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Partitioning issue after failed Bootcamp setup

I just installed a 1TB SSD drive and installed macOS Mojave. I started Bootcamp and went through the process of installing Windows 10. It failed on the part where you It asked where I want to install Windows. I selected the bootcamp partition and it failed. I rebooted back into Mojave and it had a partition as untitled. I went back into Bootcamp to delete the partition but got an error (can't remember what the exact error is). I'm trying to go into disk utility and delete the partition but its not letting me. I get an error that the operation failed.


When I try to go back into Bootcamp, its like it doesn't even see the partition. I tried booting into recovery mode and try the same steps, but it wont let me delete or combine back into 1 partition.


iMac 27", macOS 10.14

Posted on Mar 17, 2019 4:33 PM

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Posted on Mar 19, 2019 9:10 AM

Much better.


Run


  • Step 1


In your specific case, given the current state, try


diskutil eraseVolume jhfs+ BC1 disk0s3

diskutil eraseVolume jhfs+ BC2 disk0s4


diskutil mergePartitions jhfs+ BCMP disk0s3 disk0s4

diskutil list


  • Step 2


If you see only disk0s3 as the last entry under disk0, then run


diskutil eraseVolume fat32 BOOTCAMP disk0s3


and retry removing the partition using BC Assistant only.

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Mar 19, 2019 9:10 AM in response to anthonyfromphoenix

Much better.


Run


  • Step 1


In your specific case, given the current state, try


diskutil eraseVolume jhfs+ BC1 disk0s3

diskutil eraseVolume jhfs+ BC2 disk0s4


diskutil mergePartitions jhfs+ BCMP disk0s3 disk0s4

diskutil list


  • Step 2


If you see only disk0s3 as the last entry under disk0, then run


diskutil eraseVolume fat32 BOOTCAMP disk0s3


and retry removing the partition using BC Assistant only.

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Mar 18, 2019 5:52 PM in response to anthonyfromphoenix


7. I already had a bootable windows ISO USB drive and Downloaded Latest windows support software

Did BC Assistant erase/format and build the Windows Installer? Is this a USB2 Flash drive?


.
12. Clicked next and received an error about needing drivers.

If BC Assistant did not build the installer, you will be missing Apple-specific Windows drivers.


13. Rebooted back into macOS Mojave and saw there was a new hard drive "Untitled" showing on my desktop. I went to Bootcamp to remove the partition and start over.

It became an APFS container.

Bootcamp didn't see the partition and was going through like a new setup. Now what's happening is when I try to open Bootcamp it crashes

Last login: Mon Mar 18 05:30:48 on console
Anthonys-iMac: 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: Apple_APFS Container disk2 878.5 GB disk0s2
3: EFI NO NAME 104.9 MB disk0s3
4: Apple_APFS Container disk1 121.4 GB disk0s4

/dev/disk1 (synthesized):
#: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER
0: APFS Container Scheme - +121.4 GB disk1
Physical Store disk0s4
1: APFS Volume Preboot 46.3 MB disk1s2
2: APFS Volume Recovery 20.5 KB disk1s3

/dev/disk2 (synthesized):
#: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER
0: APFS Container Scheme - +878.5 GB disk2
Physical Store disk0s2
1: APFS Volume Macintosh HD 176.1 GB disk2s1
2: APFS Volume Preboot 46.3 MB disk2s2
3: APFS Volume Recovery 517.0 MB disk2s3
4: APFS Volume VM 2.1 GB disk2s4

The 121GB APFS container needs to be erased and merged back into macOS. Post the output of


diskutil apfs list


and I can provide exact commands needed.


/dev/disk3 (external, physical):
#: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER
0: GUID_partition_scheme *3.0 TB disk3
1: EFI 209.7 MB disk3s1
2: Apple_HFS 3 TB My Book 3.0 TB disk3s2

Was this drive connected to the Mac during Windows installation?

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Mar 19, 2019 9:07 AM in response to Loner T

Here's what diskutil list shows


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: Apple_APFS Container disk2 878.5 GB disk0s2

3: EFI NO NAME 104.9 MB disk0s3

4: Apple_HFS untitled 121.1 GB disk0s4


/dev/disk2 (synthesized):

#: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER

0: APFS Container Scheme - +878.5 GB disk2

Physical Store disk0s2

1: APFS Volume Macintosh HD 176.6 GB disk2s1

2: APFS Volume Preboot 46.4 MB disk2s2

3: APFS Volume Recovery 517.0 MB disk2s3

4: APFS Volume VM 2.1 GB disk2s4

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Mar 19, 2019 7:41 AM in response to Loner T

No, i haven't been able to delete anything, i think one of them wasn't mounted. I mounted it and here is an updated diskutil apfs list


Last login: Mon Mar 18 18:41:58 on ttys000

Anthonys-iMac:~ diskutil apfs list

APFS Container (1 found)

|

+-- Container disk2 546F2AED-E676-4A31-8A73-C7A9DA10F823

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

APFS Container Reference: disk2

Size (Capacity Ceiling): 878524215296 B (878.5 GB)

Capacity In Use By Volumes: 179512365056 B (179.5 GB) (20.4% used)

Capacity Not Allocated: 699011850240 B (699.0 GB) (79.6% free)

|

+-< Physical Store disk0s2 CA074651-2BD2-4E01-A8E4-E468A83ABE3D

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

| APFS Physical Store Disk: disk0s2

| Size: 878524215296 B (878.5 GB)

|

+-> Volume disk2s1 DC9AF507-B548-3515-B739-CEB818297ED0

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

| APFS Volume Disk (Role): disk2s1 (No specific role)

| Name: Macintosh HD (Case-insensitive)

| Mount Point: /

| Capacity Consumed: 176604958720 B (176.6 GB)

| FileVault: No

|

+-> Volume disk2s2 E008F454-BD05-478B-9E24-E5FF21611C1C

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

| APFS Volume Disk (Role): disk2s2 (Preboot)

| Name: Preboot (Case-insensitive)

| Mount Point: Not Mounted

| Capacity Consumed: 46428160 B (46.4 MB)

| FileVault: No

|

+-> Volume disk2s3 3508320D-3A45-4E5F-B899-322051F00EB5

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

| APFS Volume Disk (Role): disk2s3 (Recovery)

| Name: Recovery (Case-insensitive)

| Mount Point: Not Mounted

| Capacity Consumed: 516952064 B (517.0 MB)

| FileVault: No

|

+-> Volume disk2s4 6A10C4DD-3D0A-4B5B-8EB3-E765FF2E2A44

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

APFS Volume Disk (Role): disk2s4 (VM)

Name: VM (Case-insensitive)

Mount Point: Not Mounted

Capacity Consumed: 2147504128 B (2.1 GB)

FileVault: No


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Mar 18, 2019 5:46 AM in response to Loner T

Below is the output of the the diskutil list and the steps I did when trying to install windows with bootcamp.

  1. Removed old 1TB SATA Hard drive
  2. Installed 1TB SSD drive
  3. Booted to internet recovery
  4. Installed macOS Mojave
  5. macOS booted and working fine
  6. Went to Applications>Utilities>Boot Camp Assistant
  7. I already had a bootable windows ISO USB drive and Downloaded Latest windows support software
  8. Partitioned 120GB for space
  9. iMac booted into the Windows setup
  10. Got to the part in windows where it showed the drives.
  11. Formatted the Bootcamp partition (there was a message saying windows couldn't be installed on the bootcamp partition)
  12. Clicked next and received an error about needing drivers.
  13. Rebooted back into macOS Mojave and saw there was a new hard drive "Untitled" showing on my desktop. I went to Bootcamp to remove the partition and start over.

Bootcamp didn't see the partition and was going through like a new setup. Now what's happening is when I try to open Bootcamp it crashes


Last login: Mon Mar 18 05:30:48 on console

Anthonys-iMac: 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: Apple_APFS Container disk2 878.5 GB disk0s2

3: EFI NO NAME 104.9 MB disk0s3

4: Apple_APFS Container disk1 121.4 GB disk0s4


/dev/disk1 (synthesized):

#: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER

0: APFS Container Scheme - +121.4 GB disk1

Physical Store disk0s4

1: APFS Volume Preboot 46.3 MB disk1s2

2: APFS Volume Recovery 20.5 KB disk1s3


/dev/disk2 (synthesized):

#: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER

0: APFS Container Scheme - +878.5 GB disk2

Physical Store disk0s2

1: APFS Volume Macintosh HD 176.1 GB disk2s1

2: APFS Volume Preboot 46.3 MB disk2s2

3: APFS Volume Recovery 517.0 MB disk2s3

4: APFS Volume VM 2.1 GB disk2s4


/dev/disk3 (external, physical):

#: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER

0: GUID_partition_scheme *3.0 TB disk3

1: EFI 209.7 MB disk3s1

2: Apple_HFS 3 TB My Book 3.0 TB disk3s2

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Mar 18, 2019 6:44 PM in response to Loner T

Thank you for your help.


No Bootcamp didn't build the windows installer, i have a Microsoft Windows 10 USB stick.

No, the 3TB drive wasn't attached when i first tried to install windows.


Here is the output for diskutil apfs list


Last login: Mon Mar 18 18:31:21 on ttys000

Anthonys-iMac:~ diskutil apfs list

APFS Container (1 found)

|

+-- Container disk2 546F2AED-E676-4A31-8A73-C7A9DA10F823

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

APFS Container Reference: disk2

Size (Capacity Ceiling): 878524215296 B (878.5 GB)

Capacity In Use By Volumes: 179478732800 B (179.5 GB) (20.4% used)

Capacity Not Allocated: 699045482496 B (699.0 GB) (79.6% free)

|

+-< Physical Store disk0s2 CA074651-2BD2-4E01-A8E4-E468A83ABE3D

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

| APFS Physical Store Disk: disk0s2

| Size: 878524215296 B (878.5 GB)

|

+-> Volume disk2s1 DC9AF507-B548-3515-B739-CEB818297ED0

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

| APFS Volume Disk (Role): disk2s1 (No specific role)

| Name: Macintosh HD (Case-insensitive)

| Mount Point: /

| Capacity Consumed: 176570867712 B (176.6 GB)

| FileVault: No

|

+-> Volume disk2s2 E008F454-BD05-478B-9E24-E5FF21611C1C

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

| APFS Volume Disk (Role): disk2s2 (Preboot)

| Name: Preboot (Case-insensitive)

| Mount Point: Not Mounted

| Capacity Consumed: 46886912 B (46.9 MB)

| FileVault: No

|

+-> Volume disk2s3 3508320D-3A45-4E5F-B899-322051F00EB5

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

| APFS Volume Disk (Role): disk2s3 (Recovery)

| Name: Recovery (Case-insensitive)

| Mount Point: /Volumes/Recovery

| Capacity Consumed: 516952064 B (517.0 MB)

| FileVault: No

|

+-> Volume disk2s4 6A10C4DD-3D0A-4B5B-8EB3-E765FF2E2A44

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

APFS Volume Disk (Role): disk2s4 (VM)

Name: VM (Case-insensitive)

Mount Point: Not Mounted

Capacity Consumed: 2147504128 B (2.1 GB)

FileVault: No

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