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Is the Bootcamp partition still on my Mac?
Now when I boot into macOS, I can still see the BOOTCAMP partition with my Windows files on it. Also, System Preferences–>Startup Disk still recognizes two System, the macOS and the “BOOTCAMP Windows”. However, selecting the latter and reboot would lead to a black screen with error message reading “No bootable device found.”
How to delete extra partition in boot camp?
The standard configuration on your model is documented in Boot Camp: Partition alert message when using Boot Camp Assistant – Apple Support . Any non-standard partition configuration has to be done manually. If I delete those extra partition that I have.
How big is the Windows partition in bootcamp?
I have a Macbook Air mid 2012, I set up BootCamp before, like one year ago, to run OS X El Capitan v. 10.11.16 (170GB) and Windows 10 (80GB). So everything was OK. I have to use Windows often because of my work applications, and I could use very well until I run out of my space in my hard disk on Windows.
How to recover boot files from the EFI partition?
Use the diskpart command to determine the drive letter for BOOTCAMP partition. Enter the command below to assign drive letter S to the EFI partition. Here I will assume the BOOTCAMP partition is assign the drive letter C. Enter the command shown below to recreate the boot files.
How to get rid of boot partition on Mac?
After the command completes, restart the Mac. Note: If you get an error message which includes the phrase “perhaps caused by APFS Snapshot usage by Time Machine”, then see the question: 200GB unused, but can’t change APFS container size due to minimum requirement. Download the rEFInd Boot Manager software from this SourceForge web site.
What to do if Windows Boot Camp detects Mac OS Extended?
The following procedure can be used to fix this problem. Since the Windows Boot Camp software can detect bootable “Mac OS Extended (Journaled)” volumes, the follow instructions create such a volume. Instead of placing macOS in the volume, a third party boot manager, called rEFInd, will be substituted.
How does a third party boot manager work for macOS?
Instead of placing macOS in the volume, a third party boot manager, called rEFInd, will be substituted. This boot manager will then be configured to silently boot the macOS stored in the APFS container. Finally, macOS will be instructed to not automatically mount this new volume at startup.
How do I install boot camp on my iMac?
Make sure you install the Mac Pro 5,1 Boot Camp software first (or whichever is correct for your system) so that all the correct drivers for your system are installed. Then, as the previously linked instructions dictate, uninstall the core Boot Camp Services and then install the iMac Pro version.
Why is my MacBook Pro not working in EFI mode?
On my MACs installed with Windows 10 in EFI mode, always have sound issues, specially with CIRRUS hardware. I guess it depends also on the model, and hardware of your mac. But for example: MacbookPro9,2 (Still and awsome hardware) in EFI mode, no way to make CIRRUS audio to Work, it simply doesnt.
Can you use BIOS and EFI on Mac?
Late 2013-2014 models support both EFI and BIOS, and default is BIOS. These are the first models which are UEFI. 2015 and later models only support EFI and UEFI-compliant. BC Assistant knows all this. It is highly recommended that you use BC Assistant only, to install Windows on Macs.