Fix internal file system error in Mac OS X occurred due to directory corruption
Macintosh operating system supports HFS & HFS+ file system to be used for storage media. Storage devices are divided into volumes for storing data which comprises of sector, also called as logical blocks of HFS file system volumes. Further for management of files & directories catalog files are present & constitute contents of drive directory. So, if the directory tree comes across corruption, numerous errors would be generated and this may destroy the overall reliability of the system leading to data loss situation. Such situations require use of recovery application for restoring lost data back.
In a particular instance of directory corruption in Mac OS X system you may receive the error message shown in the process of accessing data –
“ -127 fsDSIntErr internal file system error ”
The internal file system error received at the moment makes the system stored data inaccessible & it is all necessary to fix corrupted file system & retrieve drive data for proper accessibility.
Causes of internal file system error –
The most prominent factors leading to error with file system includes –
- Mac OS X directory tree is damaged
- Internal inconsistency that has lead to corruption of HFS file system
Any of these would result in complete inaccessibility of data from the affected volume.
How to repair Mac internal file system damage & fix issues?
In order to sort out problems observed due to directory & file system damage, below methods are to be implemented to get rid of it –
- With the help of system tools disk, mac system is to be started, following this run disk first aid that would repair minor damages existing
- Rebuilding desktop, that can be done by pressing & holding command & option keys while Mac system boots up, holding the keys for sometime would display the message prompting you to rebuild desktop
- If, the above two does not work, internal file system error disk utility keeps occurring Mac OS X has to be reinstalled
This definitely will solve all your hard drive related problems, but will bring another which could have disastrous effect as all important system contained data is lost. Now, to recover those lost files data rescue mac is done, in whihc the system drive has to be scanned & its files located for restoration.
