Uninstall the bootcamp partition: the startup disk cannot be partitioned or restored to a single partition.

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• Bootcamp error: "the startup disk cannot be partitioned or restored to a single partition" and Windows recovery partitions

  I have Setup with Bootcamp Windows 8 and then upgrade to Windows 8.1, and then upgrade to Windows 10.

  When I want to restart the training camp that I got the error message: "the startup disk cannot be partitioned or restored to a single partition.

  According to this page, it is because of Windows recovery partitions added during the 8 to 8.1 migration and 8.1 to 10.

  I check with diskutil and I found 2 partitions of Windows Recovery:

  diskutil list

  / dev/disk0 (internal, physical):

  #: NAME SIZE TYPE IDENTIFIER

  0: GUID_partition_scheme * GB 500,3 disk0

  1: disk0s1 EFI EFI 209.7 MB

  2: Apple_CoreStorage Macintosh HD 419,4 GB disk0s2

  3: disk0s3 Apple_Boot Recovery 650.0 MB HD

  4: Microsoft database BOOTCAMP 79.1 GB disk0s4

  5: Windows Recovery 471.9 MB disk0s5

  6: Windows Recovery 472,9 MB disk0s6

  / dev/disk1 (internal, virtual):

  #: NAME SIZE TYPE IDENTIFIER

  0: Apple_HFS Macintosh HD GB + 419,0 disk1

  Logical volume on disk0s2

  C961E459-1E0D-4060-A467-3B4A705264AA

  Unencrypted

  I tried to delete the Windows Recovery 2 partitions with disk utility tools but the button "-" to remove them were leaving is disabled.

  Is it a good idea to remove these partitions? If yes how?

  1. What is the year/model of your Mac?

  2. you are trying to install a new copy of the W10 or remove the existing installation?

  3. do you have the W8 or installation/upgrade W8.1 had problems before the upgrade of the W10?

• Boot Camp error - the startup disk cannot be partitioned or restored to a single partition.

  I use an iMac (retina 5K, 27 inches, end of 2014), the Version of OSX EL Capitan 10.11.1.

  I tried to install windows via bootcamp, but failed. And then, when I'm trying to use Boot Camp Assistant to remove the existing Windows Partition.

  Below will error was triggered.

  The startup disk cannot be partitioned or restored to a single partition.

  The startup disk must be formatted in a single volume in Mac OS extended (journaled) or already partitioned by Boot Camp Assistant to install Windows.

  I want to just delete the Windows Partition and reinstall, can someone help me please

  Here are my details to disc...

  List of $ diskutil

  / dev/disk0 (internal, physical):

  #: NAME SIZE TYPE IDENTIFIER

  0: GUID_partition_scheme * GB 121,3 disk0

  1: disk0s1 EFI EFI 209.7 MB

  2: Apple_CoreStorage Macintosh HD 121.0 GB disk0s2

  3: disk0s3 Apple_Boot Boot OS X 134,2 MB

  / dev/disk1 (internal, physical):

  #: NAME SIZE TYPE IDENTIFIER

  0: GUID_partition_scheme * 1.0 TB disk1

  1: EFI EFI 209.7 MB disk1s1

  2: Apple_CoreStorage Macintosh HD 895.8 GB disk1s2

  3: disk1s3 Apple_Boot Recovery 650,1 MB HD

  4: NO NAME 104.9 MB disk1s4 EFI

  5: NO NAME 104.9 MB disk1s5 EFI

  6: EFI No. 104.9 MB disk1s6 NAME

  7: EFI No. 104.9 MB disk1s7 NAME

  8: disk1s8 NO NAME 104.9 MB EFI

  / dev/disk2 (internal, virtual):

  #: NAME SIZE TYPE IDENTIFIER

  0: Apple_HFS Macintosh HD + 1.0 TB disk2

  Logical volume on disk1s2, disk0s2

  6F4F36AE-BEB3-43EA-8390-C5E7F46574B6

  Fusion unencrypted drive

  List of cs $ diskutil

  CoreStorage groups of logical volumes (1 found)

  |

  + Logical Volume - Group 7C72C890-404F-4CE8-AA74-3AAD4B71D773

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

  Name: Macintosh HD

  Status: online

  Dimensions: 1016788279296 B (1.0 TB)

  Free space: 114688 B (114.7 KB)

  |

  +-< physical="" volume="">

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

  |   Index: 0

  |   Disc: disk1s2

  |   Status: online

  |   Dimensions: 895799427072 B (895,8 GB)

  |

  +-< physical="" volume="">

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

  |   Index: 1

  |   Disc: disk0s2

  |   Status: online

  |   Dimensions: 120988852224 B (121.0 GB)

  |

  +-> EB5AF0A2-99C5-41DB-B58F-D98B3589AC65 family of Logical Volume

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

  Encryption type: no

  |

  +--> Logical Volume 6F4F36AE-BEB3-43EA-8390-C5E7F46574B6

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

  Disc: disk2

  Status: online

  Size (Total): 1010932908032 B (1.0 TB)

  Reversible: no

  Name: Macintosh HD

  Volume name: Macintosh HD

  Content indicator: Apple_HFS

  LVG Type: Fusion, sparse

  $ sudo fdisk/dev/disk0

  Disk: geometry / dev/disk0: 14751/255/63 [236978176 sectors]

  Signature: 0xAA55

  From end

  #: cyl hd s - cyl hd s id [Start - size]

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

  1: EA 1023 254 63 - 1023 254 63 [1-236978175]

  02:00 0 0 0-0 0 0 [0-0] unused

  03:00 0 0 0-0 0 0 [0-0] unused

  04:00 0 0 0-0 0 0 [0-0] unused

  Delete disk1s4-disk1s8 using disk utility, run

  Reset the management system (SCM) controller on your Mac - Apple Support

  How to reset the NVRAM on your Mac - Apple Support

  and try again Deputy BC.

• Unable to overcome error - "the startup disk cannot be partitioned or restored to a single partition.

  Hello!

  I'm trying to install Windows on my iMac (late 2013, running 10.11.6) without success.  I created the ISO to a flash drive, but when I try to use the Assistant Boot camp, I am referred to the following screen:

  

  I did my best to study solutions. The cause, by apple support discussions, is that there is another partition of pre-empting (stop) the wizard boot camp partitioning the hard drive.  I studied the partitions on my HDD after unplugging all devices and found this:

  

  This shows the main partition: Macintosh HD, the bootcamp partition: BOOTCAMP; and 2 unknown partitions: "Apple HDD ST100DM003 Media" and the same * M004.  I was able to delete the first Apple ST100DM003 HARD disk partition and ran first aid on the fusion drive after that the second he would not remove.  Also, I can't delete the boot camp partition.  I keep getting the same message when I try to install windows on a partition of the fuser unit using Boot Camp Assistant - "Startup disk cannot be partitioned or restored to a single partition".

  Any suggestions?

  Please after the release of the following OSX Terminal commands.

  diskutil list

  Cs diskutil list

  A reader of merger should have underlying EFI, OSX, Recovery HD on each of the physical disks. If your previous Windows installation attempts have failed, the disks can leave in a State where BCA use/will not change them.

• the startup disk cannot be partitioned USING BC

  So basically I can't remove my HD BOOTCAMP volume, and I can even boot from it. I tried first aid and formatting to different formats then put in shape in the journal. I don't want to lose my space and prefer not to reset my macbook. It doesn't recognize it as a bootable disk.

  You can remove only using the Boot Camp Assistant. The volume is not bootable until you install Windows on it.

  If you cannot delete the partition with the BCA, then you will need to repartition the disk. Don't forget to make a backup because Re-partitioning will wipe everything.

• The startup disk cannot be partitioned or restored to a single partition.

  I got the classic error of bootcamp. Running the latest version of El Capitan on mid 2010 15 "@2.66 ghz i7 MBP

  Here is playback when you run diskutil list and list of cs

  Wherever it says x ssd, I replaced my name with X, just for the sake of anonymity.

  / dev/disk0 (internal, physical):

  #: NAME SIZE TYPE IDENTIFIER

  0: GUID_partition_scheme * GB 256.1 disk0

  1: disk0s1 EFI EFI 209.7 MB

  2: Apple_CoreStorage x SSD 255,2 GB disk0s2

  3: disk0s3 Apple_Boot Recovery 650.0 MB HD

  / dev/disk1 (internal, virtual):

  #: NAME SIZE TYPE IDENTIFIER

  0: Apple_HFS x SSD disk 1 GB + 254.8

  Logical volume on disk0s2

  3AE4B812-A8E6-4FED-9FD5-4B1B6AB40700

  Unencrypted

  / dev/disk3 (external, physical):

  #: NAME SIZE TYPE IDENTIFIER

  0: FDisk_partition_scheme * 1.0 TB disk3

  1: disk3s1 Windows_FAT_32 NO NAME 367.0 MB

  2: Apple_HFS BOOTCAMP 999,8 GB disk3s2

  CoreStorage groups of logical volumes (1 found)

  |

  + Logical Volume - Group 633709B1-57EB-42B5-8CC2-43B0D0312859

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

  Name: X SSD

  Status: online

  Dimensions: 255200755712 B (255,2 GB)

  Free space: 18907136 B (18.9 MB)

  |

  +-Physical volume 40407EEF-0178-44C7-A7A8-175BA2C998B1

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

  |   Index: 0

  |   Disc: disk0s2

  |   Status: online

  |   Dimensions: 255200755712 B (255,2 GB)

  |

  +--> Logical volume family 8B9DD7C6-8F6C-4C20-ABA5-F8448C865BE3

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

  Encryption type: no

  |

  +--> Logical volume 3AE4B812-A8E6-4FED-9FD5-4B1B6AB40700

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

  Disc: disk1

  Status: online

  Size (Total): 254829527040 B (254.8 GB)

  Reversible: Yes (no required decryption)

  Name: X SSD

  Volume name: X SSD

  Content indicator: Apple_HFS

  What do I do? I found a possible solution to this problem on http://awesometoast.com/yosemite-core-storage-and-partition-woes/ but wanted to someone-who-knew-what-theyre-doing's advice on how to remedy. I have already backed up my system on the external drive using Time Machine, but I would avoid a clean reinstall if possible.

  applenoob92 wrote:

  / dev/disk3 (external, physical):

  #: NAME SIZE TYPE IDENTIFIER

  0: FDisk_partition_scheme * 1.0 TB disk3

  1: disk3s1 Windows_FAT_32 NO NAME 367.0 MB

  2: Apple_HFS BOOTCAMP 999,8 GB disk3s2

  What is the purpose of this disc?

• BootCamp not appearing player is not in the startup disk.

  Just today, I noticed that my bootcamp drive does not appear in the startup disk in system preferences. I use 10.11 El Capitan. However, I was able to boot both of the OS by pressing 'option '. And also disk utility does not show the bootcamp partition. But in the finder, it shows the partition. When I try in recovery mode disk utility, here it shows the bootcamp partition. But not in OS X.

  And finally, 'get info' when I try and guess what: it shows the last open: January 1, 1970, at 05:30. which is never true.

  Is this problem of OS X, how do I do?

  

  You can try to run first aid by using disk utility. I would start on the recovery drive to do.

  Restart the computer and hold command-R

  Also, once you have repaired the disk in the recovery drive, quit disk utility, then leave OS X Utilities and select "Choose Startup disk." See if the Windows partition appears here.

  Good luck

• cannot get rid of movies too much space on the startup disk

  I get a message that the startup disk is almost full and the culprit seems to be movies.  However, I have not a single movie downloaded on my computer!  They are all on the cloud and do not appear in my library either.  I'm really tired.

  Hello abbysmom,

  Thank you for using communities of Apple Support.

  If you get errors saying that your on your Mac startup disk becomes full, then I suggest that clear you the workspace using the link below.

  OS X El Capitan: increase the disk space

  Have a good.

• Need help with the disks 'unreadable' configuring software raid after the death of the startup disk and system restored.

  I'm looking for some advice on how to restore a windows xp installation software raid 5 that was running on my XP system. I had a problem when the startup disk has failed, but I was able to backup the system before it can. I replaced the drive and restored the system and everything came, but I was not smart to do this and accidently left the readers connected when restoring raid. I don't know if windows has done something when I tried to install XP on the new drive, or maybe something else has happened when I restored the system from the backup, but my raid drives can not be used. There was a moment in the restaurant business I saw a message on the MBR, but I thought that was just for the drive being restored. I didn't have a single player who held any information on the other disks in the system, but I'm not 100% sure on that.

  When the system boots the windows logo screen takes 10-20 minutes before you get on the desktop. Windows Disk Manager takes 20-30 minutes to fill the list of drives and status on the disks three raid is 'dynamic' and 'unreadable' is not reassuring. I suspect it's a problem MBR or partition table that must be corrected before trying to reactive the raid, but this is just speculation.

  The raid drives are on a promise ide/scsi disk and make it appear to start correctly with names and sizes. After that I get nothing. I do not have another scsi controller (or), but I thought I'd try active @ partition recovery to see if she can find information on the disks.

  I hope someone has some experience with recovery like this, because this is a first for me. I thought I was pretty sure running a raid-5, but wouldn't you know, the tech gods have found a way to crush my plans...

  Thanks in advance for any help!

  Hello

  Thank you for visiting the Microsoft answers community site. Your Windows XP question is more complex than what is generally answered in the Microsoft Answers forums. It is better suited for the IT Pro TechNet public. Please ask your question in the TechNet Windows XP IT Pro Forums.

  http://social.technet.Microsoft.com/forums/en-us/itproxpsp/threads

• I have recived portable computer of the Government with windows pre installed 7professional but now I want to format and reinstal it I require the startup disk and product key (my OS is authentic)

  I have recived portable computer of the Government with windows pre installed 7professional but now I want to format and reinstal it I require the startup disk and product key (my OS is authentic)

  If it's a copy of volume license installed, you will need to contact your employer to find the product key and get the installation files.

  If it is preinstalled at the factory with Windows 7 Professional, then use the recovery partition to reinstall Windows 7.

  New computers coming often pre-installed with Windows 7 have what is called a recovery partition. This is used to reinstall an operating system in the case of a system failure. To access it, you need to start when you start your computer by pressing a function key. This can be either F1, F2, F9, F10, F11, F12 key DEL or tab. See the manual that came with your PC for instructions on how to reinstall Windows.

  This is how the recovery partition is accessible to most popular brands...

  For Dell, press CTRL + F11 directly after switching on the device

  For HP, press F11 directly after switching on the device

  For LG, press F11 directly after switching on the device

  For Toshiba, press and hold "0" BEFORE and during the power upward

  For Acer, press and hold ALT + F10, as soon as you see the logo

  For Asus, press F9, as soon as you see the Asus logo.

  For Samsung, press F4 to the power upward...

  For Fujitsu, press the F8 key directly after the power

  Advent, restart your computer. Then, press F10 repeatedly until the message "Starting system recovery"

  Sony VAIO, reboot and press "F8" or "F10" repeatedly until the screen "Advanced Boot Options".

• Not enough space on the startup disk. What are my options?

  Runningg out of space on the startup disk.  What choices do I have?

  (a) move files from your hard drive to an external drive.

  (b) delete the files from your hard drive.

• I lost my backup for windows xp home disks and now my computer asks me for the startup disk. Is there anywhere I can download the file on a dvd?

  Windows xp starts

  I lost my backup for windows xp home disks and now my computer asks me for the startup disk.  Is there anywhere I can download the file on a dvd?

  Hi DrKathy1950,

  ·         Did you do changes on the computer before the show?

  ·         When she asks the startup disk?

  ·         You get the error message?

  ·         Are you able to boot to the desktop?

  Answer with the information required to help more.

  For reference:

  How to replace Microsoft software or hardware, order service packs and replace product manuals

• SSD in new ALX R4 installation and what makes the startup disk

  Have just ordered a new R4 ALX. Would have preferred to order a combo HDD SSD, but Dell didn't, this combo and the largest SSD they available was 512 GB.

  Thus, when the new PC arrives, I intend to install a 840 Samsung 1 TB mSATA SSD EVO (using an Icy Box 2.5 "to 3.5" HDD/SSD converter).

  YouTube has a video showing how:

  "Alienware Aurora ALX R4 - installation of an SSD.

  So, how can I make the SSD the startup disk and the backup HARD drive?

  Re-install the operating system? Can I clone on the SSD HARD drive, then change the boot order? Something else?

  For any help or suggestion will be appreciated.

  Problem solved - see link to post

  http://en.community.Dell.com/Owners-Club/Alienware/f/3746/t/19578114.aspx

• Cannot start Windows 10 (Partition exists in the startup disk)

  Right, I accept all first I did something stupid - I resized a partition. I resized my Mac OSX Partition but not changed the Windows/BOOTCAMP Partition. My MBP has no DVD/CDROM drive. OK with that of the road, I have browsed these forums for centuries and can not find how to re - add the partition to the boot sequence. All files etc are in the score, and it is an option in 'Start Up' disc. It is not just show when booting with the down option. Orders/Info added on similar topics:

  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_HFS Macintosh HD            330.2 GB   disk0s2
     3:                 Apple_Boot Recovery HD             650.0 MB   disk0s3
     4:                  Apple_HFS Untitled                24.1 GB    disk0s4
     5:       Microsoft Basic Data BOOTCAMP                145.0 GB   disk0s5

  sudo fdisk -e /dev/disk0
  fdisk: could not open MBR file /usr/standalone/i386/boot0: No such file or directory

  diskutil cs list
  No CoreStorage logical volume groups found

  sudo gpt -vv -r show /dev/disk0
  Password:
  gpt show: /dev/disk0: mediasize=500277790720; sectorsize=512; blocks=977105060
  gpt show: /dev/disk0: PMBR at sector 0
  gpt show: /dev/disk0: Pri GPT at sector 1
  gpt show: /dev/disk0: Sec GPT at sector 977105059
        start       size  index  contents
            0          1         PMBR
            1          1         Pri GPT header
            2         32         Pri GPT table
           34          6       
           40     409600      1  GPT part - C12A7328-F81F-11D2-BA4B-00A0C93EC93B
       409640  644830816      2  GPT part - 48465300-0000-11AA-AA11-00306543ECAC
    645240456    1269536      3  GPT part - 426F6F74-0000-11AA-AA11-00306543ECAC
    646509992   47131224      4  GPT part - 48465300-0000-11AA-AA11-00306543ECAC
    693641216     262144       
    693903360  283201536      5  GPT part - EBD0A0A2-B9E5-4433-87C0-68B6B72699C7
    977104896        131       
    977105027         32         Sec GPT table
    977105059          1         Sec GPT header

  Other points

  • If I try to use 'Start Up' drive to restart Windows, it does not work, I just get a black screen.
  • Due to the configuration that I can't really afford to reinstall everything on a new partition I would everything white / software installed, install Windows 7, upgrade to 10, reinstall various licenses etc, it would take me 2 days and my schedule does not allow for this.
  • I went through many discussions of the forum here: my background is software/web, no hardware, so the command line is a bit strange for me, but I can follow the instructions I have not successfully updated my "products" but I'm still on a MBP of the retina, the current captain.

  Please help me get out of a mess in that I have unintentionally! Thank you!

  I finally found this answer of the LonerT who fixed this issue for me https://discussions.apple.com/message/29579529#29579529 thank you!

• my computer cannot read the startup disk.

  Hello
  I tried to reinstall the operating system using a boot disk. The computer to load the part of the program, but then I get a pop up window telling me that I have to re - install windows. I tried everything and the computer will not accept the disc. The boot floppy is the manufacturer, and it has worked before. I don't know what to do. I have to buy a new hard drive to perform a new installation?

  If you have problems with the manufacturer's recovery disk, you will need to contact them.
  It is the manufacturer, not Microsoft software/process.

  You reinstall Vista using a DVD of Vista, or the manufacturer's recovery disc.

  Contact the manufacturer of your computer.

  Here's the General info re do a restore to factory settings:

  How to get Vista recovery Media and/or to use the Vista recovery Partition on your computer.

  There is no Vista free download legal available.

  Contact your computer manufacturer and ask them to send a recovery disk/s Vista set.

  Normally, they do this for a cost of $ small.

  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

  In addition, ask them if you have a recovery Partition on your computer/laptop to restore it to factory settings.

  See if a manual provided with the computer or go to the manufacturer's website, email or you can call for information on how to make a recovery.

  Normally, you have to press F10 or F11 at startup to start the recovery process...

  Another way I've seen on some models is press F8 and go to a list of startup options, and launch a recovery of standards of plant with it, by selecting the repair option.

  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

  You can also make recovery disk/s for the recovery Partition in case of a system Crash or hard drive failure.

  They will tell you how to do this.

  Every computer manufacturer has their way of doing recovery disk/s.

  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

  Or borrow a good Microsoft Vista DVD (not Dell, HP, etc).
  A good Vista DVD contains all versions of Vista.
  The product key determines which version of Vista is installed.

  There are 2 disks of Vista: one for 32-bit operating system, and one for 64-bit operating system.

  If install a cleaning is required with a good DVD of Vista (not HP, Dell recovery disks):

  Go to your Bios/Setup, or the Boot Menu at startup and change the Boot order to make the DVD/CD drive 1st in the boot order, then reboot with the disk in the drive.

  At the startup/power on you should see at the bottom of the screen either F2 or DELETE, go to Setup/Bios or F12 for the Boot Menu

  http://support.Microsoft.com/default.aspx/KB/918884

  MS advice on the conduct of clean install.

  http://www.theeldergeekvista.com/vista_clean_installation.htm

  A tutorial on the use of a clean install

  http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/winvista_install_03.asp

  Super Guide Windows Vista Installation

  After installation > go to the website of the manufacturer of your computer/notebook > drivers and downloads Section > key in your model number > get latest Vista drivers for it > download/install them.

  Save all data, because it will be lost during a clean installation.

  See you soon.

  Mick Murphy - Microsoft partner