Recovery/Disk Utility/Verifying Partition

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Recovery/Disk Utility/Verifying Partition

Hello and thanks in advance for any help you can offer!

My 1 year old started typing away as I booted up my laptop yesterday morning (MacBook Pro). Somehow she sent me into Recovery Mode and I can't get out. I haven't used Time Machine, I can't reinstall osx via the internet because my backup harddrive is the only one visible, and now (not initially) when I try to verify in Disk Utility so that I can back up via external drive the partition (disk0s2) has errors. I foolishly tried to find answers and terminal command fixes so I don't know if I've irreparable caused damage that way. The errors I receive when I try to verify and fix the partition: invalid content in journal; invalid b-tree node sizes; volume could not be verified completely; invalid content in journal; error: disk utility can't repair disk... M'aidez!

Posted on Jul 12, 2014 8:46 AM

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Answer 1

Jul 12, 2014 10:06 AM in response to KateMadeline

Hi,

- From the Apple Menu at the top, choose to shutdown the machine.

- Attempt a power on and check whether the machine starts up normal.

- Your child has pushed some keys as the machine started to get into Recovery Mode.

See how you go

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Answer 2

KateMadeline Author

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Jul 12, 2014 10:33 AM in response to dwbrecovery

Hi dwbrecovery,

Thank you for the advice. I've tried to reboot many times. No matter what, I get routed back to Recovery mode.

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Answer 3

Jul 12, 2014 10:49 AM in response to KateMadeline

- Shutdown the machine.

- Try to reboot without any external drives connected at this stage and holding down the shift key.: OS X: What is Safe Boot, Safe Mode?

- If returned to Recovery Mode, under Disk Utility, are there any drives displayed?

What happens?

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Answer 4

KateMadeline Author

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Jul 12, 2014 11:28 AM in response to dwbrecovery

When I reboot this way (holding down Shift) I do get returned to Recovery Mode. In Disk Utility, here are the drives listed:

500.11 GB Apple HDD...Media

disk0s2

HL-DT-ST DVDRW

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disk1

OS X Base System

disk0s2 can't be verified...I get these errors when I try to verify or repair:

Invalid content in Journal

Invalide b-tree node sizes

volume could not be verified completely

invalid content in journal

error: disk utility can't repair disk

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Answer 5

OGELTHORPE

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Jul 12, 2014 11:32 AM in response to KateMadeline

Boot the MBP with the OPTION+COMMAND+R keys down. Do you get a display with a revolving globe? If you do, then you may continue to reinstall the original OSX from the Apple servers. You will need a solid Internet connection.

Ciao.

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Answer 6

KateMadeline Author

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Jul 12, 2014 12:45 PM in response to OGELTHORPE

Hi Ogelthorpe. Thanks for the tips. I can boot with option+command+r and I see the revolving globe. I can connect to the internet and select reinstall from the disk utility menu. However, I don't see any available harddrives or locations to download the os to.

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Answer 7

OGELTHORPE

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Jul 12, 2014 1:40 PM in response to KateMadeline

Your internal HDD is corrupt. You will have to use a new HDD.

Ciao.

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Answer 8

KateMadeline Author

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Jul 12, 2014 7:35 PM in response to OGELTHORPE

I have an external harddrive at home. There's no way for me to copy or restore some of my files myself?

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Answer 9

OGELTHORPE

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Jul 13, 2014 6:13 AM in response to KateMadeline

The best chances of salvaging data is to take the HDD out of the MBP, connect it to another Mac and see if it will be recognized. If so, then you may be able to copy data to a healthy HDD. If not, then perhaps some third party recovery software might help. Failing that, engaging a data recover firm would have to be employed. That is expensive with NO guarantees of any degree of success.

Ciao.

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