HT4818 how to resize windows partition

How do you resize the windows partition in boot camp?

iF you have already created the Windows partition, you can't resize it. To do it, you have to use an app like Paragon Camptune, that will allow you to resize your Windows volume > http://www.paragon-software.com/downloads/camptune.html
The other option is to delete Windows and create the new partition with the size you want in Windows. Make a backup of your data before doing this

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I have a MAC laptop, there used to partition windows XP but I want to change it to windows 7. and after my intstal do not want the road and a partition for windows missing. how to restore windows partition?

I have a MAC laptop, there used to partition windows XP but I want to change it to windows 7. and after my intstal do not want the road and a partition for windows missing. how to restore windows partition?

Welcome to Apple Support Communities
You have an Early 2008 Mac Pro. You have the specs that your Mac Pro needs for more memory > https://support.apple.com/kb/HT4433#4 As you can read, that computer should have come with 2 GB of memory.
You can buy memory at OWC or Crucial > http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/memory/Mac-Pro-Memory#800-memory Those sell compatible memory with all Macs. You can use another memory, but you can be sure that the memory that these brands sell are compatible

How do i resize windows partition?

I am sorry if this sounds like a question that has been answered numerous times, but the answers I have read thus far have not helped me at all. I am more confused than ever and would appreciate anyone who can dumb this down so that I can spend the next few hours methodically: 1. resize the boot camp partition from 40GB to 80GB. 2. Install Windows 7 3. Get on with my life.
Now, the Windows side (NTFS) of my MAC Book Pro doesn't have much on it and I have backed up the documents to an external hard drive. The apps on it can be reinstalled if I have to. Since my Windows 7 is an upgrade to awful Vista, I guess I have to reinstall Vista before I can install 7. I have read about WinClone and quite frankly don't understand at all what to do. I want to know if it would not be simpler to remove all apps and docs from the windows side, then remove the partition completely and start anew? If so, does that mean that I would use disk utility in OS to partition the drive? OR do I start BootCamp, partition, then install Vista?
Thank you.

don't use disk utility to do anything with the windows partition. it should only be modified using bootcamp assistant.
if you don't care about keeping your current windows install you can do the following.
1. run bootcamp assistant and remove the bootcamp partition.
2. then run bootcamp assistant again to create a new bootcamp partition of the size you want.
3. from here you need to install windows 7 on the newly created empty bootcamp partition. if your windows 7 can only be installed over an existing vista install you'll have to install vista first.
I'm really not familiar with windows upgrade processes and I'm not sure if this is necessary. also, keep in mind that even though many people have installed windows 7 in bootcamp, it is not yet officially supported by apple. apple will release windows 7 drivers for bootcamp later this year
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3920

How to back up Boot Camp and how to resize FAT partitions

I suppose someone has already addressed this topic herein, but in case someone needs help I am leaving with you what I learned.
I started with a partition sized to 18 gigs and installed Windows XP on it. Soon the drive became full after I installed software and various disc images so I can play games. I wanted to resize the partition to 28 gigs without losing my data, leaving 46 gigs on my Mac partition.
I was not sure what would work so I chose several methods of possible restoration. The easiest was to boot to the Mac and use Disk Utility to make a Disk Image of Boot Camp. The next precaution I took was to back up my settings with the Windows Files and Settings Wizard. Lastly, I booted to Mac and turned on viewing of hidden files. Then I copied all the files off the Windows XP partition onto an external drive. I also tried Acronis True Image while in Windows but it was not compatible.
I also discovered a free program called Winclone (http://www.tuaw.com) that makes an image of the Windows partition and restores it for you, much like Disk Utility works.
In OSX, I ran Boot Camp Assistant again to rejoin the partitions. Then I ran it again to partition the new drive to 28 gigs.
The first thing I tried to do was to use Winclone to restore the Winclone image. That failed with errors. Then I tried to use Disk Utility to restore the drive and Disk Utility would not allow me to restore the disk image onto the drive. I am not sure why Apple is so unsupportive of implementing their Disk Imaging technology within the context of their own self-created Boot Camp technology.
Anyway, the last thing I could try was to copy the files back onto the new partition or to give up and reinstall Windows and use Files and Settings Transfer Wizard to restore my Windows settings.
After partitioning the drive with Boot Camp Assistant, I copied the files over and rebooted. Windows said there was an unsupported drive. Then I realized that I missed a step in the installation instructions provided by Apple for Boot Camp. I forgot to format the drive again using the Windows XP install CD, that the Apple says is necessary.
So I booted up the Windows cd and erased the Boot Camp partition and made it a FAT drive so that I would be able to copy my files over to it from OSX, which I would not have been able to do had the drive been formatted as NTFS.
As XP started to install its software, and it started to copy files from the cd, I pressed the power button to shut down the Mac. (Do this at your own risk. I am warning you that this could damage your computer, so do NOT try this if you feel uneasy about it.)
I booted into OSX. Then I trashed the few files that Windows had started to install on the Boot Camp drive. Then I copied all my backup files back onto the partition.
Here is a widget that will allow you to view hidden files in OSX: http://www.apple.com/downloads/dashboard/developer/hiddenfiles.html
I rebooted the Mac and held down the Option key while restarting. When the Mac and Windows drives appeared at the startup screen, I selected Windows, which booted up successfully. It then recognized the partitioned drive as new hardware and required me to restart, which I did.
I wanted to convert my drive from a FAT drive to a NTFS-formatted drive.
This is how I did that:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb456984(TechNet.10).aspx
After converting Boot Camp to NTFS file system I noticed an immediate speed increase in Windows XP. I
In conclusion, Disk Utility is a good method of backing up your partition, as it allows you to use a password to make a disk image of your drive. It also allows you to copy the files off the disk image onto the Windows partition. But it would be a lot simpler if Apple allowed them to use Disk Utility to restore the whole image back onto Boot Camp.
Other methodologies I did not get to explore because I am happy with my results:
http://forums.macosxhints.com/archive/index.php/t-71165.html
http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=241035

After copying your files back to the Boot Camp partition you may get this error message when you boot up Windows XP. Notepad opens with this message "[.ShellClassInfo] LocalizedResourceName=@%SystemRoot%\System32\Shell32.dll,-21787". If this happens to you please see this article from Microsoft. I had to perform both Methods 1 and 2 to remove the messages. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/330132

Non destructively resize Windows partition

Is it possible to resize (expand) the windows partition without deleting the files on it? I have heard of iPartition, but I don't want to pay $50 for something I may only use once or twice.

Hi,
WinClone can do this http://twocanoes.com/winclone/
And in the WinClone FAQs https://www.twocanoes.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=515 - Section "My current Windows partition is the wrong size, and I want to make it larger. How do I do this?" you find a how-to.
Regards
Stefan

Resize Windows Partition

How would I resize my partition for Windows? I had not expected as much updates for Windows to take place and underestimated the amount of space for my hard drive. Please help!

I'll probably give-up on waiting for a compatible Camptune X on ML, however all's not lost as Coriolis whom do both iDefrag and iPartition have confirmed in a rely email that iPartition can resize the Bootcamp partion.
There are apparently a few small things to bare in mind if using iPartition 3. Firstly it is recommended to check the NTFS filesystem for any errors beforehand (obviously a wise thing to do for any partition resizing program) and that you'll have to boot from iPartition running on external media, i.e. USB boot drive etc. This shouldn't be a problem for many as this is how Camptune use to work and I'm probably not confident of a partition re-sizing program that adjusts partitions on the very drive the system is booted into (although that would be a really cool and convenient feature if proven to be 100% safe with no known issues or repercussions - maybe an iPartition 4 might address that if OS X allows).
Additionally it is advised that virtual machines such as Parallels or VMWare apparently may need to be recreated, but I'm a little unclear on wether that simply means 1. re-adding the virtual machin image back to Parallels, OR, 2. copying the virual image over to an external drive and then back after partitioning-resizing has been done in order to just simply 'add' the virtual image back into Parallels, OR, 3. the more undesired concept that the virtual machine would have to be rebuilt from scratch, i.e. re-installing Windows/activation/updates etc. which is the same as simply running Bootcamp assistant and setting up Bootcamp all over again with the now desired partition size. I will have to check back with Coriolis on this, however they are very helpful and quick to answer.
That aside, iPartition 3 does look very impressive and can deal with virtually all disk related partitioning and formatting. I can't help feel that it is what Disk Utility should have been.
A word of caution; I recently used Paragon Hard Disk Manager 2012 Professional for resizing the Bootcamp partition and completely lost the 'GUID' format structure after which was not good. I ended up eventually reinstalling OS X and Bootcamp from scratch.

Resizing Windows Partition - No Longer Booting

Whenever I attempt to setup a Windows/Linux Dual boot I get hit with this same dilemma. I start off with a NTFS format partition with Windows XP on it. As soon as I resize the partition, it no longer boots. Even before installing linux/grub. I defragmented before attempting this, and I took every precaution. In the end, I'm never able to boot my Windows OS. I can boot Linux from the Grub menu, and I can still access my Windows files.
As of now I've reformatted back to Windows. I would just like to know what went wrong because I want to attempt another install later on.

Ward,
windows is weird in that it notes somewhere the block numbers where the system is installed, and when that moves
it does not boot anymore.
Now you are making life more complicated then necessary: if you still have windows resized and installed (and not booting),
you can use the windows install cd and go into repair mode. It will fix the resized windows.
If you are starting from scratch, before installing windows, start a Linux live CD, do not install it, start the program
"gparted" and partition your disk as you want it. Then install windows in one of the partitions.
Instead of the Linux live CD you can also use a Gparted stand alone CD:
http://gparted.sourceforge.net/livecd.php
Hope it helps.
Mektub

How to Rename Windows Partition

I used WinClone to create a Windows partition on my Mac drive and restored a previously-saved backup of the Windows installation. Everything worked perfectly except that WinClone renamed the Windows partition "untitled" when it performed the restoration. Now that volume is "read only" and therefore cannot be renamed from the Mac desktop, not even by Root.
How does one rename the Windows partition? Thanks!

You may want to try posting in the Boot Camp discussions:
http://discussions.apple.com/forum.jspa?forumID=1165

How to delete Windows partition

I am running Snow Leopard and currently have two partitions in my hard drive-OS X and Windows Vista(I know - bad idea). How do I delete the windows partition?

this should be done using Bootcamp Assistant. start Bootcamp assistant and it will give you an option to remove the windows partition.

How to resize windows by pulling edges (like in Windows)

Hi, is there a way to pull windows wider (resize them) by pulling on the window edges rather than the lower-right corner? I tend to have a lot of Terminal windows, as well as Photoshop windows.
Windows XP Pro

Your profile says Windows XP pro, and doesn't say what Mac operating system you are running. Now most Mac operating systems do not let you pull the window edges to resize the windows. The only controls you'll get are in the corners.
There have been some hacks on certain operating systems to make the edges work, but like I say they are hacks, and may not work through an operating system update. The last time I saw such a hack work was way back in System 7.6 with Church Windows. There may be additional ones on Mac OS X that work that have been mentioned on:
http://www.resexcellence.com/
Of course if you run Windows in emulation, or virtualization environment, Windows applications themselves will still have their usual interface behavior:
http://www.macmaps.com/macosxnative.html#WINTEL
tells of several such options.
I'd add, I prefer the controls to remain on the corners, because otherwise you get confused how to move windows using their edges, or you might misdirect your cursor to the scrollbar and instead end up resizing the window when you don't want to.

How to "hide" Windows partitions?

/etc/udev/rules.d/10-local.rules
KERNEL=="sda1", ENV{UDISKS_PRESENTATION_HIDE}="1"
Unfortunately, after rebooting, Windows partition is still there (Thunar and other apps).
How do I hide it?

Do you have ntfs-3g installed? If so, remove it, as its only use is to find, mount, read from and write to Windows block devices. If you don't have ntfs-3g installed, you shouldn't be able to access the drive, even if it appears in Thunar.* I don't know why it would appear without ntfs-3g installed, though.
*This assumes that NTFS access isn't included in the kernel you're using; I don't think that feature is enabled in the vanilla kernel.

How to eliminate windows partition created with bootcamp

Instrucdtions for how to eliminate a windows partition created with bootcamp. thanks

Go back and reread and open the application you used.
though most Mac Pro owners choose to dedicate a drive to Windows.
Even Disk Utility will remove and then stretch the adjoining partiton it is best to use Boot Camp Assistant.
Best place to ask, Boot Camp forum, of course.

Won't boot after resizing Windows partition

So I'm dual-booting Windows 7 with OSX using Boot Camp. The Windows partition had very little space left so I decided to go ahead and resize it. I first used Disk Utility inside OSX to shrink the size of the OSX partition. Worked like a beauty.
I then went into Windows and resized the Windows partition using Paragon's Partition Manager....big mistake.
I would gander a guess that in order to resize, the Paragon software has to reboot and boot into a partition it created. Which is all fine and good except I don't think (version 2010 of Partition Manager) the Mac bootup hardware likes this. Unfortunately, this seemed to have nuked my bootup of anything, including OSX.
Is there a way to recover/repair this without having to do wipe everything and reinstall?

Welcome to Apple Discussions,
You can boot to the Mac OS Install disk that came with the computer and run Disk Utility from from the disk to attempt to repair the Mac OS partition of the logical drive. If it can repair it then you may be able to boot.
Live partitioning is like doing open heart surgery on yourself. Its not a simple process. Doing it with a utility that isn't necessarily made for handling an HFS+ partition table (Like what the Mac OS uses) is tricker still.
Give Disk Utility a try. There are other directory repair programs out there (Drive Genius, Disk Warrior, etc.) that can do deeper levels of repair.
Were it my drive, I would probably just erase it and restore from backup (assuming you have all your data backed up and are confident that the backup is good). You don't want to keep working with a potentially damaged partition table. But thats just me.
Hope that helps.

Failed boot camp install - how to remove windows partition?

Hi There,
After a failed boot camp install, boot camp no longer sees (or can remove) a windows partition - Disk Utility can't seem to remove it and if I use:
$ diskutil list
It shows up as partition 5 "Microsoft Reserved"
I also have a portion of free space that I can't seem to incorporate back into the main OSX partition - how do I remove the windows partition and make the drive a single OSX drive again?
Any help would be much appreciated
Cheers
Ben
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- 10.9.3
- Windows 8.1

Just incase others have this issue, this wasn't caused by using Disk Utility (Disk Utility couldn't remove the partition anyway) it was caused by repeatedly trying to format the Boot Camp partition using the Windows installer when Windows refused to install.
The solution is an Apple tech note (I can no longer find it sorry) that sates that no other hard drives besides the internal HD and the Windows USB flash drive can be connected while installing windows.
Cheers

How to customize Windows partition icon in bootloader?

Hi, I customized my windows partition icon in OS X but bootcamp's bootloader still shows the partition with a normal disk icon.
Is there any possible way to change the icon to customized icon?
I've searched lots of information on the net, couldn't find any clue for that though.
Please let me know if you have anything about it.
Thanks.

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HT4818 how to resize windows partition

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