We have created a free utility called “Boot Camp ISO Converter” that copies all the files in the ISO to a folder, splits up the install.wim into parts no larger than 2GB, and creates a new ISO that can be used with Boot Camp Assistant. To resolve this issue, both FAT32 partitions need to be removed from the disk and a new ISO must be created where no single file is larger than 4GB. The OSXRESERVED partition is hidden and unmounted, and Boot Camp Assistant cannot restore a disk that has multiple FAT32 partitions. To make matters even worse, the disk in the Mac is left in a state where it is difficult to revert back to a single partition. This file is required, so the whole process aborts. In step 3 above, the error message “An Error occurred while copying the Windows installation files” is shown because Boot Camp assistant cannot copy the install.wim to a FAT32 filesystem. Each new version of Windows increases the size of this file, and ISOs that contain more editions of Windows can be larger than other ISOs that contain less editions. So, here is where the problem resides: FAT32 cannot handle files greater than 4 GB. The install.wim contains all of the files for a vanilla copy of Windows 10 and is the largest file in the installer ISO. This is a large file (usually around 4 GB). Windows boots from the OSXRESERVED and shows the available editions of Windows from the install.wim file in the support folder on OSXRESERVED.
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