Coventry Data Recovery – Coventry’s No.1 MacBook Pro Data Recovery Specialists

With over 25 years of experience in recovering data from all generations of Apple devices, Coventry Data Recovery specialises in advanced, professional solutions for MacBook Pro drive failures. If your system displays the error: “The volume Macintosh HD could not be repaired”, this often indicates a degraded or failing SSD or HDD.

Common Cause of the Error

When macOS reports that Macintosh HD cannot be repaired, it is typically due to:

  • File system corruption (HFS+, APFS)
  • Bad sectors on the physical drive
  • Directory structure failure
  • Failing SSD controller or NAND degradation
  • Logical partition corruption
  • macOS boot loop due to I/O failure

This type of error prevents users from accessing or booting their MacBook, and disk utility repair tools often fail to fix the underlying issue, making professional recovery essential.

Our Step-by-Step Technical Recovery Process

Step 1: Diagnostics & Drive Imaging

  • The affected MacBook drive is removed and connected via a write-blocked interface.
  • We perform a low-level, sector-by-sector clone of the drive using hardware imager tools like DeepSpar or PC-3000 to avoid further degradation during analysis.
  • For SSDs, we use TRIM-safe methods to prevent automatic erasure of inaccessible blocks.

Step 2: Drive Health Assessment

  • We examine SMART logs, NAND read errors (for SSDs), or surface damage (for HDDs).
  • Where necessary, firmware-level access is used to bypass failed system areas or reconstruct drive translation layers.

Step 3: File System Reconstruction

  • Once an image is secured, we rebuild the HFS+ or APFS structure using proprietary recovery tools.
  • Damaged metadata, catalog files, and volume headers are analysed and manually reconstructed.
  • For APFS volumes, we map volume containers and roll back to snapshots where available.

Step 4: File Extraction & Verification

  • Recovered files are verified by integrity checks and hash comparisons (if user-provided).
  • File types such as videos, images, documents, and system files are categorised for easy browsing.
  • Where partial data exists, we apply signature-based carving for fragmented file recovery.

Supported MacBook Pro Models

We support recovery from all generations of MacBook Pro, including:

  • MacBook Pro (M1, M2, M3 Series)
  • MacBook Pro Retina (2012–2015)
  • MacBook Pro with Touch Bar (2016–2020)
  • MacBook Pro Intel-based (Pre-2020)
  • MacBook Pro SSDs soldered to the logic board (requiring board-level access)

Supported Operating Systems & File Systems

  • macOS Sonoma, Ventura, Monterey, Big Sur, Catalina, Mojave, High Sierra, Sierra, El Capitan, Yosemite
  • HFS+, APFS, Fusion Drive configurations

Why Choose Coventry Data Recovery?

  • 25 Years of Expertise in Mac systems, SSDs and APFS repair
  • Apple Logic Board Access Specialists
  • Cleanroom for physical drive repair
  • TRIM-aware recovery tools prevent irreversible loss from SSDs
  • No outsourcing – all work completed in-house in the UK
  • Fully GDPR-compliant and confidential

Contact Coventry’s MacBook Pro Data Recovery Team

If your MacBook Pro has reported disk errors, is stuck in a boot loop, or shows “The volume Macintosh HD could not be repaired”, don’t risk further damage. Contact our expert engineers today for a free diagnostic and a professional recovery plan tailored to your drive.