backup

[Sikazzg35]

Frist of all, I just want to say thank you all for all the help that I got so far to get my new macbook air to function the way I want. Since I'm still a rookie in mac os, I need to create an image of my air just in case it crashes and I need to restore it. Beside time machine, what do you guys recommend that I use?

 

[GGJstudios]

Carbon Copy Cloner

 

[r.j.s]

For an image, use CCC (above) or Super Duper.

 

[Sikazzg35]

Does CCC back up my vm fusion as well?

 

[simsaladimbamba]

Does CCC back up my vm fusion as well?

Yes, as the VM is located inside your Home directory (Macintosh HD / Users / YOU /) and is just a file like any other for CCC.

 

[r.j.s]

Does CCC back up my vm fusion as well?

Yes, but not BootCamp if you use that.

 

[Sikazzg35]

Thanks for all the quick replies. From the help of you guys, I was able to import the boot camp partition to fusion so I'm no longer have a boot camp partition. I'll give CCC a try.

 

[gentlefury]

Frist of all, I just want to say thank you all for all the help that I got so far to get my new macbook air to function the way I want. Since I'm still a rookie in mac os, I need to create an image of my air just in case it crashes and I need to restore it. Beside time machine, what do you guys recommend that I use?

Time Machine is awesome and comes free with your mac! Just grab a drive that has enough to back up your system, plug it in and start backing up!

 

[GGJstudios]

Yes, but not BootCamp if you use that.

CCC can back up the contents of the Boot Camp partition, but it cannot make a bootable clone of the partition.

 

[simsaladimbamba]

CCC can back up the contents of the Boot Camp partition, but it cannot make a bootable clone of the partition.

Have you done this before?

 

[GGJstudios]

Have you done this before?

No, I don't use Boot Camp. Why?

 

[simsaladimbamba]

No, I don't use Boot Camp. Why?

Because as far as I have experienced, CCC doesn't backup from NTFS or FAT32 sources, though it can clone to an exFAT volume.

 

[GGJstudios]

Because as far as I have experienced, CCC doesn't backup from NTFS or FAT32 sources, though it can clone to an exFAT volume.

I'm just going by this: Can CCC back up my BootCamp (Windows) partition?

CCC can back up the contents of the Boot Camp partition, but it cannot make a bootable clone of the partition. If your goal is to back up your user data on the Boot Camp partition, CCC will meet your needs.

This may also help: Backing up to/from network volumes and other non-HFS volumes
Apparently it may have some limitations. On that page, see "Backing up the contents of an NTFS volume".

 

[simsaladimbamba]

I'm just going by this: Can CCC back up my BootCamp (Windows) partition?

Ah, thanks. I guess the BC partition is always a special place for elves and Mac OS X software.

 

[r.j.s]

CCC can back up the contents of the Boot Camp partition, but it cannot make a bootable clone of the partition.

Therefore, it will not clone the partition to a new drive.

 

[GGJstudios]

Therefore, it will not clone the partition to a new drive.

It can backup/restore user files successfully. It just can't be used to restore the Windows OS.

 

[r.j.s]

It can backup/restore user files successfully. It just can't be used to restore the Windows OS.

Yeah, but the point of cloning is to have a complete, bootable backup - CCC can't do that with BC.

 

[GGJstudios]

Yeah, but the point of cloning is to have a complete, bootable backup - CCC can't do that with BC.

I agree. I guess I missed where the OP expressed a requirement that the backup be bootable.