CNET

iPod Special Report: Using Apple's Disk Utility, other disk tools to solve iPod directory/permissions problems

MacFixIt reader Bill reports that performing a reformat of the iPod's hard drive in Apple's Disk Utility (located in Applications/Utilities) can sometimes work as a ...
CNET

Disks formatted in MS-DOS mode using Disk Utility may not work with devices

A MacFixIt reader reports issues formatting disks in MS-DOS FAT using Apple's Disk Utility. When storage devices (in this case, flash memory cards) are formatted using Disk Utility, they may not be ...
Ars Technica

Making disk images of APFS drives possible?

For years I've been deploying Macs by using Disk Utility to image the boot drive from a .dmg file. Aside from having to make a new image every time new hardware comes out it's a very convenient system ...
Macworld

Unlocking Disk Utility’s hidden secrets

One of OS X’s most versatile utilities is Disk Utility—a tool not only used for formatting and managing a variety of storage devices, but also employed for fixing damaged volumes and performing the ...
Ars Technica

Disk utility: 70GB out of 1TB SSD inaccessible and not usable as partition

I spent more than 2 hours googling and trying to solve the following problem without success. Disk utility shows my 1TB SSD as circular diagram with what seems to be 2 partitions: 930GB formatted as ...
Macworld

Repairing permissions: What you need to know

When it comes to Mac OS X troubleshooting and maintenance, Repairing permissions may be the most frequently recommended course of action. It’s also easily the most maligned. The procedure has taken ...