Q: bootcamp resize with OS's tools?
On my 256Gb MBP Retina I have 2 partitions: a 60Gb MacOS and 190Gb Windows bootcamp partition and I would like to increase the size of the Mac partition using the tools that come with Mavericks and Windows 7 without risking to lose any data.
I wonder if this plan will work:
- boot in Windows
- use Windows 7's Disk Management to shrink the NTFS partition
- boot in MacOS
- use Disk Utility to extend HFS partition
Is there any other solution to extend the MacOS partition without losing my Windows data and without any 3rd party software? (I was thinking about Winclone 4.4 but it doesn't make sense to buy it just to use it once).
I have read lots of posts on this topic but none of them provided a clear solution so I am still looking for advice.
MacBook Pro with Retina display, OS X Mavericks (10.9.4)
Posted on Sep 13, 2014 3:36 AM
euroBosch wrote:
1. how do I know if I have an EFI installation of Windows?
Please post the output of
1. diskutil list
2. sudo fdisk /dev/<Botcampdisk> where <Bootcampdisk> is disk0, disk1, disk2 based on what you get from 1.
2. I now intend to purchase Winclone 4 to backup the Win partition and maybe try to shrink it with Winclone. Do you think it will work? Is this a better approach? Are there better alternatives to shrink the Win partition, maybe other 3rd party tools other than Winclone?
Many have had success with Winclone. The other aspect is that TwoCanoes will provide Tech Support once you purchase the product, to help, if you run into any issues.
Posted on Sep 13, 2014 7:57 AM