How to get windows onto a SECOND partition of my apple computer.

[Xeliath]

So, I have a MacBook Air 2014, and seeing as I have... 120gb storage left, I want to partition the drive, and install windows 10 to the second partition, but it won’t let me, it says windows cannot be installed to a gtp disk or something, I forgot... but whatever it says... it doesn’t matter, I can’t erase the boot drive, so I am stuck... help? Anyone? 

[Xeliath]

Btw, the drive format for the 2nd partition is NTFS

[Fasauceome]

Pretty sure Apple has decided lately to block other operating systems. I know they don't allow Linux at least.

[Arika]

1 minute ago, fasauceome said:

Pretty sure Apple has decided lately to block other operating systems. I know they don't allow Linux at least.

not W10.

 

the entire purpose of bootcamp is to have a windows install along side MacOS

[corrado33]

4 minutes ago, fasauceome said:

Pretty sure Apple has decided lately to block other operating systems. I know they don't allow Linux at least.

Windows always has, and always will be allowed on bootcamp. 

 

Windows 7 can't be installed on a GUID partition table (GPT) drive. (Which is what mac uses) 

 

I'm unsure if you can convert the drive to MBR (Master boot record) and still have the apple side work. 

 

You could install windows 8 or windows 10.

[Xeliath]

16 minutes ago, corrado33 said:

Windows always has, and always will be allowed on bootcamp. 

 

Windows 7 can't be installed on a GUID partition table (GPT) drive. (Which is what mac uses) 

 

I'm unsure if you can convert the drive to MBR (Master boot record) and still have the apple side work. 

 

You could install windows 8 or windows 10.

I need it to windows 10 for it to be worth my time (and storage) Master Boot Record should work... but I can’t seem to format the partition to that format

[corrado33]

Just now, Xeliath said:

I need it to windows 10 for it to be worth my time (and storage) Master Boot Record should work... but I can’t seem to format the partition to that format

Windows 10 can be installed on a GPT drive. The type of partition table (GPT or MBR) is PER DRIVE, not per partition. You cannot have the GPT "partition" for mac and a MBR "partition" for windows. It doesn't work like that. The GPT or MBR literally TELLS the drive and your OS where the partitions are. 

[MandoPanda]

31 minutes ago, fasauceome said:

Pretty sure Apple has decided lately to block other operating systems. I know they don't allow Linux at least.

This was due to the T2 chip. He has an old Air. Should be nothing stopping him if he uses Bootcamp (given he has enough space).

[MandoPanda]

11 minutes ago, Xeliath said:

I need it to windows 10 for it to be worth my time (and storage) Master Boot Record should work... but I can’t seem to format the partition to that format

Are you using Bootcamp? What does the space on your SSD look like. It seems like you would be pretty low, not to mention it might be a tight fit to cram Windows onto it.

[corrado33]

21 minutes ago, MandoPanda said:

Are you using Bootcamp? What does the space on your SSD look like. It seems like you would be pretty low, not to mention it might be a tight fit to cram Windows onto it.

Windows 7 CAN fit on a 60 gb partition.... I've done it. However there really isn't a lot of space left for... other things. 

[Xeliath]

7 hours ago, corrado33 said:

Windows 7 CAN fit on a 60 gb partition.... I've done it. However there really isn't a lot of space left for... other things. 

... my windows 10 desktop has less than 45GB used TOTAL (OS included), and I have multiple games and etc on there

for my laptop, there is about 100gb free on the MacBook air, and I dedicated ~70gb to it

Edited November 15, 2018 by Xeliath
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[Xeliath]

8 hours ago, corrado33 said:

Windows 10 can be installed on a GPT drive. The type of partition table (GPT or MBR) is PER DRIVE, not per partition. You cannot have the GPT "partition" for mac and a MBR "partition" for windows. It doesn't work like that. The GPT or MBR literally TELLS the drive and your OS where the partitions are. 

... But... I set it to Master Boot Record when I wiped it completely (completely-completely, not just reset) and reinstalled OSX

[jpenguin]

3 hours ago, Xeliath said:

... But... I set it to Master Boot Record when I wiped it completely (completely-completely, not just reset) and reinstalled OSX

Impossible, OSX will not install on an MBR disk.  You must have started the win10 installer in legacy mode; Win started from UEFI mode will expect GPT

[Turtle Rig]

Uncle Billy is not going to like the fact your putting a MAC and 10 together,, mixing them up and ending up with garbage lol