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<DIV>Can the OS be installed on an external drive? Maybe I could do that and see if I could save some of the data?</DIV>
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<BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">-------------- Original message -------------- <BR>From: John McGibney <ncicchek@optonline.net> <BR><BR>
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<DIV>On Sep 30, 2006, at 6:45 PM, <A href="mailto:m_flynn@comcast.net">m_flynn@comcast.net</A> wrote:</DIV><BR class=Apple-interchange-newline>
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<DIV>I have tried as you stated: Got the following:</DIV>
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<DIV>1. Invalid Volume Header</DIV>
<DIV>2. Checking HFS Plus volume</DIV>
<DIV>3. Checking Extents Overflow file</DIV>
<DIV>4. Invalid sibling link</DIV>
<DIV>5. Repairing volume</DIV>
<DIV>Repeats step 1 - 5 twice more</DIV>
<DIV>and then receives:</DIV>
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<DIV>ERROR: The underlying task reported failure on exit</DIV>
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<DIV>1 HFS Volume checked</DIV>
<DIV>1 volume could not be repaired because of error</DIV>
<DIV>Repair attempted on 1 volume</DIV>
<DIV>1 volume could not be repaired</DIV>
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<DIV>Does this mean R.I.P. ?</DIV>
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<DIV>You might need a bigger gun, Diskwarrior. Sounds like the directory is hosed.<BR></DIV>
<DIV>common causes: drive failing, disk too full, no maintenance performed at regular intervals.</DIV>
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<DIV>Option 2 if there is no info you really need, try an erase and reinstall.</DIV>
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