I do. thnk god most of what I in windows is backed up elsewhere.will I have to reinstall everything, or just the windows side do you think? would erasing the bootcamp partition fix the issues with the mismatched partittion?
Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 10, 2015, at 7:55 PM, Eric Oyen <eric.o...@icloud.com> wrote: > > have you any way of saving your documents and settings for the windows OS > under bootcamp? if so, then simply using time machine to backup the OS X side > of things shouldn't be an issue. Then it would only be the issue of > reinstalling windows via boot camp. > > -eric > >> On Sep 10, 2015, at 5:07 PM, Joe Quinn wrote: >> >> 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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