IMac "Partition failed" Message

I like to partition my 1 TB hard drive into two equal sizes and then reinstall Snow Leopart on one of them. I have upgraded to Maverick that gives me problems I can't put up with but like to keep it for the time being.
Partion failed Message is: Partion failed with the error: Coldn't modify partition because the files system verification failed.
Any help out there?

Solved the problem myself, here is what I did:
I use only OS X utilities and Apple Time Machine Backup. One must also know the last backup date when Snow Leopard was active.
1. make copy of Hard Drive (OS X 10.9.1, all Apps and all User data) on external USB drive (I used a USB powered drive) using Disk Utility Restore. Disk Utilty Help outlines the procedure.
2. boot system using the copy from step 1 (follow: “Select startup disk” procedure ie. Option key) Booting and running any apps will now take much longer so be patient).
3. make sure the copy from step 1 is really bootable and only then erase entire internal hard drive to be able split it up into two partitions (breaking it into two partition without erasing will not work ref: my original Partition failed message)
4. create 2 partitions on the erased hard drive (I called one Maverick HD and the other SnowLeopard HD)
5. copy the external USB drive (made in step 1) using Disk Utilities Restore onto Hard Drive Partition (you may have named Maverick HD). Make sure the Maverick HD partition is bootable using “Select startup disk” procedure.
6. Restart System and use “Recovery tools” (Command-R). This will let you select the recovery source in this case "Restore from Time Machine Backup", press continue
7. Select your Time Machine Recovery Drive (in my case an external USB drive), press continue
8. Select the recovery date (Time machine will also display the OS X version), press continue
9. Select the Destination drive (you may have named it SnowLeopard HD), press restore
This will restore the OS X version, all Apps and User data active at that date. If your user data is out of date restore the latest data from your Time Machine drive.
Now you have two bootable versions to select from using the "Select a startup disk" procedure (on startup press the option key and select your startup drive).
I have deliberately only used Apple apps for all procedures because they are part of the OS -no extra cost- and should be the safe to use.
Similar procedure should also work using Carbon Copy Clone or the like.
PS: above should also work going back to Lion or Mountain Lion

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https://kimmo.suominen.com/blog/2013/03/file-vault-volumes-cannot-be-resized/
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arajs wrote:
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Date: Wed, 15 Dec 2010 11:09:15 -0700
From: [email protected]
To: [email protected]
Subject: Why do I get a "Transcode Failed" message?
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