mlyin
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Q: Boot camp stuck on "Status: Partitioning disk..."

I've been stuck on Boot camp stuck on "Status: Partitioning disk..." for 3+ hours

what am I supposed to do?

here is a screenshot of what it looks like

Screen Shot 2016-09-24 at 4.41.40 PM.jpg

MacBook Pro, OS X El Capitan (10.11.6)

Posted on Sep 24, 2016 2:43 PM

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mlyin

Q: Boot camp stuck on "Status: Partitioning disk..."

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  • by Loner T,

    Loner T Loner T Sep 24, 2016 4:38 PM in response to mlyin
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    Sep 24, 2016 4:38 PM in response to mlyin

    You have chosen the Windows size to be very close to the available Free Space. This can be very slow when trying to create contiguous disk space for the Windows partition. The best way to get this size to work, is by using a Time Machine backup/erase the internal disk/restore before you partition. The Restore will make the underlying disk have contiguous disk space.

  • by mlyin,

    mlyin mlyin Sep 24, 2016 6:29 PM in response to mlyin
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    Sep 24, 2016 6:29 PM in response to mlyin

    How do I do that?

    Do I need to unmount the disk?

    Also, how much should I partition if I want to get it done by tomorrow? I'm mostly going to use my Mac side.

    Can I leave it to partition overnight?

  • by Loner T,

    Loner T Loner T Sep 24, 2016 7:49 PM in response to mlyin
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    Sep 24, 2016 7:49 PM in response to mlyin

    Before you abort the partitioning process, start a Terminal window from Application -> Utilities and post the output of

     

    diskutil list

    diskutil cs list

     

    This would show us the current state. You can then decide whether to abort the process or not.