While there are numerous reasons why you should and perhaps should not partition the native hard drive on your Mac, most would agree that it’s sound advice to do so prior to installing beta software on your machine. As Apple has just released their OS X Yosemite Public Beta 2, now is the perfect time to consider partitioning your drive. The good news is that the process is quick and easy, and by following this step-by-step guide, you can accomplish this simple task in less than 5 minutes.
Step 1
From Finder, navigate to Applications
HD > Applications
Step 2
From Applications, navigate to the Utilities Folder.
HD > Applications > Utilities
Step 3
From Utilities, navigate to Disk Utility and double-click to launch the Disk Utility application.
HD > Applications > Utilities > Disk Utility
Step 4
Once Disk Utility has been launched, select the drive you wish to partition from the left.
Step 5
Once you have selected the hard drive of your choice, you will see a few options on the right hand side. Select Partition.
Step 6
After you have selected Partition, you will see the current capacity of your hard drive. At the bottom left corner of the Partition Layout, you will find a plus button icon to add a partition. Click on this plus button and next you will see 2 partitions. You now have the ability to slide the bar up or down to create the size of the partition you desire based from the available space.
Step 7
If desired, rename your new partition via the Name field under Partition Information and then select Apply in the lower right corner.
Step 8
A dialogue box sill appear to confirm that you are sure you want to partition the selected disk. Select Partition.
And you’re done! Now all you have to do when you run the OS X Yosemite beta installer is select the new partition that you have just created as the destination and you will now have the capability to run the new OS X beta side by side with Mavericks on your other partition.
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