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> 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. >> >> _____________________ >> Nelsn Helm >> 4112 Massie Av 3 >> Louisville, KY 40207-2179 >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> MacGroup mailing list >> [email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]> >> http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/macgroup > > > _______________________________________________ > MacGroup mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/macgroup
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