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    High Sierra fsroot tree error

    Multiple diagnostic programs all indicate a consistency error on my boot volume, which they are unable to fix. Will I need to do a clean install? File structures seem OK, directory structures have this problem. I need some way to fix it without losing my files or having to reconstruct things...
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    Repaired system-Backup from clone or old before replacing?

    I had a consistency error on my system drive which neither Drive Genius nor Disk Utility could fix. I cloned the High Sierra system SSD with Bombich CCC to an internal HD which had been wiped and APFS formatted and found it to be bootable, as expected. The next step will be to reformat the old...
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    how to handle consistency error on startup

    Classic Mac Pro with 10.13.6. I'm starting a new Time Machine drive as the old one filled up. Checking startup drive with disk utility and Drive Genius indicates a consistency error which could not be repaired but tells me to fix asap. Suggested fix is to clone startup disk, reformat and clone...
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    10.13.6 SSD has no recovery disk

    My Classic Mac Pro 5,1, which is a flashed 4,1 has been upgrading and running the OS without problem up to 10.13.6. Disk Utility just indicated a consistency error on the boot drive, which is a 240GB APFS SSD with 100GB free. When I tried to reboot from the recovery partition it just booted from...
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