To solve this problem for himself, [Eric] came up with an Apple disk emulator. A project like this has been done many, many times over the last few decades, but [Eric] put his own twist on it ...

However, if you can’t access your Mac, or if it’s an older device with an Intel processor without an Apple T2 chip, you’ll have to do this manually using macOS Recovery and the old Disk Utility app.

Apple’s Disk Utility app can be accessed from the Menu bar to perform disk repairs on the fly. Unlike so many apps you don’t have to sign up for a subscription package: the app retails for a o ...