I need help backing up onto an external hard drive!!!!!

[xi mezmerize ix]

I have an external drive that is the same size as the internal drive in my mbp. I have bootcamp partition. How do I back up both partitions onto my external drive?

 

[scottness]

I have an external drive that is the same size as the internal drive in my mbp. I have bootcamp partition. How do I back up both partitions onto my external drive?

I would start by partitioning the backup drive the same way you partitioned your mac's drive...but that's just me.

 

[xi mezmerize ix]

I would start by partitioning the backup drive the same way you partitioned your mac's drive...but that's just me.

Well I figured I would have to do that. But could you tell me or post a link for the steps to do this and then how i would go about backing up osx (probably time machine?) and then my windows partition. Thanks.

 

[old-wiz]

Look up carbon copy cloner or SuperDuper to make an image of the OSx portion of the drive. there's also a program to copy the windows partition.

 

[djasterix]

Super Duper will make an exact copy (clon) of your drive...

 

[old-wiz]

Super Duper will make an exact copy (clon) of your drive...

SuperDuper doesn't clone the windows partition.

 

[flat4]

does carbon copy?