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Q: Can't boot after formatted NTFS partition

OS X boot option suddenly missing after I have formatted NTFS(bootcamp) partition to installing Windows.

 

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I read many previous question in many website and

tried repair in disk utility but It can't mount anymore.

tried launch single user mode but It can't launch.

already reset NVRAM and SMC.

 

Is it have any solution to boot it up again or access my files in mac partition to do backup?

 

Thanks.

MacBook Pro, OS X El Capitan (10.11.6)

Posted on Sep 20, 2016 10:53 PM

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  • by Kappy,

    Kappy Kappy Sep 20, 2016 10:58 PM in response to MDcine
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    Sep 20, 2016 10:58 PM in response to MDcine

    Somehow you have managed to format your OS X volume with NTFS making it unusable. I recommend you do the following:

     

    Clean Install of El Capitan

    Restart the computer. Immediately after the chime hold down the Command-Option-R keys until a globe appears.

    The Utility Menu will appear in from 5-20 minutes. Be patient.

    Select Disk Utility and click on the Continue button.

    When Disk Utility loads select the drive (usually, the out-dented entry) from the side list.

    Click on the Partition tab in Disk Utility's main window. A panel will drop down.

    Set the partition scheme to GUID.

    Set the Format type to Mac OS Extended (Journaled.)

    Click on the Apply button, then click on the Done button when it activates.

    Quit Disk Utility and return to the Utility Menu.

    Select Reinstall OS X and click on the Continue button.

    This should install the version of OS X that was pre-installed when the computer was new.

  • by MDcine,

    MDcine MDcine Sep 20, 2016 11:08 PM in response to Kappy
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    Sep 20, 2016 11:08 PM in response to Kappy

    "I have formatted NTFS(>>>>>bootcamp<<<<<) partition" not OS X(HFS+) to NTFS partition.

    I'm NOT format OS X partition. Just ONLY bootcamp!

  • by Kappy,

    Kappy Kappy Sep 20, 2016 11:11 PM in response to MDcine
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    Sep 20, 2016 11:11 PM in response to MDcine

    Well, you stated the following: OS X boot option suddenly missing after I have formatted NTFS(bootcamp) partition to installing Windows.

     

    So unless your drive has failed, I'm afraid that is what happened. You most likely selected the wrong partition when trying to format your Windows volume. It is a common mistake.

     

    If you can perform a Network Restore from your model, then that's what you will need to do.

  • by MDcine,

    MDcine MDcine Sep 20, 2016 11:30 PM in response to Kappy
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    Sep 20, 2016 11:30 PM in response to Kappy

    I format it from Windows.

     

    HFS+ partition aren't visible in Windows by native. It's impossible to format it by mistake.

     

    I'm surely it's not mistake.

  • by Kappy,

    Kappy Kappy Sep 20, 2016 11:40 PM in response to MDcine
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    Sep 20, 2016 11:40 PM in response to MDcine

    Trust me when I tell you that you are incorrect. The Windows formatter will format anything if you select the incorrect partition. So, it is a mistake. But if you would prefer not to believe me, then please offer another explanation.

  • by MDcine,

    MDcine MDcine Sep 21, 2016 12:14 AM in response to Kappy
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    Sep 21, 2016 12:14 AM in response to Kappy

    Why you think it's incorrect partition when it(HFS+) can't visible in Windows. No one can select INVISIBLE partition to read or write and impossible to format it by mistake.

     

    Windows mounted only NTFS and FAT partition. That's why I'm SURELY It's not wrong partition. I'm select NTFS partition from 'My Computer' recheck name, recheck file system and size of partition before format it carefully.

     

    So, please answer my question

    "Is it have any solution to boot it up again or access my files in mac partition to do backup?"


    Clean install or blame user error are not answer my question.

    Clean install is very easy. I can do it without asking any forum.

  • by Loner T,

    Loner T Loner T Sep 21, 2016 5:43 AM in response to MDcine
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    Sep 21, 2016 5:43 AM in response to MDcine

    MDcine wrote:

     

    Why you think it's incorrect partition when it(HFS+) can't visible in Windows. No one can select INVISIBLE partition to read or write and impossible to format it by mistake.

     

    Windows mounted only NTFS and FAT partition. That's why I'm SURELY It's not wrong partition. I'm select NTFS partition from 'My Computer' recheck name, recheck file system and size of partition before format it carefully.

     

    So, please answer my question

    "Is it have any solution to boot it up again or access my files in mac partition to do backup?"

     

    The Mac has two separate partition tables mapping the same underlying physical disk to make the disk look like a MBR or an GPT disk. On Macs older than 2014, the default is to use a Hybrid MBR. If you use any disk management functions in Windows, it converts the underlying disk from GPT to MBR. OS X , and EFI-based OS will not boot from an MBR disk. You need to boot into Internet Recovery - About OS X Recovery - Apple Support - and click on Utilities -> Terminal, run the following commands

     

    diskutil list

    gpt -vv -r show /dev/disk0

     

    Copy (Command+C) the output, exit Terminal, start Safari, Paste (Command+V) the output and we can examine it and provide guidance on next steps.

  • by MDcine,

    MDcine MDcine Sep 21, 2016 9:01 PM in response to Loner T
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    Sep 21, 2016 9:01 PM in response to Loner T

    gpt show: /dev/disk0: mediasize=1000204886016; sectorsize=512; blocks=1953525168

    gpt show: /dev/disk0: Suspicious MBR at sector 0

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

    gpt show: /dev/disk0: Sec GPT at sector 1953525167

           start        size  index  contents

               0           1         MBR

               1           1         Pri GPT header

               2          32         Pri GPT table

              34           6        

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

          409640  1680361568      2  GPT part - 000100AC-4028-0006-FF39-9D6400000000

      1680771208     1269536      3  GPT part - 000100AB-8888-642E-FF39-9D6400000000

      1682040744          88        

      1682040832   271480832      4  MBR part 7

      1953521664        3471        

      1953525135          32         Sec GPT table

      1953525167           1         Sec GPT header

  • by MDcine,

    MDcine MDcine Sep 21, 2016 10:25 PM in response to Loner T
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    Sep 21, 2016 10:25 PM in response to Loner T

    In addition: I have tried repair OS X partition in disk utility. it said "repairing volume failed: unrecognized file system."

    Then, I have attached harddisk to PC and checked file system in disk management(fig.1). It not show any file system in OS X partition. (That's why I'm surely it not formatted to NTFS)noformat.png

    (fig.1)

     

    ******************************************************************************** ************

    Note: I have formatted bootcamp partition in 'This PC'(not disk management) to make sure that I will not accidentally format OS X partition because HFS+ partition is not visible in 'This PC'(fig.2).

    thispc.png

    (fig.2)


    Is it have any solution to recover file system without format?

    Thanks

  • by Loner T,

    Loner T Loner T Sep 22, 2016 4:58 AM in response to MDcine
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    Sep 22, 2016 4:58 AM in response to MDcine

    Please do not randomly try moving the Mac disk to other machines, it makes diagnosis difficult.

     

    You have a corrupted GPT. I strongly recommend re-installing the disk back internally (not externally) in the Mac. Find a second hard disk and install OS X using How to install OS X on an external drive connected to your Mac - Apple Support . Upgrade it to match the OS X version on your internal disk, assuming you know the exact version of OS X on the internal disk. Boot from the external disk and install GPT Fdisk from https://sourceforge.net/projects/gptfdisk/  on the external disk.

     

    Please post back when you get to this point.

  • by MDcine,

    MDcine MDcine Sep 22, 2016 8:41 AM in response to Loner T
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    Sep 22, 2016 8:41 AM in response to Loner T

    OK, GPT Fdisk installed.

  • by Loner T,

    Loner T Loner T Sep 22, 2016 8:43 AM in response to MDcine
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    Sep 22, 2016 8:43 AM in response to MDcine

    Please post the output OSX Terminal command

     

    diskutil list

    diskutil cs list

  • by MDcine,

    MDcine MDcine Sep 22, 2016 8:57 AM in response to Loner T
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    Sep 22, 2016 8:57 AM in response to Loner T

    ~ MDcine$ diskutil list

    /dev/disk0 (internal, physical):

       #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER

       0:      GUID_partition_scheme                        *1.0 TB     disk0

       1:                        EFI EFI                     209.7 MB   disk0s1

       2: 000100AC-4028-0006-FF39-9D6400000000               860.3 GB   disk0s2

       3: 000100AB-8888-642E-FF39-9D6400000000               650.0 MB   disk0s3

    /dev/disk1 (external, physical):

       #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER

       0:      GUID_partition_scheme                        *750.2 GB   disk1

       1:                        EFI EFI                     209.7 MB   disk1s1

       2:                  Apple_HFS Macintosh HD            530.3 GB   disk1s2

       3:                 Apple_Boot Recovery HD             650.0 MB   disk1s3

       4:       Microsoft Basic Data BOOTCAMP                219.0 GB   disk1s4

     

    ~ MDcine$ diskutil cs list

    No CoreStorage logical volume groups found

  • by Loner T,

    Loner T Loner T Sep 22, 2016 9:02 AM in response to MDcine
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    Sep 22, 2016 9:02 AM in response to MDcine

    Please disable SIP before we can modify the GPT on disk0.

     

    1. Boot into Local Recovery (Command+R) from your external disk.

    2. Start Utilities -> Terminal.

    3. Type csrutil disable in Terminal and press Enter/Return.

    4. Type csrutil status.

    5. Boot normally, and type csrutil status to confirm that all individual entries are still disabled.

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