iarora Posted January 18, 2008 Share Posted January 18, 2008 i tried to partition my disk but it gave me an error saying some files could not be moved and in order to partition i will have to back up my disk and format it, is there any other easier way to partition my disk? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/82296-bootcamp-partition-help/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
iarora Posted January 21, 2008 Author Share Posted January 21, 2008 up Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/82296-bootcamp-partition-help/#findComment-588403 Share on other sites More sharing options...
hecker Posted January 22, 2008 Share Posted January 22, 2008 This usually happens when some applications "lock" some files in place so they cannot be moved. The only solution I know (since there is no defragmentation app in Leo) is to backup your whole system, reformat the partition, restore your data and run the bootcamp assistant again. I know this solution is far from optimal but not even the unhelpful Apple geeks know of a better solution. Sorry, hecker EDIT: Here's a tutorial on how to backup your Leo using rsync: http://www.egg-tech.com/mac_backup/ Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/82296-bootcamp-partition-help/#findComment-588787 Share on other sites More sharing options...
iarora Posted January 22, 2008 Author Share Posted January 22, 2008 up Cant i just back it up with timemachine? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/82296-bootcamp-partition-help/#findComment-588873 Share on other sites More sharing options...
hecker Posted January 22, 2008 Share Posted January 22, 2008 Cant i just back it up with timemachine?Oh yeah. I forgot about that one The only problem with time machine is that forces you to re-install from the dvd in order to recover your files. Not really the fastest solution compared to clones but probably easier to handle. Good luck, hecker Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/82296-bootcamp-partition-help/#findComment-588918 Share on other sites More sharing options...
lstep Posted March 3, 2008 Share Posted March 3, 2008 i tried to partition my disk but it gave me an error saying some files could not be moved and in order to partition i will have to back up my disk and format it, is there any other easier way to partition my disk? Try removing a few gigs from your drive, run disk utility to repair permissions/disk and then run Boot Camp setup again. I've had this happen a few times on my Mini. I think Boot Camp has to be able to make a contiguous partition. ls Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/82296-bootcamp-partition-help/#findComment-652090 Share on other sites More sharing options...
i_am...me Posted March 3, 2008 Share Posted March 3, 2008 i tried to partition my disk but it gave me an error saying some files could not be moved and in order to partition i will have to back up my disk and format it, is there any other easier way to partition my disk? Close all the applications that are open Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/82296-bootcamp-partition-help/#findComment-652266 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxintosh Posted March 3, 2008 Share Posted March 3, 2008 Easiest way to backup would be SuperDuper or CCC. I think you'd have more control over your files with one of them VS. TM. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/82296-bootcamp-partition-help/#findComment-653121 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falcon351 Posted March 4, 2008 Share Posted March 4, 2008 I think Boot Camp has to be able to make a contiguous partition. Well, you can't have a non-contiguous partition. Which means that the partition getting resized needs to have unused blocks at the end which can be trimmed. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/82296-bootcamp-partition-help/#findComment-653267 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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