Shane0287

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Q: "your disk could not be partitioned" OSX10.11.4

i have tried everything, run NVMAS, run SMC, tried using first aid via disk utility - still nothing works

MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2014), OS X El Capitan (10.11.4)

Posted on Apr 10, 2016 4:01 PM

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Q: "your disk could not be partitioned" OSX10.11.4

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by KimUserName,

KimUserName Apr 10, 2016 4:10 PM in response to Shane0287
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Apr 10, 2016 4:10 PM in response to Shane0287

See Boot Camp: Solve partition creation problems
and also How to install Windows using Boot Camp - Apple Support

Hopefully this will help.
Kim
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by Loner T,

Loner T Apr 10, 2016 5:29 PM in response to Shane0287
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Apr 10, 2016 5:29 PM in response to Shane0287

Boot into Safe Mode - Try safe mode if your Mac doesn't finish starting up - Apple Support - and boot normally, and retry the partitioning.

If that does not work, boot into Internet Recovery - OS X: About OS X Recovery - Apple Support - and in Menu Bar -> Utilities -> Terminal, run

diskutil repairDisk disk0

and retry the partitioning.

Post back if these do not work. These should be executed without any other external storage connected.
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by Shane0287,

Shane0287 Apr 13, 2016 4:43 AM in response to Loner T
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Apr 13, 2016 4:43 AM in response to Loner T

have tried both of these and still get same message, when i tried to create partition via disk utility (instead of boot camp) it says
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by Loner T,

Loner T Apr 13, 2016 5:28 AM in response to Shane0287
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Apr 13, 2016 5:28 AM in response to Shane0287

Shane0287 wrote:

have tried both of these and still get same message...

The repairDisk is the whole-disk repair that is requested in the message you see. Here is an example of the repairDisk correcting the LVG/LV headers - Help - my ssd is missing 40gb, after I tried to install Bootcamp . There are several 'bugs' in the CS LV/LVG management. DU used to have explicit repairDisk, but El Capitan 'dumbed' it further.
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