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Invisusira
Escalated.
OnlyFleets.
#1 - 2013-04-18 12:15:26 UTC  |  Edited by: Invisusira
Alright, this is more a Bootcamp question than specifically an EVE question.

I made my Bootcamp partition too small to install EVE on by like a couple gigs. Now, I can still see the Mac partition just fine over on the Windows side, but it won't let me install EVE there. Is there any way to install EVE on anything but the WIndows Bootcamp partition? Is there any way to increase the size of the Bootcamp partition itself, or do I basically just have to re-do everything?

Thanks!

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Nometh Xergent
#2 - 2013-04-29 09:21:06 UTC  |  Edited by: Nometh Xergent
What's happening when you are trying to install it?
EDIT: Why bootcamp when the game exists on OSX?

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chaosjj
Doomheim
#3 - 2013-05-02 05:28:13 UTC
Invisusira wrote:
Is there any way to increase the size of the Bootcamp partition itself, or do I basically just have to re-do everything?


As far as i know, the only way to add gb to your windows partition is by re-doing the entire process, you should make a partition of aprox 50-60 gb. i use a 80 gb partition, and thats enough for my tq client and both test server clients
Invisusira
Escalated.
OnlyFleets.
#4 - 2013-05-02 07:20:12 UTC
chaosjj wrote:
Invisusira wrote:
Is there any way to increase the size of the Bootcamp partition itself, or do I basically just have to re-do everything?


As far as i know, the only way to add gb to your windows partition is by re-doing the entire process, you should make a partition of aprox 50-60 gb. i use a 80 gb partition, and thats enough for my tq client and both test server clients

Yeah, kinda what I assumed. Ah well.

Nometh Xergent wrote:
What's happening when you are trying to install it?
EDIT: Why bootcamp when the game exists on OSX?

Nothing, there's not enough space.
It exists, yes. If you've ever seen EVE run in Windows, you'll understand. It runs INFINITELY better. The Mac version isn't a real port, it's basically running in a simulated Windows environment.

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Nometh Xergent
#5 - 2013-05-02 08:52:40 UTC
I did not know that i that it was a game for Mac too.
Well, im going to try to install it thru pararells desktop and see if it makes any difference.

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Guido Tye
RvB Industries
#6 - 2013-05-21 09:13:49 UTC
Yep, confirming you have to wipe the partition and start again =( , have been in this situation a few times before, as each patch seems to grow in size!

As much as i dislike microsawdust systems, Eve on bootcamp is a different game compared to the mac, so much better, even on high end macs =).
Raiz Nhell
State War Academy
Caldari State
#7 - 2013-05-22 01:53:09 UTC
Yep only way to increase partition size is to start again...

And I've always run Eve natively in OSX... never had a problem on both MacBook Pros and my desktop MacPro... It even runs OK on my low end MacBook Air...

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r1kk1
Caldari Provisions
Caldari State
#8 - 2013-06-12 09:00:55 UTC
if you haven't already went through with this there's an application called winclone which will clone your partition, you can then erase it and recreate a larger partition then restore all the data with winclone again.