Help! Bootcamp issue after partition

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Can anyone help me out. I have my bootcamp working normally, than in order to get more space, i have used the disk utility to partition my mac HD one more time. Than i rebooted it to the bootcamp and used Mini Tool Partition Wizard Home Edition to expand the bootcamp HD. It worked perfectly but when i went back to the Mac HD to partition one more time ( i calculated wrong the amount of space i need back there) i noticed that i the bootcamp space in the disk utility did not increased, in fact it changed its name to DISK0S4 and i cant start my mac as a windows. Can anyone help me out.PS: Sorry for my english, i&#x27;m Brazilian.

Loner T · Accepted Answer

Please post the output of (from OSX terminal and enter your password when prompted).diskutil listdiskutil cs listsudo gpt -vv -r shwo /dev/disk0sudo fdisk /dev/disk0This resizing procedure you have used is not valid and can result in catastrophic data loss.From Boot Camp 5.1: Frequently asked questionsHow can a Windows partition be resized after Windows is installed?You need to delete the Windows partition using the Boot Camp Assistant, and start over to change the size of the Windows partition. Back up your important Windows files first.

Marcello09 · Answer

iMac-de-Marcello:~ marcellogmoreira$ diskutil list/dev/disk0   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER   0:      GUID_partition_scheme                        *500.1 GB   disk0   1:                        EFI EFI                     209.7 MB   disk0s1   2:                  Apple_HFS Macintosh HD            340.0 GB   disk0s2   3:                 Apple_Boot Recovery HD             650.0 MB   disk0s3   4:       Microsoft Basic Data                         70.2 GB    disk0s4iMac-de-Marcello:~ marcellogmoreira$ diskutil cs listNo CoreStorage logical volume groups foundiMac-de-Marcello:~ marcellogmoreira$ sudo gpt -vv -r shwo /dev/disk0gpt: unknown command: shwoiMac-de-Marcello:~ marcellogmoreira$ sudo fdisk /dev/disk0Disk: /dev/disk0 geometry: 60801/255/63 [976773168 sectors]Signature: 0xAA55         Starting       Ending #: id  cyl  hd sec -  cyl  hd sec [     start -       size]------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1: EE 1023 254  63 - 1023 254  63 [         1 -     409639] &lt;Unknown ID&gt; 2: AF 1023 254  63 - 1023 254  63 [    409640 -  664062496] HFS+         3: AB 1023 254  63 - 1023 254  63 [ 664472136 -    1269536] Darwin Boot  4: 0C 1023 254  63 - 1023 254  63 [ 839571456 -  137201664] Win95 FAT32LiMac-de-Marcello:~ marcellogmoreira$ sudo gpt -r -vv show disk0gpt show: disk0: mediasize&#x3D;500107862016; sectorsize&#x3D;512; blocks&#x3D;976773168gpt show: disk0: Suspicious MBR at sector 0gpt show: disk0: Pri GPT at sector 1gpt show: disk0: Sec GPT at sector 976773167      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  664062496      2  GPT part - 48465300-0000-11AA-AA11-00306543ECAC  664472136    1269536      3  GPT part - 426F6F74-0000-11AA-AA11-00306543ECAC  665741672  173829784           839571456  137201664      4  GPT part - EBD0A0A2-B9E5-4433-87C0-68B6B72699C7  976773120         15           976773135         32         Sec GPT table  976773167          1         Sec GPT headerHere is what you asked.

Loner T · Answer

The large gap between GPT#3 and GPT#4 indicates that the correct NTFS header may be located in this gap.Can you download Testdisk http://www.cgsecurity.org/wiki/TestDisk_Step_By_Step and http://www.cgsecurity.org/wiki/TestDisk_Step_By_Step and look at the options for Deeper Search.

Marcello09 · Answer

I have downloaded the test disk and i&#x27;m running it now, it is analyzing my HD, pretty slow but i&#x27;ve already got this message. Should I worry or let it continues analyzing? TestDisk 7.0-WIP, Data Recovery Utility, October 2014Christophe GRENIER &lt;grenier@cgsecurity.org&gt;http://www.cgsecurity.orgDisk /dev/rdisk0 - 500 GB / 465 GiB - 976773168 sectors (RO)Analyse sector   699760640/976773167: 00%check_FAT: Unusual media descriptor (0xf0!&#x3D;0xf8)Warning: number of heads/cylinder mismatches 16 (FAT) !&#x3D; 1 (HD)Warning: number of sectors per track mismatches 32 (FAT) !&#x3D; 1 (HD)EFI System                    40     409639     409600 [EFI]  Mac HFS                   409640  664472135  664062496  Mac HFS                664472136  665741671    1269536

Loner T · Answer

On GPT disks, with Hybrid MBRs, this is expected. The EFI partition is a FAT partition. This is a very slow and long process and take several hours because it scans the disk sector-by-sector, so it is dependent on disk size.

Marcello09 · Answer

now i ended up with this ... what should i do?TestDisk 7.0-WIP, Data Recovery Utility, October 2014Christophe GRENIER &lt;grenier@cgsecurity.org&gt;http://www.cgsecurity.orgDisk /dev/rdisk0 - 500 GB / 465 GiB - 976773168 sectors (RO)The harddisk (500 GB / 465 GiB) seems too small! (&lt; 570 GB / 531 GiB)Check the harddisk size: HD jumpers settings, BIOS detection...The following partitions can&#x27;t be recovered:     Partition               Start        End    Size in sectors&gt;  MS Data                976773119 1113974782  137201664   Mac HFS                976773124  978042659    1269536[ Continue ]NTFS, blocksize&#x3D;4096, 70 GB / 65 GiBTestDisk 7.0-WIP, Data Recovery Utility, October 2014Christophe GRENIER &lt;grenier@cgsecurity.org&gt;http://www.cgsecurity.orgDisk /dev/rdisk0 - 500 GB / 465 GiB - 976773168 sectors (RO)The harddisk (500 GB / 465 GiB) seems too small! (&lt; 570 GB / 531 GiB)Check the harddisk size: HD jumpers settings, BIOS detection...The following partitions can&#x27;t be recovered:     Partition               Start        End    Size in sectors   MS Data                976773119 1113974782  137201664&gt;  Mac HFS                976773124  978042659    1269536[ Continue ]HFS+ blocksize&#x3D;4096, 650 MB / 619 MiB

Loner T · Answer

Do not use left/right cursor keys. Scroll back to MS Data and Continue. You are looking for familiar Windows files. Please see Yosemite Upgrade Broke Bootcamp as an example of using Testdisk.

Marcello09 · Answer

So, i scrolled back to MS Data and continued, i ended up here.. have any idea how should i proceed?TestDisk 7.0-WIP, Data Recovery Utility, October 2014Christophe GRENIER &lt;grenier@cgsecurity.org&gt;http://www.cgsecurity.orgDisk /dev/rdisk0 - 500 GB / 465 GiB - 976773168 sectors (RO)     Partition               Start        End    Size in sectors&gt;P EFI System                    40     409639     409600 [EFI] D Mac HFS                   409640  664472135  664062496 D MS Data                554690568  765728768  211038201 D Mac HFS                664472136  665741671    1269536 D Mac HFS                742192745  742197866       5122 D Mac HFS                764457384  765726919    1269536 D MS Data                765728768  976766968  211038201 D MS Data                839571456  976773119  137201664 D Mac HFS                975503592  976773127    1269536Structure: Ok.  Use Up/Down Arrow keys to select partition.Use Left/Right Arrow keys to CHANGE partition characteristics:                P&#x3D;Primary  D&#x3D;DeletedKeys A: add partition, L: load backup, T: change type, P: list files,     Enter: to continueFAT32, blocksize&#x3D;512, 209 MB / 200 MiB

Loner T · Answer

This is fantastic. The size of 211038201 in two MS Data entries is very encouraging. Go to each of the MS Data entries and use "P" to list files and see if they are familiar Windows files.

Marcello09 · Answer

Found it!! now how should i proceed? Do i need to use GDisk? If so, please how do i do it.Here is what i&#x27;ve found.TestDisk 7.0-WIP, Data Recovery Utility, October 2014Christophe GRENIER &lt;grenier@cgsecurity.org&gt;http://www.cgsecurity.org     MS Data                765728768  976766968  211038201Directory /&gt;dr-xr-xr-x     0     0         0  1-Nov-2014 17:38 . dr-xr-xr-x     0     0         0  1-Nov-2014 17:38 .. dr-xr-xr-x     0     0         0 31-Mar-2013 01:52 $Recycle.Bin dr-xr-xr-x     0     0         0 31-Mar-2013 02:33 .Trashes dr-xr-xr-x     0     0         0  1-Nov-2014 09:58 AMD dr-xr-xr-x     0     0         0  1-Nov-2014 17:38 ArcheAge dr-xr-xr-x     0     0         0 31-Mar-2013 02:14 Boot dr-xr-xr-x     0     0         0 31-Mar-2013 01:59 Intel dr-xr-xr-x     0     0         0 14-Jul-2009 00:20 PerfLogs dr-xr-xr-x     0     0         0  1-Nov-2014 10:07 Program Files dr-xr-xr-x     0     0         0  1-Nov-2014 11:57 Program Files (x86) dr-xr-xr-x     0     0         0  1-Nov-2014 10:10 ProgramData dr-xr-xr-x     0     0         0 31-Mar-2013 01:52 Recovery dr-xr-xr-x     0     0         0  1-Nov-2014 15:57 System Volume Information                                                   NextUse Right to change directory, h to hide Alternate Data Stream    q to quit, : to select the current file, a to select all files    C to copy the selected files, c to copy the current file

Loner T · Answer

Please see Yosemite Upgrade Broke Bootcamp and look at Page 2 and the five steps outlined there.

Marcello09 · Answer

ok, you want me to post back when i reach step 5?

Loner T · Answer

If you read further, the details of step 5 are also in there.

Marcello09 · Answer

Okay, i&#x27;ve done until step 3 and I&#x27;ve got this as an output.Warning: The kernel may continue to use old or deleted partitions.You should reboot or remove the drive.The operation has completed successfully.iMac-de-Marcello:~ marcellogmoreira$   [Restaurado]Last login: Sun Nov  2 15:50:21 on ttys000iMac-de-Marcello:~ marcellogmoreira$ sudo dd if&#x3D;/dev/rdisk0s4 count&#x3D;1 2&gt;/dev/null | hexdump -CPassword:00000000  eb 52 90 4e 54 46 53 20  20 20 20 00 02 08 00 00  |.R.NTFS    .....|00000010  00 00 00 00 00 f8 00 00  3f 00 ff 00 00 18 a4 2d  |........?......-|00000020  00 00 00 00 80 00 80 00  f8 2f 94 0c 00 00 00 00  |........./......|00000030  ff b0 05 01 00 00 00 00  e4 46 00 00 00 00 00 00  |.........F......|00000040  f6 00 00 00 01 00 00 00  a0 5e a6 50 6b f5 cf 01  |.........^.Pk...|00000050  00 00 00 00 fa 33 c0 8e  d0 bc 00 7c fb 68 c0 07  |.....3.....|.h..|00000060  1f 1e 68 66 00 cb 88 16  0e 00 66 81 3e 03 00 4e  |..hf......f.&gt;..N|00000070  54 46 53 75 15 b4 41 bb  aa 55 cd 13 72 0c 81 fb  |TFSu..A..U..r...|00000080  55 aa 75 06 f7 c1 01 00  75 03 e9 dd 00 1e 83 ec  |U.u.....u.......|00000090  18 68 1a 00 b4 48 8a 16  0e 00 8b f4 16 1f cd 13  |.h...H..........|000000a0  9f 83 c4 18 9e 58 1f 72  e1 3b 06 0b 00 75 db a3  |.....X.r.;...u..|000000b0  0f 00 c1 2e 0f 00 04 1e  5a 33 db b9 00 20 2b c8  |........Z3... +.|000000c0  66 ff 06 11 00 03 16 0f  00 8e c2 ff 06 16 00 e8  |f...............|000000d0  4b 00 2b c8 77 ef b8 00  bb cd 1a 66 23 c0 75 2d  |K.+.w......f#.u-|000000e0  66 81 fb 54 43 50 41 75  24 81 f9 02 01 72 1e 16  |f..TCPAu$....r..|000000f0  68 07 bb 16 68 70 0e 16  68 09 00 66 53 66 53 66  |h...hp..h..fSfSf|00000100  55 16 16 16 68 b8 01 66  61 0e 07 cd 1a 33 c0 bf  |U...h..fa....3..|00000110  28 10 b9 d8 0f fc f3 aa  e9 5f 01 90 90 66 60 1e  |(........_...f&#x60;.|00000120  06 66 a1 11 00 66 03 06  1c 00 1e 66 68 00 00 00  |.f...f.....fh...|00000130  00 66 50 06 53 68 01 00  68 10 00 b4 42 8a 16 0e  |.fP.Sh..h...B...|00000140  00 16 1f 8b f4 cd 13 66  59 5b 5a 66 59 66 59 1f  |.......fY[ZfYfY.|00000150  0f 82 16 00 66 ff 06 11  00 03 16 0f 00 8e c2 ff  |....f...........|00000160  0e 16 00 75 bc 07 1f 66  61 c3 a0 f8 01 e8 09 00  |...u...fa.......|00000170  a0 fb 01 e8 03 00 f4 eb  fd b4 01 8b f0 ac 3c 00  |..............&lt;.|00000180  74 09 b4 0e bb 07 00 cd  10 eb f2 c3 0d 0a 41 20  |t.............A |00000190  64 69 73 6b 20 72 65 61  64 20 65 72 72 6f 72 20  |disk read error |000001a0  6f 63 63 75 72 72 65 64  00 0d 0a 42 4f 4f 54 4d  |occurred...BOOTM|000001b0  47 52 20 69 73 20 6d 69  73 73 69 6e 67 00 0d 0a  |GR is missing...|000001c0  42 4f 4f 54 4d 47 52 20  69 73 20 63 6f 6d 70 72  |BOOTMGR is compr|000001d0  65 73 73 65 64 00 0d 0a  50 72 65 73 73 20 43 74  |essed...Press Ct|000001e0  72 6c 2b 41 6c 74 2b 44  65 6c 20 74 6f 20 72 65  |rl+Alt+Del to re|000001f0  73 74 61 72 74 0d 0a 00  8c a9 be d6 00 00 55 aa  |start.........U.|00000200iMac-de-Marcello:~ marcellogmoreira$ I can see my bootcamp as a volume, my files are in it and i can select it as a startup disk, Should i try boot in the bootcamp or i must do the step 5 (create a new hybrid MBR)?I really sorry, it&#x27;s really confusing for me since my english is not very good.

Loner T · Answer

Your English is fine. 😉This is very encouraging. Please re-create the Hybrid MBR first, otherwise Startup Disk -&gt; Bootcamp will not work.