Transferring Windows 7 to new hard drive

[MaxxTraxx]

Hey,

I have a Mac with the original 250Gb drive but I am finding that I have ran out of space really fast. So I want to change the hard drive on it, BUT, I am running bootcamp on it with Windows 7.

When I replace the drive, is there anyway to transfer over my entire hard drive - Windows 7 included, without having problems with Windows? I don't want to have to reinstall it or anything.

Thanks

--Maxx

 

[alust2013]

You can find software called winclone online, which will allow you to back up an image of your windows partition to your mac partition, then you just run the bootcamp assistant again when you have your mac stuff running, and quit it after it does the partitioning. Then you use winclone to put your image back on the bootcamp partition. As for the mac stuff, you can use Time machine if you have an external HD.

 

[MaxxTraxx]

I thought Time Machine backed up my entire drive if I had it set to. Meaning Windows 7 should be ok.

 

[NickZac]

Won't Carbon Copy Cloner allow you to make an exact duplicate of the hard drive? I've used it on drives with multiple partitions without issue so I don't see why it would be a problem.

 

[alust2013]

I thought Time Machine backed up my entire drive if I had it set to. Meaning Windows 7 should be ok.

It only backs up your Mac partition,

Won't Carbon Copy Cloner allow you to make an exact duplicate of the hard drive? I've used it on drives with multiple partitions without issue so I don't see why it would be a problem.

I used CCC before, and it did not back up my windows partition. Backing up windows partitions is not currently supported - reference here.

 

[MaxxTraxx]

Anyway to just move it over?

 

[NickZac]

It only backs up your Mac partition,



I used CCC before, and it did not back up my windows partition. Backing up windows partitions is not currently supported - reference here.

Interesting...so it can move OSX partitions but not Windows? Very Interesting...

 

[alust2013]

Anyway to just move it over?

Not that I know of

Interesting...so it can move OSX partitions but not Windows? Very Interesting...

Yep. I think it may have something to do with how OS X handles bootcamp, knowing that it's windows rather than just a random partition.