I created a Partition for OS X Beta, and am not using it anymore. I deleted the partition, and it turned into "Free Space". I tried reformatting it but it won't apply. Also I can't resize Macintosh HD for some reason.
Cheers,
Adam
MacBook Pro, OS X Yosemite (10.10.2), 4GB Ram, i5 @2.5 GHz, 13", 1GB VRAM
Your drive is Core Storage managed, so those activities aren't supported within Disk Utility. You must do it via the Terminal or revert the drive to HFS+ managed using the Terminal.
Could you give me a link/tell me how to do that?
Cheers,
Adam
Open the Terminal in your Utilities folder. At the prompt enter:
diskutil cs list
Press RETURN.
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Last login: Wed Apr 29 10:04:16 on ttys000
Adam-Baduras-MacBook-Pro:~ Adam$ diskitil cs list
-bash: diskitil: command not found
Adam-Baduras-MacBook-Pro:~ Adam$ diskutil cs list
CoreStorage logical volume groups (1 found)
|
+-- Logical Volume Group 729AD2B2-B1E7-4B93-B023-BF3D4064EFFE
=========================================================
Name: Macintosh HD
Status: Online
Size: 457595146240 B (457.6 GB)
Free Space: 18972672 B (19.0 MB)
|
+-< Physical Volume 0873C44B-FD49-46A3-9639-7218BD27F409
| ----------------------------------------------------
| Index: 0
| Disk: disk0s2
| Status: Online
| Size: 457595146240 B (457.6 GB)
|
+-> Logical Volume Family BFD79B39-BC3D-4D10-A3A9-F7FCF5B9AC2D
----------------------------------------------------------
Encryption Status: Unlocked
Encryption Type: None
Conversion Status: NoConversion
Conversion Direction: -none-
Has Encrypted Extents: No
Fully Secure: No
Passphrase Required: No
|
+-> Logical Volume 87983C5F-91D4-44AB-9D6C-DB8F32FA53D9
---------------------------------------------------
Disk: disk1
Status: Online
Size (Total): 457223852032 B (457.2 GB)
Conversion Progress: -none-
Revertible: Yes (no decryption required)
LV Name: Macintosh HD
Volume Name: Macintosh HD
Content Hint: Apple_HFS
Adam-Baduras-MacBook-Pro:~ Adam$ clear
Adam-Baduras-MacBook-Pro:~ Adam$ diskutil cs list
CoreStorage logical volume groups (1 found)
|
+-- Logical Volume Group 729AD2B2-B1E7-4B93-B023-BF3D4064EFFE
=========================================================
Name: Macintosh HD
Status: Online
Size: 457595146240 B (457.6 GB)
Free Space: 18972672 B (19.0 MB)
|
+-< Physical Volume 0873C44B-FD49-46A3-9639-7218BD27F409
| ----------------------------------------------------
| Index: 0
| Disk: disk0s2
| Status: Online
| Size: 457595146240 B (457.6 GB)
|
+-> Logical Volume Family BFD79B39-BC3D-4D10-A3A9-F7FCF5B9AC2D
----------------------------------------------------------
Encryption Status: Unlocked
Encryption Type: None
Conversion Status: NoConversion
Conversion Direction: -none-
Has Encrypted Extents: No
Fully Secure: No
Passphrase Required: No
|
+-> Logical Volume 87983C5F-91D4-44AB-9D6C-DB8F32FA53D9
---------------------------------------------------
Disk: disk1
Status: Online
Size (Total): 457223852032 B (457.2 GB)
Conversion Progress: -none-
Revertible: Yes (no decryption required)
LV Name: Macintosh HD
Volume Name: Macintosh HD
Content Hint: Apple_HFS
Adam-Baduras-MacBook-Pro:~ Adam$
At the prompt paste the following:
sudo diskutil cs revert 87983C5F-91D4-44AB-9D6C-DB8F32FA53D9
Press RETURN. Enter admin password when prompted. It will not echo to the window. Press RETURN, again.
Now, this should convert the drive back to HFS+. You should be able to restore the drive back to full capacity.
Should I make a backup before I do this? Or are there no risks in doing this?
Cheers,
Adam
I don't think you need to make a backup, but it can never hurt. The cs commands are pretty safe. If it's incorrect it will respond as such and not run the command line. That said, I've used this for others and it has worked for them.
You need to reboot when it's done. Now when you open Disk Utility you should see a disk structure you are familiar with. You should now be able to remove the second partition and extend the main volume.
Ill try it out later today, Thanks!
Cheers,
Adam
Unused Partition
