Frankie Silencie

Q: Can't delete Bootcamp or create a new Bootcamp

So this afternoon, I thought I needed to download some softwares that aren't supported on OS X so I created a bootcamp with Windows8-64bit, and I chose the smallest storage which is 32Gb because I thought I didn't need that much. But after all the Windows setups there were only 2 Gb left on the bootcamp so I wanted to give it more storage by using Disk Utility but didn't know how to. So I tried to delete it by pressing the Erase button but the bootcamp wasn't removed and I couldn't make a new bootcamp on Boot Camp Assistant because it says "The startup disk cannot be partitioned or restored to a single partition."  It also says the the operation fails when I try to remove the Bootcamp in the Partition( the blue circle)

 

Im really struggling right now and hope someone can help me

MacBook Pro with Retina display, OS X El Capitan (10.11.2)

Posted on Jan 10, 2016 4:18 PM

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  • by Frankie Silencie,

    Frankie Silencie Frankie Silencie Jan 10, 2016 4:19 PM in response to Frankie Silencie
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    Jan 10, 2016 4:19 PM in response to Frankie Silencie

    And the apple community wouldn't let me post the picture of my screenshots

  • by Loner T,

    Loner T Loner T Jan 10, 2016 5:06 PM in response to Frankie Silencie
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    Jan 10, 2016 5:06 PM in response to Frankie Silencie

    1. Your images should be smaller than 2MB, each image needs to be named without using specific characters. Try the following steps.

     

    1. Press COMMAND-SHIFT-4 which will change the cursor to crosshairs.
    2. Hold down the mouse button and use the crosshairs to select the part of the screen you wish to capture.
    3. Release the button and the image will be saved to your Desktop.
    4. Click on the Camera icon in the toolbar of the forum message editor.
    5. Drag the image onto the Choose File button and click on the Insert button.

     

    2. A BCA-created partition must be removed using BCA only. Using DU creates further problems. Please see Boot Camp: Remove Windows from your Mac .

     

    3. From https://help.apple.com/bootcamp/assistant/6.0/#/bcmp173b3bf2 (other articles do not seem to properly reflect the newer versions),

    What you need

    • The keyboard and mouse or trackpad that came with your Mac. If they aren’t available, use a USB keyboard and mouse.
    • A Windows ISO image (a disk image that contains the entire contents of a DVD) downloaded from Microsoft, or both a Windows full-install installation disc (not the upgrade version of Windows) and a built-in disc drive or compatible external optical drive.To download Windows ISO images, see Microsoft Software Downloads.
    • At least 55 GB of free space on an internal hard drive.

     

    4. Some file sizes for Windows are derived from the amount of RAM on your Mac. A general rule of thumb is to use 2 x RAM in addition to what you want Windows size to be.

     

    5. Please see Boot Camp: Resize the Windows partition for guidelines to follow when re-sizign Windows (Apple does not support in-place re-sizing). Windows needs to removed and re-installed.

  • by Frankie Silencie,

    Frankie Silencie Frankie Silencie Jan 11, 2016 1:36 PM in response to Loner T
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    Jan 11, 2016 1:36 PM in response to Loner T

    So according to what you said, I used DU instead of BCA which is something i shouldn't have done. I pressed the erase button in DU and can't use BCA because it says "The startup disk cannot be partitioned or restored to a single partition." So how can I delete the windows partition?

  • by Loner T,

    Loner T Loner T Jan 11, 2016 2:29 PM in response to Frankie Silencie
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    Jan 11, 2016 2:29 PM in response to Frankie Silencie

    Can you post the output of the following OSX Terminal commands? Let us see what state your disk(s) are in.

     

    diskutil list

    diskutil cs 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.

  • by Frankie Silencie,

    Frankie Silencie Frankie Silencie Jan 11, 2016 3:45 PM in response to Loner T
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    Jan 11, 2016 3:45 PM in response to Loner T

    Last login: Mon Jan 11 17:55:05 on console

    Frankies-MacBook-Pro:~ frankie$ diskutil list

    /dev/disk0 (internal, physical):

       #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER

       0:      GUID_partition_scheme                        *251.0 GB   disk0

       1:                        EFI EFI                     209.7 MB   disk0s1

       2:          Apple_CoreStorage Macintosh HD            217.4 GB   disk0s2

       3:                 Apple_Boot Recovery HD             650.0 MB   disk0s3

       4:         Microsoft Reserved                         134.2 MB   disk0s4

       5:                  Apple_HFS 未命名                  32.5 GB    disk0s5

    /dev/disk1 (internal, virtual):

       #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER

       0:                  Apple_HFS Macintosh HD           +217.0 GB   disk1

                                     Logical Volume on disk0s2

                                     1240F8E9-3D1F-4685-9AFA-AFFCA198BD43

                                     Unlocked Encrypted

    /dev/disk2 (disk image):

       #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER

       0:     Apple_partition_scheme                        +27.3 MB    disk2

       1:        Apple_partition_map                         32.3 KB    disk2s1

       2:                  Apple_HFS QQ音乐                  27.2 MB    disk2s2

    Frankies-MacBook-Pro:~ frankie$ diskutil cs list

    CoreStorage logical volume groups (1 found)

    |

    +-- Logical Volume Group CF574CEF-4E22-4D27-BD26-012B093D0663

        =========================================================

        Name:         Macintosh HD

        Status:       Online

        Size:         217360461824 B (217.4 GB)

        Free Space:   9138176 B (9.1 MB)

        |

        +-< Physical Volume 9721E6A5-4B90-4599-A307-FFE674168D8C

        |   ----------------------------------------------------

        |   Index:    0

        |   Disk:     disk0s2

        |   Status:   Online

        |   Size:     217360461824 B (217.4 GB)

        |

        +-> Logical Volume Family D2F7B15E-3EE8-4D3F-BBCA-B8E883674471

            ----------------------------------------------------------

            Encryption Type:         AES-XTS

            Encryption Status:       Unlocked

            Conversion Status:       Complete

            High Level Queries:      Fully Secure

            |                        Passphrase Required

            |                        Accepts New Users

            |                        Has Visible Users

            |                        Has Volume Key

            |

            +-> Logical Volume 1240F8E9-3D1F-4685-9AFA-AFFCA198BD43

                ---------------------------------------------------

                Disk:                  disk1

                Status:                Online

                Size (Total):          216999002112 B (217.0 GB)

                Revertible:            Yes (unlock and decryption required)

                LV Name:               Macintosh HD

                Volume Name:           Macintosh HD

                Content Hint:          Apple_HFS

    Frankies-MacBook-Pro:~ frankie$ sudo gpt -vv -r show /dev/disk0

  • by Loner T,Apple recommended

    Loner T Loner T Jan 11, 2016 3:55 PM in response to Frankie Silencie
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    Jan 11, 2016 3:55 PM in response to Frankie Silencie

    Your disk0s5 partition is now Apple HFS which is due to the activity with Disk Utility. BCA will not remove it.

     

    The simplest and safest method to get your disk space back is

     

    1. Backup OSX and all your files - Use Time Machine to back up or restore your Mac - Apple Support .

    2. Boot into Internet Recovery (Command+Opt+R) - OS X: About OS X Recovery - Apple Support .

    3. Click on Utilties -> Disk Utility and Erase your internal whole disk.

    4. Restore OSX and your files - Use Time Machine to back up or restore your Mac - Apple Support .

     

    This requires a separate external disk which can accommodate TM backup - Backup disks you can use with Time Machine - Apple Support .

     

    There are other options, which require a lot more labor.