I want to create a bootcamp partition onto which I can install Windows 7. I have a 500GB HDD which has 50GB of unpartitioned space. I would like to use this unpartitoned space to install windows However when I run bootcamp assistant it only gives med the option to shrink my already existing HFS+ partition. I don't wanna do that. I want to use the unpartitioned space. So what can I do. Does anybody have any idea why bootcamp assistant can't perform this simple step?
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Bootcamp Assistant is retarded
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Expand the current partition into the freespace, then let Bootcamp Assistant create the Windows partition.
When you install Windows, you can decide how it's formatted.
Bootcamp Assistant is there to make the task of setting up a Windows partition and making it available for booting [into Windows] easier. If you need to do anything more complicated, you can use Disk Utility, or its backend toolset in command line (diskutil, gpt, hdiutil, etc.)
When you install Windows, you can decide how it's formatted.
Bootcamp Assistant is there to make the task of setting up a Windows partition and making it available for booting [into Windows] easier. If you need to do anything more complicated, you can use Disk Utility, or its backend toolset in command line (diskutil, gpt, hdiutil, etc.)
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Thanks for the quick reply. I guess I could do that.
Are you sure it's fine to reformat the bootcamp partition to NTFS? I've been advised against doing that in the past. Something about screwing up boot stuff.
I mean, I did it anyway but it did screw up vmware support for me.
Are you sure it's fine to reformat the bootcamp partition to NTFS? I've been advised against doing that in the past. Something about screwing up boot stuff.
I mean, I did it anyway but it did screw up vmware support for me.
The only downside to using OS-X with it is the lack of native write support.
I know this isn't much help, but Parallels is able to use the Bootcamp install as a VM when formatted as NTFS. Given the competition between the two apps, it seems like there would be some kind of support in VMware also. I can only suggest searching here and at the VMware forums for a possible fix (you've probably already done this, but I always try to post more info, rather than less...
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Windows 7 will only install to a NTFS volume. You don't have much of a choice.
Just make sure you don't format your OS X partition by mistake.
Just make sure you don't format your OS X partition by mistake.