Bootcamp Windows 7 disappeared after OS update last night...
MacBook Pro (Retina, Mid 2012), Windows 7
MacBook Pro (Retina, Mid 2012), Windows 7
Mac OS X uses EFI partition table. I don't know if there is any utility to help fixing Mac partition table. I have encountered a similar problem, but mine is Windows cannot startup. If you have a startup disk with Windows PE installed, you may use that startup disk to boot your Mac, and use Command Prompt to view if there is any partition table error. (Boot Camp startup disk is also a good choice)
If Windows partition is not visible under Windows PE, it is possible that the Windows partition table is damaged. Unfortunately, backing up partition table is not as easy as backing up personal data. So you still need to back up your whole disk before doing anything under partition table, because changing partition table outside Mac OS X will likely cause Mac OS X not bootable.
According to the second screenshot you provided, it looks like the partition between index 3 and 4 is missing, and this should be your Windows partition.
I am sorry I cannot give any usable methods to help you doing so, what I have done when facing to this is formatting disk, reinstalling windows.
Can you use Bootcamp Broken after Resizing and OSX Update as a reference and download Testdisk and GPT Fdisk and start a Testdisk scan as shown in https://imgur.com/a/PjmnK ?
After spending almost half a day reading the threads you referred me to, I still don't get what steps I should take...
Are you able to take me step by step?
Your help is very much appreciated.
1. Download Testdisk - http://www.cgsecurity.org/wiki/TestDisk_Step_By_Step.
2. Run Testdisk - https://imgur.com/a/PjmnK
a. You will need to run Deeper Search. Please post screen shots once a list of recoverable partitions is shown.
b. Use 'P -List files' to look for a partition which has content similar to the following.
3. Download GPT Fdisk - http://sourceforge.net/projects/gptfdisk/
a. Run the steps using your specific start/end/size values and the highlighted solution steps.
b. Test and Verify
Here is a table based on your Testdisk output using the first MS Data entry.
| GPT 3 Start | GPT 3 Size | GPT 3 End | NTFS Start | Sector Offset | NTFS Size | NTFS End | Sector Offset (MB) |
| 241963176 | 1269536 | 243232712 | 243232768 | 56 | 247001081 | 490233848 | 0 |
Please scroll down to the first MS Data entry. Use 'P' to list files and check against the example that I have posted. Do not use left/right arrow/cursor keys anywhere in Testdisk.
You are looking at EFI partition. You need to check the first MS Data partition on the previous screen.
Yes, this is the one.
Leave your Testdisk display and start a new Terminal Window. You need to use the following steps. You will need to install GPT Fdisk (aka Gdisk).
If you see any error messages during the following steps, please stop and post back here with the error message. The following steps have values from your Testdisk output (and you can verify) in Steps 7 and 8. Notice the '+' in step 8.
Rebuild GPT4 using start/end offsets
This will delete and re-write the GPT partition info for /dev/disk0s4.
Rebuild MBR to match the new GPT information thus resetting the Hybrid MBR. Use defaults for other questions (like partition codes). The only values that need modifications are the Boot flags and step 10. Accept all other defaults that Gdisk offers.
Here is sample Q&A for this section. Please notice the Press Enter/Return.
Place EFI GPT (0xEE) partition first in MBR (good for GRUB)? (Y/N): Y
Creating entry for GPT partition #2 (MBR partition #2)
Enter an MBR hex code (default AF): Press Enter/Return
Set the bootable flag? (Y/N): N
Creating entry for GPT partition #3 (MBR partition #3)
Enter an MBR hex code (default AB): Press Enter/Return
Set the bootable flag? (Y/N): N
Creating entry for GPT partition #4 (MBR partition #4)
Enter an MBR hex code (default 07): Press Enter/Return
Set the bootable flag? (Y/N): Y
Test 1 - Does Bootcamp Volume show up in Finder?
Test 2 - Can you see files in Bootcamp Volume?
Test 3 - Can you select Bootcamp in System Preferences -> Startup Disk?
Test 4 - If Test 3 is successful, select Bootcamp and Click Restart.
Select '2' (GPT). Type 'q' to quit. Reboot and try the second set of steps again.
No, you did not. I did. Can you switch steps 4 and 5 in the second set of gdisk steps? Type the 'o' command before the 'h' command.
Neveremind my last post, I finally got the second part of instructions right!
Didn't need to type the "O".
So I was able to see bootcamp in finder, able to see the files in there, able to see bootcamp in system preference.
But when I select boot from windows, it's just stuck in the windows boot screen forever...
Bootcamp Windows 7 disappeared after OS update last night...