"Reader" Actually Created a New Partition
An update failed--possibly because the last PDF I had been reading was on a Truecrypt volume. I got an error message to that effect.
I followed the instructions provided for the error message number--at which time a new partition, labeled "OS," appeared on my Windows 7, 64, disk.
I tried to remove the partition; it failed. How could the error message instructions have created a new "OS?" If it counts, the region is striped on the Windows Disk Management program. I don't know what to do.
Thank you.
Thank you for the reply. When I rebooted the computer--I mean shut it down, and then booted "from scratch"--the partition was gone. I don't recall the four-digit code I got when Adobe Reader failed to update, only that it gave instructions to instruct the registry about how to update to a different drive (and this, because, apparently, I use Reader in PDFs on a Truecrypt volume).
I followed the instructions--in the Windows 7 Search bar, not in the registry itself, and--voila! Another volume or partition (beg pardon, I don't know the difference).
But it's gone now, and that's a good thing.
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At first I tried to do this with Boot Camp Assistant, but it didn't work.
Then I tried to create a FAT partition with Disk Utility, which didn't work either.
So I verified and repaired the disk, tried to create the partition again, yet it still didn't work.
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Neither of them worked.
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Strange..
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Any help is greatly appreciated!Good thing to mention that, I forgot to do that.
Unfortunately it did not help.. The screen to remove the existing Boot Camp partition does not pop up, it just tries to create the new Boot Camp partition.
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Hi,
I want to create a new partition as I have done before a few times.
Now, the problem is, that I get an error message, when I'm trying to create one.
Unfortunetally the error message is in German, so I try to translate it:
"Partitioning failed
During partitioning is occurred an error:
MediaKit reports: System has for the desired process not enough memory"
You can see the screenshot under following link:
http://www.apfeltalk.de/forum/partitionen-zusammenf-hren-t174556.html
The point is: I have 2 GB RAM and more than 100 GB on my harddisc free!
Probably this problem occured with Mac OS X 10.5.5.
Does anybody know an solution?
How can I contact Apple to inform them about this problem and get some help?!
Best regards
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I'm not an expert, but I partitioned the C: drive and made a partition for Windows 8. It worked perfectly as a multi-boot setup.
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This might be a little confusing so I will try and explain myself as best as I can.
I run OSX and Windows 7. OSX is on 1 harddrive whilst my windows 7 install is on an SSD. I had a partition titled G:Win7 Files, this was not where Windows 7 was installed but a partition I used to store files for use on windows. I recently made a new partition from the drive with OSX installed on for use with Windows. I did this on OSX and when I rebooted into Windows, my G:Win7 Files drive has now been replaced with G:Windows (which was the partition I'd just created from a different drive.)
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I'm sorry if this is the wrong place to be asking about this but I was hoping someone could point me in the right direction on how to go about fixing this!
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Disk Utility Hangs When Creating a New Partition
Hello,
I recently purchased a Late 2005 Power Mac G5. My problem is, that the hard drive is 250 MB and only one partition appears in the disk utility of 37 GB. I try to add a new partition, but it hangs on "modifying partition map". Any Help?
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Main Disk
Name : WDC WD2500JD-41HBC0
Type : Disk
Partition Map Scheme : Apple Partition Map
Disk Identifier : disk0
Media Name : WDC WD2500JD-41HBC0 WDC WD2500JD-41HBC0
Media Type : Generic
Connection Bus : Serial ATA
Connection ID : Device 0, "A (upper)"
Device Tree : first-boot/@0:0
Bay : "A (upper)"
Writable : Yes
Ejectable : No
Mac OS 9 Drivers Installed : No
Location : Internal
Total Capacity : 232.9 GB (250,059,350,016 Bytes)
S.M.A.R.T. Status : Verified
Disk Number : 0
Partition Number : 0
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Name : Mac OSX 10.5
Type : Volume
Disk Identifier : disk0s3
Mount Point : /
File System : Mac OS Extended (Journaled)
Connection Bus : ATA
Device Tree : first-boot/@0:3
Writable : Yes
Universal Unique Identifier : 989D8CCE-3C5D-3ECC-9A12-C025D2DF23F2
Capacity : 37.1 GB (39,873,503,232 Bytes)
Free Space : 24.5 GB (26,274,824,192 Bytes)
Used : 12.7 GB (13,598,679,040 Bytes)
Number of Files : 484,775
Number of Folders : 110,579
Owners Enabled : Yes
Can Turn Owners Off : Yes
Can Repair Permissions : Yes
Can Be Verified : Yes
Can Be Repaired : Yes
Can Be Formatted : Yes
Bootable : Yes
Supports Journaling : Yes
Journaled : Yes
Disk Number : 0
Partition Number : 3
ThanksHave you tried doing this first:
Repair the Hard Drive and Permissions
Boot from your OS X Installer disc. After the installer loads select your language and click on the Continue button. When the menu bar appears select Disk Utility from the Utilities menu. After DU loads select your hard drive entry (mfgr.'s ID and drive size) from the the left side list. In the DU status area you will see an entry for the S.M.A.R.T. status of the hard drive. If it does not say "Verified" then the hard drive is failing or failed. (SMART status is not reported on external Firewire or USB drives.) If the drive is "Verified" then select your OS X volume from the list on the left (sub-entry below the drive entry,) click on the First Aid tab, then click on the Repair Disk button. If DU reports any errors that have been fixed, then re-run Repair Disk until no errors are reported. If no errors are reported click on the Repair Permissions button. Wait until the operation completes, then quit DU and return to the installer. Now restart normally.
If DU reports errors it cannot fix, then you will need Disk Warrior and/or Tech Tool Pro to repair the drive. If you don't have either of them or if neither of them can fix the drive, then you will need to reformat the drive and reinstall OS X.
If there are no errors reported then try the routine I suggested rather than trying to expand the existing partition just try to Add a second partition as you have tried before.
If this still gets you nowhere, then I'm afraid you're left with having to repartition from scratch. You'll want to backup the existing files if you don't wish to lose them. I would then do this:
Drive Preparation
1. Boot from your OS X Installer Disc. After the installer loads select your language and click on the Continue button. When the menu bar appears select Disk Utility from the Utilities menu.
2. After DU loads select your hard drive (this is the entry with the mfgr.'s ID and size) from the left side list. Note the SMART status of the drive in DU's status area. If it does not say "Verified" then the drive is failing or has failed and will need replacing. SMART info will not be reported on external drives. Otherwise, click on the Partition tab in the DU main window.
3. Under the Volume Scheme heading set the number of partitions from the drop down menu to one. Set the format type to Mac OS Extended (Journaled.) Click on the Options button, set the partition scheme to GUID (for Intel Macs) or APM (for PPC Macs) then click on the OK button. Click on the Partition button and wait until the process has completed.
4. Select the volume you just created (this is the sub-entry under the drive entry) from the left side list. Click on the Erase tab in the DU main window.
5. Set the format type to Mac OS Extended (Journaled.) Click on the Options button, check the button for Zero Data and click on OK to return to the Erase window.
6. Click on the Erase button. The format process can take up to several hours depending upon the drive size.
When the above is completed quit DU and return to the installer. Complete the OS X installation. -
I have an external hard drive from seagate. Tonight I decided to give it a try and add a new partition to it so I could have a bootable version of mountain lion in it it just in case of emergency and no internet. After creating the partition, disk utility says "mountain disk", and its been doing it for at least 20 minutes and not moving... Any ideas? btw, now the external drive is not even showing on the left-side bar...
Thanks!I would try reformatting the drive and creating the partition again. Make certain that you erase the drive and format it as "Mac OS Extended (Journaled)" and the partition the drive.
What you describe is not normal... try again.
Clinton
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