disk failure / Spotlight indexing

mitstoshi · 02-25-2013, 10:59 AM

I have two questions (not sure they are related?) on my G4 Power Mac with OS 10.4.11:

(1) There are two internal HDs ( original 80 GB HD and a partitioned 80/80 GB HD for backup/ data). Using Disk Utility to verify the original HD indicated that the disk could not be repaired by DU the error messages read:
" keys out of order "
" Rebuilding Catalog B-tree "

"the disk could not be repaired"

(2) the computer was rebooted with the cloned backup 2nd HD partition. When I tried to use Spotlight ii started to do indexing.

Any idea to solve these 2 problems?

Thank for you help in advance.

benwiggy · 02-25-2013, 11:15 AM

Were you booted to the Original drive while trying to repair it? You can't repair it if it's in use: you need to boot to another volume first.

Not sure what the 2nd problem is. Spotlight started indexing? If it needs to index stuff, it will.

Oh, and don't backup files to another partition on the same drive. Because if the drive fails, you lose BOTH partitions.

mitstoshi · 02-25-2013, 11:50 AM

1. Yes, I booted to the 2nd HD and did the disk verification on the original HD ( I could not boot from this drive) The 2nd HD was partitiond to two, the system was cloned to one of these two partitions Data Backup 3. My question is do I need to get third party disk repair software to repair the original HD or can I just erase the original HD and reinstall the system.

2. This was the first time Spotlight was doing indexing. Was Spotlight indexing done without my knowing it bedore?

02-25-2013, 10:59 AM	#1
mitstoshi Triple-A Player Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 74	disk failure / Spotlight indexing I have two questions (not sure they are related?) on my G4 Power Mac with OS 10.4.11: (1) There are two internal HDs ( original 80 GB HD and a partitioned 80/80 GB HD for backup/ data). Using Disk Utility to verify the original HD indicated that the disk could not be repaired by DU the error messages read: " keys out of order " " Rebuilding Catalog B-tree " "the disk could not be repaired" (2) the computer was rebooted with the cloned backup 2nd HD partition. When I tried to use Spotlight ii started to do indexing. Any idea to solve these 2 problems? Thank for you help in advance.

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02-25-2013, 11:15 AM	#2
benwiggy League Commissioner Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 5,071	Were you booted to the Original drive while trying to repair it? You can't repair it if it's in use: you need to boot to another volume first. Not sure what the 2nd problem is. Spotlight started indexing? If it needs to index stuff, it will. Oh, and don't backup files to another partition on the same drive. Because if the drive fails, you lose BOTH partitions.

02-25-2013, 11:50 AM	#3
mitstoshi Triple-A Player Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 74	1. Yes, I booted to the 2nd HD and did the disk verification on the original HD ( I could not boot from this drive) The 2nd HD was partitiond to two, the system was cloned to one of these two partitions Data Backup 3. My question is do I need to get third party disk repair software to repair the original HD or can I just erase the original HD and reinstall the system. 2. This was the first time Spotlight was doing indexing. Was Spotlight indexing done without my knowing it bedore?