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The instructions showed three things:ġ) How to use disk utility on the Mac to check the file structure for errors. Fortunately, when filing out a service ticket online, the FAQ gave me the answer. I contemplated going back to step one, erasing and starting over. I was left with lost disk space on my Mac, and the same space shortage on Windows. Error Source: Hard Disk Manager Error Code: 0x10018.” The developers are native German speakers, so the English isn’t flawless. Run OS built in tools for checking and correcting this kind of errors. File system has allocation errors due to cross-linked files. I was able to remove free space from the Mac side of the partition, but when trying to add space to the Windows partition the following message appeared: “Operation failed. How To Add Space to Bootcamp Without Losing Dataġ) Reformat from the Mac side with Bootcamp by restoring the drive, losing all Windows data, partitioning and starting over.Ģ) Use Paragon CampTune 9 to add space to Windows without losing any data.Īfter purchasing and downloading CampTune, burning the program to a CD went smoothly. I had allocated 27 GB, around 10 GB over the minimum, but with both Apple and Microsoft installing “important” and “recommended” updates my free space was down to approximately 1.5 GB, less than ten per cent of the overall drive capacity leaving little working room for the files to be written. The problems began a few weeks later when I noticed my hard drive was running almost constantly when using Windows. I also installed MSSE - Microsoft security essentials, a free anti virus program.

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After you start up in Windows, use the Macintosh Software Update control panel to update everything from the Windows side.

Just remember to hold down the Option key on Mac and select the new Windows disk on each restart during the set up. While slow, the installation proceeds smoothly. Then restart and use Disk Utility to verify the disk structure for safety. At minimum, restart the Mac with shift key pressed to start up in safe mode and check the system files. The directory file structure is a map of all the files on the hard drive. Then I ran Disk Warrior to rebuild the existing directory on the hard drive to ensure it was in pristine, perfect condition with zero errors prior to proceeding. I used Cocktail to clear caches, run maintenance scripts and repair permissions. To minimize the chance for irregularities during this procedure it is a good idea to run a couple of maintenance utilities. Bootcamp will reformat the partitions on your existing hard drive with no loss of data. Next, print out the Bootcamp instructions and partition your hard drive to make space for Windows. A basic or manufacturer’s installation disk is fine. You need a Windows DVD installation disk.

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VirtualBox, a free emulator by Oracle is quite good, but I needed the actual installation of Windows 7 on the hard drive of the Macintosh.īootcamp is included with the operating system in the Utilities folder, and the procedure for installing is straightforward. Some of the Windows programs I needed would not run in virtualization mode.