Boot camp partition missing, lost space

[Valtox]

Hello everyone,

So after a lot of research on the internet I still have not found a solution to my problem, although apparently I am not the only one to have it.

I installed Windows 10 some time ago with the Parallels Desktop tool in order to launch windows 10 as a virtual machine from the Boot Camp partition, and it worked very well for the applications (and for the games I booted on Windows directly for perfs).

Except that today Parallels wanted to make an update of its tools if I understood correctly, and an error has arrived, impossible to restart Windows. I check my disks and the Boot Camp partition no longer appears, however my Macintosh HD has lost the 40GB allocated to Boot Camp. So actually my Mac lost 40GB and could not find them.

When I run the disk utility I have a SSD volume of 121GB (for 128GB), but the Macintosh HD volume is only 80GB. No trace of BOOT CAMP.
The Boot Camp utility does as if I did not have boot camp installed and tells me (normal) that it takes 50GB of free space to create a Boot Camp partition and on.

So in fact I am stuck and I do not know what to do, if you have solutions, links, or people who have had the problem and have it repaired, to recover this space and be able to reuse Boot Camp, I'll be very thankful :3

Good day and thank you

PS: I'm on Sierra

 

[harryb2448]

G'day and welcome to the forums.

What are you using - BootCamp or Parallels? Have a read of this for using one inside the other. What bdoes System Preferences > Startup Disk have to say about the available boot partitions? I think your SSD is just a little small to be running OS X, BootCamp and Parallels from within BootCamp.



Use Boot Camp with Parallels Desktop

Boot Camp is a feature of Mac OS X that lets you start up your Mac in Windows. If you have already installed Windows 7, Windows Vista, or Windows XP on your Mac using Boot Camp, you can set Parallels Desktop to work with Boot Camp using either of these two options:

Set Parallels Desktop to run Windows from the Boot Camp partition: Changes you make in Windows programs either while working in Mac OS X or when you start up your Mac in Windows using Boot Camp will be reflected in both places.
Windows running from Boot Camp has the following limitations:
It can't be paused
It can't be saved as a snapshot
It can't run in Safe Mode
It can't be compressed
Import Windows and your data from Boot Camp into Parallels Desktop: Windows running from Parallels Desktop doesn't have the above listed limitations. Boot Camp and Parallels Desktop are separate. Changes you make in Windows programs while working in Mac OS X are not reflected when you start up your Mac in Windows using Boot Camp.
Set Parallels Desktop to run Windows from the Boot Camp Partition
Open Parallels Desktop (in the Applications folder) and choose File > New.
Click Boot Camp, and then follow the onscreen instructions.
Note: If you plan to start up in Windows using Boot Camp, it is recommended that you shut down Windows in Parallels Desktop rather than suspending Windows.
Import Windows and Your Data from Boot Camp into Parallels Desktop
Set Parallels Desktop to use Boot Camp, as described in the steps above.
Right-click (Control-click) the Boot Camp version of Windows in the Parallels Virtual Machines list and choose Import Boot Camp.
Note: Windows must be shut down.
Click Import.
Locate where you want to store Windows and your data, and then click Choose.
Windows and all your data are imported from Boot Camp. You can still use the original Boot Camp Windows installation, separately from Parallels Desktop.
Important: The first time you start Windows after setting Parallels Desktop to work with Boot Camp, Parallels Tools are installed to allow seamless operation between Windows and Mac OS X. Once Parallels Tools are installed, you're prompted to restart Windows.
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