How can I delete this device? (with images)

[Fnando]

I cant delete this device called "Backups do Time Machine". No, there is not a Backup of my iMac. This divice use 200Gb of my memory and i want to put this memory in my "Macintosh HD" as was before when i bought my iMac.
Plese help me.

Thank you =D

 

[itsamacthing]

Start in your disk utility

 

[simsaladimbamba]

It seems to be a separate partition of an internal drive. Open Applications / Utilities / Disk Utility (I do not know the proper names in Portuguese though) and make a screenshot of what it shows there.

Btw, "memory" is not the same as "hard drive / storage capacity":

• Computer Storage: Ram vs. Hard Drive Space
• RAM vs. Hard Disk

 

[Fnando]

I put my system in english to help!

Here is the screen shot!

 

[simsaladimbamba]

Yeah, however this has happened, two partitions on one HDD, you or someone else with access to your Mac had to do it. It is also not advisable to backup to the same HDD you backup from, even if it is to another partition on that same HDD.

Anyway, select the upmost entry beginning with "1 TB ..." and go to the Partitions tab and then select the bottom partition with that name "Backups do ..." and click the MINUS button to remove it. Then when that is done, grab the small bottom right corner of the upper partition "Macintosh HD" and drag it downwards to expand that partition. You then have to hit APPLY in order to get it done. It should take some minutes.

Also know, that all data on "Backups do ..." will be deleted.

 

[Fnando]

I did that but look what happend!

 

[simsaladimbamba]

What happens after you press OK?

 

[Fnando]

Nothing... Didn't work

 

[simsaladimbamba]

Then if you have an external HDD you can use and has 320 GB or more free capacity and is properly formatted*, you could use CarbonCopyCloner (3.4.7 still free and available for download) or SuperDuper! to clone Macintosh HD to the external drive, boot from it**, format the internal 1 TB properly* and clone the contents back to that internal HDD and boot from that.

* How to format a new HDD to install Mac OS X onto (or make a bootable copy onto)

**System Preferences > Startup Disk*

 

[Fnando]

I dont have external HDD so i cant do anything?

 

[FrancoisC]

Not sure if it's going to fix your problem, but boot in single-user mode:

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1492

And when you are at the prompt, type "fsck -ffy" without the quotes then press enter.

When its over, type either "exit" or "reboot" to get back to normal mode.

 

[Fishrrman]

"I dont have external HDD so i cant do anything?"

This is off-topic, but you should consider getting an external drive for backup.

I would suggest partitioning the external, and
- use one partition for a CarbonCopyCloner bootable backup, and
- use the other for a Time Machine backup

There is nothing that can beat having a second drive to boot from, in an emergency….