If you wanted to run the Mac version of Photoshop while you’re at work, but maybe switch to Windows for a quick spot of Diablo 4 action at lunchtime, then you’d have to keep rebooting your Mac to switch back and forth between the macOS and Windows.īeing able to run Windows apps alongside all your normal Mac apps is really useful and convenient.
The two operating systems remained entirely separate, so you couldn’t run Mac apps and Windows apps at the same time. The only disadvantage of using Boot Camp was that you had to choose–either you booted into the macOS or Windows. When you turned your Mac on you could then use a handy keyboard shortcut and tell your Mac whether you wanted to boot the computer into macOS, or into Windows instead (a process known as dual-booting). One partition stored the macOS and all your normal Mac apps, while the Boot Camp software allowed you to install Windows on the second partition. Intel Macs had two options for running Windows, using either Apple’s own Boot Camp software or virtualization tools such as the popular Parallels Desktop or VMware Fusion.īoot Camp allowed Intel Macs to partition their internal hard drive, splitting it into two sections.
