Restore my mac as a single partition

mrblue · mrblue #1 (**permalink**)

04-13-2011, 12:37 PM

I thought it was just a matter of going through bootcamp assistant to restore drive to a single partition. It says, the startup disk cannot be partitioned or restored to a single partition.

Any ideas......

chscag · chscag #2 (**permalink**)

04-13-2011, 02:59 PM

How are you doing it? The proper procedure is to use the BC assistant, select create partition, select restore. It should then give you a warning about everything on the BC partition will be erased.

Do you have more than two partitions on the drive? Another partition in addition to the BC partition?

dtravis7 · dtravis7 #3 (**permalink**)

04-13-2011, 04:04 PM

That is interesting as I have only seen the reverse of your issue, making the partition in the first place, but never restoring the space.

mrblue · mrblue #4 (**permalink**)

04-14-2011, 05:38 AM

I just have my mac partition and bootcamp partition. I click apps, utilities then bootcamp assistant. I press continue. I have two options, download windows software or "I already have it". Whatever option I click it comes up telling me the startup disk cannot be partitioned or restored to a single partition.

dtravis7 · dtravis7 #5 (**permalink**)

04-14-2011, 11:48 AM

HELP**"The Startup Disk Cannot be Partitioned or Restored to a Single Partition" - macosx.com

See if the last post in this thread helps.

chscag #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Jan 23, 2008 Location: Fort Worth, Texas Posts: 32,017 Mac Specs: 21.5" iMac 2.5 GHz i5, iPad 3rd Gen., 3 iPods	04-13-2011, 02:59 PM How are you doing it? The proper procedure is to use the BC assistant, select create partition, select restore. It should then give you a warning about everything on the BC partition will be erased. Do you have more than two partitions on the drive? Another partition in addition to the BC partition? Community Guidelines
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dtravis7 #5 (permalink)
Member Since: Jan 04, 2005 Location: Modesto, Ca. Posts: 25,815 Mac Specs: iMac C2D Late 2007 20" with 10.8.3, Macbook Santa Rosa 4GB Ram OSX 10.8.3	04-14-2011, 11:48 AM HELP"The Startup Disk Cannot be Partitioned or Restored to a Single Partition" - macosx.com See if the last post in this thread helps. ...Dennis Mac-Forums Community Guidelines**
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mrblue #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Apr 24, 2010 Posts: 102	04-13-2011, 12:37 PM I thought it was just a matter of going through bootcamp assistant to restore drive to a single partition. It says, the startup disk cannot be partitioned or restored to a single partition. Any ideas......
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mrblue #4 (permalink)
Member Since: Apr 24, 2010 Posts: 102	04-14-2011, 05:38 AM I just have my mac partition and bootcamp partition. I click apps, utilities then bootcamp assistant. I press continue. I have two options, download windows software or "I already have it". Whatever option I click it comes up telling me the startup disk cannot be partitioned or restored to a single partition.
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