Well, thanks for the mention… Did you accomplish everything that you wanted? Hope so!
~( : (o) -russ > On Jan 4, 2015, at 12:23 AM, Nelsn Helm <[email protected]> wrote: > > started: >>>> Partitioning a hard disk drive with Disk Utility, >>>> The hard drive was once encrypted, but is no longer. >>>> It has been erased several times in my efforts to partition into three >>>> volumes >>>> I read >>>> You may only split this partition into two. To do this, klik + > > > much help from > > ☆*☆*☆ > russ preston > *☆☆☆* > > no help from WesternDigitial > > On an old mac (how old I do not know, but mine is running Tiger), > reformat the disk to one partition > > Disk Utility warns you that formatting erases everything, > but it does not unless you tell it to. > > If you tell it to erase everything on a 3TB HDD > plan a trip to China while you wait. > > Pro tip: > A blinking light on your HDD does not necessarily indicate > that what you think is happening > is happening, > or even that the disk is spinning > > I know there were files remaining on the HDD > because TechTools found them, > but they were invisible to me. > > move to a more recent OS (mine is 10.10.1) > format three partitions - GUID > could not format with partitions positioned A,B,C > but when I changed their order on the disk to C.B.A > it worked like a charm. > perhaps this has something to do with files still on the HDD. > > > If you want to encrypt a partition, > open and erase that partition using the encryption option. > > > As I wandered in the wilderness, I erased and repartitioned many times, > but I think the steps above will do it. > > _____________________ > Nelsn Helm > 4112 Massie Av 3 > Louisville, KY 40207-2179 > > > > > _______________________________________________ > MacGroup mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/macgroup
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