partition my disk to run Windows XP

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Alright, so I decided today that maybe I wanted to partition my disk to run Windows XP, and so I opened up BootCamp, partitioned the drive to have 32GB for Windows, and then changed my mind and quit while the partition was in progress.
Really friggin' stupid, I know, and now I am regretting it because now that 32GB is missing from my computer and I want it back ><
Should I just leave it alone and go to my Mac Store tomorrow? Or is there someway I can restore that 32GB?

My drive format is now in extended, which my friend tells me means the drive is in lock down and won't let it be partitioned again.
 

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Try running the Boot Camp Assistant again and see if it will let you revert to a single partition.

And next time, make a full backup before you make a major change to your file system or OS. Murphy's Law applies to computers as much as it applies to anything else. You always need to hope for the best, but expect the worst. External hard drives are cheap and plentiful. Time Machine makes the process brain-dead simple.
 
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Your drive is not in lock down, Mac OS extended is the standard default format for OSX

As cwa says, try the assistant again, otherwise I would take it to the Apple store and get them to fix it.

But, if you have a spare drive, make a back-up of your mac partition using SuperDuper first, you always need a back-up
 
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Thank you!
Yes, I'm taking it to a store tomorrow first thing.
I've learned by lesson, most definitely.
 

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