Bootcamp help - Page 2

DeltaMac · #9 October 30th, 2006, 07:11 PM

If you still get the 'some files cannot be moved' response, then you will probably need to delete some files to make enough space on the drive.....

apocalypselat3r · #10 October 30th, 2006, 07:17 PM

I have enough space. I think you were right when you said I needto reformat my drive to go back to one partition. How do I do that?

DeltaMac · #11 October 30th, 2006, 07:19 PM

You have a drive file for Parallels, not a partition on the hard drive.
If you run the BootCamp, the page that provides you with information about the partitions will help you more than anything so far. It will show you what partition you have, along with the change that the Windows partition will provide.

Also, your Disk Utility will show you how many partitions you have on your hard drive.

If you setup BootCamp, and also still have Parallels, you will then have 2 separate Windows installs, with each one taking up at least several GBytes.
BootCamp uses a dedicated partition, Parallels is in a folder, and does not need its own partition.
Are you sure that's what you really want to do? - (2 separate Windows installs on the same hard drive?)

DeltaMac · #12 October 30th, 2006, 07:23 PM

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Originally Posted by apocalypselat3r

I have enough space. I think you were right when you said I needto reformat my drive to go back to one partition. How do I do that?

Reformat means Erase, and you lose everything on the drive that you do not have backed up, and you would then have to restore ALL your software from scratch - and, is THAT what you want to do? Easy enough to do with the restore DVDs that came with your MacBook, it just takes a few hours. AND, the BootCamp/Windows installation would work then.

apocalypselat3r · #13 October 30th, 2006, 07:23 PM

no, i used to have parallels, i deleted it along with all its files and users. i am going to go on my disk utility and try to figure things out. thanks for your effort thus far.

apocalypselat3r · #14 October 30th, 2006, 07:30 PM

the restore dvds that come with my macbook? like the two gray dvds that say mac os x install disc 1 + 2. And i do archival install so that none of my data is erased right? so then my disk should be on a single partition? i checked my disc utility and it said it is mac os extended volume. i guess that is the problem eh? So do i pop in those two gray mac os x discs? and make sure that i dont erase any of my information? that would reformat my drive.

DeltaMac · #15 October 30th, 2006, 07:48 PM

Disk Utility will show you two lines. for your drive. One for the drive device, which shows manufacturers info, and a second line with the name of your hard drive (such as Macintosh HD, or something else if you have changed that.). each drive that you have available will show this same info - one line for the device info, and then one line for each partition on that device. If you have more than just those two lines for your hard drive, then you do have multiple partitions.

Just a thought - if you are using FileVault security, you should turn that off before trying to create the partition in BootCamp.

Reformatting is not your next step, it's your last step if all else fails, so don't try to go there just yet.
If you DO have to change your partitions (you have more than two lines in boot camp), then you don't have the option of an Archive and Install. You have to erase, and you lose everything, as I said before.

apocalypselat3r · #16 October 30th, 2006, 09:13 PM

ok, i have 25 gb avaliable, i am pretty sure i only have one partition because a) it only says mac os extended (journal) in my disk utility, and b) i dont think i have done anything that would result in creating a second partition. Do i need to delete even more room? I only want to run one program once i get access to windos, so i only need 5 gb. this is really annoying.