yes, I did.

> On Jan 4, 2015, at 12:59 AM, R. D. Preston <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> 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] 
>> <mailto:[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.
>> 
>> _____________________
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>> 4112 Massie Av 3
>> Louisville, KY 40207-2179
>> 
>> 
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