How to increase your bootcamp partition without deleting windows. Disk partitioning macOS Catalina

How to resize your bootcamp partition without deleting windows. Disk partitioning macOS Catalina

Please ensure you have all data backed up before starting this process. Every care has been taken to ensure this video tutorial will work for you things can and do go wrong. Please backup your data first...

How to resize your bootcamp partition without deleting Windows/bootcamp

In this video I will show you how to resize your Windows partition (bootcamp partition) without having to delete or reinstall Windows.

I am running macOS Catalina & Windows 10 pro 64 bit.

Step 1 on Mac OSX is to resize your partition
Step 2 reboot into Windows
Step 3 Download MiniTool Partition Wizard
Step 4 Resize your bootcamp partition using unallocated space.

Finally you have extra space

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[thebob]

Mac gang rise up we know the struggle of needing bootcamp for games 😔👊🏻

[SquatterMoccasin]

Had to comment, this is one of the most straightforward helpful tutorials I’ve ever seen. I installed windows for making music, and I wasn’t sure if it would even work so I didn’t give it much space. This has helped immensely, thanks!

[dr.danielkester]

I was dreading the fact that I only gave windows 50gig. I thought I’d have to backup, reinstall, passwords, serial numbers and all that. Found you video and was able to double the windows partition 100gig. Loved your video but had to rewatch several times as you got a little fast with the mouse clicks. Thank you so much!

[skyelannon]

the resizing partitions was like the scariest thing ever lol

[amandacangialosi]

Just used successfully in 2022. So quick and easy. Thank you!! I spent forever installing windows in boot camp, only to realize I gave it wayyy too little space and couldn’t download even 1 game lol. I was so relieved this worked!

[splattertron]

I’m doing this so I can download more games 😂

[alextrochezgomez]

I feel like people are doing this for like really good reasons. For work and for other applications they need in their studies. Then there’s me, I needed to free up space to play Team Fortress 2. Is it worth it? Yes. Yes it was.

[jaywad]

Wow. It’s amazing how good some people are with computers

[p_layd]

I donloaded windows 10 with low hopes, so I gave it like 50 GBs. I regret it :)

[thesteveewing]

And remember, if Disk Utility is not letting you resize or add a partition, go to Time Machine preferences and turn off "Back up Automatically". Wait a little while for these to be deleted, then make your partition. After finishing the expansion process on the Windows side, go back to the Mac side and turn Time Machine backups back on. Thanks for the video!

[davekinzer]

Thanks so much for this video! Your steps worked perfectly. I was THIS close to deleting bootcamp and reinstalling because I thought that was the only thing I could do. Just so you know, I'm still running Mojave on my iMac, and it worked fine. Also, those of you who try this, be aware that some steps simply take a long time to complete. You might think your computer froze, but it's actually working on it. Just wait.

[alteregocarson]

I had a scare because on my Mac, it said that the operation failed when partitioning my new space. I ran first aid on all the partitions (besides the boot camp one that I was trying to increase the size on), and everything seemed fine. Used the wizard and followed everything as you said, and it’s fine for now. Will update if anything changes, but thanks for your quick and easy tutorial!!

[TTYLIG]

Apple and Microsoft: “he knows too much”

[magneticm]

This is genuinely one of the all time best videos I have ever watched. So perfectly done, no wasting time. 10/10

[moxytocinn]

thank you so much for this guide. it’s two years old now and still works just as well. very straightforward video and explained incredibly well. thank you!!

[rahulsawn]

This worked (thank you, John), but there were some things that came up along the way. In case this happens to someone else:
1) At 1:25, where he asks you to click on the '+' button to create a new partition in Disk Utility, the '+' button might be disabled. In order to enable this, you'll have to delete your local TimeMachine (backup) snapshots. It's a weird workaround, but it's the only way to enable that '+' button. If you don't know how to delete those local snapshots, Google it, or comment here and I'll help you out.
2) At 3:13, where the Mac restarts to apply the changes after you expand your BOOTCAMP partition to take up the unallocated space, the operation might fail. Mine certainly did. The screen asked me to hit any key to restart when it failed, but that didn't work. I had to manually reboot using the Power button. It restarted into Windows and I simply tried the operation in MiniTool Partition Wizard, again. This time, it restarted and successfully completed the operation. So, don't be afraid if this happens to you.

Hope that helps.

[Sarah-dsng]

Thank you for this, John! You helped me expand my partition so I could continue playing my beloved Baldur’s Gate 3 on Mac! Your instructions are cheerful, clear and easy to follow!

[jamesbrennan]

Great video. I mistakenly sized by BootCamp partition to 90GBs, thinking that was more than enough? After the install of Windows 10, the game I was trying to installed required 55GBs of free space, and I was 10GB's short. This helped immensely. Time saver. Thank you!

[abayarts]

3 years has past and still using this for us mac users. Thank you for this!

[Floordust]

For this of you at the end. Where you have to get unalloyed space. And you it won’t let you resize. If there is MB inbewtween the boot camp and your unallocated space. Delete the MB. Then resize your bootcamp.