Format partition erase bootcamp as well?

Hello there,
Can someone tell me if I format my Yosemite install will it also erase my Bootcamp partition also? Basically I want to start a fresh OS but I don't want to do the whole Windows install again!
Is this possible? If so could someone point me in the right direction? I found this...
http://www.edugeek.net/forums/mac/64777-rebuild-mac-osx-but-keep-bootcamp-instal l.html
Which is exactly what I want to do but I'm on Yosemite and this person was on Snow Leopard...It might be the exact same process but just wanted to check?
Cheers,
Squibn

Should be the same process. If running 10.7 or later, you can boot into the Recovery Partition to do the erase (command - R on a restart).

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Boot to recovery, erase your disk, reinstall OSX and then redo Windows.
Read the Boot Camp directions (available on page 1 of Boot Camp Assistant)

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Dan Smithson wrote:
I've gone to the Partition tab, but not finding an option to delete the Bootcamp partition - the other being my main harddrive. It did allow me to partition either one, and I'll try to use Bootcamp Assistant to remove one of them, but earlier attempts wouldn't ever show the partitioning option. That's why it gave the error message.
Nevermind - I figured out the +/- tools and deleted the Bootcamp partition, but afterwards using Bootcamp Assistant, it still won't give me the partitioning option. Unsure why.
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When I try to create Windows partition with BootCamp I get the same error, no matter what size the partition is set to : "This disk cannot be partitioned because some files cannot be moved" and then keeps giving instructions about formatting the disk as a single partition (after performing a full backup I assume), and then try using BootCamp again.
Does that mean I have to erase and reinstall OS X to be able to do that ? Cause I just did that and I have the same problem. I'm not reinstalling again, it took me an entire day to reinstall all my softwares and run all the updates... Plus it reminds me too much of my Windows days... I'm not supposed to do that on a Mac anyway
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Weird thing is I had no trouble making a partition using BootCamp before I restored OS X, and I had the same softwares installed... or maybe I did that before I installed some of them... Could this be related to any software I have installed ?
And judging by your suggestions I would say that the "iDefrag" option is the only way out of the two to make this work. Sounds a little extreme if you ask me... What happens on the first attempt of creating the partition that would make me choose backing up and/or defragmenting ? ... You don't have to answer that if it's too complicated...
Same thing happened on my other MBP... so as far as I'm concerned, I can only restore one more time and try to make the partition right after first startup. If that fails, then it means it could have been software related... Or maybe restore again, install one more software/utility I use and try partitioning again... and again, and again, until it fails...that way I'll know what caused it...
Just kidding...
Thank you for the suggestions anyway !

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Hi every one , I made a partition on my harddisk to use windows on it and now i realese its the stupidest thing i have ever done since i bought my macbook. now i am trying to erase windows and use the 10 GB but i have no idea how , i have erased bootcamp and bootcamp assistance by mistake i guess and now i am lost . i tried the disk utility but i am not really sure how to do through there
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You can use a utility (that is buy) such as DriveGenius
http://www.prosofteng.com/products/drive_genius.php?PHPSESSID=fbd61ecc44c592bfc8 a5f2623e789bda
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And you may have to backup your contents outside the computer to do it. Disk Utility on the Mac OS X historically has not been able to touch a BootCamp created partition; so if BootCamp cannot remove it, then you have to see how to do the equivalent of a reformat of the entire drive (less Recovery partition?) then reinstall your OS X. Maybe from internet recovery, then get your applications, etc from the Mac App store, etc.
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Downgrade Lion to Snow Leopard
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Hello,
For some reason, i am getting an error when i have followed the 'Boot Camp Installation & Setup Guide' which i downloaded and printed, and its from Apple. The error is that when i get to the bit on the Windows 8 Pro installation, where you have to select the Partition called BOOTCAMP. I click the partition titled BOOTCAMP, and i click 'Drive options (Advanced)' and then i click 'Format' and then i click 'Ok'. After i did this, the Next button is still not allowing me to click it. The error is that 'The selected disk has an MBR partition table...' it still even says this even though i have tried like 5 times.
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(CPU temp exceeding 70 degrees celsius)
Those temps are common on IntelMacs...
http://www.intelmactemp.com/list?v_model=mac-mini&sort=dateadded
Slowness isn't right though...
Open Activity Monitor in Applications>Utilities, select All Processes & sort on CPU%, any indications there?
How much RAM & free space do you have also, click on the Memory & Disk Usage Tabs.
Open Console in Utilities & see if there are any clues or repeating messages when this happens.
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