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<blockquote data-quote="MacJenny" data-source="post: 796899" data-attributes="member: 84647"><p>Hi everyone!</p><p>First time poster, not a first time Mac User (although it's been a loooong time).</p><p></p><p>Just got the new 15" MBP for my birthday and I am officially a switcher. I have an HP Pavilion notebook I used primarily for playing the Sims 2 (please don't judge) and surfing the web. I wanted to get back to my artwork and photography (my major in college) and we all know that Windows machines just don't do that stuff as seamlessly as a Mac. </p><p></p><p>K, moving on to the important stuff. I want to play Sims 2 on my Mac, but I want to use my Windows discs (have too many of the EPs to justify buying them all for a new platform). I have parallels and have Windows installed on that, but....it seems just a tiny bit sluggish and I've read that Parallels just isn't great if you want to game on your Mac through Windows. I know many folks prefer parallels, but I don't mind booting into Windows by itself. The only time I would need to do that is if I want to play my game or remote into my desktop at work.</p><p>I tried running BootCamp and came across some issues (that I've since discovered are user error....probably should have read the manual all the way through and I guess I got what I deserved). </p><p></p><p>So I went into Boot Camp and deleted the partition. (It was 32gb....btw, had to delete it twice..the first partition was 20gb... because I tried installing it through Boot Camp twice....and I'm a dolt).</p><p></p><p>So far, I have 20gb of music on my Mac (still in the process of moving the rest over). However, in the HDD information page, it says I have used 79.9gb of space. I have some other extra programs (CS4, Parallels, Final Cut, etc). I tried doing a repair disc, but that didn't give back the space previously partitioned, I guess? </p><p></p><p><strong>Cliff's Notes:</strong></p><p>Tried Boot Camp first time -20gb partition, deleted partition, ran disc utility to repair disc (per directions from some mac thread i googled)</p><p>Tried Boot Camp second time -32gb partition, deleted</p><p>20gb of music</p><p>Missing 59.9gb of space, although I assume a portion of that is used by the OS and installed programs.</p><p></p><p>How do I recover this without purchasing recovery software and/or losing data on my machine?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MacJenny, post: 796899, member: 84647"] Hi everyone! First time poster, not a first time Mac User (although it's been a loooong time). Just got the new 15" MBP for my birthday and I am officially a switcher. I have an HP Pavilion notebook I used primarily for playing the Sims 2 (please don't judge) and surfing the web. I wanted to get back to my artwork and photography (my major in college) and we all know that Windows machines just don't do that stuff as seamlessly as a Mac. K, moving on to the important stuff. I want to play Sims 2 on my Mac, but I want to use my Windows discs (have too many of the EPs to justify buying them all for a new platform). I have parallels and have Windows installed on that, but....it seems just a tiny bit sluggish and I've read that Parallels just isn't great if you want to game on your Mac through Windows. I know many folks prefer parallels, but I don't mind booting into Windows by itself. The only time I would need to do that is if I want to play my game or remote into my desktop at work. I tried running BootCamp and came across some issues (that I've since discovered are user error....probably should have read the manual all the way through and I guess I got what I deserved). So I went into Boot Camp and deleted the partition. (It was 32gb....btw, had to delete it twice..the first partition was 20gb... because I tried installing it through Boot Camp twice....and I'm a dolt). So far, I have 20gb of music on my Mac (still in the process of moving the rest over). However, in the HDD information page, it says I have used 79.9gb of space. I have some other extra programs (CS4, Parallels, Final Cut, etc). I tried doing a repair disc, but that didn't give back the space previously partitioned, I guess? [B]Cliff's Notes:[/B] Tried Boot Camp first time -20gb partition, deleted partition, ran disc utility to repair disc (per directions from some mac thread i googled) Tried Boot Camp second time -32gb partition, deleted 20gb of music Missing 59.9gb of space, although I assume a portion of that is used by the OS and installed programs. How do I recover this without purchasing recovery software and/or losing data on my machine? [/QUOTE]
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