Using Boot Camp Assistant to Partition Your Hard Drive

Boot Camp Assistant: An Introduction

You can use Boot Camp Assistant to create a Windows partition on an existing hard drive.

Boot Camp Assistant, part of Apple's Boot Camp, serves two functions in getting a Mac ready to run Windows. Its main purpose is to help you partition your hard drive, to create the necessary Windows partition. If you decide to delete Windows at some point in the future, Boot Camp Assistant can restore your Mac to its pre-Windows configuration.

In this guide, we'll look at using Boot Camp Assistant to partition a Mac hard drive.

You will need:

• An Intel-based Mac
  
  
• OS X 10.5 or later
  
  
• Available hard drive space (I recommend at least 20 GB)
  
  

• Boot Camp Assistant: An Introduction
• First Things First: Back Up Your Data
• Getting Ready to Partition Your Drive
• Select a Hard Drive to Partition
• Determine the Size of Your Windows Partition
• Your New Partitions Are Ready