HT203913: Boot Camp: Partition alert message when using Boot Camp Assistant

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Messi1100
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Q: the startup disk cannot be partitioned or restored to a single partition

disk 0s5 didn't appear in my disk utility? please help

iMac, OS X Mavericks (10.9.2)

Posted on Apr 12, 2014 12:21 AM

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Messi1100

Q: the startup disk cannot be partitioned or restored to a single partition

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  • by turbostar,

    turbostar turbostar Apr 12, 2014 2:26 AM in response to Messi1100
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    Apr 12, 2014 2:26 AM in response to Messi1100

    do you have multiple partitions on your drive, if so boot camp will not work

  • by pacobell73,

    pacobell73 pacobell73 Jul 9, 2014 10:52 AM in response to turbostar
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    Jul 9, 2014 10:52 AM in response to turbostar

    I received the same message:

     

    "the startup disk cannot be partitioned or restored to a single partition"

     

    I downloaded the Boot Camp software to an external USB formatted for MS-DOS (FAT32). When loading BOOT CAMP ASSISTANT, I try to download the Windows support software. I am currently running iMac 9,1 Intel Core 2 Duo with Mac OS X Version 10.6.8.

     

    How can I create multiple partitions on the drive?