There are a numbers of ways and methods to partition your Mac hard drive but if you are looking for a simple method, here is a simple step by step guides on how to partition your MacBook hard drive.
Of course, for several reasons, you may want to partition your MacBook hard drive. For example, you want to dual-boot your Mac so that alongside MacOS, you can also have another OS such as Windows , Linux or even Android running on your Mac.
Another possible reason is when you need some extra space on your Mac hard drive for storing some files outside the OS on the machine. - these are just a few of the many possible reasons that may require you to partition your Mac hard drive.
Anyways, for whichever reason, in this tutorial; I have contained simple step by step guides on how to partition your Mac hard drive.
How to Partition your Mac Hard Drive
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Boot Up your Mac
If your Mac is not currently turned on or booted up, the first thing you ought to do is to boot your Mac into MacOS.
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Open Applications Folder
Now that your Mac is supposedly booted on, navigate to applications folder and open it.
Now, from the applications folder, once opened; locate utilities and click it.
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Open Disk Utility
From the window that opens when you have clicked Utilities from the previous step above, locate Disk Utility and then, click on it.
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Now, Click View
On the Disk Utility window, look to the top left corner, there; you'll see view. Click it.
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Select "Show All Devices"
From here, you should now select "Show All Devices".
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Select your MacOS Disk
Now, from the list of devices that are listed, locate and then select your MacOS disk/volume.
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Create Partition
Immediately you clicked on or selected your MacOS disk from the previous step just above here, a list of options would be displayed horizontally on top or above the volume or disk you have selected.
From those options, you'll see Partition. Click it.
NOTE:
If you are using a later version of Mac, you might be asked to add a volume instead. All you should do is to just click Partition on the pop-up.
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Set your Partition Size
Depending on your need or requirements for creating that partition, you can decide to set any size for it. Meanwhile, be reminded that the size you set here would be the capacity of the partition that is being created.
So, to set the size, you can do this by dragging the little white circles on the edge of the larger circle, or you can enter the size you want alloted for the new partition that is being created in the box next to Size. The gray side of the pie will be your MacOS space, while the blue space will be your new partition.
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Format the New Partition
Now, after setting the size of the new partition, you should now format the partition.
Again, which format to use here depends on your need for the new partition or the purpose for which the new partition is being created to serve.
For example, if you are creating this new partition so that you can install another OS, say; Linux on it, you should format the new partition as MS-DOS (FAT).
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Finally, Click Apply
Finally, to effect all the changes that have been made, you need to click Apply. Please note that this will cause your MacBook to become unresponsive as the partition is created.
WARNING:
At this point, while the partition is being created, do not do anything that could disturb or suspend the process for any reason. An common example or cause is power supply.
Before you begin the process, ensure your MacBook battery is at least 50% up and if your Mac is connected to a power supply, do not do anything that can cut power to it.
Any interruption of the process at this stage could corrupt all the files on your Mac including the installed applications. It could even mean the end of your hard drive.
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You Now Have An Added Partition Space on your Mac
Once the procedure in the previous step from above is successful, congratulations! You now have an added partition space on your Mac.
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