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    changing partition sizes

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by yessir, Jun 12, 2008.

  1. yessir

    yessir Notebook Geek

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    I've been using bootcamp for a while now, and have come to the conclusion that my windows partition is too large for my needs. How do I change the sizes of the two partitions? I started using bootcamp before leopard came out and now have leopard installed on my computer, i don't know if this changes anything.
    thanks
     
    yessir, Jun 12, 2008
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  2. Budding

    Budding Notebook Virtuoso

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    You will have to erase your Boot Camp partition using Boot Camp Assistant before you can change the size. One way to avoid losing all your data is to have it backed up or cloned before erasing.
     
    Budding, Jun 12, 2008
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    circa86 Notebook Virtuoso NBR Reviewer

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    definitely backup before just to be sure you do anything, but the process should not be extremely difficult
     
    circa86, Jun 12, 2008
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  4. Khris

    Khris Yes I am better than you!

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    Use a program called "WinClone" to backup your Boot Camp partition, then erase it, re-create it, and restore the image. Done.
     
    Khris, Jun 12, 2008
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