Does boot camp delete clearly?

I used boot camp, and now I delete it. Not by the boot camp assistant, but in disk unity.
Is it clearly deleted? I mean, is it EXACTLY the same like before I used boot camp?
Thanks

So here I have another question.
I heared about win7 support EFI natively. And someone install win7 on macbook pro without using boot camp. But when I tried this, it says something like my disk is GPT, so I can't continue the installation.
First, I thought it's because I have two partitions in mac. But then I realized that guy( successfully installed win7) have three partitions. So I wonder it's because of boot camp.

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MBR can't boot from a volume larger than 1.9TB.
Windows 7 can see GPT just find, but not HFS+, and AppleHFS and MNT are buggy.
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GPT has support for sub-tables and for Master Boot Record.
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*Secrets of GPT* http://developer.apple.com/library/mac/#technotes/tn2006/tn2166.html
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Block Description
0 Protective MBR
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2+b through n-2-b partition data
n-2-b+1 through n-2 Partition Entry Array (backup)
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mende1 wrote:
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Greetings...
I'm surprised I've found no remedy for this problem in my searches so far. My symptom is that when I run the Boot Camp Assistant app, I get the following error message:
"The startup disk cannot be partitioned or restored to a single partition." The instructions that are provided along with the error message are: "Back up the disk and use Disk Utility to format it as a single Mac OS Extended (Journaled) volume. Restore your information to the disk and try using Boot Camp Assistant again."
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Something worth noting is that I recently upgraded to a bigger internal hard drive, and before doing so, I deleted the Boot Camp volume. I innocently thought I'd just do a fresh install sometime after replacing the hard drive, but hindsight tells me that I might have fallen victim to my own ignorance.
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I did mentioned the use of DG3 to ensure that I had a single disk partition. I guess the restore from a clone or Time Machine was implied...
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"The startup disk cannot be partitioned or restored to a single partition." The instructions that are provided along with the error message are: "Back up the disk and use Disk Utility to format it as a single Mac OS Extended (Journaled) volume. Restore your information to the disk and try using Boot Camp Assistant again."
When I try to follow the instructions, I see that Disk Utility shows my drive as having a single partition. Nevertheless, I've backed up my Macintosh HD volume, re-artitioned the drive into a single Mac OS Extended (Journaled) volume (once using the Snow Leopard Installation disk and once using Drive Genius 3), and restored my Macintosh HD volume. After all that, I still get the same error message. I even defragged my hard drive, which seems to have helped some users I've read about, but it hasn't helped me.
Something worth noting is that I recently upgraded to a bigger internal hard drive, and before doing so, I deleted the Boot Camp volume. I innocently thought I'd just do a fresh install sometime after replacing the hard drive, but hindsight tells me that I might have fallen victim to my own ignorance.
Is there a value stored in a register somewhere that's telling my OS that I have more than one partition when I really don't? Can someone out there help me do battle against my ignorance?
I'd be grateful for any help that can be sent my way...

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Thank you for the clear and concise answer mende1.
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Hi folks
I have an iMac (27-inch, Mid 2010) (iMac11,3, with Boot ROM IM112.0057.B01).
I replaced the internal SuperDrive with an SSD, which is now my primary boot device:
iMac:/ michthom$ diskutil list
/dev/disk0
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:      GUID_partition_scheme                        *250.1 GB   disk0
   1:                        EFI EFI                     209.7 MB   disk0s1
   2:                  Apple_HFS SSD                     248.1 GB   disk0s2
   3:                 Apple_Boot Recovery HD             650.0 MB   disk0s3
iMac:/ michthom$ sudo gpt -r -vv show disk0
Password:
gpt show: disk0: mediasize=250059350016; sectorsize=512; blocks=488397168
gpt show: disk0: PMBR at sector 0
gpt show: disk0: Pri GPT at sector 1
gpt show: disk0: Sec GPT at sector 488397167
      start       size index contents
          0          1         PMBR
          1          1         Pri GPT header
          2         32         Pri GPT table
         34          6
         40     409600      1 GPT part - C12A7328-F81F-11D2-BA4B-00A0C93EC93B
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485030440    1269536      3 GPT part - 426F6F74-0000-11AA-AA11-00306543ECAC
486299976    2097159
488397135         32         Sec GPT table
488397167          1         Sec GPT header
So far so good.
I want to use the original internal HDD both to run Windows in Boot Camp mode, and to have a partition for my bulk data that doesn't need to be on the SSD.
I reformatted the HDD as a single HFS+ partition, GUID partition table.
I used BCA to create a Windows USB boot device from the Windows 8.1 media after following the hacking in this link.
When the iMac restarted after creating the 250Gb Windows partition on the internal HDD, I got the "no boot device" screen.
I restarted holding Option/Alt and booted from EFI Boot on the USB stick. Windows installer started, at least. Serial number accepted, on to picking a location.
The installation balked when I tried to select the BOOTCAMP partition, with the warning that the disk was formatted as MBR - eh? Why?
So, the current state of the internal HDD must be wrong somehow, but I don't see how to fix it (confidently) and would like someone to point me in the right direction (please!)
iMac:/ michthom$ diskutil list
/dev/disk1
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:      GUID_partition_scheme                        *1.0 TB     disk1
   1:                        EFI EFI                     209.7 MB   disk1s1
   2:                  Apple_HFS Internal                751.9 GB   disk1s2
   3:       Microsoft Basic Data BOOTCAMP                248.0 GB   disk1s3
iMac:/ michthom$ sudo gpt -r -vv show disk1
gpt show: disk1: mediasize=1000204886016; sectorsize=512; blocks=1953525168
gpt show: disk1: Suspicious MBR at sector 0
gpt show: disk1: Pri GPT at sector 1
gpt show: disk1: Sec GPT at sector 1953525167
       start        size index contents
           0           1         MBR
           1           1         Pri GPT header
           2          32         Pri GPT table
          34           6
          40      409600      1 GPT part - C12A7328-F81F-11D2-BA4B-00A0C93EC93B
      409640 1468478336      2 GPT part - 48465300-0000-11AA-AA11-00306543ECAC
1468887976      263256
1469151232   484372480      3 GPT part - EBD0A0A2-B9E5-4433-87C0-68B6B72699C7
1953523712        1423
1953525135          32         Sec GPT table
1953525167           1         Sec GPT header
gdisk has this to say:
iMac:/ michthom$ sudo gdisk /dev/disk1
Password:
GPT fdisk (gdisk) version 0.8.10
Warning: Devices opened with shared lock will not have their
partition table automatically reloaded!
Partition table scan:
MBR: hybrid
BSD: not present
APM: not present
GPT: present
Found valid GPT with hybrid MBR; using GPT.
Command (? for help): x
Expert command (? for help): o
Disk size is 1953525168 sectors (931.5 GiB)
MBR disk identifier: 0x4F5BB38B
MBR partitions:
Number Boot Start Sector   End Sector   Status      Code
   1                     1       409639   primary     0xEE
   2                409640   1468887975   primary     0xAF
   3            1469151232   1953523711   primary     0x0B
Expert command (? for help): p
Disk /dev/disk1: 1953525168 sectors, 931.5 GiB
Logical sector size: 512 bytes
Disk identifier (GUID): 3E1D7EF9-F86E-4552-8F40-BE9754C3C73F
Partition table holds up to 128 entries
First usable sector is 34, last usable sector is 1953525134
Partitions will be aligned on 8-sector boundaries
Total free space is 264685 sectors (129.2 MiB)
Number Start (sector)    End (sector) Size       Code Name
   1              40          409639   200.0 MiB   EF00 EFI System Partition
   2          409640      1468887975   700.2 GiB   AF00 Internal
   3      1469151232      1953523711   231.0 GiB   0700 BOOTCAMP
Any help / pointers gratefully accepted!
Mike

Thanks to Loner T and some more reading, I think I'm now sorted out.
I found that marking the first partition on the USB stick as Active made no difference - my only option was to boot from the "EFI boot" option at startup (when holding down the alt/option key).
So to get the Windows installer to behave, I used gdisk to write a new protective MBR before rebooting to the USB stick, as shown below.
With the protective MBR in place (rather than hybrid), the Windows installer was happy to reformat the chosen partition and the installation began.
I'll try to report back once all is installed and working, but once again I owe my sanity to the generosity and patience of strangers!
Mike
bash-3.2# gdisk /dev/disk0
GPT fdisk (gdisk) version 0.8.10
Warning: Devices opened with shared lock will not have their
partition table automatically reloaded!
Partition table scan:
MBR: hybrid
BSD: not present
APM: not present
GPT: present
Found valid GPT with hybrid MBR; using GPT.
Command (? for help): x
Expert command (? for help): o
<snipped>
Number Boot Start Sector End Sector Status      Code
1                    1      409639 primary    0xEE
2                409640 1468887975 primary    0xAF
3            1469151232 1953523711 primary    0x0B
Expert command (? for help): p
<snipped>
Number Start (sector)    End (sector) Size      Code Name
1              40          409639 200.0 MiB EF00 EFI System Partition
2          409640      1468887975 700.2 GiB AF00 Internal
3      1469151232      1953523711 231.0 GiB 0700 BOOTCAMP
Expert command (? for help): v
No problems found. 264685 free sectors (129.2 MiB) available in 3
segments, the largest of which is 263256 (128.5 MiB) in size.
Expert command (? for help): x
<snipped>
n create a new protective MBR
<snipped>
Expert command (? for help): n
Expert command (? for help): w
Final checks complete. About to write GPT data. THIS WILL OVERWRITE EXISTING
PARTITIONS!!
Do you want to proceed? (Y/N): y
OK; writing new GUID partition table (GPT) to /dev/disk0.
Warning: Devices opened with shared lock will not have their
partition table automatically reloaded!
Warning: The kernel may continue to use old or deleted partitions.
You should reboot or remove the drive.
The operation has completed successfully.
bash-3.2# gdisk /dev/disk0
GPT fdisk (gdisk) version 0.8.10
Warning: Devices opened with shared lock will not have their
partition table automatically reloaded!
Partition table scan:
MBR: protective
BSD: not present
APM: not present
GPT: present
Found valid GPT with protective MBR; using GPT.
Command (? for help): x
Expert command (? for help): o
Disk size is 1953525168 sectors (931.5 GiB)
MBR disk identifier: 0x00000000
MBR partitions:
Number Boot Start Sector End Sector Status      Code
1                    1 1953525167 primary    0xEE
Expert command (? for help): p
<snipped>
Number Start (sector)    End (sector) Size      Code Name
1              40          409639 200.0 MiB EF00 EFI System Partition
2          409640      1468887975 700.2 GiB AF00 Internal
3      1469151232      1953523711 231.0 GiB 0700 BOOTCAMP

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EBD0A0A2-B9E5-4433-87C0-68B6B72699C7 is a Windows or Linux data partition.
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My first thought was also that it must've been Windows' fault, but could anything from a different system really cause OSX to corrupt itself almost EVERY time it boots (as in... without even touching the Win7 partition)?
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To get the whole disk erased, you have to select and erase the whole disk, and not any of the partitions. This isn't necessarily obvious in Disk Utility, particularly given that tool doesn't show "hidden" partitions. (You can't see the EFI partition, for instance.)
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