I have a 500 GB hard drive, and I don't have one smaller. But again, if I did this command wouldn't my partition problems still exist? I assume they will because you say and exact copy of the hard drive. Thereby, leaving me at square one. Maybe I should just delete my Boot Camp partition and try to install then. Thoughts?
Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 10, 2015, at 5:46 PM, Eric Oyen <eric.o...@icloud.com> wrote: > > the destination does need to be formatted. best to use ext2 or ext3 (extended > journaled filesystems) or you can use the FS type HPFS (which is what OS X > uses). It is highly recommended that you use a drive that is at least 30% > larger than the drive you are backing up from. THis utility is already > included in the installed version of OS X. its a terminal (command line) > utility. > > to begin with, how large is your HD? Also, do you have an external drive that > is larger? These must be answered first. After that, it should be easy. btw, > I think dd is even included in the recovery partition as a terminal app. > > -eric > >> On Sep 10, 2015, at 3:07 PM, Joe Quinn wrote: >> >> I like that idea. but if i did a bit-for-bit copy of my hd, the partition >> pooblems I have now would exist, correct? where do I get this utility? and, >> does the destination have to be reformatted? >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >>> On Sep 10, 2015, at 4:49 PM, Eric Oyen <eric.o...@icloud.com> wrote: >>> >>> there is a linux tool I like to use. It can image the entire device as an >>> image stored elsewhere. its called "dd". Its an old command line tool but >>> very useful nonetheless. If you specify the root level device to be copied, >>> any and all data on that device (such as the MBR/boot record, drive >>> bitmaps, partition tables, etc.) will be copied. >>> >>> sure, it will take a lot of space on the new storage device (remember, this >>> is a bit for bit copy). I have used it in the past to completely backup a >>> windows partition (or should I say, a windows drive).. here is an example >>> of what I have used: >>> >>> "dd if=/dev/sda of=/<path to volume to store backup>/backup.img" Note, >>> there is no number after the device SDA. This copies the entire device to >>> an image file. I recommend getting a bootable copy of linux (such as ubuntu >>> or Vinux) that can be booted from a USB stick to do this with. you might >>> also be able to create a bootable copy of OS X to do this as well (since >>> most of the UNIX/Linux utilities are included). btw, this is also free. >>> >>> -eric >>> >>>> On Sep 10, 2015, at 1:37 PM, Joe Quinn wrote: >>>> >>>> I love bootcamp backup, especially the price! but the thing is, if i >>>> backed it up, reinstalled everything, and restored the bootcamp partition, >>>> will my partition errors still exist? >>>> >>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>> >>>>> On Sep 10, 2015, at 2:39 PM, jeff `greene <greenebo...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Hi Joe, I recommend Carbon Copy Cloaner to backup your macintosh hd. >>>>> It creates a bootable backup you can use to restore your mac. I think >>>>> the program costs around $49 but I think they have a trial period too. >>>>> As far as, bootcamp goes, the only one I know of is Paragon's Bootcamp >>>>> Backup I purchased it in a package with Paragon's CamtuneX for like >>>>> $15. Bootcamp backup works very well, and with CamptuneX you can >>>>> adjust the sizes of your partitions on the fly with no crashes. >>>>> Hope this helps! Jeff >>>>> One tip, before running Bootcamp Backup for the first time, go into >>>>> disc utility and repair permissions on the bootcamp volume, it makes >>>>> the whole process go smoother. >>>>> >>>>>> On 9/10/15, Joe Quinn <jdawg1...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>> What are some good back up programs that will back up my Mac OS X drive >>>>>> as >>>>>> well as the Boot Camp partition? 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