SSD fails to initiate - iMac 2015 Monterery

First off .....have just over to Apple after 30+ years using Windows ;


So disk that fails is Internal SSD Drive following info:-


Volume name : SSD

Volume type : APFS Startup Snapshot

BSD device node : disk1s1s1

Mount point : /

System : macOS 12.7.6 (21H1320)

File system : APFS

Connection : SATA

Device tree path : IODeviceTree:/PCI0@0/SATA@1F,2/PRT0@0/PMP@0

Writable : No

Is case-sensitive : No

File system UUID : 4788D165-76DE-4661-885B-E1C5C3936AD3

Volume capacity : 1,022,876,135,424

Available space (Purgeable + Free) : 991,593,895,432

Purgeable space : 4,869,129,736

Free space : 986,724,765,696

Used space : 15,418,023,936

File count : 367,352

Owners enabled : No

Is encrypted : No

System Integrity Protection supported : Yes

Can be verified : Yes

Can be repaired : Yes

Bootable : Yes

Journaled : No

Media name :

Media type : Generic

Ejectable : No

Solid state : Yes

SMART status : Not Supported


I have probably setup my drives incorrectly & I'm hoping that's all it.


Have tried & spectacularly failed to screenshot of offender so I type it below:-


APFS Volume Group • APFS

Used: 32.4gb Free:986.7gb

Mount Point Read Only/

Capacity 1.02gb

Available: 991.78gb (Purgeable 5.08gb)

Owners: disabled

SATA

disk1s1s1


And finally, below is what First Aid Reports:

Running First Aid on “SSD” (disk1s1s1)


Verifying the startup volume will cause this computer to stop responding.


Verifying file system.

Volume could not be unmounted.


Using live mode.

Performing fsck_apfs -n -l -x /dev/rdisk1s1

Checking the container superblock.

Checking the checkpoint with transaction ID 39080.

Checking the EFI jumpstart record.

Checking the space manager.

Checking the space manager free queue trees.

Checking the object map.

Checking the encryption key structures.

Checking volume /dev/rdisk1s1.

Checking the APFS volume superblock.

The volume SSD was formatted by storagekitd (1934.141.2) and last modified by apfs_kext (1934.141.2.701.1).

Checking the object map.

Checking the snapshot metadata tree.

Checking the snapshot metadata.

Checking snapshot 1 of 1 (com.apple.os.update-CB0A7655FB68BF1B8B5973B5F00D93A3F92BA208F5379F3D5FF0D1F31BA7268C)

Checking the fsroot tree.

Checking the file extent tree.

Checking the extent ref tree.

Verifying volume object map space.

Verifying allocated space.

The volume /dev/rdisk1s1 appears to be OK.

File system check exit code is 0.

Restoring the original state found as mounted.


Operation successful.

Point is, I've diagnostic & appears fine, however if I have laid out drives wrongly, afraid a little OCD with error reports I read could be failing & and "prepare for worst" eek!


Any advice welcomed i.e. do I need to be concerned? Please be kind I'm a newbie!!


TIA

Ian Roe

iMac 21.5″, macOS 12.7

Posted on Aug 17, 2025 06:47 AM

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Aug 17, 2025 04:54 PM in response to Woe2099

Run First Aid on the hidden Container. Within Disk Utility click "View" and select "Show All Devices" before the hidden Container appears on the left pane of Disk Utility. By running First Aid on the hidden Container, it will scan the container followed by each APFS volume located within that Container. Your scan results are only showing a scan of the macOS system volume.


If the volume cannot be unmounted automatically, then try unmounting the volume(s) manually within the Disk Utility GUI interface.


What is the exact model of this Mac? You can get this information by entering the system serial number on the check coverage page here (please do not post the serial number on this forum since it is considered personal information):

View Coverage - AppleCare & Warranty



How far does the macOS boot process get before it fails? And how does it fail? Does it just stall, or does it reboot? Any error messages?


Have you tried booting into Safe Mode to see if the Mac will boot?


What is your goal here? To salvage/access data, or you just want to get the system to boot normally again without worrying about preserving the data on the SSD?

Aug 18, 2025 08:19 AM in response to HWTech

Have run First Aid like you advised with no issues - cannot unmount disc as it is 'in use.. makes sense


Error appears after booting....like an afterthought..don't know safe mode was F8 don't know in Monterey...goal = no error messages...bit OCD...about such issues, although, once I click initialise - seems ok?


Just want back to how it was when it first arrived. Am going to see if I'm able to fix by trying safe mode as you suggest its my birthday 2day...I'll try it tomorrow.


But really appreciate the feedback & input.


Cheers!


Ian Roe


SSD fails to initiate - iMac 2015 Monterery

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