How to Fix Error “Problems Found With Partition Map Which Might Prevent Booting”?

“Hi, I tried to create a Bootcamp partition and install Win 10 on my Mac machine yesterday. But I couldn’t install it properly so I put Win 10 usb and installed. Later I couldn’t boot my system; not even in safe mode. Somehow I got into Recovery mode. But in middle of Windows Setup, I got an error message that stated, "Windows could not update computer's boot configuration. Installation cannot proceed". So I left Recovery mode. Now I am facing this error “Problems were found with partition map which might prevent booting”. Is there any way to fix this error? I don’t want to lose my data because this is my work computer. I really need help. Please guide me”.

Why this error comes up?

You might get this error because of modifications done on your Mac boot partition or when Mac partition got corrupt/damage.

How to fix the error?

You can fix error problems found with partition map which might prevent booting using below troubleshoot. But it is recommended to safeguard entire data present on your system before you get into repair process; since files may go missing/got delete if anything goes wrong during fixation of error. So just follow this simple guideline and secure your data first.

• Externally connect erroneous hard disk to healthy Macintosh
• Start Yodot Mac Data Recovery application with help of Download Now link
• Get into Volumes Recovery mode and select connected disk from list
• Go for Standard Scan and click Skip button
• In File Types View or Data View, mark files which and all you need to restore
• Preview files and Save them on safe location

Now try these solutions to fix error problems found with partition map which might prevent booting:

1. Try fixing partition and disk separately:

Boot into Recovery mode > choose Disk Utility > select Drive > choose First Aid and Repair Disk > Select Partition (select each partition) > click on Repair Disk

2. Fix using external drive::

Connect USB drive (of capacity same as your disk) > Boot into recovery mode > format external as Apple Extended Forma > go to Disk Utility and select Partition Tab > verify external drive is using GUID partition map (If not, go to Options > change partition map to GUID) > use Recover tab to recover internal partition into external drive > hold option key to boot > select external drive > Mac should then boot to external drive > reformat internal drive using disk utility > install Mac on internal drive > choose external device as source to copy data during reboot

How to recover data when Macintosh shows errors?

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