Click the Apple menu in the upper left and then hit App Store.(Need help backing up your data? Our sister site Macworld has put together the best software for backing up your files.) Here’s a list of some of the best tools to free up space on your Mac.īefore you run Boot Camp, Apple recommends you have the latest software update and that you backup your important files. If you don’t have 55 GB free, you’ll have to delete or transfer files until you do.

Click Storage so you can see how much free space on your hard drive.

To see available hard drive space, click on the Apple menu in the upper left and then select About This Mac.

Play it safe and go with the large allocation. Boot Camp says it only needs 50 GB, but Apple’s own online support document recommends 55GB. To use Boot Camp, you’ll need at least 55 GB of free space on your Mac’s hard drive. Make sure your Mac has enough hard drive space

If your Mac doesn’t meet the criteria, you’ll need to choose a version of Windows with lower system requirements.

Compare your Mac’s specs for Processor and Memory (RAM) against those listed in the Windows system requirements.

Next, click on the Apple menu in the upper left and choose About This Mac.

Examine the system requirements for the version of Windows you plan on buying: Windows 10, Windows 8, or Windows 7.

Select one of the icons, then click on the right-arrow icon.īooting single-user - hold down the “ Command-S” keys (until the Apple logo appears) while powering on the laptop.Īdded : Hold down the mouse button while powering on - eject CD-ROM.Since different versions of Windows have different system requirements for the amount of RAM, hard drive space, and processor speed, you’ll want to double-check to make sure your system can run that edition comfortably.

You’ll see an icon for each bootable device (hard disk, bootable CD, network, etc). hold down the “ T” key (until FW symbool appears) while powering on the laptop.Ĭhoosing boot device - hold down the Option key (until the Apple logo appears) while powering on the laptop. Insert a bootable CD as soon as the power is on.īooting as a FireWire “target” - connect the PowerBook to another FW-equipped system.

I found many other keys that might work, but I haven’t verified anything except what’s listed below:īooting from CD - hold down the “ C” key (until the Apple logo appears) while powering on the laptop. I’ve checked all these on my system running Mac OSX 10.3 (Panther).

This is a Bad Thing, but at least I learned how to do some cool things with my Mac at boot time. The disk on my PowerBook G4 is going bad.

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