I need to install boot camp on mac with OS X 10.10.2. Do i need to defrag my hard drive to be able to partition the drive?

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I need to install boot camp on mac with OS X 10.10.2. Do i need to defrag my hard drive to be able to partition the drive?

I want to install boot camp on IMAC with OS X 10.10.2. I have been using the computer for years, sometimes with a nearly full hard drive, but now with the drive only half full would like to partition it so that I can use boot camp and windows. Will I need to defragment the hard drive? Is there an application to defrag the drive reliably?

iMac (24-inch Early 2009), OS X Yosemite (10.10.2)

Posted on Jan 31, 2015 1:13 PM

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jason269

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Feb 3, 2015 8:20 AM in response to tnpedler275

Hello, tnpedler275.

Thank you for visiting Apple Support Communities.

I understand that you want to install Boot Camp for Windows on your iMac. Here is an article that will walk you through the process of installing Windows on your machine.

How to install Windows using Boot Camp

http://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201468

-Jason H.

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Loner T

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Feb 3, 2015 10:32 AM in response to tnpedler275

Take a Time machine backup of your OSX installation, erase the internal drive and restore from TM backup that you just made. Then follow the second link from jason269.

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Feb 3, 2015 10:39 AM in response to Loner T

Thanks. That answers the question.

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