

Otherwise, you may need to do one of the following. You can click Show Details to see more information about the repairs. If Disk Utility reports that the disk appears to be OK or has been repaired, you’re done. In the sidebar, select the storage device, then click the First Aid button. Repeat steps 6 through 8 for each container on the storage device. In the sidebar, select a container, then click the First Aid button. Repeat steps 2 through 4 for each volume on the storage device.

When the First Aid process is complete, click Done. In the First Aid dialog, click Run, then follow the onscreen instructions. In the sidebar, select a volume, then click the First Aid button. If you check your startup volume (Macintosh HD), make sure you also check your data volume (Macintosh HD - Data). Next, select Disk Utility in the macOS Recovery window, then click Continue. See the Apple Support article About macOS Recovery on Intel-based Mac computers. If you used Disk Utility from macOS Recovery, you can now restart your Mac: choose Apple menu > Restart.Note: If you’re checking your startup disk or startup volume, restart your computer in macOS Recovery. The order of repair in this example was Macintosh HD - Data, then Macintosh HD, then Container disk4, then APPLE SSD. Keep moving up the list, running First Aid for each volume on the disk, then each container on the disk, then finally the disk itself. If you're asked for a password to unlock the disk, enter your administrator password.Īfter Disk Utility is done checking the volume, select the next item above it in the sidebar, then run First Aid again.If the button is dimmed and you can't click it, skip this step for the disk, container, or volume you selected.If there is no Run button, click the Repair Disk button instead.In this example, the last volume on the disk is Macintosh HD - Data.Ĭlick Run to begin checking the selected volume for errors. For each disk that you're repairing, start by selecting the last volume on that disk, then click the First Aid button or tab.
