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[Save time] Shared partition between Mac OS X and Windows 10

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Bootcamp: File sharing between Mac OS X and Windows 10 on MacBook Pro

Here are some reason you should consider deploying Windows on your Mac device. 1. More games with better performance in Windows OS. 2. Some Applications don't work in macOS or not support all functions. 3. Developers need to test projects in Windows OS.

So, I shared my experience to save your time of installing Windows on MacBook Pro. ## Hardward & Software preparation + Hardware Product model: Macbook Pro 2017 + Software - Win10 ISO You can go to this url to downlaod ISO: https://www.microsoft.com/zh-tw/software-download/windows10 Choose version:Windows 10, Choose language: English and choose 64-bit version

Use Bootcamp to install Win10

  • Step 1. Launch Bootcamp Assistant from th Utilities folder in Applications. Then, load your WIN10 ISO and allocate appropriate disk size.

  • Step 2. Wait for some time, the processing will download WIN10 support software.

  • Step 3. Finally, you will see the WIN10 setup screen.

  • Step 4. Enter "Explorer", you wil see WININSTALL (D:) and click BootCamp folder to execute setup program. (Don't choose anything else)

Partition NTFS for file sharing

  • Step 1. Shut down your Mac.

  • Step 2. Hold down the Command and R keys down and press the power button.

  • Step 3. Keep holding Command and R keys until the Apple logo appears on the screen.

  • Step 4. Then, you will see a screen saying macOS Utilities(or if your Mac is older, OS X Utilities).

  • Step 5. Choose "Disk Utility"

  • Step 6. Choose "APPLE SSD ..." and click partition

  • Step 7. Click '+' to new partition section

  • Step 8. Suggest selecting the NTFS option

  • Step 9. If the partition is succes, you will see the new partition section between Mac OS X and Windows 10

Error - blue screen when boot Windows 10

You finish above procedures, if WIN10 can't boot anymore and show blue screen with error message: 0xd000000e

  • Reason: The installation creates a hybrid MBR which is completely unnecessary. Windows will not boot in EFI mode but in BIOS mode instead and crash.
  • Solution: Enter Mac OS X to open terminal 
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    $ sudo apt-get install gdisk
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    $ sudo gdisk /dev/sda0 ("sda0" depands on your primary partition)

    Type p to view the partition table to verify you're working on the correct disk

    Type x to enter the experts' menu

    Type n to create an empty protective MBR

    Type w to save your changes, You'll be asked to confirm this action

    Finally, reboot you Mac and enter WIN10 OS successfully.

Necessary third party softwares

To enable Mac OS X can write data at shared partition, I provide some software infomations as below:
1. OSXFUSE
2. ntfs-3g

Reference:
https://www.innoq.com/en/blog/triple-booting-a-mac/