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Boot Camp, forced restart, and now 15GB HD space is gone
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winey
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May 14, 2008, 12:15 AM
 
hi all i tried partitioning my hdd for runnig windows using bootcamp , at first i had to repair my hdd using the leopard disk after that, when i used bootcamp again to partition my disk, i got a message asking me to restart my macbook holding down the power button, i did so and after that icould normally login to my macbook and it went no further, i went into bootcamp again and could not see the partition, it asks me to partition again but now i can only see 10 Gb free space, which means i have lost my 15GB windows partition somewhere but cannot see it to install windows. wat shud i do can any one help me with this situation.
     
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May 14, 2008, 04:21 PM
 
Just insert your Windows CD/DVD and hold down the Option key. After booting off the Windows disc, see if the partition shows up in the setup portion. Format for NTFS, then grab yourself a copy of MacFUSE and NTFS-3G so you can write to the partition from the Mac side.
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