Warning: inode (id 1903159)...

[a84c72]

So, I do see other posts about this issue, but mine seems to be a tad different of a message so I thought I would post. Etre Check showse just an unsigned file and that is an add-on to a game from EA/Aspyr. No major issues showed.

In DU, this happened. I don't know if the number means anything...I have no idea what is or why. I did search for this number and no results showed in Google results. Mac runs perfectly fine otherwise. I did read something about the APFS cleaning it up so no worries, but I want to make sure this is the case with mine, too. It exits DU with everything being ok and no mention of corrupt files or repairs being made. Appreciate any insight!

 

[bogdanw]

Another way https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/disk-utility-errors-first-aid.2395199/post-32302249

 

[a84c72]

Would disk3 still be the same for me? I copied the first line and entered. Am I supposed to put both on one line? When I put the first one in and hit enter, it says it failed. At least one volume could not be unmounted.

 

[Mac Hammer Fan]

I got also some warnings (other) but the green circle with the V mentions the disk is ok. Perhaps you can delete the snapshots with the terminal.

 

[gilby101]

Disk First Aid is only giving you a warning - not an error. A file with the BSD compress flag set, but not the extended attribute. The offending file is in local TM snapshots (i.e. a snapshot on your Macintosh HD Data). As such it may disappear after 24 hours. I wouldn't worry too much about it.

But if you want to identify the file you need to find the file path corresponding to that inode number (1903159). You can (with difficulty) get the file path with Terminal commands. But Howard Oakley has a couple of useful pages https://eclecticlight.co/2023/08/28/how-to-identify-the-file-responsible-for-a-disk-error/ and https://eclecticlight.co/2023/09/18/resolve-inode-numbers-to-file-paths-in-mints-1-15/ along with a couple of utilities which allow you avoid the command line. This is all complicated stuff, so don't worry if it seems incomprehensible.

As I said, you don't need to worry too much about the warning.

 

[a84c72]

Woah! That IS some technical wording! A bit over my head. I know enough to get around, fix basic issues, but stuff that involves terminal? LOL OVER THY HEAD! I will bookmark the links for future reference in case I do need them. I'll wait a few days to see if they vanish.