#How to partition a mac book how to
#How to partition a mac book mac os
#How to partition a mac book install
#How to partition a mac book update
#How to partition a mac book free

Researched on the net for a half an hour trying to find out why it wouldn't recognize my disk partitions.Дecided to load it again for the hell of it.

#How to partition a mac book install

I tried loading windows from the start up disk and when it got to the part of what drive to install it on, I found out it didn't recognize any of my partitions. I found out the rEFIt is really only helpful when you are starting up your computer so you can see the different ways to start it. I found out that you can't use boot camp (above post) and decided to install window another way. I loaded OS X smoothly on the first partition. I made all the partitions in a snap, when rebooting my entire computer. So please don't argue the validity of my choice, just help me solve the problem instead. As it is I do NOT have an external big enough to take a back up of all my data, I do NOT have the money to go out and buy one (I live in India people, remember?) and basically I WANT it to be that way. (Make sure you have some hot chocolate and have taken any required bathroom breaks.this is a long post)ДISCLAIMER ABOUT ANNOYANCE: Yes, I know most people will not find any logic or merit in the fact that I want a separate partition on my hard drive for backup. Ok.so as I fell deeper into the rabbit hole, I ran into that crazy grinning cat.

#How to partition a mac book update

I'll make sure to update my tale of discovery as it continues.

#How to partition a mac book free

I plan on using some free unix os in the future too, so that is why I opted for rEFIt rather than just going at it myself.

#How to partition a mac book how to

I did some reading and found out that rEFIt might help, so I downloaded that and now have to figure out how to use it. Anywho, the partition/volume set aside for windows was formatted in the FAT32. Although I am new to mac I'm fairly experienced with PCs and how to LEARN to use new things. So I decided to try to do this without using bootcamp. Tear (Is there no crying smiley to put here?) 'The startup disk cannot be partitioned or restored to a single partition.' Then I re-installed my apps and went to use boot camp to install windows on my pre-partitioned drive. That worked great and my partitions (5 in total) took under a minute to do. I don't think there is a deadline for this stuff.ДЄs far as the partition stuff goes, I opted for erasing the drive, again, and then partitioned from disk util in the start up page when you go to re-install the OS. I think I'll still wait to see if I can get it free through the dealer here in a month or so, otherwise I'll purchase it online. Update on the trials and tribulations of partitioning When I do finally get it - will have have to go through all this partition stuff again or not? I'm assuming it is best to install all my extraneous programs and personal data on a partition that the OS is not on, so when I put the new OS on it will not erase the extraneous programs or data. I might be able to get leopard free through the authorized reseller who I got this laptop through, but maybe in a month or so.

(technically - i should have snow leopard b/c I got this comp at the same time snow leopard came out, but I live in India so I got gypped.) Mysteriously the response is always lacking.ДЄlso - if it doesn't work, and I am forced to quit the process, is there another way to create a partition besides disk util? This is my first mac so I'm not so knowledgeable on troubleshooting yet. I'm in the same boat, but unlike all the other info I have been able to find on this problem, I've been running it for 2 days!ДЄny info I find on this always ends at 'I've been running it for _ hours'.'it gives me warnings if I try to quit'.'what should I do?'

#How to partition a mac book mac os

16:29:11 -0400: Filesystem : Mac OS Extended (Journaled) 16:29:10 -0400: Partition Scheme: GUID Partition Table Here's a copy of the Disk Utility log to show the time so far: I don't dare quit the program in case I lose my OS X files and programs. I understand partitioning and reformatting drives/volumes takes time (I partitioned a 1tb external HD to have 50gb free for games and it took a day), but 2 days and counting doesn't seem right.Дisk Utility hasn't froze, everything is running fine. Using Disk Utility, I live partitioned the OS X boot volume smaller so I could make the new partition NTFS. (I downloaded NTFS 3G to get around that nasty OS X not writing to NTFS problem). I had a 200gb drive to start, gave XP 21gb, and want to partition a NTFS drive off of my OS X boot drive. But new games created these days do not allow install on Fat32 formats, only NTFS since they are including files over 4gb. I was new to partitioning and formating HDs, so I formatted it as Fat32 so both OS X and XP could read and write to it. I have an intel MBP, partitioned it with Boot Camp to get a Windows partition to be able to play a few games.