> This is telling: > That the other volumes (partitions) are working means the disk itself > is working well.
> That Fsck, the actual Unix tool for which Disk Utility is a basically > a GUI, is happy with the borked volume means that that volume's file > system data structures are probably ok. But then Finder and apps die > when you actually try to access the volume... try to access a > specific directory (even if it's just the top level root)... means > that there is a corrupted directory or index therein. IOW, the > filing cabinet is fine. The drawers in the filing cabinet are fine. > The problem, most likely, is that one of the hanging folders, in that > one drawer, has exploded. Hopefully it did so without destroying the > files therein. > Applejack won't help with an external drive and it and Disk Warrior do > different things. DW fixes corrupted volume directories. That's all it does, > > but it does that one thing very well. > In the future please put the hardware and OS informations at the TOP > of the message. Ok, thanks everyone for all your help. So far I have determined that it is most likely a bad partition. I thought about Applejack but then called OWC and they say that I should be trying Data Rescue or Disk Warrior. They say that the drive is probably ok but that volume/ partition is hosed as far as the file directory is concerned. I'm hoping my data is recoverable. I did try to connect via USB2 but the drive doesn't even spin up. It is a 7200 rpm drive and OWC says it is being under powered by the USB bus upon turning on the drive as it needs more power to spin up. Sounds like BS to me as my 5400 rpm OWC drive does the same thing and does not mount via USB. OWC recommends a power adapter....But that is not my main concern right now. I think both Dan and Bruce are right with respect to what is going on. Dan I like the analogies/euphemisms. Just to note also that in Disk Utility I did repair the entire drive and all individual volumes and they all reported as ok. I'm going to try and repair the drive with DW or DR and hope my stuff comes back. First I'll check the system log and see if there is anything else in there of note and also try terminal. I'll attempt the read-only mount and see if that helps too. I did try to turn off spotlight indexing on that partition but once I click on that volume system prefs just closes/crashes. I'll try it via terminal as described. I will state my machine specs first next time although I do like using GOTO commands... Thanks again Tina, Kris, Dan and Bruce for all your thoughts! -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
