Rob ツ
Level 1
(0 points)
Q: Ex-Bootcamp Partition Stuck As "Free Space"
Yesterday I had problems with my Windows partition (user file was corrupted) so I had to erase the partition completely. This wasn't possible through the BootCamp app, so I erased and formatted the partition through the disc utility.
Now, after erasing the Windows partition, the hard drive space assigned to the partition is still seperated and labelled "Free Space". I've tried pretty much everything I can think of and haven't been able to remove it or merge it with the main "Macintosh HD".
As you can see, "-" option is grayed out and I'm unable to drag the Macintosh HD down into the free space. I've tried adding a new partition, but it never saves once I switch tabs.
I've tried erasing and formatting the main Macintosh HD and re-installing Yosemite but the problem remains.
I should mention that this is a 1TB Fusion Drive:
Any help would be appreciated.
iMac
Loner T
Level 7
(24,845 points)
If you are in Recovery Console, start a terminal window from Utilities -> Terminal and try the following commands in sequence. The commands begin after the first "-" sign.
1. Erase LV Macintosh HD - diskutil cs deleteVolume "Macintosh HD"
2. Erase LVG Macintosh HD - diskutil cs delete "Macintosh HD"
3. Erase the internal SSD - diskutil erasedisk JHFS+ SSD disk0
4. Erase the internal HDD - diskutil erasedisk JHFS+ HDD disk1
5. Recreate CS LVG (Please ensure that you use the SSD first) - diskutil cs create OSX-MacintoshLVG disk0s2 disk1s2
6. Recreate the CS LV - diskutil cs createVolume OSX-MacintoshLVG "Macintosh HD" 100%
7. Restore from TM backup.
8. Re-run BCA and try to install Windows.
