Using Boot Camp Assistant to Partition Your Hard Drive

Select a Hard Drive to Partition

Pick the drive you want to hold the Windows partition.

After you select the option to create or remove a Windows partition, Boot Camp Assistant will display a list of the hard drives installed in your computer. For many individuals, this will be a short list, limited to the drive that came with the Mac. Whether you have one hard drive or several, select a drive to partition.

Select a Hard Drive to Partition for Windows

1. Click the icon for the hard drive that will be the new home for Windows.
   
   
2. Select the ‘Create a second partition for Windows’ option.
   
   
3. Click the 'Continue' button.
   
   

• 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