Make BootCamp partition bigger?

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Make BootCamp partition bigger?

So I went with the 32GB partition size for BootCamp, but now i realise that was too small for some of the apps i want on there, is there a way to expand this without blowing away the whole partion and starting again? especially as I already activated windows.

MacBook Pro 3GB, 2.33GHz, Mac OS X (10.5)

Posted on Oct 27, 2007 3:43 PM

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Answer 1

Oct 27, 2007 3:51 PM in response to FlatDog

This is actually easier than you would believe.

You have to get a copy of Winclone which is available at http://www.twocanoes.com/winclone/

With this you will backup your Windows partition then you would use Boot Camp to delete your Windows partition. At this time you would use Winclone to make a new partition the size that you want and then restore your copy of windows that you backed up.

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FlatDog Author

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Oct 27, 2007 4:10 PM in response to Kevin Bonnot

Sounds good. I'll give it a try.

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Answer 3

Oct 27, 2007 4:32 PM in response to FlatDog

I was just coming on to ask this exact question. How did it work out?

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johnodd4

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Oct 27, 2007 4:38 PM in response to FlatDog

I Don't buy this

windows is in a ntfs partition which is a secure partition meaning you cannot copy it if you try you will receive a error stating the ntfs boot file cannot be found so i wouldn't quite trust this...

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FlatDog Author

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Oct 27, 2007 6:46 PM in response to johnodd4

Hmm, now I'm a little scared to do it, especially as that was Kevin's 1st post. what should I do then?

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Answer 6

Oct 27, 2007 9:26 PM in response to FlatDog

I have used Winclone to backup my Windows partition and restore it when I replaced the hard drive in my MacBook Pro. Only thing that happened was that when I started Windows XP I got a popup that new hardware was found. it was the new hard drive... Go figure.

Anyway this is 100% safe and I think that the guys at twocanoes have an awesome product and I commend them for making it free.

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FlatDog Author

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Oct 28, 2007 8:29 AM in response to Kevin Bonnot

OK, I installed WinClone and it gives me an error, it can't take the image. Obviously it isn't compatible with Leopard yet.

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