Deleting a few old Recovery Partitions

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Deleting a few old Recovery Partitions

I currently have Mac OS Sierra 10.12.6 version and I noticed that when I boot Mac using Option, I see one 10.12.6 recovery partition and two old 10.11 versions of recovery partitions.

I wanted to delete 10.11 partitions by following the link below, but I wasn't able to actually see those partitions visible in any of the disk utility in either within Sierra or Safe Boot Mode.

https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/delete-repair-mac-recovery-partition/

Can anyone help me how I can delete those recovery partitions?

Thanks in advance!

Mac Pro

Posted on Apr 10, 2019 10:43 PM

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Answer 1

Eric Root

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Apr 11, 2019 9:29 AM in response to LEOMODE

Back up your data. Try booting into Internet Recovery (command - option/alt - R on a restart). It is a slow process. This will install the newest OS that the computer is compatible with. Reformat the drive using Disk Utility/Erase Mac OS Extended (Journaled), then click the Option button and select GUID. Quit Disk Utility. Then install the OS. When the computer restarts, you can use Setup Assistant to restore your data from Time Machine.

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Eric Root

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Apr 13, 2019 10:05 AM in response to LEOMODE

You can try mounting the partitions to see if you can delete them.

See mount section in 1st linked article.

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Disk Utility – Force Mount Disk

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LEOMODE Author

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Apr 13, 2019 12:31 AM in response to Eric Root

Thanks for your reply. Is deleting my OS and re-install OS the only way? Can I just not delete those extra old recovery partitions that I do not use anymore? As I stated above, I already have the latest partition. It just seems like those extra partitions are from my other Macintosh HDD's.

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Deleting a few old Recovery Partitions

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