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Q: partition missing

Hello wonder if anyone can help, try to make it brief and easy to read

 

Recently purchased a Macbook pro, wanted windows 10 so followed the guides online to do so. Got to the phase where it prompts you to format the appropriate drive to continue and this is where i messed up. I quit the process assuming I should of formatted the usb drive prior to this step... however after doing this, I lost the storage space due to the partition i.e. I allocated 125gb for windows out of the 400gb odd i had remaining but when i closed down the installation it i still had 125gb missing as there was only 275 free out of 300 max... I tried to fix it on my own and done more damage than good I think as i now can't open up bootcamp as it is saying it has to be formatted to one dis (journal)... i did not have a time capsule backup thing so now i want to know if restoring to factory default would be a wise option... had the macbook pro for 2/3 days nothing on it except music so far.

 

Furthermore i tried to be crafty and do another partition to try and get to the installation window again so i could see and delete the old and larger partition i made... which is why I'm thinking its better to just rip everything off and save me of repeating or making new mistakes

 

If theres a better option and/or this option won't work anyway I'm all ears for some help.

 

Thanks for taking the time out to read this =)

MacBook Pro with Retina display, OS X El Capitan (10.11.2)

Posted on Dec 15, 2015 4:36 PM

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  • by Loner T,

    Loner T Loner T Dec 15, 2015 4:47 PM in response to PoppyNipote
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    Dec 15, 2015 4:47 PM in response to PoppyNipote

    Before you nuke-and-pave, can you post the output of the following Terminal commands?

     

    diskutil list

    diskutil cs list

    sudo gpt -vv -r show /dev/disk0

    sudo fdisk /dev/disk0

     

    The "sudo" commands will prompt for your password, and it will not be echoed back. You may also see a warning about improper use of "sudo" and potential data loss due to "abuse" of the command.

  • by PoppyNipote,

    PoppyNipote PoppyNipote Dec 15, 2015 5:05 PM in response to PoppyNipote
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    .

  • by PoppyNipote,

    PoppyNipote PoppyNipote Dec 15, 2015 5:04 PM in response to Loner T
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        diskutil list -

     

       #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER

       0:      GUID_partition_scheme                        *500.3 GB   disk0

       1:                        EFI EFI                     209.7 MB   disk0s1

       2:          Apple_CoreStorage Macintosh HD            325.4 GB   disk0s2

       3:                 Apple_Boot Recovery HD             650.0 MB   disk0s3

       4:                  Apple_HFS OSXRESERVED             7.9 GB     disk0s4

       5:         Microsoft Reserved                         16.8 MB    disk0s5

    /dev/disk1 (internal, virtual):

       #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER

       0:                  Apple_HFS Macintosh HD           +325.0 GB   disk1

                                     Logical Volume on disk0s2

                                     A905176F-5C62-459D-8C96-149E31E6C395

                                     Unlocked Encrypted

    /dev/disk2 (external, physical):

       #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER

       0:     FDisk_partition_scheme                        *15.5 GB    disk2

       1:             Windows_FAT_32 USB DISK                15.5 GB    disk2s1

     

     

     

              diskutil cs list -

     

    +-- Logical Volume Group 9A94E65B-EDEE-4DEA-8A0F-81A66BFB20DD

        =========================================================

        Name:         Macintosh HD

        Status:       Online

        Size:         325363015680 B (325.4 GB)

        Free Space:   10723328 B (10.7 MB)

        |

        +-< Physical Volume B5EBCB77-873D-4F25-B523-7DD80D0C339A

        |   ----------------------------------------------------

        |   Index:    0

        |   Disk:     disk0s2

        |   Status:   Online

        |   Size:     325363015680 B (325.4 GB)

        |

        +-> Logical Volume Family B5366C0C-36E2-4D29-A0E0-E62A09145BB8

            ----------------------------------------------------------

            Encryption Type:         AES-XTS

            Encryption Status:       Unlocked

            Conversion Status:       Complete

            High Level Queries:      Fully Secure

            |                        Passphrase Required

            |                        Accepts New Users

            |                        Has Visible Users

            |                        Has Volume Key

            |

            +-> Logical Volume A905176F-5C62-459D-8C96-149E31E6C395

                ---------------------------------------------------

                Disk:                  disk1

                Status:                Online

                Size (Total):          324999970816 B (325.0 GB)

                Revertible:            Yes (unlock and decryption required)

                LV Name:               Macintosh HD

                Volume Name:           Macintosh HD

                Content Hint:          Apple_HFS

     

     

              sudo gpt -vv -r show /dev/disk0 -


    sudo gpt -vv -r show /dev/disk0

    gpt show: /dev/disk0: mediasize=500277790720; sectorsize=512; blocks=977105060

    gpt show: /dev/disk0: PMBR at sector 0

    gpt show: /dev/disk0: Pri GPT at sector 1

    gpt show: /dev/disk0: Sec GPT at sector 977105059

          start       size  index  contents

              0          1         PMBR

              1          1         Pri GPT header

              2         32         Pri GPT table

             34          6        

             40     409600      1  GPT part - C12A7328-F81F-11D2-BA4B-00A0C93EC93B

         409640  635474640      2  GPT part - 53746F72-6167-11AA-AA11-00306543ECAC

      635884280    1269536      3  GPT part - 426F6F74-0000-11AA-AA11-00306543ECAC

      637153816       1512        

      637155328   15360000      4  GPT part - 48465300-0000-11AA-AA11-00306543ECAC

      652515328     262144        

      652777472      32768      5  GPT part - E3C9E316-0B5C-4DB8-817D-F92DF00215AE

      652810240  324294787        

      977105027         32         Sec GPT table

      977105059          1         Sec GPT header

     

    -      sudo fdisk /dev/disk0


    Disk: /dev/disk0 geometry: 60821/255/63 [977105060 sectors]

    Signature: 0xAA55

             Starting       Ending

    #: id  cyl  hd sec -  cyl  hd sec [     start -       size]

    ------------------------------------------------------------------------

    1: EE 1023 254  63 - 1023 254  63 [         1 -  977105059] <Unknown ID>

    2: 00    0   0   0 -    0   0   0 [         0 -          0] unused     

    3: 00    0   0   0 -    0   0   0 [         0 -          0] unused     

    4: 00    0   0   0 -    0   0   0 [         0 -          0] unused    

  • by Loner T,

    Loner T Loner T Dec 15, 2015 5:44 PM in response to PoppyNipote
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    Dec 15, 2015 5:44 PM in response to PoppyNipote

    This is very good to see.

    652810240  324294787       

     

    Can you use El Capitan has deleted my bootcamp windows partition as a reference and download Testdisk and GPT Fdisk and start a Testdisk scan and run a quick search?

     

    Do not modify the disk partitioning in any way.

  • by PoppyNipote,

    PoppyNipote PoppyNipote Dec 15, 2015 7:19 PM in response to Loner T
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    Dec 15, 2015 7:19 PM in response to Loner T

    TestDisk 7.0, Data Recovery Utility, April 2015

    Christophe GRENIER <grenier@cgsecurity.org>

    http://www.cgsecurity.org

     

    Disk /dev/disk0 - 500 GB / 465 GiB - 977105060 sectors (RO)

     

    The harddisk (500 GB / 465 GiB) seems too small! (< 500 GB / 466 GiB)

    Check the harddisk size: HD jumpers settings, BIOS detection...

     

    The following partition can't be recovered:

         Partition               Start        End    Size in sectors

    >  Mac HFS                977105020  978374555    1269536

  • by PoppyNipote,

    PoppyNipote PoppyNipote Dec 15, 2015 7:20 PM in response to PoppyNipote
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    Dec 15, 2015 7:20 PM in response to PoppyNipote

    i will test it again because i assume this wasn't the results we were looking for?

  • by Loner T,

    Loner T Loner T Dec 16, 2015 4:41 AM in response to PoppyNipote
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    Dec 16, 2015 4:41 AM in response to PoppyNipote

    Please disconnect all external storage and use /dev/rdisk0 as an EFI/GPT disk. Testdisk will ask you for sudo permissions.

  • by PoppyNipote,

    PoppyNipote PoppyNipote Dec 16, 2015 8:00 AM in response to Loner T
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    Dec 16, 2015 8:00 AM in response to Loner T

    Disk /dev/rdisk0 - 500 GB / 465 GiB - 977105060 sectors (RO)

     

    The harddisk (500 GB / 465 GiB) seems too small! (< 500 GB / 466 GiB)

    Check the harddisk size: HD jumpers settings, BIOS detection...

     

    The following partition can't be recovered:

         Partition               Start        End    Size in sectors

    >  Mac HFS                977105020  978374555    1269536

  • by Loner T,

    Loner T Loner T Dec 16, 2015 8:08 AM in response to PoppyNipote
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    Dec 16, 2015 8:08 AM in response to PoppyNipote

    This is a list of unrecoverable partitions. Can you press Return/Enter to Continue? You may want to post the whole screen so the options available can be seen.

  • by PoppyNipote,

    PoppyNipote PoppyNipote Dec 16, 2015 8:16 AM in response to Loner T
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    Dec 16, 2015 8:16 AM in response to Loner T

    Last login: Wed Dec 16 12:59:14 on ttys000

    /Users/bradleycordice/Downloads/testdisk-7.0\ 2/testdisk ; exit;

    bradleys-MBP:~ bradleycordice$ /Users/bradleycordice/Downloads/testdisk-7.0\ 2/testdisk ; exit;

    TestDisk 7.0, Data Recovery Utility, April 2015

    Christophe GRENIER <grenier@cgsecurity.org>

    http://www.cgsecurity.org

     

    No disk found.

    TestDisk will try to restart itself using the sudo command to get

    root (superuser) privileges.

     

    sudo may ask your user password, it doesn't ask for the root password.

    Usually there is no echo or '*' displayed when you type your password.

     

    TestDisk 7.0, Data Recovery Utility, April 2015

    Christophe GRENIER <grenier@cgsecurity.org>

    http://www.cgsecurity.org

     

     

     

     

     

     

    TestDisk 7.0, Data Recovery Utility, April 2015

    Christophe GRENIER <grenier@cgsecurity.org>

    http://www.cgsecurity.org

     

    Disk /dev/rdisk0 - 500 GB / 465 GiB - 977105060 sectors (RO)

         Partition               Start        End    Size in sectors

    >P EFI System                    40     409639     409600 [EFI]

    P Mac HFS                635884280  637153815    1269536

    P Mac HFS                637155328  652515327   15360000

    D MS Data                652779520  977104895  324325376 [BOOTCAMP]

    D Mac HFS                975835488  977105023    1269536

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Structure: Ok.  Use Up/Down Arrow keys to select partition.

    Use Left/Right Arrow keys to CHANGE partition characteristics:

                    P=Primary  D=Deleted

    Keys A: add partition, L: load backup, T: change type, P: list files,

         Enter: to continue

    FAT32, blocksize=512, 209 MB / 200 MiB

  • by Loner T,

    Loner T Loner T Dec 16, 2015 8:18 AM in response to PoppyNipote
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    Dec 16, 2015 8:18 AM in response to PoppyNipote

    Please scroll down to the MS Data entry and use 'p' to list files. Do not use left/right cursor/arrow keys.

  • by PoppyNipote,

    PoppyNipote PoppyNipote Dec 16, 2015 8:22 AM in response to Loner T
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    Dec 16, 2015 8:22 AM in response to Loner T

    Used the arrow keys (up and down) whoops =S?

     

     

     

    TestDisk 7.0, Data Recovery Utility, April 2015

    Christophe GRENIER <grenier@cgsecurity.org>

    http://www.cgsecurity.org

         MS Data                652779520  977104895  324325376 [BOOTCAMP]

    Directory /

     

    -rwxr-xr-x     0     0      4096 15-Dec-2015 23:49 ._.Trashes

    drwxr-xr-x     0     0         0 15-Dec-2015 23:49 _RASHE~1.LHD

    drwxr-xr-x     0     0         0 15-Dec-2015 23:49 .Trashes

    drwxr-xr-x     0     0         0 15-Dec-2015 23:49 .Spotlight-V100

    >drwxr-xr-x     0     0         0 15-Dec-2015 23:49 .fseventsd

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

                                                       Next

    Use Right to change directory, h to hide deleted files

        q to quit, : to select the current file, a to select all files

        C to copy the selected files, c to copy the current file

  • by Loner T,

    Loner T Loner T Dec 16, 2015 8:29 AM in response to PoppyNipote
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    Dec 16, 2015 8:29 AM in response to PoppyNipote

    Your previous Windows installation seems to have been overwritten by OSXRESERVED and the various Windows parts. My recommendation is to erase disk0s4 and disk0s5 and convert them to Free Space, which will give you the space back. You can then install Windows.

     

    Is your Mac a 2015 model? We can use the Free Space and let the W10 installer use it. It will split it into MSR (128MB) and remainder (NTFS). We will need to use EFI Boot. If you want it to be cleaner, backup OSX, boot into Internet Recovery, erase your internal drive, restore from backup and run BCA and install W10.

     

    Depending on what you want to do and the Mac year/model, I can give you necessary Terminal commands.

  • by PoppyNipote,

    PoppyNipote PoppyNipote Dec 16, 2015 8:36 AM in response to Loner T
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    Dec 16, 2015 8:36 AM in response to Loner T

    Yes i have a 2015 model. Furthermore i never finished the installation process which is what led to the problem in the first place as i lost the disk space without having windows installation complete.

    In regards to the deletion suggestion, I'm new to the whole mac interface so if you wouldn't mind outlining the recommended steps to take to delete and then the steps following that I would appreciate it.

     

    Essentially i am in your hands Loner T so command away  el Capitan. =D

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