HDD problem

[MalcolmJID]

When I run BootCamp, when I try to partition, it says I first need to restore the MacBook HD to a single partition. But Disk Utility and Finder etc only show one partition there (MacBook HD, 55.59Gb (60Gb HDD)).

How can I do this without losing data?

 

[livingfortoday]

BootCamp seems to have a lot of problems working on anything but a clean install of OS X. Whenever I've tried to partition my drive with it without first reformatting and reinstalling OS X it would fail. You might have to do something like that...

 

[MalcolmJID]

I have no way to back anything important up (other than sitting down and burning a load of CDs). Would an Archive & Install work?

 

[nazmac21]

I have no way to back anything important up (other than sitting down and burning a load of CDs). Would an Archive & Install work?

Do an erase and install. Also buy an external harddrive for back-ups.

 

[MalcolmJID]

Do an erase and install. Also buy an external harddrive for back-ups.

No. Will an Archive & Install not suffice for now?

 

[nazmac21]

No. Will an Archive & Install not suffice for now?

Yes it will be fine but I recommend Erase and Install. Erase and Install deletes everything on the harddrive and will probably delete the source of the problem (if its a software one).

 

[MalcolmJID]

Yes it will be fine but I recommend Erase and Install. Erase and Install deletes everything on the harddrive and will probably delete the source of the problem (if its a software one).

Thanks. I do plan on an erase and install, a friend will lend me his external hard drive. Just for now though, I wanted a quick solution.

Cheers!