Bootcamp trouble with windows 8

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Glenn Rackham

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please help!
I have just upgraded from windows 7 to 8 on a mac that is running bootcamp,
However the windows side has now crashed and I cant seam to restore it. if I try to refresh windows 8 it tells me there is not enough disk space and since I cant get into windows at all I cant delete any files.
Is there any way I could delete some from the OS X side of the computer.
I could probably do a full restore but have a couple of important files that are not backed up!
Please help!!
 
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midimaker

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ntfs-3g for OS X may help, I've no idea how easy it is to setup on a Mac.
I'd imagine the easiest option is to boot Ubuntu or Linux Mint, mount the windows partiton and copy files to a USB pen drive (or delete them).
 
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Glenn Rackham

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Hi Thanks for that, I am trying to download linux now but im still a bit unsure of what to do?
Im very new to MACs will keep you posted
 
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Glenn Rackham

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Hi Thanks!
will this not erase all my data on windows 8 too?
 
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Yes by removing the Windows 8 partition your data on the Windows 8 side will be removed also. If you can't boot into your Windows 8 partition anymore there may not be any choose however. I gather you have some data that is not backed up on that partition Since I do not run a real Mac I do not know what else you can do. When you boot into OS X does it not see the NTFS partition? I know atleast on my Hackintosh I have access to all of my NTFS drives from OS X.
 
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