{"id":394,"date":"2018-10-29T06:58:47","date_gmt":"2018-10-29T06:58:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hi5software.com\/blog\/?p=394"},"modified":"2018-10-29T06:58:47","modified_gmt":"2018-10-29T06:58:47","slug":"fix-error-volume-header-needs-minor-repair","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hi5software.com\/blog\/fix-error-volume-header-needs-minor-repair\/","title":{"rendered":"Fix Error &#8220;Volume header needs minor repair&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Errors while repairing a drive using Disk Utility<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you are having problems with a drive or if your computer is not booting properly, a general course of action to repair the drive is to run Disk Utility. So you run Disk Utility on the drive only to find an error \u2018Volume header needs minor repair\u2019. You are now stuck and not sure how to go about this error? Are there ways to resolve this? Let us find out in this article.<\/p>\n<p>The main reasons for the error \u2018Volume header needs minor repair\u2019 are file system corruption, bad sectors on the drive or virus attacks on the system. This error in some cases may be an indication of a failing hard drive, so it is important that you have a backup of your data in case something like that happens.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Solutions to resolve the error \u2018Volume header needs minor repair\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Solution 1: Run Verify Disk<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-395\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hi5software.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/mac-hd.jpg\" alt=\"Mac HDD\" width=\"500\" height=\"432\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hi5software.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/mac-hd.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.hi5software.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/mac-hd-300x259.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 85vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>As a first solution, open <strong>Finder<\/strong> &gt; <strong>Applications<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Then click on <strong>Utilities<\/strong> &gt; <strong>Disk Utility<\/strong> and select the disk you are trying to repair<\/li>\n<li>Click <strong>First Aid<\/strong> &gt; <strong>Verify Disk<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This process repairs errors in the disk and you may have to run this multiple times until you see a \u2018The drive appears to be Ok message\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>If the Verify Disk option is greyed out or this method didn\u2019t work, you can also use a Mac OSX installation disc to access Disk Utility.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Insert the installation disc and restart your Mac while pressing the<strong> Option<\/strong> key<\/li>\n<li>Select the Install Mac OSX disc and follow the on-screen instructions<\/li>\n<li>Then click on <strong>Utilities<\/strong> &gt; <strong>Disk Utility<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Select the drive on the left-hand menu and click <strong>First Aid<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>In the bottom of the window, check the <strong>SMART <\/strong> If it says \u2018About to fail\u2019, it is time you backup everything and replace the disk. If it reads \u2018Verified\u2019 or \u2018Not Supported\u2019, click on <strong>Repair Disk<\/strong> to repair errors in the disk.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Solution 2: Recover data and format the drive<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If \u2018Verify Disk\u2019 doesn\u2019t help resolve the error, it is an indication that your drive is severely corrupt. In that case, it is best to recover data and format the drive in question. In order to recover data from corrupted drives, you can make use of Hi5 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hi5software.com\/mac\/partition-recovery-mac.html\">partition recovery software<\/a> for Mac. It is a comprehensive data recovery solution to recover data from corrupted or damaged drives. If the drive has bad sectors, Hi5 software skips them and creates disk images, using which data can be recovered.<\/p>\n<p>It recovers all your data and partitions in its original form and structure, so you will not find any changes in the recovered data.<\/p>\n<p>This software can also be used to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hi5software.com\/mac\/recover-data-from-formatted-mac-hard-drive.html\">recover data from formatted drives<\/a> or partitioned drives, hence the name comprehensive data recovery solution. If you are experiencing data loss due to any these reasons, then you know the solution.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Format your drive<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>So, once you have recovered data using Hi5 Software go ahead and format the drive using the steps below. Formatting will clear all data on your drive and create a new file system for you to work with, hence resolving the inherent corruption issues.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Click on <strong>Finder<\/strong> &gt; <strong>Applications<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Then select <strong>Utilities <\/strong>&gt; <strong>Disk Utility<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Select the corrupted hard drive on the left menu and click <strong>Erase<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Choose a name, format style and once again, click on the <strong>Erase<\/strong> button<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Errors while repairing a drive using Disk Utility If you are having problems with a drive or if your computer is not booting properly, a general course of action to repair the drive is to run Disk Utility. 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