Bootcamp Won't Partition

[Dancing_Dalek]

I have a problem with Bootcamp.

I opened Bootcamp Assistant and tried to select the option "Install drivers" in the beginning but it said I need at least 10GB of disk space available. I have 23GB available and I don't understand what Bootcamp is talking about. It won't let me partition.

Halp please.

 

[oldscribe]

Hi,

Have never boot camped but you could go this route

but it will take a little bit of time. ​

1) First make sure you're all backed up using Time Machine. ​

2) Then put your OSX disk in, and reformat the entire drive (read: erase) then re-install your OS. ​

3) When you start the OS for the first time it will ask if you want to use Migration Assistant to restore your stuff, point it to the Time Machine drive. ​

4) Select this and you should up and running like nothing happened and your drive.​

5) Then, finally, when you use Boot Camp Assitant it shouldn't have any problem reformatting your drive.​

 

[Dancing_Dalek]

thank you but i dont have the disk. my computer is from ebay.

do you think re-installing Bootcamp could help too?

 

[oldscribe]

Hi,

You could try, what are the Mac specs? Year model etc as purchasing the OS X disks from Apple is very inexpensive and would mean that you could restore your Mac Easley anytime.

 

[Dancing_Dalek]

thank you for sticking with this and trying to help

its a macbook, 10.6.8

before i try the disk thing, do you think you could tell me what causes Bootcamp to think I have no space? It has never made this error before.

thnx

 

[oldscribe]

Hi,

Sorry no as I would never boot camp, so have never really looked into its possible issues. Although to be fare 23GB is not a great deal of free space if that is the correct amount you have left.

 

[Dancing_Dalek]

i see. thnx. maybe the disk size is the only issue. i'll clean out more junk.