I have rebooted my Macbook Air holding down Command R and run Disk Repair. Then I reboot again, and try running OnyX again, but it still says my computer needs Disk Repair.
Do I need to bring my laptop in for a check-up or repair?
MacBook Air, OS X El Capitan (10.11)
Jumbled or tiny font on some browser pages, Safari.
And it looks like I don't have enough hard drive space left, can you possibly verify if that is the case?
I have an external Samsung drive attached to my laptop. I deleted all but 3 system backups on it, and somehow it is almost completely full. I was going to use it to move my iTunes library, but there is not enough room. I don't understand how the Samsung drive can be almost full.
Don't use OnyX. Non-Apple utilities such as it are unreliable. What's worse is that they are more than capable of causing problems where none exist, or exacerbating existing problems.
Do I need to bring my laptop in for a check-up or repair?
If your Mac is running normally, no. However, you should implement a reliable backup strategy, such as Time Machine: Use Time Machine to back up or restore your Mac - Apple Support.
What are you using to make the backups? If Time Machine, you probably need to get a bigger hard drive. See question 1 in the linked article. You might want to consider erasing the external drive and starting over.
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Safari doesn't load a page or webpage items are missing
Are you saying that you're given the options of Continue or Cancel? That's the standard way OnyX starts up. Cancel doesn't quit OnyX as it often does with other software. If you click Cancel, you can then proceed to use OnyX.
I hit 'continue.' After I do the Disk Repair using the Mac OS, reboot, and run OnyX again, it still shows that I need to do a Disk Repair.
i Haven't had any problems with my laptop, so I don't know why OnyX says I need a Disk Repair.
Chris Milligan wrote:
I have been using OnyX for years and find it useful.
Until now apparently!
It's a waste of time, you're lucky if it doesn't waste other things as well. Get rid of it and trust Apple.
From the Onyx website: "The first scans that OnyX will make automatically when you run the application for the first time are a S.M.A.R.T status check of your hard drives and the analysis of your startup discs. If the application detects any problems, it will prompt you to carry out a reparation task."
So it looks like OnyX has detected some issues with the drive. Those might not be apparent at the moment, but it could be a first sign of a failing hard disk. (If OnyX works as intended.)
I've used OnyX for many years, through many versions of OS X. There's nothing it does that isn't a command that already exists in the Mac OS. The entire app is a GUI shell to run Terminal commands in the background. So there's nothing wrong with using OnyX as long as you understand what you're doing with it.
Per Esquared's note, if it's telling you the S.M.A.R.T. status is reporting an error, this typically isn't an error you can fix with Disk Utility. It means the drive is beginning to physically fail.
Chris Milligan wrote:
...Do I need to bring my laptop in for a check-up or repair?
If OnyX is telling you that S.M.A.R.T. status is reporting a problem, you can confirm that using System Information (Apple Menu with Option Key>System Information...).
When System Information opens, go to Hardware>SATA/SATA Express and select your drive in the list. S.M.A.R.T. status will appear in the right-side window. It doesn't take long to check that and your Memory status every day as a preventative measure.
Chris Milligan wrote:
I have been using OnyX for years and find it useful.
For wasting your time, apparently. It's your time to waste.
i Haven't had any problems with my laptop, so I don't know why OnyX says I need a Disk Repair.
Then I suggest you ask its developer to explain the reason for the messages it's spewing.
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When I run OnyX, it keeps saying I need to run Disk Repair.
Don't use OnyX. Non-Apple utilities such as it are unreliable. What's
worse is that they are more than capable of causing problems where none
exist, or exacerbating existing problems.
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Do I need to bring my laptop in for a check-up or repair?
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If your Mac is running normally, no. However, you should implement a
reliable backup strategy, such as Time Machine: Use Time Machine to back
up or restore your Mac - Apple Support
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I can't see any problems listed here, if this is the right place to look. OnyX didn't say my SMART status had an error, it said my drive had an error.
I can't see any problems listed here, if this is the right place to look. OnyX didn't say my SMART status had an error, it said my drive had an error.
Are you experiencing problems with the computer? If so, what type of problem?
I have been using OnyX for years and find it useful.
When I run OnyX, it keeps saying I need to run Disk Repair.
