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Need help fixing my partition table!
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warlag
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Dec 12, 2015, 03:13 PM
 
So i went to install Windows 10 on my 2013 Macbook Pro and I had problems with the install. So i said screw it and went to restore my mac back to one partition. When i went to restore it I got an error saying Problem with partition table may cause trouble with booting. I have no problem with booting or the way my mac runs though. So i ran a test on my hard drive and it came back saying there was no problems. I tried going back to Disk Utility and trying again and no success. I figure there is no problems with my hard drive and it must be the partition table. Does anybody know how to fix this? I can't seem to find anything that helps it. If you can help me please reply!! Thanks! Happy Holidays!
     
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Dec 12, 2015, 05:43 PM
 
If you are comfortable with Terminal, you can install and try TeskDisk. It does do partition table repair. I've kept a copy on hand, but never used it.

Since you're booting OK, I suggest keeping a current Time Machine backup, and not worrying about it.

If you really want to fix it, I would clone the drive to an external HD, and make sure it is bootable. Then repartition/reformat the internal drive. Do the Bootcamp install. Then clone your working volume back. This will take time, a free external HD (NOT your time machine backup drive), and some fiddling.
     
warlag  (op)
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Dec 13, 2015, 08:10 PM
 
Im not the best with terminal but I did try TestDisk and I couldn't seem to get it fixed with it but it might also be because I'm not the best in terminal... I did do a time machine backup just before i tried installing windows... If i used Time Machine to restore my mac to that previous point is there any chance that could fix this issue?
     
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Dec 14, 2015, 07:11 PM
 
Hey I fixed it! Thanks for the help reader50! Your last suggestion worked... I just made a backup with time machine and I booted off a El Capitan install USB I always keep around me for emergencies. Then I just used disk utility to erase the hole drive and now im currently reinstalling OS X back on to the computer! Thanks for the help!
     
   
 
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