Mac OS X and Windows shared partition


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In just a few hours I will get my new iMac and I'm switching over from Windows to Mac. I'm planning to keep a copy of Windows in a Bootcamp configuration for gaming and some other stuff I just can't quit doing.

I would like to access (and edit) my music from both OS X and Windows. What's the best setup for this? What partition do you recommend? What type of formatting?

Any help is appreciated! Thanks =)

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Here is how I setup my shared partition. Works perfectly. I have a main OSX partition, one NTFS with windows and one Fat32 shared between both OS.

1. Install OSX if not already done.

2. Create your Windows partition with the Boot Camp Assistant. You must use the Boot Camp Assistant but do not install your Windows copy. Choose install later.

3. Open Terminal

4. Type the following without the quotes:

> sudo diskutil resizeVolume disk0s2 150G JHFS+ SHARED 70G < (disk0s2 should be your first / main Mac OSX partition ... substitute with yours if necessary)

(This command effectively splits the first partition into two volumes ... the second being a MacOS Journaled vol ... it's critical you don't set this to FAT32. We'll reformat it later, 150G is the size of the main partition and 70G is the size of the second. Size can be adjusted as per your own requirement. SHARED is the name I gave it. You can give the name you want.

5. Boot up with the Win CD and install on C:/ which shout be called BOOTCAMP.

6. After you install Windows go back into OSX and open the GUI disk utility. Choose SHARED -> ERASE -> FAT32.

7. You should be golden

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Here is how I setup my shared partition. Works perfectly. I have a main OSX partition, one NTFS with windows and one Fat32 shared between both OS.

1. Install OSX if not already done.

2. Create your Windows partition with the Boot Camp Assistant. You must use the Boot Camp Assistant but do not install your Windows copy. Choose install later.

3. Open Terminal

4. Type the following without the quotes:

> sudo diskutil resizeVolume disk0s2 150G JHFS+ SHARED 70G < (disk0s2 should be your first / main Mac OSX partition ... substitute with yours if necessary)

(This command effectively splits the first partition into two volumes ... the second being a MacOS Journaled vol ... it's critical you don't set this to FAT32. We'll reformat it later, 150G is the size of the main partition and 70G is the size of the second. Size can be adjusted as per your own requirement. SHARED is the name I gave it. You can give the name you want.

5. Boot up with the Win CD and install on C:/ which shout be called BOOTCAMP.

6. After you install Windows go back into OSX and open the GUI disk utility. Choose SHARED -> ERASE -> FAT32.

7. You should be golden

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