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Q: Recently, I deleted my bootcamp partition space of about 65GB. However, after I restart my MAC, the 65GB is lost! Currently the total space in my HD is 434GB although it should be 500GB! Anyone know how to get back my 65GB space?

Recently, I deleted my bootcamp partition space of about 65GB. However, after I restart my MAC, the 65GB is lost!

Currently the total space in my HD is 434GB although it should be 500GB! Anyone know how to get back my 65GB space?

Refer to below for my disk utility:

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Posted on Jun 26, 2016 9:24 AM

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  • by srbwanderer,Helpful

    srbwanderer srbwanderer Jun 28, 2016 7:43 AM in response to waynetay
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    Jun 28, 2016 7:43 AM in response to waynetay

    Hello waynetay,

     


    Thank you for being part of the Apple Community!

     

    It sounds like you want to recover the hard drive space that was being used by Bootcamp.  I know how critical hard drive space is, so I understand wanting access to all of it.

     

    The Boot Camp Assistant should have added this space back to the Mac OS X side of the hard drive when it was used to remove Windows.  Since this did not happen, you will need to back up the system, then erase the hard drive, then restore from the backup.

     

    First, back up the computer.  Your computer has software on it called Time Machine.  It is fantastic software for backing up your computer.  Information on how to use Time Machine is available here:

     

    Use Time Machine to back up or restore your Mac.

     

    Once you have the backup, you need to erase the drive and then restore from the Time Machine backup.

     

    You can use these steps to erase the files on your startup disk and install a new copy of OS X:

    1. Before you begin, make sure your Mac is connected to the Internet.
    2. Restart your Mac. Immediately hold down the Command (⌘) and R keys after you hear the startup sound to start up in OS X Recovery.
    3. When the Recovery window appears, select Disk Utility then click Continue.
    4. Select the indented volume name of your startup disk from the left side of the Disk Utility window, then click the Erase tab.
    5. If you want to securely erase the drive, click Security Options. Select an erase method, then click OK.
    6. From the Format pop-up menu, select Mac OS Extended (Journaled). Type a name for your disk, then click Erase.
    7. After the drive is erased, close the Disk Utility window.
    8. If you’re not connected to the Internet, choose a network from the Wi-Fi menu.
    9. Select the option to Reinstall OS X.
    10. Click Continue and follow the onscreen instructions to reinstall OS X. 

     

    Once the OS X installation is complete, you should have the option to restore from a Time Machine backup in the initial OS X setup.  Choose that option, and the computer will restore everything that was on it before it was erased.  More information can be found here:

     

    How to reinstall OS X on your Mac

     

     

    Have a great day!

  • by waynetay,

    waynetay waynetay Jun 28, 2016 8:26 AM in response to srbwanderer
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    Jun 28, 2016 8:26 AM in response to srbwanderer

    In my case, when you mentioned delete the indented volume name of your startup disk, do you mean my APPLE SSD or MAC HD?

     

    Which one should I delete?

  • by irina_w,Solvedanswer

    irina_w irina_w Jun 30, 2016 7:29 AM in response to waynetay
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    Jun 30, 2016 7:29 AM in response to waynetay

    Hello waynetay,

     

    Based on the screen shot you provided above, you can select the Apple SSD to erase and reformat.  This will create one large partition that encompasses the entire hard drive and allow you to recover the lost space.

     

    Have a great day!