You can create a disk image that includes the data and free space on a physical disk or connected device, such as a USB device. For example, if a USB device or volume is 80 GB with 10 GB of data, the disk image will be 80 GB in size and include data and free space. You can then restore that disk image to another volume. Nov 11, 2019 First, make sure you have a current backup of all the data on both Stuff and More Stuff. Launch Disk Utility. From the right-hand sidebar, select the drive that contains both the Stuff and More Stuff volumes. Click the Partition button. Select the More Stuff volume from the pie chart. Mar 28, 2017 Here are the steps to resize the boot camp partition of your Mac drive: (1) First select the Mac drive, the software ask you to create a bootable DVD. (2) The software will create an image of OS X startup disk. The partition takes up 8gb but the actual content in it is below 4gb, the rest is just empty space. The image, no matter what I do or how I do it, keeps turning out to be 8gb as well, and then when I mount it, it has more than 4gb of empty space.
If you've always wanted to partition your Mac's hard drive so you can run a separate operating system — including the launch of macOS Catalina — in tandem with your current one, it's surprisingly easy to do so thanks to Apple's built-in disk utility program. Here's how to partition your Mac.
What is a disk partition?
Partitioning your Mac is basically splitting your hard drive into separate, usable systems. It makes it possible to run two separate operating systems on one device, like Windows and macOS or two versions of macOS (like Mojave and Catalina).
Note: If you want to run Windows on your Mac, Apple's Boot Camp assistant will automatically make a partition for you. Here's how to install Windows.
It is important to note that partitioning your hard drive also splits up your available hard drive space. Each partition will take up a portion of your usable storage. So, if you are running low on storage capacity on your hard drive, we don't recommend partitioning.
Before you start
The most important thing to do before making any changes to your hard drive is to back it up. Seriously. Back it up. Please. Time Machine is the easiest way to back up your data if you don't already have another system in place.
Second, make sure you have enough free disk space to properly run a secondary operating system. Shoot for at least 30GB free, though I recommend closer to 50GB if you have it available.
How to create a partition on your Mac
Disk Utility will check the disk and make changes. This will take several minutes.
How to switch partitions
You can switch to the new partition, install the current macOS, and then download and install macOS Catalina from there.
You can also restart your Mac and press the Option Key when you hear the startup chime. This will take you to the Startup Manager and you can select your drive from there.
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You will then be asked to install macOS. This will install the latest available macOS onto the partitioned hard drive. You may have to install macOS Mojave before upgrading to macOS Catalina.
How to download macOS Catalina
If macOS Mojave doesn't automatically install on your partitioned hard drive (if it installs macOS High Sierra instead, for example), you can install it from your System Preferences in About this Mac.
After you have macOS Mojave installed, you can follow the instructions to download and install macOS Catalina.
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Do you have any questions about installing a partition or downloading a new operating system onto a partitioned drive? Let us know in the comments. If you're having trouble partitioning your hard drive, be sure to check out our forums for help!
Updated September 2019: Updated for macOS Catalina.
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I made an image of a partition on my hard drive. The partition takes up 8gb but the actual content in it is below 4gb, the rest is just empty space. The image, no matter what I do or how I do it, keeps turning out to be 8gb as well, and then when I mount it, it has more than 4gb of empty space. How do I shrink the disc image to remove the empty space?! Nothing seems to be working.
I tried hdiutil resize in an attempt to resize the dmg to 4gb, and it returned an error saying that is below the minimum size...? I also tried hdiutil compact and it returned an error saying Function not implemented. Is there anything I can do in order to shrink this dmg to delete all the useless space? It's important, because I need to burn it to a DVD. Comments are closed.
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