I have a similar problem described by the question posted to this forum labelled "OS X Mavericks upgrade – disk/partition failure". I, however, didn't stop the installation process. Instead, I continued with the option of later recovering/restoring the files from the Time Machine, believing that all data on my hard disk would be wiped out.
Mac OS X Mavericks was successfully installed, and all files/programs seems to be intact. What did I do right? In the case where there was a disk corruption, how could I determine,
1) which files were corrupted?
2) whether or not a log file was generated outlining the corrupt sectors/allocation units?
Also, how would I go about using Time Machine to restore the corrupt files (if any), as I have not done this before?
Any advice/suggestions would be appreciated.
Edit:
I suppose my question is whether or not the installation process did, indeed, fix the corruption. If so, where would I find the 'lost+found' folder (that is, if one exists)?
Best Answer
Sounds like you are good to go.
During the install it run in to a problem of incompatible software, but once that was out of the way the installer finished the job.
If you want to verify your install, run cmd-r and the restore (online) function. That might take a while so it is your choice to do or not.
The second question:
Enable the Debug in Disk Utility, that will allow you to see the hidden partitions. It is very well hidden, because Apple does not trust us been able to handle our property.
Enter the following command at the Terminal prompt: