Hi everyone.
Yesterday I tried to make a Time Machine backup of my MBP14 for the first time in two and a half months. During the backup, my Mac started running low on storage and I started deleting some files.
After a while of doing this (and clearing the bin), I could not delete more files. I got an error that I cannot move items to the bin as my Mac has a full disk. Other applications also stopped functioning, giving similar full disk errors.
I cancelled the time machine backup (which was about 70% done), and rebooted my Mac. Since then, I’ve been completely unable to log into my mac. I cannot even boot into safe mode. When I enter my password, it starts loading and then gets stuck. After a few minutes, the screen turns black and there is no way to turn it on (the trackpad clicks, indicating the computer isn’t off). The only way to get something on the screen again is by holding the power button to restart the machine.
My theory is that my computer’s internal disk completely filled up during the time machine backup, as it has been a long time since the previous one and the temporary files take up an enormous amount of space. It is even possible that I deleted some of these temporary files during my cleanup.
Now the internal drive seems to be completely corrupted, and I’ve tried everything I could think of. As mentioned, I can‘t boot into safe mode - the same login issue happens. I can open disk utility from the boot options, and I‘ve tried using first aid on the volumes etc. and it picks up some errors, and states that it has fixed them. However the problem unfortunately persists.
I want to try everything possible before restoring to my old time machine backup, as like mentioned it is old and I‘m unsure of all the files I’ll lose. I went to the equivalent of an Apple Store in my country today, but they charge a fee I can’t currently afford (and there is no guarantee they can fix it, so ultimately it would also be a gamble). The old backup might even be corrupted for all I know.
Any thoughtful suggestions would be sincerely appreciated, I want to try them all before giving up. Thank you in advance.
Yesterday I tried to make a Time Machine backup of my MBP14 for the first time in two and a half months. During the backup, my Mac started running low on storage and I started deleting some files.
After a while of doing this (and clearing the bin), I could not delete more files. I got an error that I cannot move items to the bin as my Mac has a full disk. Other applications also stopped functioning, giving similar full disk errors.
I cancelled the time machine backup (which was about 70% done), and rebooted my Mac. Since then, I’ve been completely unable to log into my mac. I cannot even boot into safe mode. When I enter my password, it starts loading and then gets stuck. After a few minutes, the screen turns black and there is no way to turn it on (the trackpad clicks, indicating the computer isn’t off). The only way to get something on the screen again is by holding the power button to restart the machine.
My theory is that my computer’s internal disk completely filled up during the time machine backup, as it has been a long time since the previous one and the temporary files take up an enormous amount of space. It is even possible that I deleted some of these temporary files during my cleanup.
Now the internal drive seems to be completely corrupted, and I’ve tried everything I could think of. As mentioned, I can‘t boot into safe mode - the same login issue happens. I can open disk utility from the boot options, and I‘ve tried using first aid on the volumes etc. and it picks up some errors, and states that it has fixed them. However the problem unfortunately persists.
I want to try everything possible before restoring to my old time machine backup, as like mentioned it is old and I‘m unsure of all the files I’ll lose. I went to the equivalent of an Apple Store in my country today, but they charge a fee I can’t currently afford (and there is no guarantee they can fix it, so ultimately it would also be a gamble). The old backup might even be corrupted for all I know.
Any thoughtful suggestions would be sincerely appreciated, I want to try them all before giving up. Thank you in advance.