Comments on: Boot Camp Assistant crashes during partition

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By: beyond_lover

beyond_lover — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 14:53:05 +0000

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By: Robbmc

Robbmc — Mon, 09 May 2011 15:16:11 +0000

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By: Sanjay Vyas

Sanjay Vyas — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 01:16:10 +0000

If the swap file is the one which has been placed at the end of the volume, re partitioning will not help. Rather than using an expensive app like iDefrag (~ $30) ... just disable the VM for a while and delete the swap file.

Step 1:
sudo launchctl unload -w /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.dynamic_pager.plist
sudo rm /private/var/vm/swapfile*

Step 2:
Once this step is done, go back to Bootcamp assistant and the partitioning should go thru. Thereafter you can re enable the swap file.

Step 3:
sudo launchctl load -wF /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.dynamic_pager.plist

Confirm that the swap file has been created in /private/var/vm/

Step 4:
Now go ahead and tell Bootcamp to boot into windows CD.

Guys, this worked for me and I didnt have to pay $30 just for moving one file. But I DO NOT provide ANY guarantees. Please do the sensible thing and backup your OSX partition before you try this stunt.

If it works for you, drop me a line on sanjay dot vyas at gmail dot com

By: moogle

moogle — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 00:43:02 +0000

Thanks Chewie,

Now I can play Civilization iv – which only cost me 1p for the pc version instead of the £25 for mac!!!

By: moogle

moogle — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 00:43:02 +0000

Thanks Chewie,

Now I can play Civilization iv – which only cost me 1p for the pc version instead of the £25 for mac!!!

By: Lizards821

Lizards821 — Sun, 20 Jun 2010 10:03:55 +0000

Hi Chewie,

I have a problem actually partitioning the hard drive itself. I have a 13" MacBook Pro running Snow Leopard. When I boot into setup, all goes well when I repair the disc. (One thing to note; I have locked down my Mac so it can only boot to the disc, and pressing and holding option on boot. This means I have to type in my password before booting from a disc, this just makes it impossible for someone to reset my password if they ever steal my Mac). Anyway, when it is time to partition in DU, halfway through I get an error message saying, "Partition failed, file size to big, try making the file size smaller" or something like that. I need to keep the partition size at least 33 GB for the programs that I want to install, and even when I tried to make the size smaller, I kept getting that message. I tried defraging, but still no luck. Any suggestions?

Thanks,
Daniel

By: Kretje85

Kretje85 — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 14:14:00 +0000

Another good tip maybe; Bluetooth will not work when starting up from disk so make sure u got a usb keyboard or mouse you can use..

By: Chewie

Chewie — Sat, 05 Jun 2010 04:09:06 +0000

Thanks for the kind words, i am glad that you managed to get it sorted