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Start-up in single user mode by holding Command<code>⌘</code> + S</p>\n<p>Run <code>sudo fsck_exfat -d &#x3C;id from above></code>.\ne.g. <code>sudo fsck_exfat -d disk1s3</code></p>\n<p><code>-d</code> is debug so you'll see all your files output as they're processed.</p>\n<p>Answer YES if it gives you the prompt Main boot region needs to be updated. Yes/No?</p>\n<p>Files should start being listed.</p>\n<p>This process may take hours. When you are prompted <code>Mark volume clean?</code>, enter <code>y</code></p>\n<p>Reboot normally.</p>\n<p>Open Disk Utility and you should be able to repair here successfully.</p>\n<p>See the apple man page below for details on the fsck_exfat utility.</p>"}},"coverImage":{"url":"https://www.datocms-assets.com/28985/1594725630-cow-reverse-montage.png","fluid":{"base64":"data:image/jpeg;base64,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","aspectRatio":1.416627078384798,"src":"https://www.datocms-assets.com/28985/1594725630-cow-reverse-montage.png?auto=compress%2Cformat&fm=jpg","srcSet":"https://www.datocms-assets.com/28985/1594725630-cow-reverse-montage.png?auto=compress%2Cformat&dpr=0.06&fm=jpg&w=2982 150w,\nhttps://www.datocms-assets.com/28985/1594725630-cow-reverse-montage.png?auto=compress%2Cformat&dpr=0.11&fm=jpg&w=2982 300w,\nhttps://www.datocms-assets.com/28985/1594725630-cow-reverse-montage.png?auto=compress%2Cformat&dpr=0.21&fm=jpg&w=2982 600w,\nhttps://www.datocms-assets.com/28985/1594725630-cow-reverse-montage.png?auto=compress%2Cformat&dpr=0.31&fm=jpg&w=2982 900w,\nhttps://www.datocms-assets.com/28985/1594725630-cow-reverse-montage.png?auto=compress%2Cformat&dpr=0.41&fm=jpg&w=2982 1200w,\nhttps://www.datocms-assets.com/28985/1594725630-cow-reverse-montage.png?auto=compress%2Cformat&dpr=0.61&fm=jpg&w=2982 1800w,\nhttps://www.datocms-assets.com/28985/1594725630-cow-reverse-montage.png?auto=compress%2Cformat&dpr=1&fm=jpg&w=2982 2982w","sizes":"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px"}}}},"pageContext":{"slug":"fix-corrupted-exfat-drive-on-mac"}}}