P Peagle08 macrumors newbie Original poster May 1, 2010 #1 I didn't want to use up a lot of space on windows (XP) so i only did a little bit, but i was wondering if i can add more space to the windows partition with out reinstalling windows?
I didn't want to use up a lot of space on windows (XP) so i only did a little bit, but i was wondering if i can add more space to the windows partition with out reinstalling windows?
P Peagle08 macrumors newbie Original poster May 1, 2010 #3 Yeah that's what i thought but i wasn't sure if it was safe. Is anyone sure its safe?
Hellhammer Moderator emeritus May 1, 2010 #4 Peagle08 said: Yeah that's what i thought but i wasn't sure if it was safe. Is anyone sure its safe? Click to expand... It is safe, as long as you don't make the Mac partition smaller than the data it has.
Peagle08 said: Yeah that's what i thought but i wasn't sure if it was safe. Is anyone sure its safe? Click to expand... It is safe, as long as you don't make the Mac partition smaller than the data it has.
Ice Cream Man macrumors member May 1, 2010 #5 I thought you had to open bootcamp to change the size. I suppose it could be done in Disk Utility, never tried.
I thought you had to open bootcamp to change the size. I suppose it could be done in Disk Utility, never tried.
MacDawg Moderator emeritus May 1, 2010 #6 Have a look at the guide Dawg's Rule: never eff with a partition without a backup
P Peagle08 macrumors newbie Original poster May 1, 2010 #7 It lets me modify the osx partition but it says on the win xp partition "this partition can not be modified.
It lets me modify the osx partition but it says on the win xp partition "this partition can not be modified.
Hellhammer Moderator emeritus May 1, 2010 #8 Peagle08 said: It lets me modify the osx partition but it says on the win xp partition "this partition can not be modified. Click to expand... Yeah, that seems to be the case. See the post above, there is link for a guide
Peagle08 said: It lets me modify the osx partition but it says on the win xp partition "this partition can not be modified. Click to expand... Yeah, that seems to be the case. See the post above, there is link for a guide
balamw Moderator emeritus May 1, 2010 #9 MacDawg said: Have a look at the guide Dawg's Rule: never eff with a partition without a backup Click to expand... +1 to both. Never attempt to mess with partitions without at least one good backup. B
MacDawg said: Have a look at the guide Dawg's Rule: never eff with a partition without a backup Click to expand... +1 to both. Never attempt to mess with partitions without at least one good backup. B
pliez macrumors newbie May 5, 2010 #10 Hi heres the answer http://dustyreagan.com/how-to-increase-or-decrease-your-boot-camp-partition/ http://www.keenerliving.com/converting-a-bootcamp-partition-to-ntfs http://www.twocanoes.com/winclone/ hope this helps Pliez
Hi heres the answer http://dustyreagan.com/how-to-increase-or-decrease-your-boot-camp-partition/ http://www.keenerliving.com/converting-a-bootcamp-partition-to-ntfs http://www.twocanoes.com/winclone/ hope this helps Pliez