On Sep 20, 2014, at 11:30 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi <[email protected]> wrote:
> 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 reinstalled the OS. It seems a recovery partition was not created. At least when I do command-R after running disk utility, verifying the disk, and finding that the disk is corrupt, I get the same result as before: A finder window opens and nothing else happens. I held command-R down for at least a minute and a half. Could it be that that is not long enough? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Eric Weir Decatur, GA USA [email protected] “...we are a form of invitation to others and to otherness..." - David Whyte -- 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.
