Boot camp disk cannot be partitioned some files

I have not seen it on newer Macs or recently unboxed ones. This leads me to believe that the message is caused by some kind of error in the file system. It seems serious enough to prevent partitioning but not serious enough to affect normal operation.

Whatever the cause, the fix is fairly straightforward. There are two stages to this fix. The first step will address the error in many situations. Backup your Mac as appropriate in case anything bad happens. Jan 31, AM. Feb 1, PM. Communities Get Support. Sign in Sign in Sign in corporate. Browse Search. Ask a question. I have installed However, when I try to run Boot Camp, I get the following error message: "The disk cannot be partitioned because some files cannot be moved.

Restore your information to the disk and try using Boot Camp Assistant again. I have never done anything with partitions before, so I don't know why there should be any problem. Can anyone please tell me if there is a simple, fast solution to this problem? Thanks very much, Adrian. More Less. Reply I have this question too 1 I have this question too Me too 1 Me too.

All replies Drop Down menu. Check for unallocated free space Open Disk Utility, which is in the Utilities folder of your Applications folder. In the Disk Utility sidebar, select the name of your internal disk, container, or volume, such as Macintosh HD. Click Partition in the toolbar. If you see a message about Apple File System space sharing, click Partition to confirm that you want to partition instead of add a volume. Removing this unallocated free space makes that space available for your use again.

Then click Apply and quit Disk Utility. Try again to use Boot Camp Assistant to install Windows.