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Sep 10, 2016 5:16 AM in response to carrolkyby Loner T,★Helpfulcarrolky wrote:
I did not remove the failed installation with Disk utility, (did not know I should have).
BC installations should not be removed using Disk Utility.
I thought that I did not have enough space for the windows installation (originally 80GB). I used Disk utility to try to resize the Windows Partition, but that did not work. So I used Disk Utility to remove the Windows Partition, then resize the Apple partition to 100%. I then used Bootcamp again to create a the current windows partition and install Windows.
This will leave remnants of Windows bits, which cannot be cleaned up easily.
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Sep 10, 2016 5:17 AM in response to Loner Tby carrolky,So is there a next move? If I remove the current installation properly, do we expect that to clean this up? If so, how do I do this "properly"?
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Sep 10, 2016 5:17 AM in response to carrolkyby Loner T,carrolky wrote:
To clarify, I don't think I had a "failed installation". The original was working for a day before the blue screens happened. I chose to remove the partition and reinstall at that point.
Usually, such behavior is due to bad GPU drivers on Macs which have Intel GPUs. Windows Update should be disabled for drivers on such Macs, because it overwrites working BC drivers.
Unfortunately, you may need to backup OS X using Time Machine, erase the internal disk and restore OS X and then re-install Windows. If you have a Fusion drive on your Mini, you may need additional steps.
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Sep 10, 2016 5:21 AM in response to Loner Tby carrolky,(I just threw up in my mouth a little).
What's a fusion drive? How do I know if I have one?
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Sep 10, 2016 5:24 AM in response to carrolkyby Loner T,carrolky wrote:
(I just threw up in my mouth a little).
Sorry.
What's a fusion drive? How do I know if I have one?
Post the output of the following OS X Terminal commands
diskutil list
diskutil cs list
To backup/erase/restore using Time Machine, you can
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 .
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Sep 10, 2016 5:37 AM in response to Loner Tby carrolky,Attached is the output you requested.
I guess I'm concerned about disabling windows Update, given all the security issues Windows has.
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Sep 10, 2016 5:38 AM in response to carrolkyby carrolky,/dev/disk0 (internal, physical): #: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER 0: GUID_partition_scheme *1.0 TB disk0 1: EFI EFI 209.7 MB disk0s1 2: Apple_CoreStorage Macintosh HD 866.4 GB disk0s2 3: Apple_Boot Recovery HD 650.0 MB disk0s3 4: Microsoft Basic Data BOOTCAMP 133.0 GB disk0s4 /dev/disk1 (internal, virtual): #: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER 0: Apple_HFS Macintosh HD +866.0 GB disk1 Logical Volume on disk0s2 58ABF7B9-B6B4-433A-B6DC-40F092F8B90F Unencrypted CoreStorage logical volume groups (1 found) | +-- Logical Volume Group 4978AF8E-4E70-439E-8193-9F3046567B11 ========================================================= Name: Macintosh HD Status: Online Size: 866362945536 B (866.4 GB) Free Space: 10256384 B (10.3 MB) | +-< Physical Volume D687C3C7-3EB4-4EAD-8A30-05362781DC6D | ---------------------------------------------------- | Index: 0 | Disk: disk0s2 | Status: Online | Size: 866362945536 B (866.4 GB) | +-> Logical Volume Family C107D6CA-1DEA-4C2F-9089-1F91123AB269 ---------------------------------------------------------- Encryption Type: None | +-> Logical Volume 58ABF7B9-B6B4-433A-B6DC-40F092F8B90F --------------------------------------------------- Disk: disk1 Status: Online Size (Total): 866000367616 B (866.0 GB) Revertible: Yes (no decryption required) LV Name: Macintosh HD Volume Name: Macintosh HD Content Hint: Apple_HFS
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Sep 10, 2016 6:27 AM in response to carrolkyby Loner T,carrolky wrote:
I guess I'm concerned about disabling windows Update, given all the security issues Windows has.
We need to disable a specific driver update, not all updates. Please see this link as an example. You do not have to disable all updates. I usually remove all driver updates, and allow Security Updates.
The security issues in Windows are a deterrent, albeit OS X has some too.
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Sep 10, 2016 6:40 AM in response to Loner Tby carrolky,Does this output help any?
/dev/disk0 (internal, physical): #: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER 0: GUID_partition_scheme *1.0 TB disk0 1: EFI EFI 209.7 MB disk0s1 2: Apple_CoreStorage Macintosh HD 866.4 GB disk0s2 3: Apple_Boot Recovery HD 650.0 MB disk0s3 4: Microsoft Basic Data BOOTCAMP 133.0 GB disk0s4 /dev/disk1 (internal, virtual): #: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER 0: Apple_HFS Macintosh HD +866.0 GB disk1 Logical Volume on disk0s2 58ABF7B9-B6B4-433A-B6DC-40F092F8B90F Unencrypted CoreStorage logical volume groups (1 found) | +-- Logical Volume Group 4978AF8E-4E70-439E-8193-9F3046567B11 ========================================================= Name: Macintosh HD Status: Online Size: 866362945536 B (866.4 GB) Free Space: 10256384 B (10.3 MB) | +-< Physical Volume D687C3C7-3EB4-4EAD-8A30-05362781DC6D | ---------------------------------------------------- | Index: 0 | Disk: disk0s2 | Status: Online | Size: 866362945536 B (866.4 GB) | +-> Logical Volume Family C107D6CA-1DEA-4C2F-9089-1F91123AB269 ---------------------------------------------------------- Encryption Type: None | +-> Logical Volume 58ABF7B9-B6B4-433A-B6DC-40F092F8B90F --------------------------------------------------- Disk: disk1 Status: Online Size (Total): 866000367616 B (866.0 GB) Revertible: Yes (no decryption required) LV Name: Macintosh HD Volume Name: Macintosh HD Content Hint: Apple_HFS
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Sep 10, 2016 6:50 AM in response to carrolkyby Loner T,I did check the first output. You do not have a Fusion drive. Please try the backup/erase/restore method.