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problem while using Boot Camp Assistant

Hi,

I need to install Windows 10 on a MacBook Air mid 2012.

I launched Boot Camp Assistant, but it alerted me there is not enough space on my drive, because there is need of at least 40 GB free. But I have 70 GB free! Why does it happen?

Anyway I've tried to go on.

Boot Camp assistant installed in usb drive Windows installer, starting from ISO I downloaded from microsoft site. Then it started to download software support, but after showing me a lot of minutes needed over then 3000), it stopped after few minutes, telling me that it is impossible saving selected software on selected drive.

Why does it happen?

How can I fix it?

Thank you a lot.


PS: English is not my mother language, but I hope it's clear what I need.


MacBook Air

Posted on Jan 1, 2019 7:18 AM

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Jan 1, 2019 8:34 AM in response to Loner T

AirdiRiaMengoli:Library ritamengol$ sudo fsck_apfs -n -l /dev/rdisk1

Password:

** Checking the container superblock.

** Checking the EFI jumpstart record.

** Checking the space manager.

** Checking the space manager free queue trees.

** Checking the object map.

** Checking volume.

** Checking the APFS volume superblock.

** The volume Macintosh HD was formatted by hfs_convert (748.67.14) and last modified by apfs_kext (945.230.6).

** Checking the object map.

** Checking the snapshot metadata tree.

** Checking the snapshot metadata.

** Checking snapshot 1 of 4.

** Checking snapshot 2 of 4.

** Checking snapshot 3 of 4.

** Checking snapshot 4 of 4.

** Checking the extent ref tree.

** Checking the fsroot tree.

** Checking volume.

** Checking the APFS volume superblock.

** The volume Preboot was formatted by newfs_apfs (748.67.14) and last modified by apfs_kext (945.230.6).

** Checking the object map.

** Checking the snapshot metadata tree.

** Checking the snapshot metadata.

** Checking the extent ref tree.

** Checking the fsroot tree.

** Checking volume.

** Checking the APFS volume superblock.

** The volume Recovery was formatted by newfs_apfs (748.67.14) and last modified by apfs_kext (945.230.6).

** Checking the object map.

** Checking the snapshot metadata tree.

** Checking the snapshot metadata.

** Checking the extent ref tree.

** Checking the fsroot tree.

** Checking volume.

** Checking the APFS volume superblock.

** The volume VM was formatted by newfs_apfs (748.67.14) and last modified by apfs_kext (945.230.6).

** Checking the object map.

** Checking the snapshot metadata tree.

** Checking the snapshot metadata.

** Checking the extent ref tree.

** Checking the fsroot tree.

** Verifying allocated space.

** Performing deferred repairs.

** The volume /dev/rdisk1 appears to be OK.

AirdiRiaMengoli:Library ritamengol$

Jan 2, 2019 6:35 AM in response to Loner T

I've done it!

I deleted all new Time Machine local snapshot and then I changed the usb drive I was using: probably it was not good for this job.

Now Windows is ok.

But now there is something wrong in macOS: it looks like "Macintosh HD" is not a start up drive. this happen both in Boot Camp preferences, when running Windows (only BOOTCAMP drive is shown) and in macOS system preferences (both partition are shown, but macOS one can't be selected).

The only way I can start macOS is press option hey when starting the MacBook Air and then select Macintosh HD.

I think it is not normal.

problem while using Boot Camp Assistant

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