Disk partitions not organizing correctly?

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Disk partitions not organizing correctly?

So I just did a clean install of 10.8. After I partition my HDD into two. Looks like this:

Then I formatted the other partition to OS Journaled Encrypted. Looks like this:

(2 TB WDC... changes to the name of my partition, that white block and the indented partition below it say my partition name [I just covered it in the screen shot])

Then I turn file vault on and it looks like this:

>_< Am I doing something wrong? Why is each partition showing up like it's own drive

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When I click on my other partition or the Macintosh HD and select the partition tab it shows both of them on both my other partition and the Macintosh HD:

I just remember the last time I did this exact same procedure (Clean install, partition after, format 2nd partiton to OS Journaled, turned on file vault for the home/Macintosh HD partition) it ended up looking like:

Is it just a viewing option or...?

24" chrome intel imac, 3.06C2D. 4GB of ram. 500GB hard drive. nvidia 8800, Mac OS X (10.5.8)

Posted on Aug 4, 2013 12:15 AM

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Pennet Smith Author

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Aug 4, 2013 12:59 AM in response to Pennet Smith

Basically... why is there an entry showing up for each partiton and not one entry with both partitions indented under it? It's two partitions on the same HDD, why is Disk Utility displaying it this way?

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Csound1

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Aug 4, 2013 6:24 AM in response to Pennet Smith

Post a screenshot.

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Linc Davis

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Aug 4, 2013 11:09 AM in response to Pennet Smith

It's normal.

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Pennet Smith Author

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Aug 4, 2013 12:13 PM in response to Linc Davis

Linc Davis wrote:

It's normal.

Okay. Any technical reason why it is like this?

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Linc Davis

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Aug 4, 2013 1:07 PM in response to Pennet Smith

That's the way Disk Utility displays Core Storage volumes.

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Dec 2, 2013 10:36 PM in response to Pennet Smith

I also wondered the same thing and Linc Davis's comment hit the nail on the head That's the way uh uh D U CSV likes it. !

I partitioned 5 on a 500GB HD OS 10. 6/7/8/9 and it seems depending on which OS you install from 10.6 the array is different and if you use FileVault on anu of them they become blanked and you should be VERY CAREFUL when repairing disk and permmissions also you will be propmted to give your log in password from another volume YES lion asked for my Mountain lion password ! when you want to put the Volume o the desk top they all did and yet they are not connected NEVER USE ANOTHER Partitioned VOLUME DO NOT especiall after File Vault because the Home folders can not read each other

Please someone correct me if I am wrong this is my experience with partitions Apple Call centre warned of too many OS's on 1 computer.

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