Equally, keep in mind that you’ll need enough space for Windows’ system files, any software you plan on installing, and a buffer of free space. Remember that any space you assign will be taken from the available space for your Mac, and that macOS will run more efficiently if you leave at least 30 to 40GB of space free on its partition.
You’ll see a slider representing your hard drive, which lets you decide how much hard-drive space to allocate to your Windows partition.
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.
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.