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Question:

Your macOS computer is behaving unstably. While it is booting, you press the Command+R keys and enter Disk Utility. Which Disk Utility option checks and fixes the filesystem?

A First Aid.
explanation

The Disk Utility option that checks and fixes the filesystem is First Aid.
To run First Aid, follow these steps:
- Start your Mac in Recovery Mode by pressing and holding Command + R while it starts up.
- When you see the macOS Utilities window, select Disk Utility and click Continue.
- In the sidebar, select the volume that you want to check and repair.
- Click the First Aid tab.
- Click Run.
First Aid will scan the volume for errors and attempt to repair them. If First Aid is able to repair the errors, you will see a message that says "First Aid repaired the volume." If First Aid is unable to repair the errors, you will see a message that says "First Aid was unable to repair the volume."

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