Sorry about the lack of information. Yes I have OS 10.3.9 iTunes 6.0.2 So perhaps I will try removing the iTunes and see what happens. But I think first I will boot from an external and use disk utility with the drive not the volume. thanks again people. t On Jan 29, 2006, at 1:15 AM, Lisbeth Zachs wrote: > > 28 jan 2006 kl. 18.21 skrev Kynan Shook: >> .Otherwise, I'd assume it's software. One specific thing I've heard >> of recently is that if you have the latest version of iTunes 6.0.2 >> and are running 10.3.9, Disk Utility can hang. One "solution" is to >> delete every .pkg file with iTunes in the name from /Library/Receipts >> except for iTunesX.pkg and iTunesPhoneDriver.pkg. > ---------- > I have given the following answer on this list for problem repairing > permissions. I don't really understand why one can't assume it is the > same problem in both cases. Tim, who started this link has not however > told us what OS version he is running, so maybe the solution doesn't > apply to him, but why not remove iTunes 6.0.2 and run Disk Utility > after that. If Disk Utilities then run correctly Tim can stop worring > about the HD condition as an immediate risk problem. tim.molnar http://www.digitaltao.ca tam at em.ca tmolnar at uvic phone: 250.472.5289