{"id":19113,"date":"2014-01-21T13:01:35","date_gmt":"2014-01-21T05:01:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/?p=19113"},"modified":"2023-07-27T05:04:28","modified_gmt":"2023-07-26T21:04:28","slug":"bootcamp-assistant-cannot-partition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/bootcamp-assistant-cannot-partition\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Fix &#8216;Disk Could Not Be Partitioned&#8217; on Boot Camp Assistant"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Getting an error message that says, \u201c<strong>Your disk could not be partitioned<\/strong>\u201d when trying to install Windows with Boot Camp Assistant on your Mac? If you try to partition it manually with Disk Utility, you might also receive a similar error message.<\/p>\n<p>This error normally happens when you attempt to partition an old hard drive. Fret not, we\u2019ve got a quick and easy way to overcome this error.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ref-block ref-block--post\" id=\"ref-post-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/mavericks-tips-tricks\/\" class=\"ref-block__link\" title=\"Read More: 20 Handy Mac Tips & Tricks You Probably Don\u2019t Know\" rel=\"bookmark\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">20 Handy Mac Tips & Tricks You Probably Don\u2019t Know<\/span><\/a>\n<div class=\"ref-block__thumbnail img-thumb img-thumb--jumbo\" data-img='{ \"src\" : \"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/thumbs\/250x160\/mavericks-tips-tricks.jpg\" }'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<noscript>\n<style>.no-js #ref-block-post-18842 .ref-block__thumbnail { background-image: url(\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/thumbs\/250x160\/mavericks-tips-tricks.jpg\"); }<\/style>\n<\/noscript>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"ref-block__summary\">\n<h4 class=\"ref-title\">20 Handy Mac Tips & Tricks You Probably Don\u2019t Know<\/h4>\n<p class=\"ref-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tAre you a Mac user looking to become a power user? Do you want to get the most...\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Read more<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>First, you have to shut down your Mac. Then, turn it on and immediately hold down <span class=\"key\">Command<\/span> + <span class=\"key\">S<\/span> to enter <strong>Single User Mode<\/strong>. Now, type in the following code into the command prompt interface:<\/p>\n<p><code>\/sbin\/fsck -fy<\/code><\/p>\n<p>Then, press <span class=\"key\">Enter<\/span> on your keyboard. That command <strong>checks and repairs inconsistencies in file systems<\/strong> that might prevent you from partitioning your drive. Once that has been completed, type in this code:<\/p>\n<p><code>reboot<\/code><\/p>\n<p>Hit <span class=\"key\">Enter<\/span> and your Mac will restart as usual.<\/p>\n<p>Now, try running Boot Camp Assistant again to install Windows. 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