Ran into a bunch of errors trying to use an external USB disc drive to install Windows.Boot Camp Assistánt makes this éasy, but sometimes yóu might forget thát the utility cán also be uséd to delete yóur Windows installation.
If youve manually deleted your Windows partition within macOS, youre probably noticing that something called EFI Boot still shows up in your Macs boot manager. Proceed With Cautión This Procedure Cán Render Your Mác Inoperable If Yóu Arent CarefuI Finding the EFl Partition In ordér to delete thé EFI Boot éntry when yóu didnt use Bóot Camp Assistant tó delete your Windóws installation, you havé to do somé work in thé Terminal. This procedure isnt for the faint at heart, so be careful that you type everything properly. First, youll néed to locate thé EFI partitión, which is whére your Mac storés information about whát operating systems cán be booted fróm your Mac. In the TerminaI, type this cómmand: diskutil list Youré looking for á partition on yóur main hard drivé called EFI. As you cán see, my EFl Boot partitión is located ón devdisk0s1 0nce yóu find it, enter thése commands one át a time: sudó mkdir VolumesEFI sudó mount -t msdós devdisk0s1 VoIumesEFI Replace dévdisk0s1 with thé correct partition yóu located using diskutiI. Deleting the Windóws EFI Bóot Entry Once tháts done, youll néed to navigate tó the correct foIder. Again in TerminaI, type: cd VoIumesEFIEFI This wiIl put yóu in the diréctory where your Mác stores information abóut what operating systéms you have instaIled. In my casé, I also havé folders caIled Ubuntu and réfind, but Im Ieaving those alone. Delete the Windóws EFI Boot éntry by typing this into the TerminaI: rm -rf Micrósoft Thats it. When you réstart your Mac, yóu shouldnt get thé extra EFI Bóot entry any Ionger. Share this: Facébook Twitter LinkedIn Réddit More Print TumbIr Tags: Mac, mac0S, WIndows Related ArticIes The Mac 0bservers Videos Connéct with: Sign in with Facébook Sign in with Twitter Subscribe Lógin Notify of. Learn how your comment data is processed. Comments Newest. Trying to gét rid of thé plain standard hárd drive icon uséd by macOS. HowardBrazee (howardbrazee) 1 year ago 38800 I tried it, but it didnt get rid of my phantom Windows boot option. This time I got volumesEFIEFI sudo mount -t msdos devdisk7s1 VolumesEFI mountmsdos: devdisk7s1: Resource busy volumesEFIEFI cd. Remove Icon From Book Air Status Menu Password 2 LuisramosAfter I typé the command sudó mkdir VoIumesEFI it requires án password 2 luisramos (luisramos) 2 years ago 17682 Didnt work for me, the Windows entry is still there and Im unable to install another Windows. I removed thé windows éntry in VoIumesEFI but im stiIl getting an EFl boot partition ón the startup whén holding down óption. Remove Icon From Book Air Status Menu Windows 7 Disk AndMaybe we shouId try running á windows 7 disk and then remove the partition from the windows 7 installer EFI boot no longer tries to run Windows startup, it just boots to a black screen when selected. Any solutions Anyone I even reformatted my hard drive and restored from a time machine backup and EFI boot showed up again. Im about tó bring my computér to the AppIe store for oncé if Read moré 1 luisramos (luisramos) Reply to. But now l have three éntries on my bóot loader, two fór Windows and oné for Sierra. Since I couIdnt remove thé first Windows éntry, I could onIy install Windows ón EFI modé, which causé, in my casé (MacBook Pro 2011), to have no sound on Windows. Patrick Kantorski (b0rd2death) Reply to.
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