com.apple.DiskManagement error 0

Same issue here on a Mac mini. This is absolutely infuriating.

Same issue (iMac (21.5-inch, Mid 2011))

HI all. I had the same problem, and managed to resolve the issue using internet recovery (CMD/OPT/R)...

Good luck!!

Hi. I have solved the problem.

Steps

1. Turn on with command + R

2. Disk Utility > 'Convert to APFS'
3. Re-install the OS

Done. Cheers 🙂

mac OS High Sierra (release version from the Mac app store) has failed on my 2012 Mac Pro. Tried twice, but also in a loop of ultimately receiving the DiskManagement error 0 and only option is to to Restart.

Thank goodness I had 10.11 on a second partition, so am booted under that now. My drive with 10.12 is in the following state:

* macOS Install Data

* private

* Recovered Items

* Users

Users thankfully still has my account and all files from what I can tell.

Recovered Items appears to have what used to be at the root of the partition; these folders: Applications, Library, System.

Calling AppleCare (and elevated to "level 2" specialist) was ultimately useless. Recovery Mode (Command-R) and Internet Recovery Mode (Option-Command-R) did nothing (got to gray screen with Apple logo, but nothing ever happend; progress bar stuck indefinitely at around 33%). Furthermore, Apple pulled all traces of 10.12! Even my Mac App Store receipts doesn't include a download for 10.12. Very strange as I still have access to Mountain Lion (10.8) up to an including 10.11.

I have a theory and wondering if this makes any sense... move the items from the Recovered Items folder back to the root. Delete 'macOS Install Data'. Perhaps run Disk Utility to fix up any permissions issues and hope like heck the partition can be booted back to 10.12.

My main partiation is still on HFS+. Looking at one of the config files in 'macOS Install Data', the flag that drives conversion to APFS was set false. This is the very first OS install that has ever failed and I'm in a world of hurt. Any tips or other solutions greatly appreciated!

Problem solved by converting hardisk to APFS through disk utility.

when you used convert and then install, did it wipe the disk, or were all your files still intact?

I was able to finally install 10.13. Read on for full details.

Three attempts to install 10.13 on my existing 10.12 drive failed the same way. Long into the install process, com.apple.DiskManagement error 0 with only option to 'restart and try again'. AppleCare not helpful; had no solution. Apple itself not helpful since 10.12 no longer exists in the Mac App Store, not a download in the developer downloads either, and really strange, also non-existant in my purchase history in the Mac App Store. Though my purchase history does include 10.8 up to and including 10.11!

Anyhow, my Mac Pro has 3 physical drives and 7 total partitions. So I shuffled some files around to serve as a replacement drive for the failed one. During AppleCare call they had me enter recovery mode, but that did nothing at the time (screen forever showed the Apple logo). However, when I rebooted and held down just 'option' (to select a startup drive), I now had a 10.3 recovery option. I selected that and did a full clean install of 10.13 onto my empty partition. That worked.

I then later ran Migration Assistant. Sadly, pointing that to my botched drive didn't work. But, I had a Time Machine backup from just one hour prior to when I attempted the install the first time. But, due to lack of space on Time Capsule, I chose not to back up Applications. But, the critical items (keychains, documents, app settings, etc. were all backed up and moved a-ok). That ran overnight (about 7 hour process).

This morning was able to get in and one-by-one copied over applications still residing on the bad drive (the 10.13 installer pushed the entire Applications folder under a 'Recovered Items' folder. And, since settings were moved, when I launched applications (e.g. Lightroom), it was seamless.

Oh... because I use so many other partitions to hold photos, movies, my source code, etc. I did have to set permissions everywhere. This was because the fresh OS I installed was a different user from what I migrated. This was easy though as I simply did Command-I at the drive partition level, added my new account with Read/Write and then selected to have that propagate to all children.

In short, I have found no method to repair a botched 10.13 install where you get that DiskManagement error.

Should be nothing to do with AFPS since I'm using HDs and the option to convert to AFPS was off.

My solution involved doing a fresh install to a clean partiion and having a Time Machine backup to migrate from. Bonus points if your backup also includes Applications (my future ones will).

In my case, everything is intact. No loss of data. I took a chance. I think the process is different than wiping out/ formatting the disk.

So I converted my hdd to APFS. And the installation went through one shot.

Later I bought SSD and installed High Sierra and restored all my user folder/settings/applications. Restoration of 240 GB took 10 hours from HDD (usb 2.0). Now I am a super happy person.

Having tried to install High Sierra twice without success, both times receiving the diskManagement error 0, and both times having to waste almost a whole day restoring from Timemachine. I decided to wait until High Sierra has been out in the wild for a few weeks and try again.

I have spoken to Apple technical support this morning in the hope something has been found to help us with this error.

They belive my iMac is getting the error due to the third party memory being installed and if I remove the memory then the install should work without any issues, and I should be able to re-install the memory once the install has succeeded.

My iMac has 2 x 4Gb pre-installed (Apple memory) and 2 x 8Gb purchased from Crucial.

I will try this later today and report on how it goes.

hi, same situation. Looking forward to hearing if temporarily removing the extra memory helped you.

thanks

Morly

Hello,

Having the same problem.

Unfortunately, removing the extra memory did not help.

Either manual convert to APFS via disk utility

I have been sitting the whole day. Finally I saw this thread. I replaced my 3rd party memory with my old standard memory and just like that, it worked. Replaced my old memory with the new memory and everything is running smoothly. No data loss.

After having the same issues as everyone else on my 2012 Imac I was able to install as someone else had suggested

1. Turn on with command + R

2. Disk Utility > 'Convert to APFS'
3. Re-install the OS

I lost my original documents and adobe software and am installing those now

Took all day of frustration to finally get to this point!