Boot camp failure - how to fix partitions

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Boot camp failure - how to fix partitions

I tried to run Boot Camp to install Win10 on Macbook (Air 2015) and it failed, but created a number of partitions. How can i delete them, restore to previous state and try to run again Boot Camp? I do not have Time Machine on.

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_APFS Container disk1 122.0 GB disk0s2

3: Apple_APFS Container disk4 8.0 GB disk0s3

4: Apple_APFS Container disk2 120.8 GB disk0s4

/dev/disk1 (synthesized):

#: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER

0: APFS Container Scheme - +122.0 GB disk1

Physical Store disk0s2

1: APFS Volume Macintosh HD 44.8 GB disk1s1

2: APFS Volume Preboot 21.3 MB disk1s2

3: APFS Volume Recovery 517.8 MB disk1s3

4: APFS Volume VM 1.1 GB disk1s4

/dev/disk2 (synthesized):

#: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER

0: APFS Container Scheme - +120.8 GB disk2

Physical Store disk0s4

1: APFS Volume BOOTCAMP 843.8 KB disk2s1

/dev/disk3 (disk image):

#: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER

0: ESD-ISO +3.6 GB disk3

/dev/disk4 (synthesized):

#: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER

0: APFS Container Scheme - +8.0 GB disk4

Physical Store disk0s3

1: APFS Volume OSXRESERVED 843.8 KB disk4s1

MacBook Air, macOS High Sierra (10.13.4)

Posted on Jun 23, 2018 1:48 PM

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Answer 1

Jun 23, 2018 4:47 PM in response to spiros65

Remove Windows from your Mac using Boot Camp - Apple Support

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Answer 2

Loner T

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Jun 24, 2018 11:48 AM in response to spiros65

See how to Switch between Windows and macOS in macOS High Sierra - Apple Support . Once you can get to macOS, remove Windows using BCA and install a new copy of Windows.

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Answer 3

Loner T

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Jun 23, 2018 5:13 PM in response to spiros65

Post the text output of

diskutil apfs list

so I can provide exact commands to address this issue.

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Answer 4

Loner T

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Jun 24, 2018 6:43 AM in response to spiros65

Run

diskutil mergePartitions jhfs+ BCMP disk0s3 disk0s4

diskutil eraseVolume fat32 BOOTCAMP disk0s3

Now run BC Assistant and click on Restore/Remove.

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Answer 5

spiros65 Author

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Jun 23, 2018 3:04 PM in response to spiros65

And this is the latest status after some more fruitless efforts to delete and merge with Disk Utility:

#: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER

0: GUID_partition_scheme *251.0 GB
disk0

1: EFI EFI 209.7 MB
disk0s1

2: Apple_APFS Container disk3 122.0 GB
disk0s2

3: Apple_APFS Container disk1 8.0 GB disk0s3

4: Apple_APFS Container disk2 120.8 GB
disk0s4

/dev/disk1 (synthesized):

#: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER

0: APFS Container Scheme - +8.0 GB disk1

Physical Store disk0s3

/dev/disk2 (synthesized):

#: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER

0: APFS Container Scheme - +120.8 GB
disk2

Physical Store disk0s4

1: APFS Volume Preboot 21.3 MB disk2s2

2: APFS Volume Recovery 20.5 KB disk2s3

3: APFS Volume ASRNewVolume_1153 843.8 KB
disk2s1

/dev/disk3 (synthesized):

#: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER

0: APFS Container Scheme - +122.0 GB
disk3

Physical Store disk0s2

1: APFS Volume Macintosh HD 41.1 GB disk3s1

2: APFS Volume Preboot 21.3 MB disk3s2

3: APFS Volume Recovery 518.1 MB
disk3s3

4: APFS Volume VM 1.1 GB disk3s4

/dev/disk4 (disk image):

#: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER

0: ESD-ISO +3.6 GB disk4

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Answer 6

spiros65 Author

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Jun 24, 2018 12:30 AM in response to Loner T

Here you go:

APFS Containers (3 found)

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+-- Container disk1 6FC879EB-A215-4A31-B5D0-3E8B897D1F74

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

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APFS Container Reference: disk1

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Size (Capacity Ceiling): 7999586304 B (8.0 GB)

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Minimum Size: 36843520 B (36.8 MB)

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Capacity In Use By Volumes:
25272320 B (25.3 MB) (0.3% used)

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Capacity Not Allocated: 7974313984 B (8.0 GB) (99.7% free)

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+-< Physical Store disk0s3 0ACC220A-BF37-42F0-9E33-0C52AE9C319F

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

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APFS Physical Store Disk:
disk0s3

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Size: 7999586304 B (8.0 GB)

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+-> No Volumes

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+-- Container disk2 DB142061-DFEF-4982-81EA-AB93BCD0C53A

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

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APFS Container Reference: disk2

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Size (Capacity Ceiling): 120790102016 B (120.8 GB)

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Minimum Size: 163811328 B (163.8 MB)

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Capacity In Use By Volumes:
147931136 B (147.9 MB) (0.1% used)

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Capacity Not Allocated: 120642170880 B (120.6 GB) (99.9% free)

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+-< Physical Store disk0s4 546DE70A-25FD-491A-BD39-605AAA341189

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

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APFS Physical Store Disk:
disk0s4

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Size: 120790105600 B (120.8 GB)

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+-> Volume disk2s1 6446D1BF-A2B3-41C3-97E9-12D193F3FCB7

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

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APFS Volume Disk (Role):
disk2s1 (No specific role)

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Name: ASRNewVolume_1153 (Case-insensitive)

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Mount Point: /Volumes/ASRNewVolume_1153

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Capacity Consumed: 856064 B (856.1 KB)

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FileVault: No

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+-> Volume disk2s2 FEB99BC4-53AA-40C3-8A27-B28CBC7628E9

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

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APFS Volume Disk (Role):
disk2s2 (Preboot)

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Name: Preboot (Case-insensitive)

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Mount Point: Not Mounted

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Capacity Consumed: 21315584 B (21.3 MB)

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FileVault: No

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+-> Volume disk2s3 1B1DAB17-B80F-46F2-BB3F-5C3BC4B2A738

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

| APFS Volume Disk (Role):
disk2s3 (Recovery)

| Name: Recovery (Case-insensitive)

| Mount Point: Not Mounted

| Capacity Consumed: 20480 B (20.5 KB)

| FileVault: No

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+-- Container disk3 79B665DA-DB63-480C-BD5A-749ADCFAD6F8

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

APFS Container Reference: disk3

Size (Capacity Ceiling): 121999998976 B (122.0 GB)

Minimum Size: 44653195264 B (44.7 GB)

Capacity In Use By Volumes:
43044007936 B (43.0 GB) (35.3% used)

Capacity Not Allocated: 78955991040 B (79.0 GB) (64.7% free)

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+-< Physical Store disk0s2 19FF7135-4309-40F9-88C0-A36D8FCDDDDF

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

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APFS Physical Store Disk:
disk0s2

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Size: 121999998976 B (122.0 GB)

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+-> Volume disk3s1 A9E3D06F-5E57-3BAA-9715-BC8E8E3CC7D1

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

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APFS Volume Disk (Role):
disk3s1 (No specific role)

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Name: Macintosh HD (Case-insensitive)

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Mount Point: /

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Capacity Consumed: 41304358912 B (41.3 GB)

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FileVault: No

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+-> Volume disk3s2 A6771525-9ACB-4418-88EB-D74965B17C25

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

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APFS Volume Disk (Role):
disk3s2 (Preboot)

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Name: Preboot (Case-insensitive)

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Mount Point: Not Mounted

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Capacity Consumed: 21315584 B (21.3 MB)

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FileVault: No

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+-> Volume disk3s3 909D7D9C-57FF-495F-BA90-B913516E566E

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

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APFS Volume Disk (Role):
disk3s3 (Recovery)

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Name: Recovery (Case-insensitive)

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Mount Point: Not Mounted

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Capacity Consumed: 518119424 B (518.1 MB)

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FileVault: No

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+-> Volume disk3s4 BE6D812F-6F9E-4B33-A8EA-C41713B2F4C6

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

APFS Volume Disk (Role):
disk3s4 (VM)

Name: VM (Case-insensitive)

Mount Point: /private/var/vm

Capacity Consumed: 1073762304 B (1.1 GB)

FileVault: No

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Answer 7

spiros65 Author

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Jun 24, 2018 6:35 AM in response to Loner T

Thank you!

Here it is:

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_APFS Container disk3 122.0 GB
disk0s2

3: Apple_HFS Untitled 7.9 GB disk0s3

4: Apple_HFS Untitled 120.7 GB
disk0s4

/dev/disk3 (synthesized):

#: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER

0: APFS Container Scheme - +122.0 GB
disk3

Physical Store disk0s2

1: APFS Volume Macintosh HD 41.3 GB disk3s1

2: APFS Volume Preboot 21.3 MB disk3s2

3: APFS Volume Recovery 518.1 MB
disk3s3

4: APFS Volume VM 1.1 GB disk3s4

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Answer 8

spiros65 Author

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Jun 24, 2018 10:34 AM in response to Loner T

The install went fine; but I was messing around with Windows and I tried a Reset install (from within Windows). That resulted in deleting BCA as well as my ability to switch OS and use Ethernet.

I found a BC executable online (1.1 GB) and I installed that. However, I have no Ethernet access and when I tried to reboot in MacOS I got a "Could not locate the OS X volume".

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