I can't remove bootcamp partition?

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3allak Author

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I can't remove bootcamp partition?

here's my diskutil list output. bootcamp is 50gb

/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 200.6 GB
disk0s2

3: Microsoft Reserved 16.8 MB disk0s3

4: Apple_HFS BOOTCAMP 49.9 GB disk0s4

/dev/disk1 (synthesized):

#: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER

0: APFS Container Scheme - +200.6 GB
disk1

Physical Store disk0s2

1: APFS Volume Macintosh HD 125.2 GB
disk1s1

2: APFS Volume Preboot 46.1 MB disk1s2

3: APFS Volume Recovery 512.4 MB
disk1s3

4: APFS Volume VM 2.1 GB disk1s4

MacBook Air, macOS Mojave (10.14)

Posted on Oct 2, 2018 12:31 AM

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Answer 1

Jamesli9

Level 1

14 points

Oct 2, 2018 1:01 AM in response to 3allak

Removing BootCamp and further data stored in it is quite easier than user expectations. Please follow the below steps to remove it completely:-

1.First Start up your macOS

2.Take the data backup of all important data stored on your Windows partition before you remove Windows

WARNING: When Windows is removed, the Windows partition—as well as all data stored in the partition—will be erased permanently and leave no scope for data recovery

3.Quit out all the pre-open application and log out any other users

4.Here, in the 4th step, open the Mac BootCamp Assistant, then click Continue button

5.If the Select Tasks step appears, select “Remove Windows 7 or later version” or “Remove Windows 10 or later version,” then click Continue

6.Do one of the following:

6.1)If your Mac has a single internal disk, click Restore

6.2)If your Mac has multiple internal disks, select the Windows drive, select “Restore disk to a single macOS partition,” then click Continue

After following the above steps, you can easily delete your BootCamp partition.

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Answer 2

3allak Author

Level 1

4 points

Oct 2, 2018 2:59 AM in response to 3allak

I tried messing around with disk utility app but no luck

diskutil list output changed though:

/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 disk2 200.6 GB
disk0s2

3: Microsoft Reserved 16.8 MB disk0s3

4: Apple_APFS Container disk1 288.7 MB
disk0s4

/dev/disk1 (synthesized):

#: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER

0: APFS Container Scheme - +288.7 MB
disk1

Physical Store disk0s4

1: APFS Volume BOOTCAMP 794.6 KB
disk1s1

/dev/disk2 (synthesized):

#: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER

0: APFS Container Scheme - +200.6 GB
disk2

Physical Store disk0s2

1: APFS Volume Macintosh HD 126.0 GB
disk2s1

2: APFS Volume Preboot 46.1 MB disk2s2

3: APFS Volume Recovery 512.4 MB
disk2s3

4: APFS Volume VM 1.1 GB disk2s4

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Answer 3

3allak Author

Level 1

4 points

Oct 2, 2018 4:56 AM in response to Loner T

APFS Containers (2 found)

|

+-- Container disk1 68AC556A-7EE6-442F-8B7A-41239E33CAA3

| ====================================================

| APFS Container Reference: disk1

| Size (Capacity Ceiling): 288743424 B (288.7 MB)

| Capacity In Use By Volumes: 2949120 B (2.9 MB) (1.0% used)

| Capacity Not Allocated: 285794304 B (285.8 MB) (99.0% free)

| |

| +-< Physical Store disk0s4 5332D99B-547C-493D-9896-36101888DECA

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

| | APFS Physical Store Disk: disk0s4

| | Size: 288743424 B (288.7 MB)

| |

| +-> Volume disk1s1 8358FB3E-0C58-32E5-986D-A4830A393AA9

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

| APFS Volume Disk (Role): disk1s1 (No specific role)

| Name: BOOTCAMP (Case-insensitive)

| Mount Point: /Volumes/BOOTCAMP

| Capacity Consumed: 794624 B (794.6 KB)

| FileVault: No

|

+-- Container disk2 1A35F032-0687-4AC2-8B59-F6AB062D4E50

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

APFS Container Reference: disk2

Size (Capacity Ceiling): 200628219904 B (200.6 GB)

Capacity In Use By Volumes: 128954888192 B (129.0 GB) (64.3% used)

Capacity Not Allocated: 71673331712 B (71.7 GB) (35.7% free)

|

+-< Physical Store disk0s2 17BA05E0-8483-4D6C-8440-EDA7C43A8B26

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

| APFS Physical Store Disk: disk0s2

| Size: 200628219904 B (200.6 GB)

|

+-> Volume disk2s1 41B5E01B-7DEE-3562-B795-BF84DDE15C40

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

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

| Name: Macintosh HD (Case-insensitive)

| Mount Point: /

| Capacity Consumed: 127188901888 B (127.2 GB)

| FileVault: No

|

+-> Volume disk2s2 481961F9-2F41-479E-80A1-FB64E9783FE0

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

| APFS Volume Disk (Role): disk2s2 (Preboot)

| Name: Preboot (Case-insensitive)

| Mount Point: Not Mounted

| Capacity Consumed: 46092288 B (46.1 MB)

| FileVault: No

|

+-> Volume disk2s3 ACD719A5-D560-4D5B-910E-A1B7887E11ED

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

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

| Name: Recovery (Case-insensitive)

| Mount Point: Not Mounted

| Capacity Consumed: 512389120 B (512.4 MB)

| FileVault: No

|

+-> Volume disk2s4 89D76563-7B62-45E7-A342-AA4B309714D5

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

APFS Volume Disk (Role): disk2s4 (VM)

Name: VM (Case-insensitive)

Mount Point: /private/var/vm

Capacity Consumed: 1073762304 B (1.1 GB)

FileVault: No

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Answer 4

3allak Author

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Oct 2, 2018 6:11 AM in response to Loner T

/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 disk2 200.6 GB disk0s2

3: Microsoft Reserved 16.8 MB disk0s3

4: Apple_HFS Untitled 50.0 GB disk0s4

/dev/disk2 (synthesized):

#: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER

0: APFS Container Scheme - +200.6 GB disk2

Physical Store disk0s2

1: APFS Volume Macintosh HD 128.0 GB disk2s1

2: APFS Volume Preboot 46.1 MB disk2s2

3: APFS Volume Recovery 512.4 MB disk2s3

4: APFS Volume VM 2.1 GB disk2s4

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Answer 5

3allak Author

Level 1

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Oct 2, 2018 7:11 AM in response to Loner T

/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 disk2 200.6 GB disk0s2

3: Apple_HFS BC1 50.0 GB disk0s3

/dev/disk2 (synthesized):

#: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER

0: APFS Container Scheme - +200.6 GB disk2

Physical Store disk0s2

1: APFS Volume Macintosh HD 128.5 GB disk2s1

2: APFS Volume Preboot 46.1 MB disk2s2

3: APFS Volume Recovery 512.4 MB disk2s3

4: APFS Volume VM 2.1 GB disk2s4

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Answer 6

3allak Author

Level 1

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Oct 2, 2018 2:34 AM in response to Jamesli9

I don't think that will work since bootcamp assistant can't seem to see the windows partition:

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Answer 7

Loner T

Level 9

59,471 points

Oct 2, 2018 7:39 AM in response to 3allak

Run

diskutil eraseVolume fat32 BOOTCAMP disk0s3

and then run BCA and click on Restore/Remove.

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Answer 8

Jamesli9

Level 1

14 points

Oct 2, 2018 3:59 AM in response to 3allak

First, make sure that you have proper data backup available to resolve the data loss problems at any stage of time. After that, refer to the below link.

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