This is where to install the recovery console? why would it be so large, various posts indicate a recovery console is more like 100-300mb? If it is actually being used as the boot startup location, how can I back up? and restore it? So if its 100% free space, how is it being used to load the o/s? is this a new version of the previous boot sector in previous versions of windows? "When a computer is powered up and booted, UEFI firmware loads files stored on the ESP to start installed operating systems and various utilities" EFI system partition, according to wikipedia this is: They both are before C:, however posts I have been reading call for them to be after C: for rebuilding them? Did OK then Repair Disk and it reported "The partition map has been repaired" after 10 or 11 lines of checking and "creating new EFI system partition," etc.Īm running LION but am still inclined to worry these HD partitions will not be safe to use (for backups-CCC clone, Super Duper Clone, Time Machine).Īnyone find any further detail or color on this problem? I've put a note on the Apple support forum (iMac) but get no responses.New hp pavilion laptop, the 2 default partitions besides C: The partition map needs to be repaired because there's a problem with the EFI system partition's file system. Then highlighted 3 TB WD Ext HDD 1021 Media in left panel and tried Verify Disk on that and got the dreaded Checked each of the three HDs with FIRST AID/Verify Disk and all looked fine.
Then I went to PARTITION TAB and made three partitions and sized them and named them as wanted.ĭid APPLY and that worked fine.
I partitioned it as 3 1TB drives, then decided to redo that to make two 500G drives and 1 2TB drive, so erased and reformatted from Disk Utility/Erase/Erase, which made one partition.
I am having the same problem with WD 3TB external drive.
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