How can I erase NTFS partition on my Mac
When I tried to install Windows XP on my Macmini BootCamp created NTFS partition. You know it was a bad idea because XP killed MacOS
So I installed MacOS again and now I want to erase NTFS partition but Disk Utility can't do this
Help!
Mac mini Mac OS X (10.4.6)
Hi Warder, Welcome to Apple Discussions.
Disk Utility cannot unpartition a drive without erasing the entire drive. There are some utilities that can unpartition on the fly DriveGenius is one. (I'm not sure if it is Universal yet) Prosoft is a trusted software vendor but I would still do this "at your own risk".
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