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Q: Your disk could not be partitioned. Win7 Bootcamp

I'm attempting to load Win7 on MBPr with Bootcamp 5.0 and am getting the error "Your disk could not be partitioned. An error occurred while partitioning disk." No other information leads me to understand the problem. Does anyone know anything about this error and how to fix? Screen Shot 2013-03-20 at 9.50.26 PM.png

MacBook Pro, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.3), 15-Inch, 2.53Ghz, Mid 2009.

Posted on Mar 21, 2013 6:25 PM

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Q: Your disk could not be partitioned. Win7 Bootcamp

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  • by Frog_T,Helpful

    Frog_T Frog_T Apr 13, 2013 4:47 AM in response to GingaRanga
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    Apr 13, 2013 4:47 AM in response to GingaRanga

    I had this problem today. It turns out there was an a small issue with the directories on the disk which was easily resolved. To see if you have the same problem as me, try the following.

     

    1. Perform a full backup, just in case
    2. Launch "Disk Utility" (Applications > Utilities > Disk Utility)
    3. In the left-hand panel, click on your hard drive
    4. Click "Verify Disk"
    5. If there are any errors reported, then you may have the same problem as me (I had a directory count which was wrong).
    6. If there are any errors, try clicking "Repair Disk".
    7. If repair worked successfully, try re-running Boot Camp Assistant

     

    If for any reason the repair option didn't work, here's another way to repair the disk .This is the technique which I used. It's a bit more 'technical', but quite easy. You can see the original artical on OSX Daily:

     

    1. Reboot the Mac into Single User Mode by holding Command+S during boot. You'll see lots of black and white text. Don't panic.
    2. At the command prompt, type: "/sbin/fsck -fy" (without the quotes)
    3. Wait while the disk is checked and repaired
    4. When fsck is complete, type “exit” or “reboot” to reboot
    5. Boot the Mac as usual, verify the disk again in Disk Utility.
    6. Run Boot Camp.

     

    Hopefully this helps others, and will prevent costly visits to your local computer shop!

  • by MsSilk,

    MsSilk MsSilk Apr 14, 2013 5:39 PM in response to Frog_T
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    Apr 14, 2013 5:39 PM in response to Frog_T

    Thank you, the first paragraph was enough to get me up and running.

     

    MS

  • by Marcelcf,

    Marcelcf Marcelcf Apr 20, 2013 7:32 AM in response to Frog_T
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    Apr 20, 2013 7:32 AM in response to Frog_T

    This worked! Thanks man!! You've solved a problem that was driving me crazy for the past week!

  • by dogtranr,

    dogtranr dogtranr Aug 22, 2013 9:59 AM in response to Frog_T
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    Aug 22, 2013 9:59 AM in response to Frog_T

    I am  having this same issue, however disc errors do not appear to be the problem. I've verified, repaired, all to no avail.  All I get is "this disc can not be partitioned".

     

    Appreciate any insight or help.

     

    I have an appointment with One on One tonight, but they've already told me that they can't help with Windows. I'm hoping they can at least help me with bootcamp, since it's an Apple thing. As is the partitioning.

  • by Csound1,

    Csound1 Csound1 Aug 22, 2013 10:13 AM in response to Robert_lp
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    Aug 22, 2013 10:13 AM in response to Robert_lp

    Robert_lp and GingaRanga.

     

    Please start your own threads with your own questions, this thread is old and is marked as solved.

  • by DEPALMZ,

    DEPALMZ DEPALMZ Aug 27, 2013 1:33 PM in response to Frog_T
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    Aug 27, 2013 1:33 PM in response to Frog_T

    This worked great!!

  • by Todai,

    Todai Todai Sep 13, 2013 5:55 PM in response to Frog_T
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    Sep 13, 2013 5:55 PM in response to Frog_T

    This method worked after the first failed attempts using the disk utility alone. Thanks..

  • by sporksoda,

    sporksoda sporksoda Oct 14, 2013 10:16 PM in response to Frog_T
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    Oct 14, 2013 10:16 PM in response to Frog_T

    Thanks much! Other 'solutions' & 'answers' were time-wasters. I had to reboot to singler-user mode and use the terminal command to the repair the disk. Disk Utility didn't do it for me. So thanks! Nice to finally have things working.

  • by Lothdyn,

    Lothdyn Lothdyn Nov 30, 2013 8:38 PM in response to Frog_T
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    Nov 30, 2013 8:38 PM in response to Frog_T

    Thanks Frog_T.  The extra info on starting with Command + S, etc worked great, and allowed Bootcamp to properly partion the disk.  Just wanted to add my voice to those who this fix worked for!

  • by JediMasterCooper,

    JediMasterCooper JediMasterCooper Jan 14, 2014 12:06 AM in response to paulmac12
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    Jan 14, 2014 12:06 AM in response to paulmac12

    i tried this but when i tried to repair disk it said.

    Alert

    Live file system repair is not supported.

     

    I have no clue how to fix this.

    PLZ Help

     

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  • by JediMasterCooper,

    JediMasterCooper JediMasterCooper Jan 14, 2014 12:08 AM in response to Frog_T
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    Jan 14, 2014 12:08 AM in response to Frog_T

    i did this and it said that every thing was ok...

    Screen Shot 2014-01-14 at 9.08.10 AM.png

    help please

  • by Frog_T,

    Frog_T Frog_T Jan 14, 2014 2:20 AM in response to JediMasterCooper
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    Jan 14, 2014 2:20 AM in response to JediMasterCooper

    It looks like the "Live file system repair is not supported" issue has been introduced with Mavericks update. There is a thread with a possible solution which might help:

     

    https://discussions.apple.com/thread/5521316

  • by Csound1,

    Csound1 Csound1 Jan 14, 2014 5:36 AM in response to GingaRanga
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    Jan 14, 2014 5:36 AM in response to GingaRanga

    You are posting in a solved thread, if you want a decent chance of some help. Start your own.

  • by orangeflower,

    orangeflower orangeflower Apr 16, 2014 12:03 PM in response to Frog_T
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    Apr 16, 2014 12:03 PM in response to Frog_T

    thanks guys, i followed this thread and broke my ssd. computer did not boot up, so i figured ssd broke, i replaced it with my hard drive and everything worked. ssd broke because of it.

  • by loghman,

    loghman loghman Jul 13, 2014 1:54 AM in response to Frog_T
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    Jul 13, 2014 1:54 AM in response to Frog_T

    Great ...

    Fixed my problem completely

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