Questions tagged [dual-boot]
Refers to booting more than one operating system on one computer and not using virtualization or containers.
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Data Not Backed Up, Partition Type: FFFFFFFF-FFFF-FFFF-FFFF-FFFFFFFFFFFF
I was trying to install Linux on my MacBook for class when I bricked my computer, which now in an unbootable state.
I made my partition too small, so I was going to delete and create a larger one. ...
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Can I have Windows share disk space with macOS?
I want to dual boot between macOS and Windows 10. But I don't want to give each a fixed amount of disk space, which is hard to change later. I instead want to keep it flexible so that at some times, ...
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Bootcamp partition won't boot MacOS beta
I created and used a Windows 10 Bootcamp partition on my retina MBP 2013 running MacOS 10.12.2 about a month ago. I recently returned from a three week trip (I left my laptop at home) and installed ...
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MacBook Pro : Dual-boot
I need to dual boot on CleanOS on a MacBook Pro
I installed ClearOS but at the boot I only boot on the Grub, when Command key is pressed I also have OSX
I tried to install rEFIt, but without success,...
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Prevent Spotlight from indexing external drive
Sometimes I use an external drive with macOS on it. This is in conjunction to my current internal drive which also is running macOS.
I find it annoying that, whenever I search for something (such as ...
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How to examine disks and their partitions via terminal?
I am trying to examine my settings to prepare for a triple boot and would like to know how to completely examine my HDD before to make sure I know everything usefull for the project to know about it.
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macOS Startup Manager is very slow and laggy
I have a MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Early 2015) on the latest version of macOS Sierra (10.12.3 at the time of writing). Whenever I hold the Option key after turning on my Mac, it takes a long time (...
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Accidental corrupted recovery mode partition and cannot longer boot to it
I recently installed Ubuntu in a partition of my hard drive in a MacBook Pro (Early 2011) running macOS Sierra. My recovery partition was corrupted in the process and I cannot longer access recovery ...
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MacBook Pro can boot from USB drive, iMac cannot
I wanted to create a Windows 7 installation on a USB drive for my iMac, so I followed these instructions. Basically, they allow you to create a bootable USB drive with Windows installed on it without ...
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iMac disk partion FFFFFFFF-FFFF-FFFF-FFFF-FFFFFFFFFFFF and fusion drive unlinked
I was trying to uninstall linux mint and was trying to restore the partitions back to one. Somehow I ended with the one of the partition labeled FFFFFFFF-FFFF-FFFF-FFFF-FFFFFFFFFFFF.
This are the ...
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Dual boot on macbook pro 2015 (macOS Sierra and Kali Linux)
I have a Macbook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2015) with macOS Sierra.
For the installation, I have followed this guide: Installing dual boot Sierra and Kali-Linux but at the end, when I go to part 3 I ...
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How to safely install rEFind from recovery mode?
I want to dual boot OSX and Linux on my Macbook Air, and to do this, I read that I need to install rEFind. If I try doing that I get a message in the terminal:
**** ALERT: SIP ENABLED! ****
rEFInd ...
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How to install Windows 7 onto MacOS Sierra without downgrading using BootCamp?
How do I do a partitioned install of Windows7 on my MacOS sierra?
Sierra won't let me use boot camp assistant. I have a macbook air (late 2015) 8gb ram model. Any help would be appreciated.
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Dual-Boot OS X Snow Leopard on MacBook Pro
Is it possible to dual-boot Snow Leopard on a Mid-2012 MacBook Pro running Sierra? I have the DMG file so maybe I can make a bootable flashdrive?
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MacBook Air (Early 2015) Network Driver for Linux
I got an unexpected question when installing a Debian Based Linux on my Late 2015 MacBook Air:
Detect network hardware
No Ethernet card was detected. If you know the name of the driver
needed by ...
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How do I install Windows 7 on a MacBook Pro running OS X Sierra?
Sierra dropped Bootcamp support for pre-Windows 10. I've just reformatted and was running Windows 7 and OS X Sierra before the reformat but now I can't reinstall Windows 7. Is there a way to roll ...
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Boot Camp ‘saving support software’ holds indefinitely
So, there's quite a few other “Boot Camp Assistant's handling of the ‘Windows support software’ is terrible” questions; but as far as I can tell, none of them directly relate to my problem:
On a ...
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Prevent macOS Sierra from prompting for the password for other encrypted volume
If dual boot is used to run a second macOS installation off a different volume on the same hard disk, and that volume is encrypted, booting the first macOS will prompt for the encryption password for ...
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Installing dual boot Sierra and Kali-Linux
I'm trying to install a dual boot with Kali-Linux 2.0 on my Macbook Pro (mid July 2016) running MacOS Sierra 10.12
I format my usb key to exFat and a guid partition. Then with the dd command I burn ...
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Cannot boot up on mac dual boot mavericks-debian, question mark displayed [duplicate]
I have a mbp late 2012 retina in wich I have installed mavericks and debian in dual boot with efi support. Well this morning I've done a repair in recovery mode on my mac and then I was no more able ...
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Installing MacOS via USB stick
I have made a decision to install Mac OS from scratch so I have erased the disk part.(by cmd-r beginning of OS). Now, I'm using Windows(bootcamp). Is there any way to install Mac OS via USB stick and ...
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Installing Ubuntu on Mac with macOS and Windows already installed
I have a dual-boot MacBook Pro late 2013 with macOS Sierra and Windows 10 (BOOTCAMP) already installed. I want to install Ubuntu as a third OS. Is there any (easy) way to do it?
> Disk Partitions:...
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Corrupted macOS partition after GParted
I followed a tutorial to create dual boot with macOS Sierra 10.12 and Kali-Linux 2.0.
I created a bootable USB drive and booted on a Kali-Linux live session in order to use GParted and resize my ...
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Lost Windows Bootcamp boot entry after resizing the partition
I have a 2011 iMac that I had used Bootcamp utility to install Windows 7 on. I got overzealous and tried to triple boot Windows, Mac and Linux on the iMac. I no longer need Linux on this iMac but the ...
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Mac dualboot with Kali Linux: jack with red light
I have a MacBook Pro late 2011 and I have installed Kali Linux in dualboot.
Apparently there is nothing going wrong with my jack but I have noticed that a red light is constantly turned on in the port....
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Should I make a backup of OSX before bootcamping Windows 10
I have the Mid 2012 Macbook Pro. I want to know if I should make a backup of osx, before dualbooting windows 10. I already have all my files backed up to the cloud, but not osx. Do I need to do so? ...
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Windows 7 install on MacBook Air without Bootcamp
I burned my DVD of Windows 7 64 bit to an iso file. Moved that file to my USB flash drive using Rufus, and when I boot while holding the option key my flash drive isn't recognized. Not sure what else ...
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Unremovable partition after trying to install ubuntu
I tried to install Ubuntu on my MacbookPro (mid 2015, OS X Yosemite) dual boot, using the following: How to Dual-Boot OS X and Ubuntu (PDF)
I was finishing up part 3 and Ubuntu was starting to ...
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MacBook taking long time to load the boot loader; rEFInd freezes
I have a MacBook Pro 2015 and I am dual booting with Linux. I use rEFInd and since day 1 it has been working fine on most occasions. Sometimes it would take a long time to show its screen and then it ...
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Windows (Boot Camp) won't boot from HDD in optical drive bay
I have a mid 2012 MacBook Pro, and I have done the standard mod of replacing the original HDD with a SSD and shifted the original HDD into the optical drive bay.
I then installed macOS onto the SSD ...
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Can't disable csrutil
I want to disable SIP with the command csrutil disable on my OS X 10.11.5.
I tried it many times, got in the recovery mode and typed in csrutil disable.
I got the message:
Successfully disabled ...
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Upgrading to OS X El Capitan while maintaining dual boot
I've been running a MacBook Pro with OS X Yosemite and dual booting with Linux, and I would like to upgrade to OS X El Capitan. However, I'm afraid that upgrading would break the ability to dual boot.
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refind : No bootable device (Mac and linux)
I just make dual boot on my macbook pro with linux fedora. when I enter linux on refind menu, it says "no bootable device -- insert boot disk and press any key".
I know this question has been ...
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Cannot boot into OS X after partitoning
I have installed Ubuntu on a Mac Mini, everything works great. I'm able to switch back and forth without any problems. After that, I used GParted in Ubuntu to resize the OS X partition. I then create ...
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Boot Camp not recognizing Windows 10 ISO
I'm trying to dual boot Windows 10 on MacBook Pro, and Boot Camp Assistant is failing to recognize the ISO I've downloaded (from https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10ISO).
I'm ...
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Running Ubuntu on MacBook Pro 2015 — run natively (dual boot) or run in virtual machine for longer battery life?
I currently use Ubuntu in a virtual machine, using VirtualBox software on my host operating system, OS X, on my MacBook Pro 2015.
However, the battery life drains quickly when Ubuntu is used ...
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My partition is using negative space. Should I worry?
As you can see, according to Disk Utility, I'm using negative space in /dev/disk0s7. This is obviously incorrect, however, I am slightly worried as to what this may mean for the partition's effects on ...
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Bootcamp cannot find both systems at startup
Something strange happened:
I closed my macbook pro while using windows 10
When I opened it again it didn't wake up for a while so I forced it to shut down by pressing the power button for 10 ...
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Dual Boot Mavericks + El Capitan
I was using El Capitan without issues till now. I'm starting to use Pro Tools 10 which is incompatible with El Capitan, so I will need to install a previous OS X version like Mavericks to make it work....
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How to remove unusable Ubuntu partition after upgrading to OS X 10.11?
I dumbly upgraded my Mac OS X to "El Capitan" and I F&%#ed myself. I can't reinstall rEFInd because of SIP. I can't disable SIP because my recovery partition doesn't have csrutil. I can't delete ...
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How to select an operating system to boot without a keyboard?
I'm in a pretty sticky situation right now...
The USB keyboard that I've always used broke. I do have the wireless keyboard that came with my iMac. However, my iMac is dual-booted. When I turn it ...
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Boot problem on dual-boot MacBook Pro
Can anyone help me restore the original boot 'order' on my Mac, using command-line?
I wanted to install Ubuntu on my Macbook Pro Retina (early 2013), so I could run some specific software I needed ...
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Installing Windows 10 on MacBook early 2008 without bootcamp - black screen blinking cursor
I have tried to use the following method to install Windows 10 on my early 2008 Mac. Running OS X 10.7.5. Intel Core 2 Duo. 4 GB.
How do I get Windows 10 installed on my macbook pro (late 2008)
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No bootable device USB 2.0 MacBook Pro mid 2014
I've been tearing my hair out the last couple days trying to get Windows installed.
I have a MacBook Pro Retina 15 inch mid 2014. Yosemite version 10.10.1.
Win 7 64 bit iso (sha1 - ...
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How do to hibernate OS X in order to reboot to Windows 10
I have Yosemite and Windows 10 installed on my Macbook Pro 2015.
On Windows 10 I can hibernate. Then press the power button and hold down ALT key to boot from OS X.
However, I can't do the same thing ...
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Dual-boot Linux on a Mac with original Boot Loader without uninstalling OS X
I own a Macbook Air 2014 model, and have duel-booted OS X and Bootcamped Windows 10. Now I want to be able to install a Linux distribution (most likely my own custom one, but lets use Ubuntu as an ...
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Unable to Boot MacBook using any means after attempted Fedora Install
Wondering if anyone has any last ditch efforts I can try here to salvage my macbook!
I recently attempted to install fedora to dual boot on my Late 2011 Macbook Pro, the install crashed, the ...
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How to install Windows 10 additionally to OS X and Ubuntu (triple-boot)?
I have installed Ubuntu separately from OS X. rEFInd is already installed. Now I need to install Windows 10. I've created a separate partition for this in OS X. If I try to install Windows from USB, ...
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How to make a bootable Yosemite Drive under El Captain (not installation drive)
I have installed El Captain on my MacBook Pro and I want to make a bootable Yosemite Drive. Could anyone help me with that?
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Is it possible to use Boot Camp with Windows 10 from an external HDD?
I need to run Visual Studio on my MacBook Pro and I need Windows to do that. The easiest and well known way to install Windows on a Mac is by running the Boot Camp app on the Mac and let it do what's ...
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