Ondolinde
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Q: I have two recovery partitions and they prevent me from using Bootcamp

Dear all:

 

I upgraded to mac os sierra when it came out, however before that, I had been trying it out in the Beta Software Program, in a partition installed with El Capitan. After, I deleted that portion, but I wasn'taware there was an apple_boot  recovery HD partition that remained.

 

However, now I am trying to install BootCamp on my Mac but I found that it has 2 recovery partitions. I´m guessing one for the Beta one and one for the final release. But, as I found out, in other to install BootCamp, I need to make my disk as a single partition.

 

The disk layout is as follow:

 

/dev/disk0 (internal, physical):

   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER

   0:      GUID_partition_scheme                        *2.0 TB     disk0

   1:                        EFI EFI                     209.7 MB   disk0s1

   2:                  Apple_HFS Macintosh HD            2.0 TB     disk0s2

   3:                 Apple_Boot Recovery HD             650.0 MB   disk0s3

   4:                 Apple_Boot Recovery HD             650.0 MB   disk0s4

 

After searching for a possible solution, I read that I would need to either delete or merge one of them to the Main Partition. However, I cannot figure out which one (either disk0s3 o disk0s4) I need to get rid because when I restart and press the alt/option key, I´m presented with two identical recovery partitions labeled "Recovery-10.12".

 

So, my questions are:

 

  1. Which partition to delete
  2. How to delete it in a (preferably safe) way that would make my hard disk "a single partition" of everything but my main Macintosh HD partition in order to be able to use Bootcamp.

 

Thanks

iMac, macOS Sierra (10.12)

Posted on Oct 21, 2016 10:14 AM

by Loner T,Solvedanswer
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Excellent. You may also want to create a Time Machine backup as it is now, before you make any changes, to be extra safe. Once the backup is complete, can you re-install Sierra? It will not touch any of your non-OS files.

Posted on Oct 21, 2016 6:04 PM

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  • by Ondolinde,

    Ondolinde Ondolinde Oct 21, 2016 5:59 PM in response to Loner T
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    Oct 21, 2016 5:59 PM in response to Loner T

    Sorry, but this is scary and exciting at the same time.

     

    Ok, the diskutil list shows this:

    /dev/disk0 (internal, physical):

      #:                      TYPE NAME                    SIZE      IDENTIFIER

      0:      GUID_partition_scheme                        *2.0 TB    disk0

      1:                        EFI EFI                    209.7 MB  disk0s1

      2:                  Apple_HFS Macintosh HD            2.0 TB    disk0s2

     

    I did extend the entire Macintosh HD to its maximum possible value. There was a portion of 1.7 GB that said it was free.

     

    Before:

    Screen Shot 2016-10-21 at 8.43.12 PM.png

     

    After it finished processing extending it.

    Screen Shot 2016-10-21 at 8.49.11 PM.png

     

    Now

     

    Screen Shot 2016-10-21 at 8.55.12 PM.png

    I hope it is ok.

  • by Ondolinde,

    Ondolinde Ondolinde Oct 21, 2016 6:04 PM in response to Ondolinde
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    Oct 21, 2016 6:04 PM in response to Ondolinde

    Actually, it looks like this now.

     

    Screen Shot 2016-10-21 at 9.02.07 PM.png

  • by Loner T,Solvedanswer

    Loner T Loner T Oct 21, 2016 6:04 PM in response to Ondolinde
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    Oct 21, 2016 6:04 PM in response to Ondolinde

    Excellent. You may also want to create a Time Machine backup as it is now, before you make any changes, to be extra safe. Once the backup is complete, can you re-install Sierra? It will not touch any of your non-OS files.

  • by Ondolinde,

    Ondolinde Ondolinde Oct 21, 2016 6:09 PM in response to Loner T
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    Oct 21, 2016 6:09 PM in response to Loner T

    Yes, I will back it up. Then I will do the re-install. I have to download it first, though. 

     

    I will let you know after I do all that, ok? It will probably take me until tomorrow.

     

    Thanks you again.

  • by Loner T,

    Loner T Loner T Oct 21, 2016 6:27 PM in response to Ondolinde
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    Oct 21, 2016 6:27 PM in response to Ondolinde

    Post back, when you are ready.

  • by Ondolinde,

    Ondolinde Ondolinde Oct 22, 2016 1:02 PM in response to Loner T
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    Oct 22, 2016 1:02 PM in response to Loner T

    Ok, finally done and here is the output in Terminal:

     

    /dev/disk0 (internal, physical):

      #:                      TYPE NAME                    SIZE      IDENTIFIER

      0:      GUID_partition_scheme                        *2.0 TB    disk0

      1:                        EFI EFI                    209.7 MB  disk0s1

      2:                  Apple_HFS Macintosh HD            2.0 TB    disk0s2

      3:                Apple_Boot Recovery HD            650.0 MB  disk0s3

     

    So, it looks great! And no more errors while trying to use Bootcamp. Thanks so much for this, Loner T. I really appreciate it. I finally feel like everything is in order with my iMac.

     

    I do have another question if you don't mind answering. It is about now actually Bootcamp and installing Windows 10. I can start another question, if that is the thing to do. I have a Mid 2011 Mac and I know that it is not compatible according to apple. However, I have seen many posts, here, of people getting it done and I actually saw your answer or comments on many of those. Could you help me avoid any issues like with the drivers, etc.?

  • by Loner T,

    Loner T Loner T Oct 22, 2016 1:56 PM in response to Ondolinde
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    Oct 22, 2016 1:56 PM in response to Ondolinde

    Install W7/W8.1 on your 2011 Mac and ensure full functionality. Once working, run an in-place upgrade to W10. 

  • by Ondolinde,

    Ondolinde Ondolinde Oct 22, 2016 2:07 PM in response to Loner T
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    Oct 22, 2016 2:07 PM in response to Loner T

    Ok, thanks much for everything.

  • by Loner T,

    Loner T Loner T Oct 22, 2016 2:09 PM in response to Ondolinde
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    Oct 22, 2016 2:09 PM in response to Ondolinde

    Please post back if you run into any issues. 

  • by Ondolinde,

    Ondolinde Ondolinde Oct 22, 2016 2:10 PM in response to Loner T
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    Oct 22, 2016 2:10 PM in response to Loner T

    You bet!

  • by Ondolinde,

    Ondolinde Ondolinde Oct 22, 2016 2:19 PM in response to Ondolinde
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    Oct 22, 2016 2:19 PM in response to Ondolinde

    Ok, I'm downloading 8.1.

     

    Questions:

     

    1) I have a license key for 10, will I be able to use it with 8.1?

     

    2) Bootcamp says that I can only Install Windows 10 or later version. How do I go around this? Will it be a problem?

     

    Here is the screen shot.

    Screen Shot 2016-10-22 at 5.16.15 PM.png

  • by Loner T,

    Loner T Loner T Oct 22, 2016 2:54 PM in response to Ondolinde
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    Oct 22, 2016 2:54 PM in response to Ondolinde

      There a conflict between Sierra and 2011 (and older) Macs. You may need to use El Capitan or Yosemite. I will raise a bug.

  • by Loner T,

    Loner T Loner T Oct 22, 2016 10:00 PM in response to Ondolinde
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    Oct 22, 2016 10:00 PM in response to Ondolinde

    Bug 28906705 has been created.

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