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raslex

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Q: how do I remove windows from my mid 2007 iMac and erase the partition?

Can anyone point me to some instructions on how to remove windows from my mid 2007 iMac and erase the partition? The Boot camp Installation & setup guide I have tells me how, but when I open up the Boot Camp assistant in my utilities file it does not show me a screen with the option to remove a Windows partition. Thanks in advance for any assistance.

Ron

iMac, Mac OS X (10.6.8)

Posted on Oct 19, 2015 2:20 PM

I have this question too

Q: how do I remove windows from my mid 2007 iMac and erase the partition?

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by Loner T,

Loner T Oct 19, 2015 2:33 PM in response to raslex
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Oct 19, 2015 2:33 PM in response to raslex

Do you see a screen similar to the following?

Please also see Boot Camp: Remove Windows from your Mac .
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raslex Oct 19, 2015 4:39 PM in response to Loner T
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Oct 19, 2015 4:39 PM in response to Loner T

No. The screen I get when I load the DL Assistant looks like this.

I did find an answer using ask.com. It recommends using the disjk utility to erase the Windows hard drive on my iMac, but I am reluctant to move a head without more info.

Thanks for any suggestions you might have.
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Loner T Oct 19, 2015 4:45 PM in response to raslex
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Oct 19, 2015 4:45 PM in response to raslex

1. What is your current OS X version? This looks like Snow Leopard.
2. Choose the second option (I have ...) and click on Continue. What screen do you see?
3. Please post the output of the following OS X terminal commands.
     diskutil list
     sudo gpt -vv -r show /dev/disk0
     sudo fdisk /dev/disk0

The "sudo" commands will prompt for your password, and it will not be echoed back. You may also see a warning about improper use of "sudo" and potential data loss due to "abuse" of the command.
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raslex Oct 19, 2015 4:51 PM in response to Loner T
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Oct 19, 2015 4:51 PM in response to Loner T

Snow Leopard it is. I will run the second option and let you know what I see. I am not sure how to do item three, but let's do the secon one first and see what i get. Will get back to you.

Thanks
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raslex Oct 19, 2015 4:55 PM in response to raslex
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Oct 19, 2015 4:55 PM in response to raslex

Loner, It worked! Backed up my disk and then hit restore. Very simple once I was able to access the correct screen.

Thanks for the help.
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by Loner T,

Loner T Oct 19, 2015 5:00 PM in response to raslex
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Oct 19, 2015 5:00 PM in response to raslex

Very .
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