Don'T Have Enough Space For Windows Partition How To Shrink XPs

For what its worth, I have used the time machine method you mentioned and it does work.

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Is there a way that I can add to that 10gb, or do I have to delete the windows partition, and use bootcamp to make a new bigger one I really dont want to have to do that, but if its a last option, then I will.

Im not sure if this matters, but the reason i am trying to do this is in order to run Counter Strike Source, I only really need maybe another 1 or 2 gb, so.

But yes, I have changed the system restore settings to get the most out of my space, and also i have compressed the drive, I still do not have enough space.

If there are any other things I should do to slim up my windows xp please let me know.

Thanks I am on a FANTASTIC MacBook Pro.

I have on the 10gb partition is Windowsxp, and one program that requires 700mb of space, and I still dont have enough room for CS Source.

Safest, most effective way is to backup and just reformat and repartition the drive.

Yeah because youll have to repartition your harddrive to reallocate more space - its not like you can take a chunk of one partition and throw it into the other, because they are running two different file structure types.

Since i didnt use windows for anything else other than games, i dont have anything i need to save.

Several GB of that is gone to a swap file and another percentage is allocated to system restore.

Don'T Have Enough Space For Windows Partition How To Shrink XPs

Windows XP can be trimmed down to an EXTREMELY small size (relatively) so maybe you could look up how to shrink XPs footprint.

You could shrink the Mac partition in OSXs disk utility, then reclaim the space using Windows disk utility.

But if youre not familiar with performing this sort of procedure, Id suggest just going the other route of wiping out your partition and making it bigger the next time.

I understand that; my question was more to the OPs experience using Boot Camp Assistant.

It never occurred to me to delete the bootcamp partition from within bootcamp assistant although that should be much more convenient.

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