So, you have used a USB device to install Mac OS, and when you plug it in a Windows OS, it will show you either one of the following
- To format the drive
- Even after formatting, the size will be less like for instance for a 32GB pendrive the available memory will only be 5GB or so.
- Sometimes, the device will not be shown in "My Computer"
In that what will you do? How can you recover that extra space?
Note: Before you try this, backup your data first, this is for educational purpose only, we are not liable to any damage to drives.
Note: Before you try this, backup your data first, this is for educational purpose only, we are not liable to any damage to drives.
Windows has a command in Command Prompt called "DISKPART"!
Using this, you can convert your GPT table that is in Mac drive format to MBR table that is in Windows drive format.
Step 1:
Click Start -> Run -> Type "cmd" (without quotes), it will open command window.
Using this, you can convert your GPT table that is in Mac drive format to MBR table that is in Windows drive format.
Step 1:
Click Start -> Run -> Type "cmd" (without quotes), it will open command window.
Step 2:
Type DISKPART and in diskpart prompt, type LIST DISK
it will display a list of available devices
for instance:
DISKPART> LIST DISK
Disk ### Status Size Free Dyn Gpt
---------- -------- ------ ----- ----- ------
Disk 0 Online 466 GB 0 B
Disk 1 Online 5.8 GB 0 B
Step 3:
Select the disk by typing SELECT DISK and disk number in our case its Disk 1, the usb disk
DISKPART> SELECT DISK 1
Disk 1 is now the selected disk.
Step 4:
Type CONVERT MBR
Disk 1 is now the selected disk.
Step 4:
Type CONVERT MBR
if that fails
Type CLEAN
whole table will be cleaned
and if you check the device it will be in windows drive format.
and if you check the device it will be in windows drive format.