To be more specific. I had already created a partition with El Capitan on it but wanted to increase the size from 40GB to 80GB. I have a 2Tb HD and the primary partition runs Snow Leopard and has all my work. I only use El Cap when I need software that will run on that. So I tried to resize the partition on El cap but not only did it not enlarge it but now the original partition is not bootable. I can only boot into the small EL CAP partition. What to do?
Help! After partition resize can't boot.
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Hello and welcome.
-Do you have any form of Time Machine or other backup previous to the partition resize?
-Did you attempt to increase the size of the partition using Disk Utility in El Capitan or Snow Leopard?
-Are there only two partitions on the 2 TB drive?
-How much free space was there before you attempted the resize?
-On which partition is the SIGMA Photo Pro software installed on - El Capitan I assume, due to the system requirements?
It sounds to me like the resize affected the Snow Leopard partition, especially if it was almost full - i.e. less free space than the 40 GB you allotted to the El Capitan partition. If so, then it may not be easily corrected/recoverable. You would possibly have to delete enough files on the Snow Leopard partition to allow a reinstall of Snow Leopard over the top of the current installation.
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-Do you have any form of Time Machine or other backup previous to the partition resize?
-Did you attempt to increase the size of the partition using Disk Utility in El Capitan or Snow Leopard?
-Are there only two partitions on the 2 TB drive?
-How much free space was there before you attempted the resize?
-On which partition is the SIGMA Photo Pro software installed on - El Capitan I assume, due to the system requirements?
It sounds to me like the resize affected the Snow Leopard partition, especially if it was almost full - i.e. less free space than the 40 GB you allotted to the El Capitan partition. If so, then it may not be easily corrected/recoverable. You would possibly have to delete enough files on the Snow Leopard partition to allow a reinstall of Snow Leopard over the top of the current installation.
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Yes have backup.
Resize attempt in EL CAP
Only 2 partitions
about 1Tb free
Sigma PP on EL CAP
Loads of space on the Snow Lep partition
Unable to access the Snow Lep partition
Note: partition resize unsuccessful
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Honestly, if the resize failed, it may be wise to visit an Apple Store near your for some hands-on diagnosis and possible Time Machine restore. I would hate for us to make suggestions that could cause you to lose more data. This type of issue is tough to diagnose fully and remedy via the Internet.
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