Triple boot Mavericks, Yosemite, and Windows 8.1?

[Spontida]

How can I do this? I tried this once by making a new drive for Yosemite but failed horribly. Does anyone know how? I plan to use Yosemite as my main os but I want to keep mavericks for software and nostalgic purposes.

 

[macenied]

Please look at the partition layout attached.

This is for OS X ( Yosemite ) and BootCamp ( Windows 7 ). You see 1 GPT partition, 1 OS X partition, 1 Recovery partition and 1 Windows partition.

Based on the BootCamp support provided by Apple and the Yosemite installation you

- Are limited to 4 partitions per disk
- Cannot install Yosemite without installing a Recovery partition

It seems the only way to keep Mavericks in your case will be to install it on an external drive.

 

[simonsi]

Just have separate bootable partitions for Yosemite and Mavericks and select via holding the option key when booting the machine.

 

[Spontida]

Just have separate bootable partitions for Yosemite and Mavericks and select via holding the option key when booting the machine.

What about windows?

 

[simonsi]

You can use Bootcamp for Windows (sorry I don't use Win at all)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boot_Camp_(software)

 

[Spontida]

You can use Bootcamp for Windows (sorry I don't use Win at all)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boot_Camp_(software)

Well you can't have 2 partitions and install windows so...

 

[simonsi]

I'd be surprised, you can always create a bootable external with Mavericks on and boot off that as required.

 

[bbfc]

How can I do this? I tried this once by making a new drive for Yosemite but failed horribly. Does anyone know how? I plan to use Yosemite as my main os but I want to keep mavericks for software and nostalgic purposes.

I have Mavericks on an external drive. Also have Yosemite and Windows 7 installed on my MBP.

That's the only way around it.

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I'd be surprised, you can always create a bootable external with Mavericks on and boot off that as required.

That is the only option.