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    How do I rename the Windows Partition?

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by sp00n, Mar 31, 2007.

  1. sp00n

    sp00n Notebook Deity

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    By default, BootCamp names the Windows partition "Untitled". Is there a way to rename this partition?
     
    sp00n, Mar 31, 2007
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    dead_red_eyes Notebook Consultant

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    If you did a NAT partition, then you can rename it just like how you rename files on a Mac.

    If you did a NTFS partition, then you can't rename it because your Mac can't write to it.
     
    dead_red_eyes, Mar 31, 2007
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  3. sp00n

    sp00n Notebook Deity

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    You mean FAT partition?

    It's not that big of a deal if I can't rename it. I'm sure the final BootCamp version will allow you to change the name of the partition.
     
    sp00n, Mar 31, 2007
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    Yeah it's FAT, spelling error .... sorry!!! I don't even know if they'll let you do it in the final to be honest, as it can't write to a NTFS partition ... but who knows!
     
    dead_red_eyes, Mar 31, 2007
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    Just rename your C drive when you are in windows, when you boot into OS X again you will see the name on the HD changed from untitled to what ever you changed to...
     
    ghost, Apr 15, 2007
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    Is there any performance decrease when using a FAT32 partition instead of a NTFS partition?
     
    dagamer34, Apr 17, 2007
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    Depends. I believe NTFS will let you set larger block sizes, which can increase efficiency if you use lots of large files. I think it's a tad bit faster, but probably no real noticible difference.
     
    hollownail, Apr 17, 2007
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    Yup, Thats what I do all the time. This is one thing that is easier to do on Windows.
     
    LIVEFRMNYC, Apr 17, 2007
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