs to be repaired which is exactly what I was doing until it quite. I tried verifying disk permissions and what no be cannot seem to get this problem solved.

Oct 22, 2013 2:34 PM in response to nickbell32

nickbell32 wrote:


I'm having the same problem. I don't really want to do a back up and a complte restore. Does anyone know how to get back onto lion from this stage?

Without a backup you will need to erase the drive completely and reinstall whatever was the original version of OSX on the machine, then perform all updates / upgrades / app installations again.


A backup is much simpler, not to mention quicker.

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