Ok, so what exactly is the error message your getting and have you whipped and or formatted the drive as a apple format,I'd suggest if you use the external set the drive as a mac OS X extended Journeled format.
Then part of the setup for boot camp is the dividing and partitioning which should sort out the drive size, And also try selecting the correct partition as there will be possibly 4 one of which will be the one you asked for and you then need to do a a format of the required partition don't add or delete partitions just format the one you have selected as your primary drive. -----Original Message----- From: 'Dan' via MacVisionaries <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> Sent: Friday, 21 December 2018 3:31 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Having problems with attempting to install windows 10 on my MBP 2014 Hello, I'm using bootcamp. I've done all the necessary steps. I even attempted to use a 500 GB usb external drive as well and still, the disk isn't big enough if the error message can be believed. My son and I even ran the system diagnostic tool. the one with D held down while restarting. No errors were reported. So, honestly, I don't know what to do next. I called Apple and was told to contact Microsoft. I called Microsoft and was told to call Apple. Sincerely, Dan > On Dec 20, 2018, at 5:55 PM, Simon Fogarty <si...@blinky-net.com> wrote: > > Hi Dan, > > Are you installing windows 10 to bootcamp or just on to your mac's ssd > without any other setup. > > No the mac can't by default mount an NTFS partition so the best thing > to do is to format it as a FAT32 file structure > > To install windows you need to run on the mac side Boot Camp > assistant, > > > Then follow the prompts to install your windows. > > Easiest option is to put the windows installer package if in an ISO > file on to your desktop, Then format your USB flash drive to a fat32 > format and then once done Have that the installation in to bootcamp should > work fine for you. > > -----Original Message----- > From: 'Dan' via MacVisionaries <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> > Sent: Friday, 21 December 2018 8:38 AM > To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > Subject: Having problems with attempting to install windows 10 on my > MBP 2014 > > Hello Folks, > I've been attempting to install windows 10 on my MBP mid 2014 model year > machine. > Here are the problems I'm having. > The first time I attempted to do this, I got a message that the install > couldn't be mounted because of not being able to format NTFS. > Then after restarting the machine making sure that boot camp partial install > was removed, I attempted it again. This time I got the error that the usb > drive didn't have enough space. So I used a larger usb drive with 64 GB > instead of 32 GB and still got the same result. > This is really dumb. I might as well purchase a refurb windows machine rather > than fooling around with this. > Even though this was what I really wanted to do. > Now I do have another comment to make. > In the install, the first time, My son picked the no license option and it > was after that that the unit said that NTFS couldn't be mounted or something > like that. > > Any suggestions? > Thanks. > Sincerely, > > > > Dan > > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries > list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. 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