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[jhmaughan]

So I came to work just now and while logging in thought to myself, "I don't really need my boot camp partition anymore because I can remote desktop into [blah blah blah]. I wonder how to get rid of it..."

At which point I then launched my browser, checked my RSS feeds, and noticed this article. Thanks!

[TeaEarleGreyHot]

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Reader Steve S. is finally ready to complete his transition from Windows to the Mac.

Steve, your training as a Jedi is complete--congratulations!

Or, for a metaphor more in line with my screen name... Steve, your assimilation with the collective is complete. Resistance is futile. Your biological and technological distinctiveness will be added to our own.

[klahanas]

TeaEarleGreyHot, on 06 December 2010 - 10:37 AM, said:

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Reader Steve S. is finally ready to complete his transition from Windows to the Mac.

Steve, your training as a Jedi is complete--congratulations!

Or, for a metaphor more in line with my screen name... Steve, your assimilation with the collective is complete. Resistance is futile. Your biological and technological distinctiveness will be added to our own.

Were you guys on the previews for the upcoming "Migrations" episode on the National Geographics channel? I saw a big herd, but didn't seem like they were Borg...

[KPOM]

Actually, I think it's too easy to delete a Boot Camp partition. Is there a way to "write protect" it so that deleting it takes more steps than just going into Boot Camp Assistant and telling it to delete the partition?

[mattd313]

Slightly unrelated to the topic- but there are a couple ladies in my office who bought Macs, but run Windows via Parallels because they want... wait for it.... Outlook.
Why in the world would someone buy a 2 thousand dollar iMac, then run Windows on it only for OUTLOOK!?!

Done venting.

[Chris Breen]

KPOM, on 06 December 2010 - 01:00 PM, said:

Actually, I think it's too easy to delete a Boot Camp partition. Is there a way to "write protect" it so that deleting it takes more steps than just going into Boot Camp Assistant and telling it to delete the partition?

You have to also enter your Admin password to do this, so it's not like you could do this by accident.

[NathanParker]

I had an instance recently where one person tried to do that and (because they did something wrong during the partition phase), Boot Camp Assistant gave them an error message stating it couldn't restore the drive. Since they were on Snow Leopard, the fix was simple: Launch Disk Utility, select the hard drive itself (usually brand name and space of drive) on the left-hand pane, select the partition tab, select the Windows partition, and select the minus button.

Good tip just in case things get stubborn.

[ScottSiegling]

mattd313, on 06 December 2010 - 01:04 PM, said:

Slightly unrelated to the topic- but there are a couple ladies in my office who bought Macs, but run Windows via Parallels because they want... wait for it.... Outlook.
Why in the world would someone buy a 2 thousand dollar iMac, then run Windows on it only for OUTLOOK!?!

Done venting.

I have no sane explanation for you. Outlook is daily pain for me at work.

[RahmatJulyanto]

Were you guys on the previews for the upcoming "Migrations" episode on the National Geographics channel? I saw a big herd, but didn't seem like they were Borg...

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Hahahaha.... Very funny....

[whitedog]

NathanParker, on 06 December 2010 - 03:11 PM, said:

I had an instance recently where one person tried to do that and (because they did something wrong during the partition phase), Boot Camp Assistant gave them an error message stating it couldn't restore the drive. Since they were on Snow Leopard, the fix was simple: Launch Disk Utility, select the hard drive itself (usually brand name and space of drive) on the left-hand pane, select the partition tab, select the Windows partition, and select the minus button.

Good tip just in case things get stubborn.

Now that is too easy. Fortunately, most people don't know how to use Disk Utility for anything more than repairing permissions - if that. But you're right, it is good to know. In fact, I read this article in case there was something I didn't already know about deleting a Boot Camp partition and you kindly made the effort worthwhile. Thanks Nathan.

[blecch]

Sorry to bump this, but I have to say that Macworld's link to this article (the last link in the "Switch to Mac" sidebar) titled "Get Rid of Windows On Your Mac" is priceless.

"Ugh, something's wrong with my Mac - I think it's got WINDOWS on it!"

[wkozlov]

mattd313, on 06 December 2010 - 01:04 PM, said:

Slightly unrelated to the topic- but there are a couple ladies in my office who bought Macs, but run Windows via Parallels because they want... wait for it.... Outlook.
Why in the world would someone buy a 2 thousand dollar iMac, then run Windows on it only for OUTLOOK!?!

Done venting.

Customers' ignorance is resellers bliss. Someone really unscrupulous sold them 3 extra software packages (plus, possibly installation fees), instead of a proper advise.

[justjoni]

Bootcamp partition deletion was canceled during the process and now it still remains and it won't allow me to get back into deleting it from the bootcamp assistant. The option is grayed out. Is there anything I can do to delete the partition?