On Sep 20, 2014, at 6:47 AM, Eric Weir <[email protected]> wrote: >> On Sep 19, 2014, at 3:41 PM, steve harley <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> on 2014-09-19 13:13 Eric Weir wrote >>> Not even certain I can do it in Finder, since when I attempt to delete the >>> folder in Finder I’m told “the operation can’t be completed because one or >>> more of the required items can’t be found.” >> >> if you are getting that message in a simple Finder operation, your disk may >> be corrupted; i suggest you open disk utility and run Verify Disk (not a >> repair); if it finds problems, reboot from your recovery partition >> (command-R), open Disk Utility and Repair Disk; while Verify is running, >> assess your backup situation in case the error is not recoverable. > > Thanks, Steve. An error was found. However, when I do command-R the only > thing that happens is that a Finder window opens with the hard disk selected. > I have a MacBook Air, so the hard drive is an SSD.
The fact that the boot volume is physically an SSD isn't relevant. What the lack of an recovery disk choice means is that the operating system was cloned to this volume, it wasn't installed from an OS X "Lion" or later installer, and the hidden recovery partition was not created. The easiet way to solve that and install a recovery partition is to download the OS X installer from the Mac App Store and reinstall the operating system—it will automatically create the hidden recovery partition. I have to do this often because I often clone boot volumes in the course of my work. Godfrey -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
