Mavericks is corrupted after installing windows

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Mavericks is corrupted after installing windows

I installed windows 7 home premium a few days ago, like 2 i think, and then i downloaded a game aon the windows side and now i want to use mavericks again. I restart the mac and now mavericks keeps booting up with a loading bar and shutting down halfway. If i use disk utility, it says mac is corrupted. When i repair it, it cant repair it. I dont have a backup of mac because time machine never works, and i dont know how to use it. Any help? This is the second time its happened and i am not wiping the hard

MacBook Pro, OS X Mavericks (10.9.4), Has windows 7 home premium installe

Posted on Jan 3, 2015 10:03 PM

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KlNGJAQ Author

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Jan 4, 2015 4:51 PM in response to KlNGJAQ

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Loner T

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Jan 5, 2015 10:26 AM in response to KlNGJAQ

1. What year/model is your Mac?

2. Have you tried an SMC reset - Intel-based Macs: Resetting the System Management Controller (SMC) - Apple Support and a NVRAM/PRAM reset - Startup key combinations for Intel-based Macs - Apple Support.

3. Did Mavericks work after Windows 7 was installed and before the Game was installed?

4. Did you install BC drivers on Windows? Check Control Panel -> System -> Boot Camp exists.

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Jan 6, 2015 6:24 PM in response to Loner T

A Mid 2010 Macbook pro

MacBook Pro 7,1

i dont know much abot mac os x, so 2. Was a no. Never heard of it either

i actually installed Final Fantasy XIII-2 and played it for half an hour before switching to mavericks, with mavericks working. Two things i think may have causd it would be either

1. Holding down power button while mavericks was booting up a few times because i missed the alt key when booting

2. Windows update?

The only thing i did after the restart was install, then reinstall a windows 7 theme. Install xbox 360 controller for windows, a directX patch (installed before and mavericks worked so not directX) and a few more windows updates.

sorry for any typos, a ipad mini isnt very fast.

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Jan 6, 2015 6:25 PM in response to Loner T

also, yes i installed bootcamp support drivers a boot camp exists in control panel. This has happened before but the only thing tha could have caused it ws holding down power button while booting up, but that was with snow leopard

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Loner T

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Jan 8, 2015 6:08 AM in response to KlNGJAQ

Thanks for posting back.

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