Hi,
Somehow I cannot find 8gb on my computer. First, I recently updated to leopard. As I updated I ran "Archive and Install" as an extra backup for my files. Then I decided to try to run bootcamp so I could install Windows XP, I have the full home edition with the service pack. I tried to create a partition with bootcamp and was consistently getting an error message saying that I would have to completely backup and restore (basically defrag) my computer. There were over 40 GB of space and it just didn't make sense that I would need to do that for 8GB of space. So, after thinking about it for a while I deleted the "previous system version" which I thought might have the computer thinking of as a partition. I think it worked because the next time I tried to partition with Bootcamp, I didn't get an error message. HOWEVER, (here's the question) I now cannot find the partition. When I go to bootcamp, I am not getting the "Install Windows" option. The 8gb partition that I made is missing. When I go to bootcamp or disk utility, there is only one disk space. But in bootcamp, the 8gb are missing from the space that was originally available. I hope I've explained this clearly and I hope someone has a suggestion. Please advise.
Somehow I cannot find 8gb on my computer. First, I recently updated to leopard. As I updated I ran "Archive and Install" as an extra backup for my files. Then I decided to try to run bootcamp so I could install Windows XP, I have the full home edition with the service pack. I tried to create a partition with bootcamp and was consistently getting an error message saying that I would have to completely backup and restore (basically defrag) my computer. There were over 40 GB of space and it just didn't make sense that I would need to do that for 8GB of space. So, after thinking about it for a while I deleted the "previous system version" which I thought might have the computer thinking of as a partition. I think it worked because the next time I tried to partition with Bootcamp, I didn't get an error message. HOWEVER, (here's the question) I now cannot find the partition. When I go to bootcamp, I am not getting the "Install Windows" option. The 8gb partition that I made is missing. When I go to bootcamp or disk utility, there is only one disk space. But in bootcamp, the 8gb are missing from the space that was originally available. I hope I've explained this clearly and I hope someone has a suggestion. Please advise.