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Disk Utility Help

Ok so I'm ready to install Snow Leopard. I've got my installer ready and set up correct. how do I make a 30GB partition off my Leopard HD(While Im in Leopard) WITHOUT erasing it? I need to keep it because it's not 100% sure that this will…

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@xXrkidXx Published 2009-09-07
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Snow Leopard 10.6
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4,961 historical reads · 3 curated field notes (from 7 dispatches) · 2009-09-07 – 2009-09-09
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Ok so I'm ready to install Snow Leopard. I've got my installer ready and set up correct. how do I make a 30GB partition off my Leopard HD(While Im in Leopard) WITHOUT erasing it? I need to keep it because it's not 100% sure that this will work.

PLEASE HELPPPP

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Follow-up dispatches by @xXrkidXx

Author Update #1 @xXrkidXx 2009-09-08

AGH! EW winblows? i ONLY use it for Halo Multiplayer and Syncing my iPod, as soon as i can get ALL my iTunes and stuff on my Mac, its buh bye winblows.

and ill see what i can do... and I just tryed to boot my Snow Leo USB, and it KP'd... is that a sign i shld wait for a patched CD?

Author Update #2 @xXrkidXx 2009-09-08

it says it corresponds to an unknown task... it kinda baffled me for awhile, and still is.

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3 technical responses curated from 7 original dispatches

Field Note #1 @x986123 2009-09-07

If you have windows, use the Disk Management utility, or use Gparted CD

Field Note #2 @SquidLord 2009-09-08 ↳ Re: @xXrkidXx
@xXrkidXxAGH! EW windows? i ONLY use it for Halo Multiplayer and Syncing my iPod, as soon as i can get ALL my iTunes and stuff on my Mac, its buh bye windows. and ill see what i can do... and I just tryed to boot my Snow Leo USB, and it KP'd... is that a sign i shld wait for a patched CD?

Ok...don't use Windows…use the GParted CD, it's a UNIX disc so you'll feel right at home.

No, it's not a sign, look what the kernel panic reads and try to fix it. I've gotten several kernel panics and have not given up.

Field Note #3 @thorazine74 2009-09-09

If your HD is partition with GPT style you can just resize down the partition from Disk Utility without losing data. Check the partition for errors beforehand just in case.
If the disc has MBR style you wont be able to do that easily, maybe latest versions of gparted or Parted Magic can do it but make a backup of your data before, HFS+ resizing can be dangerous.
There are also Mac-specific partition tools like iPartition or Drive Genius but they are designed for real macs so I'm not sure if they will perform well in hackintoshes and MBR.

Corroborated & Participated: @SquidLord
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@xXrkidXxPrimary Author32009-09-07 → 2009-09-08
@SquidLordContributor22009-09-08
@x986123Contributor12009-09-07
@thorazine74Contributor12009-09-09