Disk Utility errors with internal SSD under Sequoia

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Created Jan ’25

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I have a 2019 iMac 5K with an Apple 2TB internal, which I've been using since June 2019. DriveDx says the drive is working correctly and has 94% of lifetime remaining. When I switched from Sonoma to Sequoia, I backed everything up several ways, reformatted the internal, installed 15.0 from a USB drive, copied all of my data back and then installed each app one by one.

For years I generally ran Disk Utility every couple of weeks and never had any problems.

Because I've had lots of software problems running Sequoia, I've tried just about every version of the OS--release, public beta and developer beta. Right now I'm running 15.3 beta 2.

When I installed this version, I reformatted the internal drive, installed 15.3 beta 2 and restored my programs and data from Time Machine. After that I ran Disk Utility. At the top level, Apple SSD SM2048L..., showed no errors and neither did any of the drives below the top. But after a few days if I run Disk Utility, Container disk3 shows errors, as does the bottom Macintosh HD. See bellow. And this happens after every fresh install. Good and clean for a couple of days, then the errors in Disk Utility start showing up.

These errors have apparently caused no problems, but I'd like to get them fixed. How do I do it as Disk Utility is not fixing them? And because I'm having these errors in DU is my internal going bad?

I know Disk Utility shows it's performing repairs and the disk is OK afterward, but it's apparently not as I get the same result every time I run Disk Utility.

Thank you for your help. /Users/imac4/Desktop/Disk Utility/Screenshot 2025-01-16 at 8.42.58 AM.jpg

Answered by DTS Engineer in 821512022

For help with software installation, please post in the Apple Support Community. The Apple Developer Forums are for questions about APIs and features intended specifically for developers.

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Answer 1

darkpaw OP

Jan ’25

Two things:

You didn't actually attach a screenshot.
There is no need to run Disk Utility on your Mac every couple of weeks. Doing so is likely stressing your drive more than necessary.

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Answer 2

DTS Engineer OP

Apple

Jan ’25

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For help with software installation, please post in the Apple Support Community. The Apple Developer Forums are for questions about APIs and features intended specifically for developers.

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Answer 3

JUMA55 OP

Jan ’25

The reason I posted the message here was because after I originally posted the message in the Apple Support Community, I got an email saying my message was not accepted because I used the word "beta" and I should repost in the Developer Community.

That being the case, where do you suggest I go for help?

And I'm sorry the screen shot did not go with my message. I can attach it, if I'm allowed to stay here.

This reminds me of the AppleCare I received on my Apple Watch. After we couldn't get the Blood Oxygen feature to work on two Watches, the tech finally said, "You know, we just don't design our products to work with people your age or your medical conditions."

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Answer 4

JUMA55 OP

Jan ’25

The message to me from darkpaw doesn't have a reply button, so I'm replying to him/her here.

I probably wouldn't run Disk Utility very much , if at all if, this iMac wouldn't crash at least once every couple of days or eject the external drives for no reason. It's done this through many OSs since 2019, so it's not a Sequoia issue. Amphetamine from the App Store helps but isn't perfect.

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