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Failed Bootcamp installation creates APFS containers - CAN'T DELETE?!

After several bootcamp installation attempts that failed, I have finally given up.


I then checked Disk Utility and found out that each failed attempt left an APFS container. I have tried to Erase then Delete the APFS container, but it will not be consumed/merged with the main volume (Macintosh HD).


MacBook Pro 15", macOS 10.14

Posted on Apr 25, 2019 11:42 AM

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Apr 25, 2019 4:32 PM in response to Loner T

diskutil list

claytons-mbp-2:~ clayton$ diskutil list
/dev/disk0 (internal):
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:      GUID_partition_scheme                         500.3 GB   disk0
   1:                        EFI EFI                     314.6 MB   disk0s1
   2:                 Apple_APFS Container disk3         331.0 GB   disk0s2
   3:       Microsoft Basic Data OSXRESERVED             8.0 GB     disk0s3
   4:                 Apple_APFS Container disk4         70.0 GB    disk0s4
   5:                 Apple_APFS Container disk1         7.9 GB     disk0s5
   6:                 Apple_Boot Boot OS X               134.2 MB   disk0s6
   7:                 Apple_APFS Container disk2         83.0 GB    disk0s7


/dev/disk1 (synthesized):
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:      APFS Container Scheme -                      +7.9 GB     disk1
                                 Physical Store disk0s5


/dev/disk2 (synthesized):
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:      APFS Container Scheme -                      +83.0 GB    disk2
                                 Physical Store disk0s7


/dev/disk3 (synthesized):
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:      APFS Container Scheme -                      +331.0 GB   disk3
                                 Physical Store disk0s2
   1:                APFS Volume Macintosh HD            276.2 GB   disk3s1
   2:                APFS Volume Preboot                 46.2 MB    disk3s2
   3:                APFS Volume Recovery                522.7 MB   disk3s3
   4:                APFS Volume VM                      3.2 GB     disk3s4


/dev/disk4 (synthesized):
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:      APFS Container Scheme -                      +70.0 GB    disk4
                                 Physical Store disk0s4


claytons-mbp-2:~ clayton$ 

Apr 25, 2019 4:36 PM in response to Loner T

diskutil apfs list

claytons-mbp-2:~ clayton$ diskutil apfs list 
APFS Containers (4 found)
|
+-- Container disk1 FE6E8CBF-089C-424E-AEDB-90D064775F7A
|   ====================================================
|   APFS Container Reference:     disk1
|   Size (Capacity Ceiling):      7866417152 B (7.9 GB)
|   Capacity In Use By Volumes:   25260032 B (25.3 MB) (0.3% used)
|   Capacity Not Allocated:       7841157120 B (7.8 GB) (99.7% free)
|   |
|   +-< Physical Store disk0s5 FF440FCF-1D62-4070-9298-915D48B9BAF9
|   |   -----------------------------------------------------------
|   |   APFS Physical Store Disk:   disk0s5
|   |   Size:                       7866417152 B (7.9 GB)
|   |
|   +-> No Volumes
|
+-- Container disk2 FAB6893C-60E4-4CAF-81CF-D125954B1B5C
|   ====================================================
|   APFS Container Reference:     disk2
|   Size (Capacity Ceiling):      82962345984 B (83.0 GB)
|   Capacity In Use By Volumes:   122236928 B (122.2 MB) (0.1% used)
|   Capacity Not Allocated:       82840109056 B (82.8 GB) (99.9% free)
|   |
|   +-< Physical Store disk0s7 3A56151C-CBBB-409B-ACA0-14EA90BC1A31
|   |   -----------------------------------------------------------
|   |   APFS Physical Store Disk:   disk0s7
|   |   Size:                       82962345984 B (83.0 GB)
|   |
|   +-> No Volumes
|

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Apr 25, 2019 4:34 PM in response to Loner T

---Continued---

+-- Container disk3 ED1EAA92-8883-4F88-8F65-3416735E414E
|   ====================================================
|   APFS Container Reference:     disk3
|   Size (Capacity Ceiling):      330999996416 B (331.0 GB)
|   Capacity In Use By Volumes:   280090124288 B (280.1 GB) (84.6% used)
|   Capacity Not Allocated:       50909872128 B (50.9 GB) (15.4% free)
|   |
|   +-< Physical Store disk0s2 1C4195FA-3E5F-4AFA-9DD7-378B17652058
|   |   -----------------------------------------------------------
|   |   APFS Physical Store Disk:   disk0s2
|   |   Size:                       330999996416 B (331.0 GB)
|   |
|   +-> Volume disk3s1 8CA43CDA-32D7-3308-9769-F80E4A3FB140
|   |   ---------------------------------------------------
|   |   APFS Volume Disk (Role):   disk3s1 (No specific role)
|   |   Name:                      Macintosh HD (Case-insensitive)
|   |   Mount Point:               /
|   |   Capacity Consumed:         276154011648 B (276.2 GB)
|   |   FileVault:                 Yes (Unlocked)
|   |

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Apr 25, 2019 4:36 PM in response to Loner T

---CONTINUED---

|   +-> Volume disk3s2 B392B283-697E-40E5-A736-5E58CD96094B
|   |   ---------------------------------------------------
|   |   APFS Volume Disk (Role):   disk3s2 (Preboot)
|   |   Name:                      Preboot (Case-insensitive)
|   |   Mount Point:               Not Mounted
|   |   Capacity Consumed:         46243840 B (46.2 MB)
|   |   FileVault:                 No
|   |
|   +-> Volume disk3s3 4108C3CB-3866-46B3-AEDB-5B01B3971B56
|   |   ---------------------------------------------------
|   |   APFS Volume Disk (Role):   disk3s3 (Recovery)
|   |   Name:                      Recovery (Case-insensitive)
|   |   Mount Point:               Not Mounted
|   |   Capacity Consumed:         522735616 B (522.7 MB)
|   |   FileVault:                 No
|   |
|   +-> Volume disk3s4 4869BBC4-DEFF-4415-A56D-58330F30FCDC
|       ---------------------------------------------------
|       APFS Volume Disk (Role):   disk3s4 (VM)
|       Name:                      VM (Case-insensitive)
|       Mount Point:               /private/var/vm
|       Capacity Consumed:         3221307392 B (3.2 GB)
|       FileVault:                 No
|
+-- Container disk4 E50E52A3-96EF-42EA-A5A7-F3BBE607B1CF
    ====================================================
    APFS Container Reference:     disk4
    Size (Capacity Ceiling):      69999788032 B (70.0 GB)
    Capacity In Use By Volumes:   121044992 B (121.0 MB) (0.2% used)
    Capacity Not Allocated:       69878743040 B (69.9 GB) (99.8% free)
    |
    +-< Physical Store disk0s4 7DD3FFA1-1041-4012-A094-7CBC5896B347
    |   -----------------------------------------------------------
    |   APFS Physical Store Disk:   disk0s4
    |   Size:                       69999788032 B (70.0 GB)
    |
    +-> No Volumes
claytons-mbp-2:~ clayton$ 

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Apr 25, 2019 4:50 PM in response to Loner T

Claytons-MacBook-Pro-2:~ clayton$ diskutil list
/dev/disk0 (internal):
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:      GUID_partition_scheme                         500.3 GB   disk0
   1:                        EFI EFI                     314.6 MB   disk0s1
   2:                 Apple_APFS Container disk3         331.0 GB   disk0s2
   3:       Microsoft Basic Data OSXRESERVED             8.0 GB     disk0s3
   4:                  Apple_HFS Untitled                69.9 GB    disk0s4
   5:                  Apple_HFS Untitled                7.9 GB     disk0s5
   6:                 Apple_Boot Boot OS X               134.2 MB   disk0s6
   7:                  Apple_HFS Untitled                82.8 GB    disk0s7


/dev/disk3 (synthesized):
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:      APFS Container Scheme -                      +331.0 GB   disk3
                                 Physical Store disk0s2
   1:                APFS Volume Macintosh HD            276.3 GB   disk3s1
   2:                APFS Volume Preboot                 46.2 MB    disk3s2
   3:                APFS Volume Recovery                522.7 MB   disk3s3
   4:                APFS Volume VM                      3.2 GB     disk3s4


Apr 25, 2019 4:57 PM in response to Loner T

Claytons-MacBook-Pro-2:~ clayton$ diskutil list
/dev/disk0 (internal):
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:      GUID_partition_scheme                         500.3 GB   disk0
   1:                        EFI EFI                     314.6 MB   disk0s1
   2:                 Apple_APFS Container disk3         331.0 GB   disk0s2
   3:                  Apple_HFS BC1                     168.8 GB   disk0s3


/dev/disk3 (synthesized):
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:      APFS Container Scheme -                      +331.0 GB   disk3
                                 Physical Store disk0s2
   1:                APFS Volume Macintosh HD            276.3 GB   disk3s1
   2:                APFS Volume Preboot                 46.2 MB    disk3s2
   3:                APFS Volume Recovery                522.7 MB   disk3s3
   4:                APFS Volume VM                      3.2 GB     disk3s4


Claytons-MacBook-Pro-2:~ clayton$ 

Apr 25, 2019 5:15 PM in response to Loner T

IT WORKED!

Claytons-MacBook-Pro-2:~ clayton$ diskutil list
/dev/disk0 (internal):
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:      GUID_partition_scheme                         500.3 GB   disk0
   1:                        EFI EFI                     314.6 MB   disk0s1
   2:                 Apple_APFS Container disk3         500.0 GB   disk0s2

/dev/disk3 (synthesized):
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:      APFS Container Scheme -                      +500.0 GB   disk3
                                 Physical Store disk0s2
   1:                APFS Volume Macintosh HD            276.4 GB   disk3s1
   2:                APFS Volume Preboot                 46.2 MB    disk3s2
   3:                APFS Volume Recovery                522.7 MB   disk3s3
   4:                APFS Volume VM                      3.2 GB     disk3s4


Thank you for your help, Loner T! I really appreciate it.

Failed Bootcamp installation creates APFS containers - CAN'T DELETE?!

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