MacBook Pro :: Hdd Upgrade With Multiple Partitions
Jun 13, 2012
I currently have a 250gb hdd with lion and a bootcamp partition of windows 7.
I would like to upgrade my hdd because I am running out of room. Â
I understand that I could most likely back up the entire drive to an external, then install the new hdd and reinstall the backed up data. That should put both partitions the way they were onto the new hdd. At least that is what I think.Â
But I would like to have a bigger partition for windows and I am unsure how I would do this correctly. I don't know if reinstalling the backed up data to the new drive, deleting the bootcamp partition, then creating a new partition and reinstalling my same windows would work. Would I even be able to install windows a second time on the same computer without having to buy another key?Â
Final thoughts:
1. Will backing up the entire drive to an external, then install the new hdd and reinstall the backed up data put both partitions the way they were onto the new hdd?
a. Will the OSX partition get all the new space?Â
2. How do I get a bigger windows partition on the new hdd, while keeping all of my existing windows content? Â
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MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.4)
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Apr 21, 2010
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Mac Pro, Mac OS X (10.6.7)
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Mac OS X (10.7.3)
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MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Late 2012)
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MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.3)
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Mac Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.4), Windows 7
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MacBook
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