problem deleting Windows Partition

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  1. pizzicato, Sep 14, 2008

    pizzicato macrumors newbie

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    I think I've done something really stupid.

    I'm selling my MacBook so I was trying to restore to factory settings. I thought doing so would get ride of my Windows Partition. It didn't...

    I've restored to 10.4, which doesn't have Boot Camp, and I don't have 10.5... Of course, I now realize I should've deleted the Windows Partition via Boot Camp Beta before restoring to factory settings...

    How can I remove Windows Partition now without upgrading to 10.5? Is there somewhere I can still get a copy of Boot Camp Beta? Or another method?

    Any help would be greatly appreciated!!!
     
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  2. Tallest Skil, Sep 14, 2008

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    Do you no longer have the beta? You can still get rid of partitions, you just can't make any more.

    Oh, you don't. Look around the Internet for the beta; it's still flying around.
     
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  3. sammich, Sep 14, 2008

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    You can't just format the whole disk from Disk Utility? Make sure you've got it set up for '1 Partition' under the 'Partition Tab'.
     
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  4. pizzicato, Sep 14, 2008

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    I tried to partition in Disk Utility, but it wouldn't let me. It says, "this disk contains the start up volume and can't be partitioned."

    I'm currently downloading a beta version of Boot Camp but it's taking forever.

    Any other ideas as to how this might work?

    Thanks for the help!
     
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