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frazzle · frazzle #1 (**permalink**)

12-07-2010, 09:23 AM

Not sure if this is the right section.

I have a desktop with snow leopard i have tried to use boot camp but keep getting the message.

Back up the disk and use Disk Utility to format it as a single Mac OS Extended (Journaled) volume. Restore your information to the disk and try using Boot Camp Assistant again.

1. what am i backing up my data that i have put in over the last few months.

2.In the disc utility there are all sorts of things in there what am i trying to reformat

Please help

chscag · chscag #2 (**permalink**)

12-07-2010, 05:24 PM

It means your hard drive is fragmented. In other words, there is not enough free contiguous space for Boot Camp to create a partition.

You can either erase, reformat, reinstall, (archive and install) OS X or buy the iDefrag utility from here for $29.95. Be sure to make a backup whichever method you use.

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Member Since: Jan 23, 2008 Location: Fort Worth, Texas Posts: 31,998 Mac Specs: 21.5" iMac 2.5 GHz i5, iPad 3rd Gen., 3 iPods	12-07-2010, 05:24 PM It means your hard drive is fragmented. In other words, there is not enough free contiguous space for Boot Camp to create a partition. You can either erase, reformat, reinstall, (archive and install) OS X or buy the iDefrag utility from here for $29.95. Be sure to make a backup whichever method you use. Community Guidelines
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Member Since: Dec 07, 2010 Posts: 1	12-07-2010, 09:23 AM Not sure if this is the right section. I have a desktop with snow leopard i have tried to use boot camp but keep getting the message. Back up the disk and use Disk Utility to format it as a single Mac OS Extended (Journaled) volume. Restore your information to the disk and try using Boot Camp Assistant again. 1. what am i backing up my data that i have put in over the last few months. 2.In the disc utility there are all sorts of things in there what am i trying to reformat Please help
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