Help needed. I ran Bootcamp to install windows (obviously). All went well, rebooted, and nothing. The straight Mac experience. No sign of the win. All I have is a missing 30gbs. This partition is invisible to Disk utility.
Any suggestions as to how I can delete this partition? Thanks.
MacBook Air, OS X El Capitan (10.11)
Was the previous repairDisk executed in Internet Recovery? In Disk Utility, if you click on the outermost disk and click on the Partition tab, do you see any Free Space at the end of the pie chart? Here is my test run.
1. Resize an external CS disk. Notice the gap between GPT2 and GPT3 on disk2.
diskutil list
/dev/disk0 (internal, physical):
#: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER
0: GUID_partition_scheme *256.1 GB disk0
1: EFI EFI 209.7 MB disk0s1
2: Apple_CoreStorage OSY-MBP13 128.2 GB disk0s2
3: Apple_Boot Recovery HD 650.0 MB disk0s3
4: Microsoft Basic Data BOOTCAMP 127.0 GB disk0s4
/dev/disk1 (internal, virtual):
#: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER
0: Apple_HFS OSY-MBP13 +126.4 GB disk1
Logical Volume on disk0s2
8A0116D5-7E1E-44D8-B2A0-8D4E4D48298D
Unencrypted
/dev/disk2 (external, physical):
#: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER
0: GUID_partition_scheme *500.1 GB disk2
1: EFI EFI 209.7 MB disk2s1
2: Apple_HFS OSX-Server-HD 128.0 GB disk2s2
3: Apple_Boot Recovery HD 650.0 MB disk2s3
4: Microsoft Basic Data MVTOWE 192.0 GB disk2s4
5: Apple_HFS TM-OSY 143.1 GB disk2s5
6: Apple_HFS BCA 35.9 GB disk2s6
MBP13:~ $ diskutil cs convert disk2s2
Started CoreStorage operation on disk2s2 OSX-Server-HD
Resizing disk to fit Core Storage headers
Creating Core Storage Logical Volume Group
Attempting to unmount disk2s2
Switching disk2s2 to Core Storage
Waiting for Logical Volume to appear
Mounting Logical Volume
Core Storage LVG UUID: 93CB9A1A-805B-4AAD-85AA-A51CC532B694
Core Storage PV UUID: 3D93BA1D-6E30-459D-BB18-779EC13FD89B
Core Storage LV UUID: 041E4ACE-B405-4B06-802F-6057E8C54FC1
Core Storage disk: disk3
Finished CoreStorage operation on disk2s2 OSX-Server-HD
MBP13:~ $ diskutil list
/dev/disk0 (internal, physical):
#: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER
0: GUID_partition_scheme *256.1 GB disk0
1: EFI EFI 209.7 MB disk0s1
2: Apple_CoreStorage OSY-MBP13 128.2 GB disk0s2
3: Apple_Boot Recovery HD 650.0 MB disk0s3
4: Microsoft Basic Data BOOTCAMP 127.0 GB disk0s4
/dev/disk1 (internal, virtual):
#: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER
0: Apple_HFS OSY-MBP13 +126.4 GB disk1
Logical Volume on disk0s2
8A0116D5-7E1E-44D8-B2A0-8D4E4D48298D
Unencrypted
/dev/disk2 (external, physical):
#: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER
0: GUID_partition_scheme *500.1 GB disk2
1: EFI EFI 209.7 MB disk2s1
2: Apple_CoreStorage OSX-Server-HD 128.0 GB disk2s2
3: Apple_Boot Recovery HD 650.0 MB disk2s3
4: Microsoft Basic Data MVTOWE 192.0 GB disk2s4
5: Apple_HFS TM-OSY 143.1 GB disk2s5
6: Apple_HFS BCA 35.9 GB disk2s6
/dev/disk3 (external, virtual):
#: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER
0: Apple_HFS OSX-Server-HD +127.6 GB disk3
Logical Volume on disk2s2
041E4ACE-B405-4B06-802F-6057E8C54FC1
Unencrypted
MBP13:~ $ diskutil cs list
CoreStorage logical volume groups (2 found)
|
+-- Logical Volume Group 57578357-3715-48A5-AB8A-4107AF12F7FB
| =========================================================
| Name: OSY-MBP13
| Status: Online
| Size: 128200753152 B (128.2 GB)
| Free Space: 1424523264 B (1.4 GB)
| |
| +-< Physical Volume 4D897085-0793-48CC-A00F-58572A56B043
| | ----------------------------------------------------
| | Index: 0
| | Disk: disk0s2
| | Status: Online
| | Size: 128200753152 B (128.2 GB)
| |
| +-> Logical Volume Family 11EBF920-AA4B-4EC6-AC7F-7CC70E69883C
| ----------------------------------------------------------
| Encryption Type: None
| |
| +-> Logical Volume 8A0116D5-7E1E-44D8-B2A0-8D4E4D48298D
| ---------------------------------------------------
| Disk: disk1
| Status: Online
| Size (Total): 126423908352 B (126.4 GB)
| Revertible: Yes (no decryption required)
| LV Name: OSY-MBP13
| Volume Name: OSY-MBP13
| Content Hint: Apple_HFS
|
+-- Logical Volume Group 93CB9A1A-805B-4AAD-85AA-A51CC532B694
=========================================================
Name: OSX-Server-HD
Status: Online
Size: 128000000000 B (128.0 GB)
Free Space: 18939904 B (18.9 MB)
|
+-< Physical Volume 3D93BA1D-6E30-459D-BB18-779EC13FD89B
| ----------------------------------------------------
| Index: 0
| Disk: disk2s2
| Status: Online
| Size: 128000000000 B (128.0 GB)
|
+-> Logical Volume Family 52B9C882-8CC0-4A6B-A5A6-7ABDE7719717
----------------------------------------------------------
Encryption Type: None
|
+-> Logical Volume 041E4ACE-B405-4B06-802F-6057E8C54FC1
---------------------------------------------------
Disk: disk3
Status: Online
Size (Total): 127628738560 B (127.6 GB)
Revertible: Yes (no decryption required)
LV Name: OSX-Server-HD
Volume Name: OSX-Server-HD
Content Hint: Apple_HFS
MBP13:~ $ diskutil cs resizestack 041E4ACE-B405-4B06-802F-6057E8C54FC1 120g
The Core Storage Logical Volume UUID is 041E4ACE-B405-4B06-802F-6057E8C54FC1
Started CoreStorage operation
Checking prerequisites for resizing Logical-Physical volume stack
Shrinking Logical-Physical volume stack
Verifying file system
Checking Journaled HFS Plus volume
Checking extents overflow file
Checking catalog file
Checking multi-linked files
Checking catalog hierarchy
Checking extended attributes file
Checking volume bitmap
Checking volume information
The volume OSX-Server-HD appears to be OK
File system check exit code is 0
Shrinking file system
Shrinking Logical Volume
Resizing Core Storage Logical Volume structures
Resized Core Storage Logical Volume to 120000000000 bytes
Shrinking Core Storage Physical Volume from 128000000000 to 120371261440 bytes
Shrinking Core Storage data structures
Resizing Core Storage Physical Volume structures
Resized Core Storage Physical Volume to 120371261440 bytes
Copying booter
Shrinking partition for Physical Volume
Modifying partition map
Finished CoreStorage operation
MBP13:~ $ diskutil cs list
CoreStorage logical volume groups (2 found)
|
+-- Logical Volume Group 57578357-3715-48A5-AB8A-4107AF12F7FB
| =========================================================
| Name: OSY-MBP13
| Status: Online
| Size: 128200753152 B (128.2 GB)
| Free Space: 1424523264 B (1.4 GB)
| |
| +-< Physical Volume 4D897085-0793-48CC-A00F-58572A56B043
| | ----------------------------------------------------
| | Index: 0
| | Disk: disk0s2
| | Status: Online
| | Size: 128200753152 B (128.2 GB)
| |
| +-> Logical Volume Family 11EBF920-AA4B-4EC6-AC7F-7CC70E69883C
| ----------------------------------------------------------
| Encryption Type: None
| |
| +-> Logical Volume 8A0116D5-7E1E-44D8-B2A0-8D4E4D48298D
| ---------------------------------------------------
| Disk: disk1
| Status: Online
| Size (Total): 126423908352 B (126.4 GB)
| Revertible: Yes (no decryption required)
| LV Name: OSY-MBP13
| Volume Name: OSY-MBP13
| Content Hint: Apple_HFS
|
+-- Logical Volume Group 93CB9A1A-805B-4AAD-85AA-A51CC532B694
=========================================================
Name: OSX-Server-HD
Status: Online
Size: 120371261440 B (120.4 GB)
Free Space: 18939904 B (18.9 MB)
|
+-< Physical Volume 3D93BA1D-6E30-459D-BB18-779EC13FD89B
| ----------------------------------------------------
| Index: 0
| Disk: disk2s2
| Status: Online
| Size: 120371261440 B (120.4 GB)
|
+-> Logical Volume Family 52B9C882-8CC0-4A6B-A5A6-7ABDE7719717
----------------------------------------------------------
Encryption Type: None
|
+-> Logical Volume 041E4ACE-B405-4B06-802F-6057E8C54FC1
---------------------------------------------------
Disk: disk3
Status: Online
Size (Total): 120000000000 B (120.0 GB)
Revertible: Yes (no decryption required)
LV Name: OSX-Server-HD
Volume Name: OSX-Server-HD
Content Hint: Apple_HFS
MBP13:~ $ sudo gpt -vv -r show /dev/disk2
Password:
gpt show: /dev/disk2: mediasize=500107862016; sectorsize=512; blocks=976773168
gpt show: /dev/disk2: Suspicious MBR at sector 0
gpt show: /dev/disk2: Pri GPT at sector 1
gpt show: /dev/disk2: Sec GPT at sector 976773167
start size index contents
0 1 MBR
1 1 Pri GPT header
2 32 Pri GPT table
34 6
40 409600 1 GPT part - C12A7328-F81F-11D2-BA4B-00A0C93EC93B
409640 235100120 2 GPT part - 53746F72-6167-11AA-AA11-00306543ECAC
235509760 1269536 3 GPT part - 426F6F74-0000-11AA-AA11-00306543ECAC
236779296 14901472
251680768 374937600 4 GPT part - EBD0A0A2-B9E5-4433-87C0-68B6B72699C7
626618368 279580112 5 GPT part - 48465300-0000-11AA-AA11-00306543ECAC
906198480 262144
906460624 70050360 6 GPT part - 48465300-0000-11AA-AA11-00306543ECAC
976510984 262151
976773135 32 Sec GPT table
976773167 1 Sec GPT header
MBP13:~ $ diskutil list
/dev/disk0 (internal, physical):
#: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER
0: GUID_partition_scheme *256.1 GB disk0
1: EFI EFI 209.7 MB disk0s1
2: Apple_CoreStorage OSY-MBP13 128.2 GB disk0s2
3: Apple_Boot Recovery HD 650.0 MB disk0s3
4: Microsoft Basic Data BOOTCAMP 127.0 GB disk0s4
/dev/disk1 (internal, virtual):
#: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER
0: Apple_HFS OSY-MBP13 +126.4 GB disk1
Logical Volume on disk0s2
8A0116D5-7E1E-44D8-B2A0-8D4E4D48298D
Unencrypted
/dev/disk2 (external, physical):
#: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER
0: GUID_partition_scheme *500.1 GB disk2
1: EFI EFI 209.7 MB disk2s1
2: Apple_CoreStorage OSX-Server-HD 120.4 GB disk2s2
3: Apple_Boot Recovery HD 650.0 MB disk2s7
4: Microsoft Basic Data MVTOWE 192.0 GB disk2s4
5: Apple_HFS TM-OSY 143.1 GB disk2s5
6: Apple_HFS BCA 35.9 GB disk2s6
/dev/disk3 (external, virtual):
#: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER
0: Apple_HFS OSX-Server-HD +120.0 GB disk3
Logical Volume on disk2s2
041E4ACE-B405-4B06-802F-6057E8C54FC1
Unencrypted
2. Check Disk Utility for Free Space.
3. Resize CS using Disk Utility.
3. Resize Operations.
4. After the resizing. Notice that there is no longer a gap between GPT2 and GPT3 on disk2.
diskutil list
/dev/disk0 (internal, physical):
#: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER
0: GUID_partition_scheme *256.1 GB disk0
1: EFI EFI 209.7 MB disk0s1
2: Apple_CoreStorage OSY-MBP13 128.2 GB disk0s2
3: Apple_Boot Recovery HD 650.0 MB disk0s3
4: Microsoft Basic Data BOOTCAMP 127.0 GB disk0s4
/dev/disk1 (internal, virtual):
#: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER
0: Apple_HFS OSY-MBP13 +126.4 GB disk1
Logical Volume on disk0s2
8A0116D5-7E1E-44D8-B2A0-8D4E4D48298D
Unencrypted
/dev/disk2 (external, physical):
#: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER
0: GUID_partition_scheme *500.1 GB disk2
1: EFI EFI 209.7 MB disk2s1
2: Apple_CoreStorage OSX-Server-HD 128.0 GB disk2s2
3: Apple_Boot Recovery HD 650.0 MB disk2s3
4: Microsoft Basic Data MVTOWE 192.0 GB disk2s4
5: Apple_HFS TM-OSY 143.1 GB disk2s5
6: Apple_HFS BCA 35.9 GB disk2s6
/dev/disk3 (external, virtual):
#: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER
0: Apple_HFS OSX-Server-HD +127.6 GB disk3
Logical Volume on disk2s2
041E4ACE-B405-4B06-802F-6057E8C54FC1
Unencrypted
sudo gpt -vv -r show /dev/disk2
Password:
gpt show: /dev/disk2: mediasize=500107862016; sectorsize=512; blocks=976773168
gpt show: /dev/disk2: Suspicious MBR at sector 0
gpt show: /dev/disk2: Pri GPT at sector 1
gpt show: /dev/disk2: Sec GPT at sector 976773167
start size index contents
0 1 MBR
1 1 Pri GPT header
2 32 Pri GPT table
34 6
40 409600 1 GPT part - C12A7328-F81F-11D2-BA4B-00A0C93EC93B
409640 250001592 2 GPT part - 53746F72-6167-11AA-AA11-00306543ECAC
250411232 1269536 3 GPT part - 426F6F74-0000-11AA-AA11-00306543ECAC
251680768 374937600 4 GPT part - EBD0A0A2-B9E5-4433-87C0-68B6B72699C7
626618368 279580112 5 GPT part - 48465300-0000-11AA-AA11-00306543ECAC
906198480 262144
906460624 70050360 6 GPT part - 48465300-0000-11AA-AA11-00306543ECAC
976510984 262151
976773135 32 Sec GPT table
976773167 1 Sec GPT header
Sorry for the delay, busy teaching English in Bangkok. (Which is why I tried to install windows in the first place!).
Below is the info requested, as I understood it. If you can tell me exactly what to type, I will proceed. But, not sign of the missing 30gb?
I do have a backup, if it would be easier, can I do a complete reformat?
Thanks.
Ian
No sign of the missing freespace on my diskutil, but it is missing.
Traveller:~ Traveller$ diskutil list
/dev/disk0 (internal, physical):
#: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER
0: GUID_partition_scheme *500.3 GB disk0
1: EFI EFI 209.7 MB disk0s1
2: Apple_CoreStorage The Garden 499.4 GB disk0s2
3: Apple_Boot Recovery HD 650.0 MB disk0s3
/dev/disk1 (internal, virtual):
#: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER
0: Apple_HFS The Garden +467.1 GB disk1
Logical Volume on disk0s2
1186F0BF-8586-4158-B847-09C7117298AA
Unlocked Encrypted
If you notice, the current size is ~467 GB. Can you type 499 or 500 in that box and click Apply? If it does allow the number to change, also run First Aid and repair the disk and check.
If that does not work, then instead of further diskutil gymnastics, to get you up and running, the quickest, simplest and safest alternative 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 .
It takes quite some time doing it this way, but it is less labour-intensive compared to the diskutil methods. Your CS volume is not Revertible, otherwise it would be bit easier.
The resize option is greyed out.
Thanks. haha The direct method. Ok. I will try it tonight, now using the comp, and let you know how it goes.
To prevail on your assistance again. I still want to install windows on my Mac in order to run teaching software. Can you direct me to a website that explains better how to do this? I followed the instructions and prompts, but ran into this trouble. Ian.
Glad to see others have this problem as well. (i felt like the only person on the internet with this issue!) I'll try this as well when i get home 😉
Thanks Loney.
My thread on this: Invisible BootCamp Partition I can't access nor delete!
The official links on Apple work. BCA should be used and it formats the partition as FAT which Windows Installer will convert to NTFS. Please see Boot Camp: Install Windows on your Mac , How to install Windows using Boot Camp - Apple Support and https://help.apple.com/bootcamp/assistant/6.0/ .
This failure of El Capitan BCA 6 is documented and bugs have been filed to make BCA recover gracefully.
Thanks for everyone's help. I appreciate. I am stuck for a few days busily using the Air for work. I will be free to reformat and try again next weekend.
Ian
open terminal
sudo diskutil repairDisk disk0
sudo diskutil coreStorage resizeVolume .....
It is not consistent due to underlying bugs in DU.
Please see two very different examples
it worked for me
If it did, excellent. Please remember good back ups will save you when you need them.
This actually worked wonders lol, i was about to submit myself into erasing the whole volumn.
Thank you so much, it worked for me too.. epic!
Ran Bootcamp, now have an invisible 30gb partition
