jnihira
Level 1
(0 points)
Q: failed windows 8.1 installation through bootcamp
Hi,
I was trying to install a windows 8.1 partition on my macbook pro through bootcamp assistant. All of a sudden my computer restarted and the message "Your computer restarted because of a problem." appeared on my screen. When I logged back in I found that there was 40GB missing from my storage and I couldn't find my windows 8.1 partition anywhere. It still shows that my Flash Storage has a capacity 121GB but my Macintosh HD only shows a capacity of 80GB... Can anyone help me with this and help me restore my mac to the way it was? Thank you.
*I am not very tech-savvy so I'm sorry in advance if my explanation seems kind of simplistic.
MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch,Early 2015), OS X El Capitan (10.11.1)
MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch,Early 2015), OS X El Capitan (10.11.1)
Loner T
Level 7
(23,493 points)
The simplest and safest method to get your disk space back is
1. Backup OSX and all your files - Use Time Machine to back up or restore your Mac - Apple Support .
2. Boot into Internet Recovery (Command+Opt+R) - OS X: About OS X Recovery - Apple Support .
3. Click on Utilties -> Disk Utility and Erase your internal whole disk.
4. Restore OSX and your files - Use Time Machine to back up or restore your Mac - Apple Support .
This requires a separate external disk which can accommodate TM backup - Backup disks you can use with Time Machine - Apple Support .
