Q: Boot Camp says "We couldn't create a new partition or locate an existing one"
I'm trying to install Windows 8.1 using Boot Camp, after previously deleting my Windows 10 partition after getting into an Auto Repair loop. I get the following error after hitting the "format" button on Windows Setup: "We couldn't create a new partition of locate an existing one. For more information, see the Setup log files."
From looking at other pages, I'm noting that I seem to have more drive partitions than others do (although Disk Utility says I only have no partitioned discs). In the Windows Setup screen, the following things are shown:
Drive 0 Partition 3 128.0MB 0.0MB Primary
Drive 1 Partition 1:EFI 200.0MB 196.0MB System
Drive 1 Partition 2 412.1GB 0.0MB Primary
Drive 1 Partition 3 619.0MB 0.0MB Primary
Drive 1 Partition 4:BOOTCAMP 518.6GB 518.5GB Primary
Why does it seem I have so many partitions? Disk Utility only shows I have one (plus the Boot Camp one). Is this preventing me from installing Windows 8.1? I used BootCamp when my computer was new, 2 years ago, and had no problem at all. And I've added no partitions since (to my knowledge).
Any assistance would be greatly appreciated!
iMac (27-inch, Late 2013)
Posted on Jan 1, 2016 1:46 PM
Please try again. You ended up in Command+R or Command+Opt+R. The keys to hold simultaneously are
Command (⌘), Option, P, and R.
Posted on Jan 2, 2016 11:26 AM