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1. Partitioning app for mac install#
2. Partitioning app for mac update#
3. Partitioning app for mac password#
4. Partitioning app for mac mac#

Partitioning app for mac install#

If you do not have the OS Install application (it is automatically deleted after the update) you can get it from the AppStore.

Partitioning app for mac mac#

Hdiutil eject /Volumes/OS\ X\ Install\ ESD/īy pressing CMD + R the Mac will boot-up the Recovery partition.

Partitioning app for mac update#

First delete the folder in /tmp: sudo rm -rf /tmp/RecoveryHDUpdateĪnd finally unmount the two images that were previously mounted: hdiutil eject /Volumes/Mac\ OS\ X\ Lion\ Recovery\ HD\ Update To update the kexts run the following commands: sudo touch /Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/Ĭleaning what was left behind. When the command above finishes the new partition will be ready. sudo /tmp/RecoveryHDUpdate/RecoveryHDUpdate.pkg/Scripts/Tools/dmtest ensureRecoveryPartition / /Volumes/OS\ X\ Install\ ESD/BaseSystem.dmg 0 0 /Volumes/OS\ X\ Install\ ESD/BaseSystem.chunklist To avoid typos, simply copy and paste the command in the terminal. It may take a while, DO NOT close the terminal and DO NOT interrupt the program!!! Mount the OS X installation image using the Terminal! Type in: hdiutil attach -nobrowse ~/Desktop/InstallESD.dmgĮverything ready! Now let's run the command to create the Recovery HD partition.īE PATIENT and wait for the command to complete its execution. (D) Copy the file InstallESD.dmg to your Desktop (C) Navigate to Contents/SharedSupport folder (B) Right click it and choose Show Package Contents

(A) Locate on your Desktop the OS X installer ( Install OS X El Capitan.app or Install OS X Yosemite.app, or other) And inside this directory the tool that will be used. This creates a new directory within /tmp called RecoveryHDUpdate. It contains the tool that we will be using to recreate the partition: hdiutil attach -nobrowse ~/Desktop/RecoveryHDUpdate.dmgĮxtract the contents of RecoveryHDUpdate.pkg that contains the tool: pkgutil -expand /Volumes/Mac\ OS\ X\ Lion\ Recovery\ HD\ Update/RecoveryHDUpdate.pkg /tmp/RecoveryHDUpdate Place the RecoveryHDUpdate.dmg and the OS X install app on the Desktop and open the Terminal.app. We will only need the requirements above. The process is automated and there is no need to resize the OS X partition or re-create the Recovery HD manually. The solution to recreate the Recovery HD partition is to shrink the end of the OS X partition by 650 MB, and in the empty space left create a recovery partition. Right after this OS X partition we should have a hidden partition called Recovery HD. The partition number 2 here is a Apple_HFS partition type with name El Capitan. The first column (#) indicates the partition number, the second column (TYPE) is the type of the file system, the third column (NAME) is the volume name, the fourth column (SIZE) is the size of the partition, and finally the fifth column (IDENTIFIER) is the node identifier of the partition. Open Terminal.app and type: diskutil list Chances are that you already know how the disk is partitioned. First we need to see how the hard drive is partitioned.

Partitioning app for mac password#

If your user does not have a password create one before you start.Īll your data may be wiped if something goes wrong, the whole disk! Better safe than sorry. Use the correct install app, the same of your system's version.

This contains the image of the partition to be created. Install OS X El Capitan.app or Install OS X Yosemite.app or other installation app. It contains the tool that will be used to create the partition. This is an ADVANCED tutorial, and should NOT be used by beginners! Read the entire tutorial BEFORE you start! Requirements For instance, to disable SIP (System Protection Integrity) in El Capitan and newer OSes, or to recovery from serious partition errors you need this partition. However, the recovery partition (Recovery HD) is required for a number of tasks. DO NOT FORGET TO BACK UP BEFORE YOU START!Ī number of scenarios can cause the Mac to "lose" it's recovery partition.