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None Such

macrumors 6502
Original poster
Sep 17, 2006
352
13
"The disk cannot be partitioned because some files cannot be moved.

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."

Anyone have this happen? What did you do to get it to partition?
 

pkoch1

macrumors 6502a
Oct 3, 2007
527
0
Boston
"The disk cannot be partitioned because some files cannot be moved.

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."

Anyone have this happen? What did you do to get it to partition?

I'd try backing up the disk and using disk utility to format it as a single Mac OS Extended (Journaled) volume. Then I'd restore your information on the disk and try using Boot Camp Assistant again. ;)
 

None Such

macrumors 6502
Original poster
Sep 17, 2006
352
13
Gee thanks. :rolleyes: I'm wondering what to do after that to get it not to give me the error message.
 

RoninXI

macrumors regular
Jun 5, 2006
141
0
Vermilion, Ohio
Try clearing temp files, I use MainMenu to do so. Once I cleared those temp files mine partitioned just fine. Since temp files are essentially in use they will cause the problem you are having like it did for me as well.

Besides main menu is a good program to have anyway:)
 

jauhari

macrumors regular
Mar 20, 2007
149
6
Let me do this and give feedback after it ;)

Thanks for this informations
 

istinkles

macrumors member
Sep 22, 2008
68
0
Try clearing temp files, I use MainMenu to do so. Once I cleared those temp files mine partitioned just fine. Since temp files are essentially in use they will cause the problem you are having like it did for me as well.

Besides main menu is a good program to have anyway:)

I tried mainmenu and used it to clean my user and system cache, but boot camp still won't work. Which part of mainmenu did you use?
 

bearbear

macrumors regular
Jun 28, 2008
161
1
you need to defrag...try Drive Genius


edit: oh wow didnt see how old this thread was
 
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