Partition? Trying to run 10.6 and 10.9

[Jmurr187]

Hello!
I have a 17" MBP running 10.6.8. I use it for recording with protools and I've spent a lot of money on plugins and additional hardware.
My other devices all utilize icloud, which 10.6.8 doesn't support.
I was think my best option is to partition the drive on my MBP and have one side stay on 10.6.8, and then have other side run 10.9.
Thoughts? Directions?
I apologize if this subject has been explained before.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!

 

[pigoo3]

Definitely can be done. Give this a read on the procedure:

Partition your hard drive with data still on it | Macworld

- Nick

 

[Jmurr187]

Thanks Nick!
When I make the new partition, will the OS's be separate as well? None of my recording hardware or software is compatible with anything beyond 10.6. I'd really hate to lose it.

 

[johnodd4]

no it will keep it separate

 

[johnodd4]

i have this on my mac pro.

bay 1: partition 2 partitions

1: mac os x 10.6

2. mac os x 10.7

bay 2: partition 2 partitions

1: mac os x 10.5

2: powerpc apps storage

 

[pigoo3]

Where are you putting 10.9?

- Nick

 

[pigoo3]

Since a Mac Pro can have 4 internal HD's…you could have each OS on a separate HD (10.5, 10.6, 10.7, 10.9).

Just an idea.

- Nick

 

[Jmurr187]

My plan was to have my internal drive partitioned into two parts. One side with all my recording data (10.6.8), and the other side bootable to mavericks or lion.
Does this sound like a bad idea? lol

 

[pigoo3]

My plan was to have my internal drive partitioned into two parts. One side with all my recording data (10.6.8), and the other side bootable to mavericks or lion.
Does this sound like a bad idea? lol

If you are using the HD with 10.6 on it…are you replacing 10.7 with 10.9? Since you mentioned that bay #1 HD currently has 10.6 and 10.7 on it.

Not necessarily a bad idea. Just when you have a Mac Pro with 4 HD bays…you have options available to you that folks with other model computers that only have one (or at most two) internal storage bays.

Just got to have backups of everything.

- Nick

p.s. I happen to have a hard drive with 5 partitions & 5 different OS versions installed on it…one per partition. 10.5, 10.6, 10.7, 10.8, and 10.9.

 

[Jmurr187]

Okay thanks.
I suppose the term is "Dual Boot". Using my internal drive on my macbook pro to boot to 10.6, or 10.9.
For some reason I cannot partition my drive. It will not let me click apply. Any suggestions?
Thanks again guys!

 

[pigoo3]

Okay thanks.
I suppose the term is "Dual Boot". Using my internal drive on my macbook pro to boot to 10.6, or 10.9.

Dual boot, triple boot, quadruple boot, etc. Just depends how many OS's and partitions the HD has setup/installed.

Are you trying to perform this HD partitioning WHILE at the same time it's your current boot drive? Usually you can't partition the same drive you booted the computer from.

- Nick

p.s. I wanted to mention that I got confused in this thread. Post #1 says you have a 17" MacBook Pro…post #5 says "Mac Pro". These two terms are not equivalent:

- MacBook Pro = laptop/desktop computer
- Mac Pro = desktop computer (with 4 internal HD bays).