[SOLVED] Bootcamp Installation Problem: The startup disk cannot be partitioned or restored to a single partition

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N0vaC0r3

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Today I tried to install Bootcamp on my Macbook Air. When I pressed continue, I got the following message:

http://i.imgur.com/cF8FyZE.png

It seems as if I need to merge my BootHD and RecoveryHD but I can't seem to find how to do it. Doing it from Terminal is preferred.
Diskutil list output:

/dev/disk0 (internal, physical):
#: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER
0: GUID_partition_scheme *500.3 GB disk0
1: EFI EFI 209.7 MB disk0s1
2: Apple_CoreStorage BootHD 100.0 GB disk0s2
3: Apple_Boot Recovery HD 650.0 MB disk0s3
4: Apple_HFS DataHD 399.3 GB disk0s4
/dev/disk1 (internal, virtual):
#: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER
0: Apple_HFS BootHD +99.6 GB disk1
Logical Volume on disk0s2
EE3CEEC4-289B-4BEA-875A-1568BDCB9323
Unencrypted
 
Solution
If you want to bootcamp any OSX based device it has to be started with no partitions.
The bootcamp assistant will create the partition on it's own.

If you try to partitions the drive once the device is bootcamped you will also destroy the bootcamp partition so be aware.

Tech_Spec

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If you want to bootcamp any OSX based device it has to be started with no partitions.
The bootcamp assistant will create the partition on it's own.

If you try to partitions the drive once the device is bootcamped you will also destroy the bootcamp partition so be aware.
 
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