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a13x

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I plan on installing Win 7 on my MBP but will I be able to delete and restore the partition back to my Mac installation once I'm done with it?
 

MacDawg

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Yep

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MacDawg

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You can use the Boot Camp utility to remove the partition once you are done, or you can use Disk Utility to reformat the whole drive and reinstall everything

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a13x

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So to recap:
I'm going to make a 20GB BootCamp partition and install Win 7. However, when I need the space again, I can just repartition the space back to my Mac installation without having to go through any "loop holes"?
 

MacDawg

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Just delete the partition by using the Boot Camp Utility again

You could also save yourself the hassle of partitioning by running it virtualized with Parallels/Fusion or Virtual Box (free)

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Stridder44

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So to recap:
I'm going to make a 20GB BootCamp partition and install Win 7. However, when I need the space again, I can just repartition the space back to my Mac installation without having to go through any "loop holes"?

Yes. Just re-open the Boot Camp Assistant and this will be the first thing that pops up (NOTE: ignore the red arrows, I used this pic in a different thread to highlight someone's ignorance).
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a13x

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I figured that the best choice would be VirtualBox...everything is set up and running now! :p Thanks for the help
 
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