As you can see in this thread https://forums.macrumors.com/thread...-only-have-windows-8-1.1920270/#post-21933398 I have completely deleted OS X Yosemite and only have Windows left. Now that I'm quite fed up with Windows and want to use my Macbook Air for real, I'm thinking of using internet recovery (Command and R) to reinstall OS X.
I have backed up all my data and don't need anything stored in my Macbook. My questions are: (I know they're long but they're quick to answer)
1. I want to erase everthing on my Mac. I now have 3 partitions. After booting and pressing Command + R, I would use disk utility to erase everything, like this
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After clicking erase, would my 3 partitions be merged into 1 and I could repartition my Mac?
2. I want to create a partition for OS X Yosemite (and possibly updating to El Capitan). What is the minimum/recommended size for OS X Yosemite partition? (Because my SSD is only 128GB)
3. Let's say I create 3 partitions, let's name them A for OS X, B for my data, and C for reinstalling Windows. If I boot into Windows, would I be able to use (read and modify) the data on B, or only OS X could do that?
4. How much data would I have to download during Internet Recovery? I suppose a lot since I'm downloading the whole OS X, but my internet is quite slow, so I want to know how many GBs would I have to download.
5. If I'm asked to enter Apple ID to download OS X, would any Apple ID works?
Thanks for reading. I would be extremely grateful if you answer my questions. Cheers
I have backed up all my data and don't need anything stored in my Macbook. My questions are: (I know they're long but they're quick to answer)
1. I want to erase everthing on my Mac. I now have 3 partitions. After booting and pressing Command + R, I would use disk utility to erase everything, like this
After clicking erase, would my 3 partitions be merged into 1 and I could repartition my Mac?
2. I want to create a partition for OS X Yosemite (and possibly updating to El Capitan). What is the minimum/recommended size for OS X Yosemite partition? (Because my SSD is only 128GB)
3. Let's say I create 3 partitions, let's name them A for OS X, B for my data, and C for reinstalling Windows. If I boot into Windows, would I be able to use (read and modify) the data on B, or only OS X could do that?
4. How much data would I have to download during Internet Recovery? I suppose a lot since I'm downloading the whole OS X, but my internet is quite slow, so I want to know how many GBs would I have to download.
5. If I'm asked to enter Apple ID to download OS X, would any Apple ID works?
Thanks for reading. I would be extremely grateful if you answer my questions. Cheers
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