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Setting up your new Macbook Pro
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<blockquote data-quote="ZeeSquared" data-source="post: 965234" data-attributes="member: 136319"><p>Thanks, all, for the replies! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>I'm very excited and can't wait until I purchase my MBP.</p><p></p><p>I'm still confused about the hard drive, though. In regards to partitioning it, does the Disk Utility allow you to partition the hard drive more than one way? I'm just confused on how it works.</p><p></p><p>For example on a Windows machine, you can put in an Ubuntu CD and use GParted to partition the hard drive before running the computer for the first time. This is how I often setup my computers. I'll make a 20GB partition for the system files, then a 150GB partition for programs, and another 150GB for data. Once I'm done with that I'll reboot the machine and beginning installing Windows on the 20GB partition.</p><p></p><p>Would I be able to do that on a Mac? Has anyone ever split their hard drive in that sort of way? Or is there such a thing as "Program Files" on a Mac?</p><p></p><p>I apologize for the confusion. It's exciting to venture into something new, though!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ZeeSquared, post: 965234, member: 136319"] Thanks, all, for the replies! (: I'm very excited and can't wait until I purchase my MBP. I'm still confused about the hard drive, though. In regards to partitioning it, does the Disk Utility allow you to partition the hard drive more than one way? I'm just confused on how it works. For example on a Windows machine, you can put in an Ubuntu CD and use GParted to partition the hard drive before running the computer for the first time. This is how I often setup my computers. I'll make a 20GB partition for the system files, then a 150GB partition for programs, and another 150GB for data. Once I'm done with that I'll reboot the machine and beginning installing Windows on the 20GB partition. Would I be able to do that on a Mac? Has anyone ever split their hard drive in that sort of way? Or is there such a thing as "Program Files" on a Mac? I apologize for the confusion. It's exciting to venture into something new, though! [/QUOTE]
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