Rinsletify
Level 1
(0 points)
Q: Windows partition unaccessible after upgrading to El Capitan
I recently upgraded my 2013 MBP to El Capitan and since then, I haven't been able to access my bootcamp windows partition.
The allocated space is still taken up by the partition and writing "diskutil list" in Terminal gives the following:
There aren't really any important files on the Windows partition, so having to reinstall it is merely an inconvenience. I would, however, like to know if there is a way to simply restore the partition to its previous state.
Loner T
Level 7
(24,738 points)
Your options are
1. Backup OSX via TM, boot into Internet Recovery, erase internal disk, restore from TM. Re-install Windows.
2. Use BCA to remove Windows, merge partitions to get all the disk space in a contiguous chunk, re-install OSX for Recovery HD, and use BCA to re-install Windows.
3. Use the Testdisk and GPT Fdisk to look of roost NTFS headers, modify the partition based on Testdisk results using GPT Fdisk, reboot and test.
If your Windows is a clean new installation, #1 is the easiest. If you do not want to re-install Windows, #3 works. #3 is pretty straightforward. Do not be daunted by all the gobble-de-gook. . IT may help you in the future when Windows has been in use and you do not/cannot re-install Windows.
