MacBook Pro :: How To Back Up Files Onto External HD If Volume Can't Be Verified
Dec 5, 2014
My Macbook Pro (2010) hangs up at the grey startup screen. The icon keeps spinning. I believe this may be because the laptop ran out of power during critical software updates. I have been able to reach disk utility by starting up with the original installation cd and holding 'c'. When I verify the disk, I get an error:Â
"The volume could not be verified completely.
Error: The disk needs to be repaired. Click Repair Disk."Â
When I click repair disk, I get the following message:Â
"Verify and Repair volume "disk0s2"
Checking Journaled HFS Plus volume
Invalid node structure
The volume could not be verified completely.
Volume repair complete.
Updating boot support partitions for the volume as required.
Error: Disk Utility can't repair this disk.. disk, and restore your backed-up files."Â
My hard drive isn't fully backed up and I would like to retrieve as many files as possible before reformatting the hard drive.Â
I have heard of being able to access the hard drive through other means (connecting the drive to another computer and/or another external) and being able to salvage files. Should I get Diskwarrior?Â
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Dec 8, 2014
I have an external hard drive (my book) by WD.... When I plugged it in today it did not open and reported this error:
Catalog file entry not found for extent. The volume could not be verified completely
ERROR: This disk needs to be repaired. Click Repair disk.Â
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Verifying volume "disk1s1"
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Invalid B-tree node size
Invalid node structure
Invalid B-tree node size
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