btw, if you have the funds, go over to walmart and pick up a 1.5 TB USB 3.0 external drive. when you bring it home, put it on the system, repartition it into 2 partitions: 1. OS X and 2. Windows NTFS. Then format those partitions. Use dd to backup the entire boot drive to your newly created OS X fs partition as an image file (.img). THis will save all current settings (including the bootcamp partition and info. These drives are about $59 last I looked and perform pretty well.
-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 <[email protected]> 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 <[email protected]> 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 <[email protected]> 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 <[email protected]> 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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