Can I have 2 bootcamp partitions?

I have a bootcamp partition with Windows 7 installed.
I would also like to have another partition with Windows 8.
So a total of 3 partitions: OS X, Win 7 and Win 8.
Is that possible? I have licenses for all 3.

Not using Boot Camp. Only one is allowed. If you would prefer abandoning Boot Camp, then you can use Boot Runner instead. It will support multiple partitions and allow booting from any one you choose at startup.

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I have a Bootcamp partition on my Imac with Mavericks which I can't delete because the Partition Layout is greyed out and is stuck on 'Current'. What can I do?

I have a Bootcamp partition on my Imac with Mavericks which I can't delete because the Partition Layout in Disk Utility is greyed out and is stuck on 'Current'. What can I do? I was trying to install Windows 8.1 but apparently, this is not yet possible.
I was originally able to restore to my original Mac OSX partition using Boot Camp Assistant but then after entering Disk Utility and re-RAIDing the default RAID 1 to RAID 0 in the BootCamp partition (I suspect this is the cause of the problem but why was it defaulted to RAID 1 in the first place?!!!!), forever afterwards, I couldn't restore the single OSX partition.
Whenever I used BootCamp Assistant my choice to 'Install or remove Windows 7 or later version' was greyed out. Finally I went to Disk Utility to repartition but the Macintosh HD and BootCamp disk partition functions were also greyed out (even if I started up from Recovery mode holding down option, command and 'R' and choosing Disk Utility). BootCamp Assistant gives the error message 'The startup disk cannot be partitioned or restored to a single partition' with additional small script 'The startup disk must be formatted as a single Mac OS Extended (Journaled) volume or already partitioned by Boot Camp Assistant for installing Windows', and DU gives the error message 'The full size of the Fusion drive is not available for repartitioning'.
What can I do to fix this problem? How can I make the Partition Layout button active in DU so I can change the partition to all OSX? I'm prepared to wipe off all my data etc to repartition and have backed up all to disk using Time Machine.

My problem is fixed now, thank you. It was caused by my changing the Boot Camp partition's 'RAID1' to 'RAID0'. If I hadn't done that, Boot Camp would still have been able to 'restore' back to the one partition. It was fixed with the help of Applecare by using a terminal and typing a command to erase the IP of the Macintosh disk (not the volume) as well as the IP of the Bootcamp partition (if I remember correctly), but then I had to restore the OS and all my applications and data etc which I had previously backed up using Time Machine. I haven't taken note of the exact command terminology used. It would be wise to speak to Applecare about this if possible.
Two words of warning, 1. According to the cause of this problem, it might be wise, after reinstalling the ops system to reinstall all extra applications one by one, manually, in case a similar problem arises again. Then manually copy back all data. Or the Mac user could use the Time Machine backup and then uninstall all the added apps then re-install them one by one manually. 2. Beware as after all this the user might not have the 'Recovery partition'. There is a small recovery partition (a few 100 Mb is size) which comes with all later Macs. After all this is done this tiny partition might not be there anymore and the user might have to re-install Mavericks again to get it back, or just install the upcoming update of Mavericks due in a month or so.

How can I remove the BootCamp partition? as the size i created ws too small to install MS Office on 64Bit Windows 8.1 on MacBook Pro (Aug'13)

How can I remove the BootCamp partition drive for Windows 8.1, as the size which I created was too small for me to install Microsoft Office onto Windows 8.1 64-BIt. The machine which I have is the MacBook Pro 13' inch purchased in August 2013.

Either use Paragon's CampTuneX to resize it or use Boot Camp Assistant to remove the partition and restore the drive to one partition. Then create a new, larger Boot Camp partition. This will remove/delete/erase your Windows system.

I am planning to format my Retina MacBook Pro. However, I have a bootcamp partition. If I were to format my Mac, will the bootcamp drive be gone too?

I am planning to format my Retina MacBook Pro. However, I have a bootcamp partition. If I were to format my Mac, will the bootcamp drive be gone too?

It all depends on what you do.
If you reformat the partition containing OS X then nothing will happen to the BootCamp partition.
If the other hand you reformat the whole disk then it will be gone.
Why do you think you need to reformat the drive?
Allan

How can I fix my bootcamp partition?

Hi there,
I'm a relative noob when it comes to OSX so please be gentle with me.
I'm running an early 2011 Macbook Pro which initially had OSX Maverick with a Windows 7 Bootcamp partition. All was working perfectly and seamlessly until I enthusiastically decided to upgrade to OSX Yosemite which resulted in my Bootcamp partition disappearing. In my haste to try and fix this I looked through the apple support community questions and used fdisk to try and fix the issue.
It initially worked and I now could see the Windows option on the boot menu but when actually trying to boot into Windows it ended up saying "Missing Operating System"
I then tried to boot into Windows recovery using my Win7 CD in an attempt to repair the boot sector or whatever to no avail. I also started to try and repair the windows installation by installing it again and that crashed while I was working on it so now I have an "Unknown" area on my hard drive.
Then I installed rEFIT and partition inspector to try and fix it and this it the output:
*** Report for internal hard disk ***
Current GPT partition table:
#      Start LBA      End LBA Type
1                  40       409639 EFI System (FAT)
2             409640    490273855 Unknown
3      490273856    491543399 Mac OS X Boot
4      563173376    625141759 Basic Data
Current MBR partition table:
# A    Start LBA      End LBA Type
1              1       409639 ee EFI Protective
2         409640    490273855 ac Apple RAID
3      490273856    491543399 ab Mac OS X Boot
4 *    563173376    625141759 07 NTFS/HPFS
MBR contents:
Boot Code: Unknown, but bootable
Have I well and truely ruined my bootcamp and have to start from scratch? It's not the end of the world since I backed up most of my important documents and pictures etc but it took me a long time to install all the software that I require for work on my Windows partition.
Any help or advice would be appreciated and again, please be gentle, I am a noob.
Thanks in advance!!

You have screwed up the original bootloader that enabled you to boot each OS properly. At best you can open Boot Camp Assistant and see if it will remove the partition, but my guess it will not. Hence, you must re-partition the drive back to one partition, OS X, then make a new Boot Camp partition. Alternatively, you can try using Camptune X for Mac | MacUpdate to manipulate, etc. the partition and restore the drive non-destructively.

Can I run 3 bootcamp partitions?

I have been running a Vista partition under bootcamp for a while now, and everything works well except for the fact that I don't use Vista much.
I'd like to install Linux Ubuntu as well. Can I add a third partition?
Alternatively, I have lots of FW800 external drives; can I put Linux onto one of these using bootcamp and run it from there?
Thanks,

You can easily put OS X and boot from external, yes. Windows is a no, and I doubt Ubuntu will. Which for playing with different systems, Fusion really is a nice way to experiment and get your feet wet.
I had some bookmarks, one of which is sometimes off-line on the topic of triple booting:
http://www.twocanoes.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=645
http://macapper.com/forums/showthread.php?t=134
http://wiki.onmac.net/index.php/TripleBoot_viaBootCamp
http://www.windowsonthemac.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=2
Some things just take some experimenting and getting familiar. Yes, over-whelming at first.

Can I create a Bootcamp partition without installing Windows immediately?

I have a clone of my bootcamp that contains Windows 7, but can't restore to the Clone without a Bootcamp partition.
I am running Lion.
Is there anyway to create the bootcamp partition without the Windows Install Disk?...if so, I could just restore my Cloned Bootcamp onto the Bootcamp Parition.
Thank you,
AK

Wait...after I hit send, I realized you had cloned your boot camp parition with winclone. My bad...well, you can always try putting the cloned partition on the exFAT partition, if possible. I think what I had to do when I bought a new hard drive was to boot into the old had drive. I then attached the new drive with a handy universal drive kit (http://eshop.macsales.com/item/NewerTech/U3NVSPATA/). I think I used iPartition to create an NTFS partition on my new drive. I then copied my cloned Windows partition onto the new drive.

Replaced my iMac optical drive with ssd - now I can't create a bootcamp partition

I have a late 2009 imac 27". Recently my imac hard drive crashed so I used this opportunity to replace the broken hard drive and also replacethe iMac optical drive with a SSD drive. The idea was to use the ssd drive as my bootcamp partition and boost things up. WRONG IDEA!
I wasted already 5 hours trying to get bootcamp to install windows 7 onto the ssd using an external optical drive, a USB drive, an internal partition of my new hard drive. I used rEFIt to try and boot from these fine devices - nothing! Once the OS restarts to install Windows 7 it gets stuck either in blank screen or with a message that it requires a bootable device.
This is one of the most puzzling situation I've seen. Any help will be highly appreciated.
Thanks,
Amir

This is the same problem people have with their MacBook Pro. Some people have had success using rEFIT, but many didn't. The only solution that I found was just installing my opitcal drive back in and installing windows on what ever hardrive you need. Then taking the optical drive back out. I know that sounds like a lot of work, but once your done you will be relieved.

Can i have my windows partition on an external drive?

hello all,
alright, so im looking at a laptop for college and after much research and a few trips to the apple store i want the new, 13-inch macbook pro, with retina display and a 256GB flash hard drive. i love this computer in every aspect except.... you guessed it, its small hard drive. i can always get external drives to make up the differance though, and their is always the cloud so i dont think ill have too much of a problem. but i do need to use some software for college that is only windows based. so rather then splitting up this already small hard drive can i just install windows onto my mac (because i already know i cant put windows on an external drive with boot camp) and make the entire windows partition on the external drive? this way im not losing any native space besides that used to hold windows and im not installing windows to an external drive so hopefully bootcamp wont have a hissey fit. can anyone tell me if this will work? or if this wont work can anyone give me any other solutions to having windows on my mac without splitting up my native hard drive? such as installing windows to my mac and making the partition in the cloud or something? just anything so i dont have to split my already small, yet extremally fast, 256GB hard drive.

You can install Windows on your internal drive and store your Windows data on any drive you want to use. Keep in mind that any Windows programs you install in Windows will be installed on your internal drive. So make the Boot Camp partition large enough for Windows and any programs you may install now or in the future. You will also need room for swap/page files and other activities such as installing Windows updates.
100GB will likely be a good size for the Boot Camp partition given that it is unknown what programs you will be installing.

Can I make a bootcamp Partition on the HDD on an iMac 21.5" with SSD and HDD

I am planning to buy an iMac 21.5" . I am not sure yet, whether to get one with ssd and hdd pre-installed. But I would like to, cause it's much faster.
In the manual of the boot camp it says that if you have more than one internal hard drive and you wanna put bootcamp on one that isn't the first, you have to remove the other hard drives. That would be hard cause you can't open the iMac easily. And especially not without loosing guarantee.
So my question is. Has anyone installed windows with bootcamp on an hdd partition on an iMac pre-installed with ssd (on which is macos x) and hd(on which I want my windows partition and the Mac files such as photos and videos)? It must be possible without opening the iMac right?
Thanks for your help.

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That article is misleading to an extent and applied to the workstations with 4 internal drives and easy to access - and misleading as to why other drives had to be removed etc.
As for warranty, it use to be a customer upgraded part to swap out hard drives. All that is needed to disconnect the data cable going to the drive.

Can I have access to partition of the other operating system?

Hi everyone,
I have Windows 8.1 installed through the Bootcamp. I gave a limited 56 GB space to the Windows partition and now I want to have access to some files that I have in MacOS drive. Is it possible to have access to those files? I am looking for a way to be able use the files in both partitions no matter which operating system is up in the computer.
Thanks in advance.

Of course. Moreover, Apple includes a driver inside the Boot Camp drivers you have to install in Windows that allows you to read your OS X volume in Windows. If you have not installed those drivers, look for your computer's model and your Windows version in this website to download the proper drivers -> Boot Camp: System requirements for Microsoft Windows operating systems - Apple Support
After downloading the drivers (I suppose you are doing it in Windows), just open the downloaded file and run the installer.
However, note that the driver is read-only, so you will not be able to write in the OS X volume. Instead, I would recommend you to copy the files you need to modify from the OS X volume to the Windows one, so then you can move them to the OS X volume once you have booted up in OS X.

Can I resize my bootcamp partition without reinstalling Windows?

Hi
I have recently installed an OEM version of the Windows 7 and I have allocated 50% space in the bootcamp? I want to resize the partition now, to allocate lesser space for Windows. How do I do it without reinstalling my Windows? I mean I can't re-install my Windows as the OEM version allows only 1 installation.

CampTune from Paragon http://www.paragon-software.com/home/camptune/ but it seems not yet Lion-enabled.
(The System requirements only mention up to Snow Leopard).
But since you are doing a reinstall of WIndows onto the same computer as the first time, you are entitled to use your OEM version for it.
Stefan

Resizing Mac partition back to original size after deleting another mac partition (I also have a Bootcamp partition - unrelated to this issue)

Hello,
I originally had two partitions - Mavericks and Bootcamp. I created another partition to install Yosemite. Then deleted it. Now I have a grey space where the Yosemite partition was. I can extend the mac partition and click 'Apply' in Disk Utility but after a few seconds, it goes back to it's original position ('Grey space' is still there) and Disk Utility doesn't give any error. I just verified on another discussion that one other user is also having the same problem. Anyone know how to fix this?

Install Mavericks, Lion/Mountain Lion Using Internet Recovery
Be sure you backup your files to an external drive or second internal drive because the following procedure will remove everything from the hard drive.
Boot to the Internet Recovery HD:
Restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the COMMAND-OPTION- R keys until a globe appears on the screen. Wait patiently - 15-20 minutes - until the Recovery main menu appears.
Partition and Format the hard drive:
Select Disk Utility from the main menu and click on the Continue button.
After DU loads select your newly installed hard drive (this is the entry with the mfgr.'s ID and size) from the left side list. Click on the Partition tab in the DU main window.
Under the Volume Scheme heading set the number of partitions from the drop down menu to one. Click on the Options button, set the partition scheme to GUID then click on the OK button. Set the format type to Mac OS Extended (Journaled.) Click on the Partition button and wait until the process has completed. Quit DU and return to the main menu.
Reinstall Lion/Mountain Lion. Mavericks: Select Reinstall Lion/Mountain Lion, Mavericks and click on the Install button. Be sure to select the correct drive to use if you have more than one.
Note: You will need an active Internet connection. I suggest using Ethernet if possible because it is three times faster than wireless.
This will return your drive to one partition with OS X installed on it. Your Boot Camp partition will be gone, but after adding a third partition you would not be able to boot from Windows. When you use Boot Camp you cannot have more than two partitions on the drive: OS X and Boot Camp Windows.

How can I add a bootcamp partition to a MacBook Pro (10.6.8) with Parallels 6 already installed?

Goal: Install Windows 7 to run Rhino 5

Open Boot Camp Assistant, read the documentation carefully, then configure the partition. Your hard drive must contain only one partition - the OS X partition. If you've made a second one on which to run Parallels, then you cannot create a Boot Camp partition.

Can I resize my existing Bootcamp partition (leaving XP Pro behind) while doing a clean Win 7 install?

I currently have a Bootcamp partition (30 Gb or so) running XP pro. I want to switch to Win 7, which I understand requires a clean install since there is no upgrade path from XP directly to Win7. While doing so I want to increase the size of my BC partition. (I'm offloading iTunes and iPhoto to external drives and freeing up 60+ Gb so I can make a bigger partition)
Do I just run Bootcamp Assistant and do the deed as if I were starting from scratch, but specify a larger partition?
The full scenario is that I have an HP laptop running Win7, and XP pro in Bootcamp. I want to swap them. Any advice on the process? Activate/Deactivate/Reactivate dance. I realize this is a Windows question, but someone may have done this before.
Thanks for any help.

contrary to kappy, you can buy and use CampTune to resize.
you can't use a HP install on Mac.
you need a retail Win7 to activate on a different motherboard.
Start from scratch. Anything else is likely to have problems.

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