How to reclaim your APFS space after removing bootcamp? by Legolas Wang

Thanks to Apple’s ‘Boot Camp Assistant’, install Windows 10 on Mac is usually a relatively easy and painless process. However, things seem to become much tricky when you want to remove the Bootcamp portion after High Sierra update. 

If you are like me, you want to delete BootCamp portion and reclaim all space for Mac again. Here is what you should do. 

1. Start ‘Disk Utility’ app - Select ‘BOOTCAMP’ - Click ‘Erase’ button on the toolbar- Set the ‘Format’ to be ‘APFS’ - Click ‘Erase’ button on the popup. 

2. Start ‘Terminal’ app - Type in ‘diskutil list’. This command will display all disks on your Mac - Press ‘Return’ on your keyboard - You should see something like these - Write down the ‘IDENTIFIER’ of your ‘BOOTCAMP’ disk - Mine is ‘disk0s3’

3. Continue in ‘Terminal’ app - Type in ‘sudo diskutil eraseVolume free none disk0s3’. This command will free the space from the ‘BOOTCAMP’ disk - Press ‘Return’ on your keyboard - Wait until its finished
4. Continue in ‘Terminal’ app - Type in ‘sudo diskutil apfs resizeContainer disk0s2 0’. This command will reclaim all the free space to your currently Mac disk - Wait until its finished

That’s it! Now you’ll have a single Mac disk just like the day you purchased your Mac. 

Help Me Out. If you are afraid to do it yourself or don’t want to waste your time inline with the Apple Store, I can help you out with a small tip. Refer to ‘Service’ section for detail. 

Some thoughts about building this website by Legolas Wang

The reason for creating this website is to get things organized and recorded. 

Most of the contents here will be created & written by myself. I'll also collect pieces of articles, videos, software, etc., which I believe to be extraordinary. They will be recorded here for my future learning and reference. All of them will be well cited. 

The type of information could be various. From inspiring video clip, high quality & nicely-designed stuff to photography, software guides and developing knowledge. I wish to keep it minimal though.  

If you are a visitor and stuck with something that you think I can help. I can help you out with my knowledge of a small tip. Refer to 'Service' section on the website. 

All the best,

Legolas