Sure you can boot your system disc to run Disk Utility but I've found in many cases, I needed a lot more. You can also boot from your utility program discs, but that's time consuming and it's possible ...

Disk Utility is Apple's go-to macOS app for finding and repairing common disk errors, but if it's your Mac's internal disk that's the problem, then your Mac might not even start up into macOS.

Your Mac has begun showing signs of trouble. Perhaps you frequently get errors when trying to open or save files. You suspect a problem with the hard drive. Before panic sets in, you want to launch ...

The First Aid feature in Apple’s Disk Utility (/Applications/Utilities) represents one of the oldest and most helpful repair utilities available for your Mac. But ...

It won't cure all of your Mac's ills, but a quick and easy first step toward bringing a sluggish Mac back to health is using OS X's Disk Utility to repair disk permissions. Matt Elliott Senior Editor ...

In last month's column, I described the hurdles that Mac OS X puts in your way when you try to create a bootable disc, especially a custom bootable CD, DVD or flash drive. I offered various solutions ...

A hiccup gave me the opportunity to create my own bootable drive using the latest version of DiskWarrior Recovery Maker (v1.1), a three-minute process. I tested DiskWarrior's three main functions. S.M ...

While using these suggestions, make sure you have enough permission on the user account for any needed modification. Boot Camp Assistant might stop responding, or installation failed. Startup disk ...

On an older Intel-chipped MacBook Pro, press and hold the power button for about 10 seconds, then press and release the power ...

Repair Disk isn’t the first option you should choose if your Mac is ailing, but it is helpful when (for example): Performance has degraded Data is missing You are experiencing degraded system ...