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For some reason I cannot join partitions in to one single partition

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For some reason I cannot join partitions in to one single partition

phobos

macrumors regular
Original poster
Have you tried in the enclosure a non-RAID drive that is larger than 2TB? The only thing you've shown so far is that the enclosure treats drives that are greater than 2TB as multiple drives. I say use a different enclosure.

The enclosure had a 6TB drive without issues. The issue is not related to the size of the drive. I'm posting the list view of the terminal even though I went through all that but a pair of second eyes does not hurt.

Had the same problem with some SoftRaid volumes. SoftRaid does not play well with Disk Utility, probably the same with the Drobo drives.

1. Is the Drobo still around? Can you remove the RAID configuration and erase it there?

2. I eventually got rid of the SoftRaid tagging by deleting all of the paritions in Paragon's Hard Disk Manager:

I do still have the Drobo but unfortunately it cannot really format to anything beyond it's own BeyondRAID system. I tried it but it doesn't really do anything different.

I gave up on Paragon's Hard disk manager after the 7th time it requested for me to restart my computer to install the software. Even though it has an uninstaller the amount of remnant files it left is disconcerting.

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Last edited: Feb 28, 2021

phobos

macrumors regular
Original poster
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Device Identifier: disk2
Device Node: /dev/disk2
Whole: Yes
Part of Whole: disk2
Device / Media Name: 0EFAX-68LHPN0

Volume Name: Not applicable (no file system)
Mounted: Not applicable (no file system)
File System: None

Content (IOContent): GUID_partition_scheme
OS Can Be Installed: No
Media Type: Generic
Protocol: USB
SMART Status: Not Supported

Disk Size: 2.2 TB (2199023255040 Bytes) (exactly 4294967295 512-Byte-Units)
Device Block Size: 512 Bytes

Media OS Use Only: No
Media Read-Only: No
Volume Read-Only: Not applicable (no file system)

Device Location: External
Removable Media: Fixed

Solid State: Info not available
Virtual: No

**********

Device Identifier: disk2s1
Device Node: /dev/disk2s1
Whole: No
Part of Whole: disk2

Volume Name:
Mounted: No

Partition Type: EFI
File System Personality: MS-DOS FAT32
Type (Bundle): msdos
Name (User Visible): MS-DOS (FAT32)

OS Can Be Installed: No
Media Type: Generic
Protocol: USB
SMART Status: Not Supported
Disk / Partition UUID: 0CEFA249-17EC-476F-8E3A-2CFB3C5BED34
Partition Offset: 20480 Bytes (40 512-Byte-Device-Blocks)

Disk Size: 209.7 MB (209715200 Bytes) (exactly 409600 512-Byte-Units)
Device Block Size: 512 Bytes

Volume Total Space: 0 B (0 Bytes) (exactly 0 512-Byte-Units)
Volume Free Space: 0 B (0 Bytes) (exactly 0 512-Byte-Units)

Media OS Use Only: No
Media Read-Only: No
Volume Read-Only: Not applicable (not mounted)

Device Location: External
Removable Media: Fixed

Solid State: Info not available

**********

Device Identifier: disk2s2
Device Node: /dev/disk2s2
Whole: No
Part of Whole: disk2

Volume Name: Untitled 5
Mounted: Yes
Mount Point: /Volumes/Untitled 5

Partition Type: Apple_HFS
File System Personality: Journaled HFS+
Type (Bundle): hfs
Name (User Visible): Mac OS Extended (Journaled)
Journal: Journal size 172032 KB at offset 0x4000000
Owners: Disabled

OS Can Be Installed: Yes
Media Type: Generic
Protocol: USB
SMART Status: Not Supported
Volume UUID: 1F3CCEAC-41C7-306D-A87D-CB7E14D10904
Disk / Partition UUID: 19FFC582-06A6-4F05-944A-443144E624BD
Partition Offset: 209735680 Bytes (409640 512-Byte-Device-Blocks)

Disk Size: 2.2 TB (2198679281664 Bytes) (exactly 4294295472 512-Byte-Units)
Device Block Size: 512 Bytes

Volume Total Space: 2.2 TB (2198679281664 Bytes) (exactly 4294295472 512-Byte-Units)
Volume Used Space: 875.5 MB (875454464 Bytes) (exactly 1709872 512-Byte-Units) (0.0%)
Volume Free Space: 2.2 TB (2197803827200 Bytes) (exactly 4292585600 512-Byte-Units) (100.0%)
Allocation Block Size: 4096 Bytes

Media OS Use Only: No
Media Read-Only: No
Volume Read-Only: No

Device Location: External
Removable Media: Fixed

Solid State: Info not available

**********

Device Identifier: disk3
Device Node: /dev/disk3
Whole: Yes
Part of Whole: disk3
Device / Media Name: 0EFAX-68LHPN0

Volume Name: Not applicable (no file system)
Mounted: Not applicable (no file system)
File System: None

Content (IOContent): GUID_partition_scheme
OS Can Be Installed: No
Media Type: Generic
Protocol: USB
SMART Status: Not Supported

Disk Size: 2.2 TB (2199023255040 Bytes) (exactly 4294967295 512-Byte-Units)
Device Block Size: 512 Bytes

Media OS Use Only: No
Media Read-Only: No
Volume Read-Only: Not applicable (no file system)

Device Location: External
Removable Media: Fixed

Solid State: Info not available
Virtual: No

**********

Device Identifier: disk3s1
Device Node: /dev/disk3s1
Whole: No
Part of Whole: disk3

Volume Name:
Mounted: No

Partition Type: EFI
File System Personality: MS-DOS FAT32
Type (Bundle): msdos
Name (User Visible): MS-DOS (FAT32)

OS Can Be Installed: No
Media Type: Generic
Protocol: USB
SMART Status: Not Supported
Disk / Partition UUID: 75841D6C-236F-410B-9035-6AEFA9B2798C
Partition Offset: 20480 Bytes (40 512-Byte-Device-Blocks)

Disk Size: 209.7 MB (209715200 Bytes) (exactly 409600 512-Byte-Units)
Device Block Size: 512 Bytes

Volume Total Space: 0 B (0 Bytes) (exactly 0 512-Byte-Units)
Volume Free Space: 0 B (0 Bytes) (exactly 0 512-Byte-Units)

Media OS Use Only: No
Media Read-Only: No
Volume Read-Only: Not applicable (not mounted)

Device Location: External
Removable Media: Fixed

Solid State: Info not available

**********

Device Identifier: disk3s2
Device Node: /dev/disk3s2
Whole: No
Part of Whole: disk3

Volume Name: Untitled 2
Mounted: Yes
Mount Point: /Volumes/Untitled 2

Partition Type: Apple_HFS
File System Personality: Journaled HFS+
Type (Bundle): hfs
Name (User Visible): Mac OS Extended (Journaled)
Journal: Journal size 172032 KB at offset 0x4000000
Owners: Disabled

OS Can Be Installed: Yes
Media Type: Generic
Protocol: USB
SMART Status: Not Supported
Volume UUID: 401B39C6-9B9E-3FDC-ACF0-F6614CB31745
Disk / Partition UUID: 6BC87446-A88F-4B2D-86FE-FD60A3900377
Partition Offset: 209735680 Bytes (409640 512-Byte-Device-Blocks)

Disk Size: 2.2 TB (2198679281664 Bytes) (exactly 4294295472 512-Byte-Units)
Device Block Size: 512 Bytes

Volume Total Space: 2.2 TB (2198679281664 Bytes) (exactly 4294295472 512-Byte-Units)
Volume Used Space: 875.5 MB (875454464 Bytes) (exactly 1709872 512-Byte-Units) (0.0%)
Volume Free Space: 2.2 TB (2197803827200 Bytes) (exactly 4292585600 512-Byte-Units) (100.0%)
Allocation Block Size: 4096 Bytes

Media OS Use Only: No
Media Read-Only: No
Volume Read-Only: No

Device Location: External
Removable Media: Fixed

Solid State: Info not available

**********

Device Identifier: disk4
Device Node: /dev/disk4
Whole: Yes
Part of Whole: disk4
Device / Media Name: 0EFAX-68LHPN0

Volume Name: Not applicable (no file system)
Mounted: Not applicable (no file system)
File System: None

Content (IOContent): GUID_partition_scheme
OS Can Be Installed: No
Media Type: Generic
Protocol: USB
SMART Status: Not Supported

Disk Size: 2.2 TB (2199023255040 Bytes) (exactly 4294967295 512-Byte-Units)
Device Block Size: 512 Bytes

Media OS Use Only: No
Media Read-Only: No
Volume Read-Only: Not applicable (no file system)

Device Location: External
Removable Media: Fixed

Solid State: Info not available
Virtual: No

**********

Device Identifier: disk4s1
Device Node: /dev/disk4s1
Whole: No
Part of Whole: disk4

Volume Name:
Mounted: No

Partition Type: EFI
File System Personality: MS-DOS FAT32
Type (Bundle): msdos
Name (User Visible): MS-DOS (FAT32)

OS Can Be Installed: No
Media Type: Generic
Protocol: USB
SMART Status: Not Supported
Disk / Partition UUID: 01B6394E-D669-4F1E-9400-32EF047FF07B
Partition Offset: 20480 Bytes (40 512-Byte-Device-Blocks)

Disk Size: 209.7 MB (209715200 Bytes) (exactly 409600 512-Byte-Units)
Device Block Size: 512 Bytes

Volume Total Space: 0 B (0 Bytes) (exactly 0 512-Byte-Units)
Volume Free Space: 0 B (0 Bytes) (exactly 0 512-Byte-Units)

Media OS Use Only: No
Media Read-Only: No
Volume Read-Only: Not applicable (not mounted)

Device Location: External
Removable Media: Fixed

Solid State: Info not available

**********

Device Identifier: disk4s2
Device Node: /dev/disk4s2
Whole: No
Part of Whole: disk4

Volume Name: Untitled 3
Mounted: Yes
Mount Point: /Volumes/Untitled 3

Partition Type: Apple_HFS
File System Personality: Journaled HFS+
Type (Bundle): hfs
Name (User Visible): Mac OS Extended (Journaled)
Journal: Journal size 172032 KB at offset 0x4000000
Owners: Disabled

OS Can Be Installed: Yes
Media Type: Generic
Protocol: USB
SMART Status: Not Supported
Volume UUID: 84BD2876-1C4E-3681-8EC6-ABD8A4FA1C6B
Disk / Partition UUID: C1F4A90B-B160-4EAB-BD1E-8DD07EE8F4ED
Partition Offset: 209735680 Bytes (409640 512-Byte-Device-Blocks)

Disk Size: 2.2 TB (2198679281664 Bytes) (exactly 4294295472 512-Byte-Units)
Device Block Size: 512 Bytes

Volume Total Space: 2.2 TB (2198679281664 Bytes) (exactly 4294295472 512-Byte-Units)
Volume Used Space: 875.5 MB (875454464 Bytes) (exactly 1709872 512-Byte-Units) (0.0%)
Volume Free Space: 2.2 TB (2197803827200 Bytes) (exactly 4292585600 512-Byte-Units) (100.0%)
Allocation Block Size: 4096 Bytes

Media OS Use Only: No
Media Read-Only: No
Volume Read-Only: No

Device Location: External
Removable Media: Fixed

Solid State: Info not available

**********

Device Identifier: disk5
Device Node: /dev/disk5
Whole: Yes
Part of Whole: disk5
Device / Media Name: 0EFAX-68LHPN0

Volume Name: Not applicable (no file system)
Mounted: Not applicable (no file system)
File System: None

Content (IOContent): GUID_partition_scheme
OS Can Be Installed: No
Media Type: Generic
Protocol: USB
SMART Status: Not Supported

Disk Size: 2.2 TB (2199023255040 Bytes) (exactly 4294967295 512-Byte-Units)
Device Block Size: 512 Bytes

Media OS Use Only: No
Media Read-Only: No
Volume Read-Only: Not applicable (no file system)

Device Location: External
Removable Media: Fixed

Solid State: Info not available
Virtual: No

**********

Device Identifier: disk5s1
Device Node: /dev/disk5s1
Whole: No
Part of Whole: disk5

Volume Name:
Mounted: No

Partition Type: EFI
File System Personality: MS-DOS FAT32
Type (Bundle): msdos
Name (User Visible): MS-DOS (FAT32)

OS Can Be Installed: No
Media Type: Generic
Protocol: USB
SMART Status: Not Supported
Disk / Partition UUID: 2ABD2229-6087-476B-9E5D-E7F74B505C99
Partition Offset: 20480 Bytes (40 512-Byte-Device-Blocks)

Disk Size: 209.7 MB (209715200 Bytes) (exactly 409600 512-Byte-Units)
Device Block Size: 512 Bytes

Volume Total Space: 0 B (0 Bytes) (exactly 0 512-Byte-Units)
Volume Free Space: 0 B (0 Bytes) (exactly 0 512-Byte-Units)

Media OS Use Only: No
Media Read-Only: No
Volume Read-Only: Not applicable (not mounted)

Device Location: External
Removable Media: Fixed

Solid State: Info not available

**********

Device Identifier: disk5s2
Device Node: /dev/disk5s2
Whole: No
Part of Whole: disk5

Volume Name: Untitled 4
Mounted: Yes
Mount Point: /Volumes/Untitled 4

Partition Type: Apple_HFS
File System Personality: Journaled HFS+
Type (Bundle): hfs
Name (User Visible): Mac OS Extended (Journaled)
Journal: Journal size 172032 KB at offset 0x4000000
Owners: Disabled

OS Can Be Installed: Yes
Media Type: Generic
Protocol: USB
SMART Status: Not Supported
Volume UUID: 47376791-2296-3A2D-96DE-5DA5F7B5745F
Disk / Partition UUID: 61D3D7DF-8AB5-464B-A9E4-6CA4DF75BF5B
Partition Offset: 209735680 Bytes (409640 512-Byte-Device-Blocks)

Disk Size: 2.2 TB (2198679281664 Bytes) (exactly 4294295472 512-Byte-Units)
Device Block Size: 512 Bytes

Volume Total Space: 2.2 TB (2198679281664 Bytes) (exactly 4294295472 512-Byte-Units)
Volume Used Space: 875.5 MB (875479040 Bytes) (exactly 1709920 512-Byte-Units) (0.0%)
Volume Free Space: 2.2 TB (2197803802624 Bytes) (exactly 4292585552 512-Byte-Units) (100.0%)
Allocation Block Size: 4096 Bytes

Media OS Use Only: No
Media Read-Only: No
Volume Read-Only: No

Device Location: External
Removable Media: Fixed

Solid State: Info not available

**********

Device Identifier: disk6
Device Node: /dev/disk6
Whole: Yes
Part of Whole: disk6
Device / Media Name: 0EFAX-68LHPN0

Volume Name: Not applicable (no file system)
Mounted: Not applicable (no file system)
File System: None

Content (IOContent): GUID_partition_scheme
OS Can Be Installed: No
Media Type: Generic
Protocol: USB
SMART Status: Not Supported

Disk Size: 1.2 TB (1204738326528 Bytes) (exactly 2353004544 512-Byte-Units)
Device Block Size: 512 Bytes

Media OS Use Only: No
Media Read-Only: No
Volume Read-Only: Not applicable (no file system)

Device Location: External
Removable Media: Fixed

Solid State: Info not available
Virtual: No

**********

Device Identifier: disk6s1
Device Node: /dev/disk6s1
Whole: No
Part of Whole: disk6

Volume Name:
Mounted: No

Partition Type: EFI
File System Personality: MS-DOS FAT32
Type (Bundle): msdos
Name (User Visible): MS-DOS (FAT32)

OS Can Be Installed: No
Media Type: Generic
Protocol: USB
SMART Status: Not Supported
Disk / Partition UUID: 5ED81668-6974-46BD-A5D1-04FEAFA41AFC
Partition Offset: 20480 Bytes (40 512-Byte-Device-Blocks)

Disk Size: 209.7 MB (209715200 Bytes) (exactly 409600 512-Byte-Units)
Device Block Size: 512 Bytes

Volume Total Space: 0 B (0 Bytes) (exactly 0 512-Byte-Units)
Volume Free Space: 0 B (0 Bytes) (exactly 0 512-Byte-Units)

Media OS Use Only: No
Media Read-Only: No
Volume Read-Only: Not applicable (not mounted)

Device Location: External
Removable Media: Fixed

Solid State: Info not available

**********

Device Identifier: disk6s2
Device Node: /dev/disk6s2
Whole: No
Part of Whole: disk6

Volume Name:
Mounted: No

Partition Type: Apple_HFS
File System Personality: HFS+
Type (Bundle): hfs
Name (User Visible): Mac OS Extended
Journal: Unknown (not mounted)
Owners: Disabled

OS Can Be Installed: No
Media Type: Generic
Protocol: USB
SMART Status: Not Supported
Disk / Partition UUID: 17CB86C3-0079-47F2-A4A3-AFB29C71E7F4
Partition Offset: 209735680 Bytes (409640 512-Byte-Device-Blocks)

Disk Size: 1.2 TB (1204394352640 Bytes) (exactly 2352332720 512-Byte-Units)
Device Block Size: 512 Bytes

Volume Total Space: 0 B (0 Bytes) (exactly 0 512-Byte-Units)
Volume Free Space: 0 B (0 Bytes) (exactly 0 512-Byte-Units)

Media OS Use Only: No
Media Read-Only: No
Volume Read-Only: Not applicable (not mounted)

Device Location: External
Removable Media: Fixed

Solid State: Info not available

**********
Last edited: Feb 28, 2021

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