It's more ridiculous that the Mac Book didn't come with a disk or flash drive with the software already on it (As the previous devices have). Using an external Hard Drive because I didn't happen to have a flash drive isn't all that ridiculous. B oot Camp assistance shows: "The startup disk cannot be partitioned or restored to a single partition" It was the very first thing I tried (As it has worked for me in previous OS X versions).
And always confirm what you're installing before you do it. An external hard drive (assuming it's an actual hard drive and not just a flash drive) is a lot of effort just to store under 500MB of drivers. Modern versions of Windows can’t be installed on a FAT32 partition, so this partition will need to be separate from both your Mac and Windows system partitions.You don't use Disk Utility to remove your Boot Camp partition, you use Boot Camp Assistant to remove it and create a new one.Īlso, I'd like to point out that the error you received is the least ridiculous part about the post. Format that new partition with that FAT file system and you’ll be able to read and write to it from both Windows and Mac OS X without any third-party software. You could use the Disk Utility to shrink one of your current partitions and create a new partition. FAT32 is normally used on USB sticks and other removable drives because it’s so widely supported. There is a neutral type of file system that both operating systems support - FAT32. Windows doesn’t normally like HFS+, and Mac OS X doesn’t want to write to NTFS. RELATED: Why Do Removable Drives Still Use FAT32 Instead of NTFS? After you install it, you’ll be able to access your Windows partition - and any external drives formatted with NTFS - in full read/write mode from Mac OS X. Try the free and open-source NTFS-FREE if you don’t want to spend any money on this feature. There are quite a few solutions for writing to NTFS file systems on a Mac, many of which are paid applications. Unfortunately, Mac OS X can only read this partition out of the box, not write to it. Your Windows partition appears under Devices as BOOTCAMP on Mac OS X. Write to Windows NTFS Partitions From OS X
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