Q: Disk Utility won't let me get rid of a partition
Hello,
So I recently tried downloading Windows 10 onto my laptop and got the infamous error message: we couldn't create a new partition or locate an existing one. So I searched the internet for answers, and I found one telling me I should factory reset my computer and try again. So I did that and a couple hours passed and I then got my computer running newly, like it was fresh out of the Apple Store. But there was a problem, and that problem was that my computer still had the partition I had made earlier before I did a factory reset. So I went onto Disk Utility and tried to solve the problem there, deleting it, and getting rid of it using the '-' button. But even after pressing delete on it, and going back to the main disk on my mac and pressing the partition button, it wouldn't let me click the '-' button. So I searched for even more answers, but was still unable to find any. So I decided to make this thread. Do you guys have any solutions? If so, that'd be great, I don't want my 120$ for Windows 10 to be a waste. Also, if you know how to solve the we couldn't create a new partition or locate an existing one, without using a usb, hard drive, disk, or cd, that would be absolutely amazing!
Thanks!
MacBook Pro with Retina display, OS X El Capitan (10.11.4), Disk Utility
Posted on Mar 29, 2016 10:54 AM