![]() ![]() ![]() But I do want to be able to Erase Free Space and always have been able to up until this point. I wouldn’t want to re-install my system for this problem anyway since it is not a major issue that effects the usage of my computer. It seems that Spotlight was struggling with a the failed drive and would not let it go so the unmount and erase could not occur. fsckhfs process was working away as shown by activity monitor. Also, I don’t have a Time Machine version to go back to (my Time Machine disk was full, so I had to delete it, then re-backup, but this was after I couldn’t erase free space in Disk Utility) and I don’t have the original software disk. It appeared that the external drive would not unmount because some activity was using it. I’m not clueless when it comes to computers, but not a techie either. ![]() Safe Boot Restart, then regular startupĪ little leery of going into Terminal and playing around. Went into /private/tmp folder, deleted any temporary files, and rebooted in case there was an issue of not enough space on the driveĦ. Made sure all my permissions were open to “Read & Write”ģ. apfs failure to mount a logical volume onto /Users from /etc/fstab. Under Disk Utility, did full repairs and verifications and repairs on all drivesĢ. After selecting the USB drive, click Erase in the toolbar near the top of the. I get the response on all drives “mac secure erase free space failed error message couldn’t create temporary file.” My drive has plenty of room to create the temporary file, so its not a question of inadequate drive space.ġ. I cannot complete a Erase Free Space in Disk Utility on my Mac desktop (Mavericks 10.9.5). ![]()
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