However, I can remove the partition EXT HD. Not every question will be answered, we don’t reply to email, and we cannot provide direct troubleshooting advice. As you see from the first picture (1), the button with - is greyed out and I cannot remove it. SOLUTION open DISK UTILITY click the partition you want to delete (in the left side of the window) click UNMOUNT (partition you want to delete will grey out) click on the main partition (top left) click the PARTITION icon (at the top) mouse over the white 'piece of pie' and click on the pop-up sign to make it stay showing. Note: Sometimes, you may encounter Extend Volume grayed out. If it does, then give the amount of partitions you wanted and proceed. Delete partition: Disk Utility > select volume > Partition > Partition > Delete > Apply. Back up the data and erase the drive and reformat it to your choice of format (I use OSX.
#Mac disk utility partition greyed out full
If not, we’re always looking for new problems to solve! Email yours to including screen captures as appropriate, and whether you want your full name used. In Disk Utility (with GUI), even if options are grayed out, try to partition that disk - partition to 2 or 1, does not matter, just to see if the partitioning get done properly. If you hover your cursor over the greyed out 'Partition' button after you highlight the name of the physical disk as we discussed earlier you will probably see this message pop up.'Disks with Master Boot Record partition maps can not be partitioned'. We’ve compiled a list of the questions we get asked most frequently along with answers and links to columns: read our super FAQ to see if your question is covered.
#Mac disk utility partition greyed out mac
This Mac 911 article is in response to a question submitted by Macworld reader Joe. However, if your Mac doesn't start up all the way, or you want to repair the disk your Mac starts up from, open Disk Utility from macOS Recovery: Apple silicon : Turn on your Mac and continue to press and hold the power button. The Scheme only appears in Disk Utility (highlighting in red added) when you opt to show all devices. In general, you can just open Disk Utility from the Utilities folder of your Applications folder. Now, you can select a drive, click Erase, and view the Scheme options for the drive as well as the default format type applied when the drive has completed applying the new scheme. From the View menu in the upper-left corner, select Show All Devices, and you will see the hierarchy of drive > volume (most formats) or drive > container > volume (APFS).
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