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  DU partitions 2 -> 1? "M. John Matlaw" <nouser@invalid.com> - 2015-10-19 14:10 -0400
    Re: DU partitions 2 -> 1? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-10-19 20:50 +0000
      Re: DU partitions 2 -> 1? "M. John Matlaw" <nouser@invalid.com> - 2015-10-19 22:34 -0400
        Re: DU partitions 2 -> 1? nmassello@yahoo.com (Neill Massello) - 2015-10-20 05:22 -0600
          Re: DU partitions 2 -> 1? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-10-20 14:49 +0000
            Re: DU partitions 2 -> 1? "M. John Matlaw" <nouser@invalid.com> - 2015-10-20 15:30 -0400
              Re: DU partitions 2 -> 1? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-10-20 20:43 +0000
          Re: DU partitions 2 -> 1? "M. John Matlaw" <nouser@invalid.com> - 2015-10-20 15:04 -0400
        Re: DU partitions 2 -> 1? Jerry Bishop <jerry.bishop@nowhere.nohow.com> - 2015-10-20 10:57 -0400
          Re: DU partitions 2 -> 1? "M. John Matlaw" <nouser@invalid.com> - 2015-10-20 15:08 -0400
    Re: DU partitions 2 -> 1? "M. John Matlaw" <nouser@invalid.com> - 2015-10-20 15:24 -0400
      Re: DU partitions 2 -> 1? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-10-20 20:42 +0000

#32773 — DU partitions 2 -> 1?

Don't see it.  The - button is greyed out.  OSX 10.11, DU 15.0.  Screenshot:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/3mdsisuuqtemyoz/DUpartitionNot1.png?dl=0

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#32775

On 2015-10-19, M. John Matlaw <nouser@invalid.com> wrote:
> Don't see it.  The - button is greyed out.  OSX 10.11, DU 15.0.  Screenshot:
> https://www.dropbox.com/s/3mdsisuuqtemyoz/DUpartitionNot1.png?dl=0

It's hard to tell from the image: Is the partition you are trying to
delete the very first partition on this disk?

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#32782

On 10/19/15 4:50 PM, Jolly Roger wrote:
> On 2015-10-19, M. John Matlaw <nouser@invalid.com> wrote:
>> Don't see it.  The - button is greyed out.  OSX 10.11, DU 15.0.  Screenshot:
>> https://www.dropbox.com/s/3mdsisuuqtemyoz/DUpartitionNot1.png?dl=0
>
> It's hard to tell from the image: Is the partition you are trying to
> delete the very first partition on this disk?
>
Actually, I don't care.  I'd just like to reformat the drive with no 
partitions.  Earlier versions of DU (I think) let you re-partitions with 
one partition.  Couldn't figure out how to do it in this version of DU.

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#32792

M. John Matlaw <nouser@invalid.com> wrote:

> Actually, I don't care.  I'd just like to reformat the drive with no 
> partitions.  Earlier versions of DU (I think) let you re-partitions with
> one partition.  Couldn't figure out how to do it in this version of DU.

Have you clicked on the other side of the pie chart or tried dragging
the circular "handle" at the bottom? I have never used El Capitan's Disk
Utility, but it looks like the first partition (on the right) is the one
selected (blue). 

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#32793

Neill Massello <nmassello@yahoo.com> wrote:
> M. John Matlaw <nouser@invalid.com> wrote:
> 
>> Actually, I don't care.  I'd just like to reformat the drive with no 
>> partitions.  Earlier versions of DU (I think) let you re-partitions with
>> one partition.  Couldn't figure out how to do it in this version of DU.
> 
> Have you clicked on the other side of the pie chart or tried dragging
> the circular "handle" at the bottom? I have never used El Capitan's Disk
> Utility, but it looks like the first partition (on the right) is the one
> selected (blue). 

Yes. I'm pretty sure you can't delete the very first partition, which is
why I asked.

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#32798

On 10/20/15 10:49 AM, Jolly Roger wrote:
> Neill Massello <nmassello@yahoo.com> wrote:
>> M. John Matlaw <nouser@invalid.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Actually, I don't care.  I'd just like to reformat the drive with no
>>> partitions.  Earlier versions of DU (I think) let you re-partitions with
>>> one partition.  Couldn't figure out how to do it in this version of DU.
>>
>> Have you clicked on the other side of the pie chart or tried dragging
>> the circular "handle" at the bottom? I have never used El Capitan's Disk
>> Utility, but it looks like the first partition (on the right) is the one
>> selected (blue).
>
> Yes. I'm pretty sure you can't delete the very first partition, which is
> why I asked.
>
In addition to deep sixing extra partitions by erasing the drive it 
looks like the way to re-format is to simply pick a format version and 
hit apply in the partition menu.  Looks like I spent a lot unnecessary 
time avoiding the obvious.

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#32800

On 2015-10-20, M. John Matlaw <nouser@invalid.com> wrote:
> On 10/20/15 10:49 AM, Jolly Roger wrote:
>> Neill Massello <nmassello@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>> M. John Matlaw <nouser@invalid.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Actually, I don't care.  I'd just like to reformat the drive with no
>>>> partitions.  Earlier versions of DU (I think) let you re-partitions with
>>>> one partition.  Couldn't figure out how to do it in this version of DU.
>>>
>>> Have you clicked on the other side of the pie chart or tried dragging
>>> the circular "handle" at the bottom? I have never used El Capitan's Disk
>>> Utility, but it looks like the first partition (on the right) is the one
>>> selected (blue).
>>
>> Yes. I'm pretty sure you can't delete the very first partition, which is
>> why I asked.
>>
> In addition to deep sixing extra partitions by erasing the drive it 
> looks like the way to re-format is to simply pick a format version and 
> hit apply in the partition menu.  Looks like I spent a lot unnecessary 
> time avoiding the obvious.

Maybe. I'm still running Yosemite at home, but from what I've seen, lots
of people are having a hard time adjusting to the new interface.

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#32795

On 10/20/15 7:22 AM, Neill Massello wrote:
> M. John Matlaw <nouser@invalid.com> wrote:
>
>> Actually, I don't care.  I'd just like to reformat the drive with no
>> partitions.  Earlier versions of DU (I think) let you re-partitions with
>> one partition.  Couldn't figure out how to do it in this version of DU.
>
> Have you clicked on the other side of the pie chart or tried dragging
> the circular "handle" at the bottom? I have never used El Capitan's Disk
> Utility, but it looks like the first partition (on the right) is the one
> selected (blue).
>
Tried dragging the partition I wanted to delete but it would not go to 
zero and disappear.  That and subsequent dragging attempts seemed to 
have created more partitions.  Not sure why that happened.  Still no joy 
when I select a different partition.  "-" is still greyed out.

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#32794

On 2015-10-20 02:34:32 +0000, M. John Matlaw said:

> On 10/19/15 4:50 PM, Jolly Roger wrote:
>> On 2015-10-19, M. John Matlaw <nouser@invalid.com> wrote:
>>> Don't see it.  The - button is greyed out.  OSX 10.11, DU 15.0.  Screenshot:
>>> https://www.dropbox.com/s/3mdsisuuqtemyoz/DUpartitionNot1.png?dl=0
>> 
>> It's hard to tell from the image: Is the partition you are trying to
>> delete the very first partition on this disk?
>> 
> Actually, I don't care.  I'd just like to reformat the drive with no 
> partitions.  Earlier versions of DU (I think) let you re-partitions 
> with one partition.  Couldn't figure out how to do it in this version 
> of DU.

Try unmounting the two partitions on the drive first, then see if it 
will let you delete the partitions and create a new one.

[Side note: this is the first time I've looked at diskutility since 
upgrading to El Capitan.  Yowzah did they ever iTunes it up!  Do I 
really need the disk utility to tell me how much of my harddrive is 
audio/video/other?  Nope.]

Good Luck,
Jerry

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#32796

On 10/20/15 10:57 AM, Jerry Bishop wrote:
> On 2015-10-20 02:34:32 +0000, M. John Matlaw said:
>
>> On 10/19/15 4:50 PM, Jolly Roger wrote:
>>> On 2015-10-19, M. John Matlaw <nouser@invalid.com> wrote:
>>>> Don't see it.  The - button is greyed out.  OSX 10.11, DU 15.0.
>>>> Screenshot:
>>>> https://www.dropbox.com/s/3mdsisuuqtemyoz/DUpartitionNot1.png?dl=0
>>>
>>> It's hard to tell from the image: Is the partition you are trying to
>>> delete the very first partition on this disk?
>>>
>> Actually, I don't care.  I'd just like to reformat the drive with no
>> partitions.  Earlier versions of DU (I think) let you re-partitions
>> with one partition.  Couldn't figure out how to do it in this version
>> of DU.
>
> Try unmounting the two partitions on the drive first, then see if it
> will let you delete the partitions and create a new one.
>
> [Side note: this is the first time I've looked at diskutility since
> upgrading to El Capitan.  Yowzah did they ever iTunes it up!  Do I
> really need the disk utility to tell me how much of my harddrive is
> audio/video/other?  Nope.]
>
> Good Luck,
> Jerry
>
Sadly, no joy.  Dismounted what has morphed into four partitions and the 
"-" is still greyed out.

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#32797

On 10/19/15 2:10 PM, M. John Matlaw wrote:
> Don't see it.  The - button is greyed out.  OSX 10.11, DU 15.0.
> Screenshot:
> https://www.dropbox.com/s/3mdsisuuqtemyoz/DUpartitionNot1.png?dl=0

Looks like I may have figured out what to do.  After dismounting the 
partitions I erased the drive which has given me a drive without partitions.

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#32799

On 2015-10-20, M. John Matlaw <nouser@invalid.com> wrote:
> On 10/19/15 2:10 PM, M. John Matlaw wrote:
>> Don't see it.  The - button is greyed out.  OSX 10.11, DU 15.0.
>> Screenshot:
>> https://www.dropbox.com/s/3mdsisuuqtemyoz/DUpartitionNot1.png?dl=0
>
> Looks like I may have figured out what to do.  After dismounting the 
> partitions I erased the drive which has given me a drive without partitions.

...with *one* partition, technically, but yes.

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