Thursday, April 14, 2016

800-961-1963-Boot Camp Alert Message "startup disk cannot be partitioned or restored to a single partition"


It is no surprising to encounter an alert message when using Boot Camp driver to install Windows 10 on Mac. Because when you create partitions on the startup drive other than one OS X partition, one Boot Camp partition, and one OS X Recovery partition, there is a huge possibility to come across an alert message "startup disk cannot be partitioned or restored to a single partition."

On the other hand, when the Boot Camp Assistant is upgraded to the latest edition, it creates an additional partition on the drive. And it can never function properly, unless the extra created partition is deleted.

In addition, a Microsoft Reserved (MSR) or Windows Recovery created additionally on the selected drive can also invoke the alert message whenever you try to part the startup disk. Installing Windows for Mac using Boot Camp can best be processed if the driver doesn’t have any conflict with the existing Windows OS.  

To make the tool run appropriately while creating partition on the drive, it is necessary to delete the additional and unnecessary partitions with the help of OS X Disk Utility. Microsoft Reserved and Windows Recovery partitions are seen as unknown partitions with the code "disk0s3" or "disk0s5" located in Disk Utility.

Bear on mind, removing additional partitions from your drive may lead to data loss. Make sure you have backed up both OS X files and Windows files to a safe location. To avoid any kind of inconvenience, you need to be aware of all important points before you execute the process of deleting additional partitions. Else, you can approach a reliable Mac support for Boot Camp so as to ensure error-free execution.

Here are the suggested procedures:

·        Go to the Utilities Folder and click on Disk Utility
·        Click on the Partition tab.
·        Find the additionally created partitions that can be seen with the name “disk0s3" or “disk0s5”.
·        Highlight the partition
·        Select the Remove Partition (-).
·        Check if the highlighted partition is mentioned in the window
·        Click Remove

Once the Disk Utility completes the process, close the window and restart your computer system. Now you can easily use the tool to reinstall or upgrade the existing Windows partitions.

These are some verified steps that you can use to keep your Boot Camp Assistant free from any potential errors. If you come across any additional problems while upgrading Boot Camp driver, you would better contact a reliable technician who can fix the issues immediately. 

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