Partitionning iMac internal HD in order to use MBA as main computer?
I'm planning to use my late 2011 MBA (with the lid down) plugged to the Thunderbolt equipped iMac I'm buying now.
The MBA would therefore become my main machine (I'm actually replacing my actual iMac which is not Thunderbolt equipped. The new Thunderbolt equipped iMac will be used only for tasks I can't perform with the MBA and as a replacement machine in case my MBA goes to repair, right).
I would like to store all my data (pictures, films, websites projects, documents, iTunes & Aperture libraries, and so forth) on the new iMac's internal HD, the advantage being I could access the mentioned data at Thunderbolt speed without having to purchase an external Thunderbolt HD.
I'm thinking of creating 2 partitions on the iMac internal HD:
- one partition for the iMac
- a second partition the as my data repository I would access mainly from the MBA - and also from the iMac when needed.
Hence my questions:
- is it a good idea? if not, what could be the problem?
- if somebody has a better solution, please let me know.
If your backup external drive has a power brick the Thunderbolt<->FW adaptor will work, many bus powered drives require more power than Thunderbolt provides. However you may be fine with USB. Your first TimeMachine backup will take a while, subsequent backups are shorter because they are incremental. I tend to connect my MBA to its external USB TM drive once or twice a day at home and the backup takes just a few minutes unless I install a big OS or program update. I strongly recommend against connecting the drive to your base station - for whatever reason at some point - days, weeks or months later - the backup session will fail and after that nothing will get it going again except formatting the drive and starting over. Apple doesn't support this form of wireless backup.
Take a good look at your current drive use and try to think back to estimate how your drive has expanded over the last couple years. Adding a larger drive to the MBA later is expensive and carrying around an external drive isn't particularly fun. Will 256GB be sufficient 2 years from now? Remember, you need to keep 10-15GB free for temporary files.
Finally, remember that a computer you carry around is at greater risk than the one sitting on your desk. A single backup drive is better than most have but two is better. A third kept somewhere other than the home is best. I like having one of those backups being a clone because I can boot up with it and get right back to work.
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Now iMac inte it is ONE Tb ptn
plan repartition from external FW 400 HD using FW800 to FW400 apple ccnnecting cable
choose to create 200 and 800 GB partitions for 2 different system versions.
Do I assume correctly that "untitled 1" will be the first one and best for the 800 GB?
Plan is Yosemite in small partition and Snow Leopard in large as most use will be there
This will erase the entire disc as I understand it and I can reinstall SL from an external FW drive.
Suggestions or don'ts or do's plezHi AMBER93,
When using Disk Utility, it all depends on how you set it up. You can choose which one will be 200 or 800 gb partition. Follow the steps in the first article and it will walk you through partitioning your hard drive as well as sizing it to your needs. If you need help with install an OS on your external drive, then I have provided that walk through as well
Disk Utility 12.x: Partition a disk
http://support.apple.com/kb/ph5845
OS X: Installing OS X on an external volume
http://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202796
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formatted ntfs
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I've lost the use of Appleworks by upgrading to 10.9.2.
Is it possible to partition the internal hard drive of my MacBook Pro and install an older Mac OS (10.6.8) on the second partition with OS 10.9.2 on the other? I'd like to be able to boot to the older OS when I need Appleworks and few other applications that aren't available on OS 10.9.2.
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Thank you for your help.Hello again, WZZZ,
Here's an update. I was successful in creating two partitions on my internal drive, and in installing OS 10.6.6 on the second partition, as per your guidence. I now have it up to 10.6.8 with all the security updates and AppleWorks. A great thing.
Some thoughts:
• The partitioning had one hitch; it failed at first. But once I "repaired" the disc with Disc Utility the partitioning went thru.
• The partitioning took a long time in 'resizing the partition.' A few hours I think it was. Lots of progress bar watching.
• If I had it to do again, I'd size the two partitions differently. My original data was occupying about 230 Gb of the 320 Gb disc. I made the new partitions share the space, about 230 and 75Gb. That left very little available space for the main disc. I ought to have put some breathing room in there. As it is, it's an incentive to clean up all those files, especially all those iTunes files. I now have about 10% of available space there and mean to continue deleting.
So, all in all a good project that got me where I wanted to go. Thank you for your help.
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Thank you.Graham Giles wrote:
Have you seen this type of problem before? I think it could be a serious issue for anyone in a similar position.
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I have read a number of threads and tried a number of things from various websites to get my iMac to use Bootcamp, but no luck. It was so easy with my MacBook Pro. :^/
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The startup disk cannot be partitioned or restored to a single partition.
The startup disk must be formatted as a single Mac OS Extended (Journaled) volume or already partitioned by Boot Camp Assistant for installing Windows.
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Going back into the Mac OS and using Disk Utility, I try and reformat the partition to ExFAT and it starts to, but fails indicating that it is not supported for Core Storage.
I have been through this cycle several times now. I thought the issue previously was because of an older version of OS X. I then upgraded and found the same issue. So in order to change the partition style I finally wiped the drive using Disk Utility from a bootable USB and reinstalled Yosemite cleanly.
If I missed a step or option somewhere I am willing to wipe the drive again. I just need to know what to change. Here is the current state of my drive:
> diskutil list
/dev/disk0
#: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER
0: GUID_partition_scheme *3.0 TB disk0
1: EFI EFI 209.7 MB disk0s1
2: Apple_HFS Internal 1.0 TB disk0s2
3: Apple_Boot Recovery HD 650.0 MB disk0s3
4: Apple_CoreStorage 2.0 TB disk0s4
5: Apple_Boot Boot OS X 134.2 MB disk0s5
/dev/disk1
#: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER
0: FDisk_partition_scheme *7.8 GB disk1
1: DOS_FAT_32 WININSTALL 7.8 GB disk1s1
/dev/disk2
#: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER
0: GSP1RMCPRXFRER_EN_DVD *3.3 GB disk2
> sudo gpt -vv -r show /dev/disk0
gpt show: /dev/disk0: mediasize=3000592982016; sectorsize=512; blocks=5860533168
gpt show: /dev/disk0: PMBR at sector 0
gpt show: /dev/disk0: Pri GPT at sector 1
gpt show: /dev/disk0: Sec GPT at sector 5860533167
start size index contents
0 1 PMBR
1 1 Pri GPT header
2 32 Pri GPT table
34 6
40 409600 1 GPT part - C12A7328-F81F-11D2-BA4B-00A0C93EC93B
409640 1954418960 2 GPT part - 48465300-0000-11AA-AA11-00306543ECAC
1954828600 1269536 3 GPT part - 426F6F74-0000-11AA-AA11-00306543ECAC
1956098136 1960
1956100096 3904170888 4 GPT part - 53746F72-6167-11AA-AA11-00306543ECAC
5860270984 262144 5 GPT part - 426F6F74-0000-11AA-AA11-00306543ECAC
5860533128 7
5860533135 32 Sec GPT table
5860533167 1 Sec GPT header
>
sudo fdisk /dev/disk0
Disk: /dev/disk0 geometry: 97451/255/63 [1565565872 sectors]
Signature: 0xAA55
Starting Ending
#: id cyl hd sec - cyl hd sec [ start - size]
1: EE 1023 254 63 - 1023 254 63 [ 1 - 4294967294] <Unknown ID>
2: 00 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 [ 0 - 0] unused
3: 00 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 [ 0 - 0] unused
4: 00 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 [ 0 - 0] unused
Any help that can be offered would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.
DaleThis is an example if the partitions are
GPT1 = MBR1 = EFI
GPT2 = MBR2 = OSX
GPT3 = MBR3 = Recovery HD
GPT4 = MBR4 = BOOTCAMP.
You will need to pick the correct order based on how you format the 3TB disk. Any GPT entry beyond the 2TB address will not be a part of the MBR.
Rebuild MBR to match the new GPT information thus resetting the Hybrid MBR. Use defaults for other questions (like partition codes). The only values that need modifications are the Boot flags and step 6. Accept all other defaults that Gdisk offers.
Sudo gdisk /dev/disk0
P (Print list of parts)
R (Recover)
H (chooses Hybrid)
Partitions numbers to be hybridized: 2 3 4
Y (Good for GRUB question)
N (part 2 boot flag)
N (part 3 boot flag)
Y (part 4 boot flag make NTFS bootable partition)
W (Write the new MBR)
Y (Yes! write the new MBR)
Reboot
Here is an example of the Q&A (when using partitions 2 3 4) ...
Place EFI GPT (0xEE) partition first in MBR (good for GRUB)? (Y/N): Y
Creating entry for GPT partition #2 (MBR partition #2)
Enter an MBR hex code (default AF): Press Enter/Return
Set the bootable flag? (Y/N): N
Creating entry for GPT partition #3 (MBR partition #3)
Enter an MBR hex code (default AB): Press Enter/Return
Set the bootable flag? (Y/N): N
Creating entry for GPT partition #4 (MBR partition #4)
Enter an MBR hex code (default 07): 07
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How to partition my drive for Mac and XP use? from a novice
I would like to use my MacBook Pro for both Mac ad PC programs (Office and others) and hear that I can partition the drive. How is the best way to do that? Also I have an external Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex external drive to set up that supposedly can back up both Mac and PC without formatting each time. Do I have to partition the drive first? Do I use Time Machine?
Is it your intent to run Windows programs on your computer? If so then this is more than simply a partitioning exercise.
In order to use an external drive on both Macs and PCs there are two options. Option One is to partition and format the drive MBP and FAT32, respectively. OS X can read/write a FAT32 formatted drive. However, due to filesystem differences some features of the OS X filesystem are not supported by FAT32, so FAT32 is not the best choice for transferring OS X documents, but would be fine for transferring Windows documents.
Option Two is to partition the drive using GUID then creating two partitions. One partition is formatted Mac OS Extended, Journaled and the other partition is formatted FAT32. Each partition can be used for the data from the appropriate platform.
TM is not a file transfer program, cannot be used for Windows documents, and does not work on Windows.
If you wish to run Windows on your Mac then see the following:
Windows on Intel Macs
There are presently several alternatives for running Windows on Intel Macs.
1. Install the Apple Boot Camp software. Purchase Windows XP w/Service Pak2, Vista, or Windows 7. Follow instructions in the Boot Camp documentation on installation of Boot Camp, creating Driver CD, and installing Windows. Boot Camp enables you to boot the computer into OS X or Windows.
2. Parallels Desktop for Mac and Windows XP, Vista Business, Vista Ultimate, or Windows 7. Parallels is software virtualization that enables running Windows concurrently with OS X.
3. VM Fusionand Windows XP, Vista Business, Vista Ultimate, or Windows 7. VM Fusion is software virtualization that enables running Windows concurrently with OS X.
4. CrossOver which enables running many Windows applications without having to install Windows. The Windows applications can run concurrently with OS X.
5. VirtualBox is a new Open Source freeware virtual machine such as VM Fusion and Parallels that was developed by Solaris. It is not as fully developed for the Mac as Parallels and VM Fusion.
Note that Parallels and VM Fusion can also run other operating systems such as Linux, Unix, OS/2, Solaris, etc. There are performance differences between dual-boot systems and virtualization. The latter tend to be a little slower (not much) and do not provide the video performance of the dual-boot system.
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Best way to do this: repartition existing imac internal drive and restore
Hi all, I am trying to solve this problem: flaky bootcamp/reinstall of XP/reinstall of OSX yet keep existing apps working in the process.
Experience level: 4 years on a mac, decades PC sys admin.
History:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=2490437&tstart=0
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=2489101&tstart=0
My plan, and please verify validity:
1) create a clone of existing 10.5.8 system using CCC, to external harddrive
2) create timemachine backup on external drive (extra protection)
3) boot up on external hardrive OSX image to repartition internal harddrive.
Question: does it matter what version of OSX to boot up on to do the reformatting? I have several bootable OSX drives, including one with 10.6 install DVD, but I have no physical DVD disks from Apple available. I do have the boot camp 3 drivers on a pen drive.
4. clone back the image created in step 1.
5. run bootcamp assistant to create bootcamp partition
6. install XP or Vista, and use pen drive to install boot camp 3 drivers.
What if Scenario: what if I wanted to update this imac to SL while I am here doing all of this reformatting? I am thinking as an alternative to step 3 above, I could do a fresh install of 10.6, and then use the timemachine backup to transfer programs and settings? What are the risks here? The only thing this machine is used for is to record music using Protools, both on the mac side and in bootcamp. Avid says it supports protools in SL:
Avid is pleased to announce that the 8.0.3 version of Pro Tools® software provides full support for Apple’s latest operating system, Snow Leopard. Pro Tools 8.0.3 HD, LE, M-Powered, and M-Powered Essential software for Mac OS X all support the following operating systems:* Mac OS X 10.6.1 – 10.6.2 (Snow Leopard)* Mac OS X 10.5.5 – 10.5.8 (Leopard)
So I guess I am good to go there. Comments? Gotchas? thx!!!
coocoo
ps. feel free to be as technical as possible; i can take it:)coocooforcocoapuffs wrote:
Question: does it matter what version of OSX to boot up on to do the reformatting? I have several bootable OSX drives, including one with 10.6 install DVD, but I have no physical DVD disks from Apple available. I do have the boot camp 3 drivers on a pen drive.
It probably doesn't matter, but use the version that's the same as, or just prior to, what you'll be running. If you're going to stay with Leopard, use a Leopard version of Disk Utility, just to be sure.
I don't do Windoze, but from what I read, your plan makes sense.
What if Scenario: what if I wanted to update this imac to SL while I am here doing all of this reformatting?
I would advise against that. Don't introduce another big change into the process -- if something goes wrong, you won't know what caused it, or what to re-do. Get Leopard running first, and use it for at least a few hours, or a few days. Then upgrade (the upgrade is very easy -- you just upgrade. There are no +Erase and Install+ or +Archive and Install+ options anymore: just Install, which installs a new version of OSX without disturbing anything else.)
And by the way, you really should have the disc(s) that came with your Mac. You'll need them to run the +Apple Hardware Test+ if you suspect hardware problems, and may need them for other things as well. Give AppleCare a call (800-275-2273); supply your serial number and they'll send you a set for a nominal fee. -
Partitions on internal disk not always auto-mounting
I have a 24" 2·93GHz Imac running 10.5.8 with the internal hard disc split into five partitions: one for OS X, one for documents, one for first line backup of my email, one as a scratch area and one for Windows under Parallels. Occasionally, the documents and Windows partitions don't automatically mount at start-up. I can mount them in Disk Utility quite happily, and Disk Utility reports the hard drive SMART status as "Verified". Does anyone know why this is happening? Should I be (more) worried?
Was there a time when all five partitions mounted with each startup and then they quit doing so, or has this undesired behavior been present from when you initially created the five partitions?
I've never had a partitioned internal drive but I do use partitions on my external Firewire drive. Maybe someone else can comment but I wonder if the startup drive "likes" to have several partitions on it or not?
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I have a MacBookPro5,1 using OSX 10.6.8 can I upgrade the OSX to 10.7 in order to use Norton Multi-Device?
You can upgrade to Lion or Mountain Lion.
Upgrade Paths to Snow Leopard, Lion, and/or Mountain Lion
You can upgrade to Mountain Lion from Lion or directly from Snow Leopard. Mountain Lion can be downloaded from the Mac App Store for $19.99. To access the App Store you must have Snow Leopard 10.6.6 or later installed.
Upgrading to Snow Leopard
You must purchase Snow Leopard through the Apple Store: Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard - Apple Store (U.S.). The price is $19.99 plus tax. You will be sent physical media by mail after placing your order.
After you install Snow Leopard you will have to download and install the Mac OS X 10.6.8 Update Combo v1.1 to update Snow Leopard to 10.6.8 and give you access to the App Store. Access to the App Store enables you to download Mountain Lion if your computer meets the requirements.
Snow Leopard General Requirements
1. Mac computer with an Intel processor
2. 1GB of memory
3. 5GB of available disk space
4. DVD drive for installation
5. Some features require a compatible Internet service provider;
fees may apply.
6. Some features require Apple’s MobileMe service; fees and
terms apply.
Upgrading to Lion
If your computer does not meet the requirements to install Mountain Lion, it may still meet the requirements to install Lion.
You can purchase Lion by contacting Customer Service: Contacting Apple for support and service - this includes international calling numbers. The cost is $19.99 (as it was before) plus tax. It's a download. You will get an email containing a redemption code that you then use at the Mac App Store to download Lion. Save a copy of that installer to your Downloads folder because the installer deletes itself at the end of the installation.
Lion System Requirements
1. Mac computer with an Intel Core 2 Duo, Core i3, Core i5, Core i7,
or Xeon processor
2. 2GB of memory
3. OS X v10.6.6 or later (v10.6.8 recommended)
4. 7GB of available space
5. Some features require an Apple ID; terms apply.
Upgrading to Mountain Lion
To upgrade to Mountain Lion you must have Snow Leopard 10.6.8 or Lion installed. Purchase and download Mountain Lion from the App Store. Sign in using your Apple ID. Mountain Lion is $19.99 plus tax. The file is quite large, over 4 GBs, so allow some time to download. It would be preferable to use Ethernet because it is nearly four times faster than wireless.
OS X Mountain Lion - System Requirements
Macs that can be upgraded to OS X Mountain Lion
1. iMac (Mid 2007 or newer)
2. MacBook (Late 2008 Aluminum, or Early 2009 or newer)
3. MacBook Pro (Mid/Late 2007 or newer)
4. MacBook Air (Late 2008 or newer)
5. Mac mini (Early 2009 or newer)
6. Mac Pro (Early 2008 or newer)
7. Xserve (Early 2009)
Are my applications compatible?
See App Compatibility Table - RoaringApps.
For a complete How-To introduction from Apple see Upgrade to OS X Mountain Lion.
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