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How to solve "APFS inverter failed to invert the volume" error
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| After cloning APFS drives using Disk Utility it usually ends with a volume containing ContainerToInvert file with the size of a cloned partition. | |
| Don't be afraid, using the following steps you can mount this file as APFS container and get all partitions. | |
| 1. Requirements | |
| We need FUSE and xmount installed | |
| 2. Terminal | |
| Open Terminal app and type the following: | |
| $ sudo mkdir /Volumes/apfs_image/ | |
| $ sudo mkdir /Volumes/apfs_mounted/ | |
| $ sudo xmount --in raw <path to ContainerToInvert file> --out dmg /Volumes/apfs_image/ | |
| $ hdiutil attach -nomount /Volumes/apfs_image/ContainerToInvert.dmg | |
| $ diskutil ap list | |
| ## this is optional step, I don't need it | |
| $ diskutil ap unlockVolume <Disk GUID> -nomount | |
| $ sudo mount_apfs -o rdonly,noexec,noowners /dev/disk# /Volumes/apfs_mounted/ | |
| After that, you will have the original partition mounted to your system. | |
| References and Thank You’s | |
| https://www.mac4n6.com/blog/2017/11/26/mount-all-the-things-mounting-apfs-and-4k-disk-images-on-macos-1013 |
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Super helpful! Thank you!