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Jul 27, 2014 9:53 PM in response to HodyWaspby Kappy,As I suggested on your first post of this topic:
Install Mavericks, Lion/Mountain Lion Using Internet Recovery
Be sure you backup your files to an external drive or second internal drive because the following procedure will remove everything from the hard drive.
Boot to the Internet Recovery HD:
Restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the COMMAND-OPTION- R keys until a globe appears on the screen. Wait patiently - 15-20 minutes - until the Recovery main menu appears.
Partition and Format the hard drive:
- Select Disk Utility from the main menu and click on the Continue button.
- After DU loads select your newly installed hard drive (this is the entry with the mfgr.'s ID and size) from the left side list. Click on the Partition tab in the DU main window.
- Under the Volume Scheme heading set the number of partitions from the drop down menu to one. Click on the Options button, set the partition scheme to GUID then click on the OK button. Set the format type to Mac OS Extended (Journaled.) Click on the Partition button and wait until the process has completed. Quit DU and return to the main menu.
Reinstall Lion/Mountain Lion. Mavericks: Select Reinstall Lion/Mountain Lion, Mavericks and click on the Install button. Be sure to select the correct drive to use if you have more than one.
Note: You will need an active Internet connection. I suggest using Ethernet if possible because it is three times faster than wireless.
After you have installed OS X you can use Boot Camp Assistant to create a new Boot Camp partition for Windows. Do not attempt to use Disk Utility or Boot Camp Assistant to create a third partition. You can have at most two partitions: OS X and Windows. You created a third partition which you then removed, and that is why this problem arose.
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Jul 27, 2014 9:59 PM in response to Kappyby HodyWasp,I dont want to reinstall Mavericks , so the problem its complicated, like you said? i not sure about you said
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Jul 28, 2014 12:14 AM in response to HodyWaspby MattTheMedic,Yup same for me again. You can't drag the Macintosh partition to to full max. ( I don't know why, maybe a hidden partition that takes op some space. Though i think it might be a gap created after the whole partition issue)
When you click on partition it won't partition properly.
Leave some space between Bootcamp and Macintosh 2-5 GB did it for me. Just slide Macintosh HD to the max and then manually remove -2 / -5 GB in the GB Box in Disk Util. Now it probably will partition. I know there might be a better solution but we'll just have to wait until one comes. In the mean time this will hopefully give you most of the space back.
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Jul 28, 2014 11:01 AM in response to HodyWaspby Eric Root,Try selecting the space and then use the - sign at the bottom. Then try to drag the Macintosh partition down.
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Jul 28, 2014 11:41 AM in response to HodyWaspby 213JB,Kappy's post will fix the issue.
You don't have to reinstall the os.
Resolve startup issues and perform disk maintenance with Disk Utility and fsck
You can also use fsck to fix the issue.
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Aug 1, 2014 4:14 AM in response to Mac ursby MattTheMedic,If you have all your files backed up i'd suggest a clean install of Mavericks and then install Windows through bootcamp again like I did. But I understand that's kind of a drastic option considering the fact that there might be a solution to fix the issue. I wouldn't recommend to force the Macintosh HD partition to enlarge. (It screwed up my Recovery and Bootcamp partition). You could try to use 213JB's solution but i don't know if it will work or damage your partitions.
I guess we'll have to wait until someone with the right knowledge about these things reads the discussion.
Good luck!

