Recovery HD left in the middle

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I did some partitioning to install Linux. Then I decided to erase that partition altogether. Now I am left with a configuration like this:

current partition setup

How can I add the free space to main partition?

Please add the output of sudo gpt -r show /dev/disk0 and diskutil cs list entered in Terminal.app to your question. — klanomath, Apr 29 '15 at 06:28
Thanks for the answer. I found a solution and posted it below. — Sinan Erdem, Apr 29 '15 at 06:58
possible duplicate of Resizing or expanding a CoreStorage volume — klanomath, Apr 29 '15 at 07:53
I dont think this was duplicate, since my main problem is that I have a RecoveryHD in the middle, which prevents extending my main HD. — Sinan Erdem, Apr 29 '15 at 08:28
In similar cases (after installing Windows/Linux and deleting the new partition manually afterwards) the Recovery HD is always "in the middle". Check the gpt -r -vv show /dev/disk0 example listing in the accepted answer. The Recovery HD is the 3rd partition (i=3), followed by an invisible UEFI-partition (i=4) and a lot of unallocated free space. — klanomath, Apr 29 '15 at 08:38

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Apr 29 '15 at 06:58

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I created a bootable usb with unetbootin and Gparted. I booted the mac with the stick. i moved my Recovery HD to the end. Then I rebooted normally, opened up Disk Utility, dragged the end of the main partition to the bottom.

answered Apr 29 '15 at 06:58

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score 1 · Answer 2 · edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:45

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Another solution is also posted here. It works with standard (build-in) OS X system tools. Depending on your partition table and the CoreStorage listing some slight adjustments may be necessary.

edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:45

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answered Apr 29 '15 at 07:56

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