I am used to doing all of this on Windows (where I used Acronis backup/restore software) and know all about recovering files/images from the backup, but I know nothing about how to do this with either CCC or Time Machine. Is that correct? If not, how do I remove the Windows partition and get the space back to OS X without destroying all of the information on that partition?ģ) If I cannot do step 2 is there any reason I cannot boot from the CCC backup, re-partition the ssd to contain only a single partition and then restore from the CCC backup? Will that work? Or do I need to restore from the recovery partition and then rebuild my system?Ĥ) If none of that will work is there any reason I could not boot from the CCC backup, re-partition my ssd to a single partition and then use Time Machine to restore from the backups? As I mentioned I have continuous TM backups up until just before I added the Windows partition (when I shut TM down). Is there some way to get CCC to restore my system to that state without my manually destroying/resizing the Windows partition? If so, how?Ģ) If I manually resize the Windows partition only back to 0 (or something like that) I assume the Disk Utility will automatically add that back to my OS X partition. If the drive is not connected - which is most of the time - any time I log in, CCC will always promt to ask for the drive to be made available. So, here are some questions someone, hopefully, can answer.ġ) I did a clone of the disc before I installed Boot Camp and thus before my ssd was partitioned for Windows. For example, on my Mac, I use Carbon Copy Cloner, and one of my backsups is scheduled for 5pm each day to an external drive. The only choices I seem to have end up restoring files from the backup rather than restoring a disc image. When I boot from the CCC backup disc and start CCC I am given a choice of things to do. I also have TM backups up until just before the Boot Camp installation and partition, but I address that in question (4) below. Unfortunately I don't seem to be able to figure out how to do that. I am assuming the Windows partition may have destroyed the area Parallels was using but, in any case, I can no longer use Parallels.įortunately (I think) I made a backup of my disc space (well, my ssd space) with Carbon Copy Cloner and am ready to go back to my pre-partition configuration. You won't have to manually copy the contents of your EFI partition or even run a script to.
Advantages of using Acronis True Image instead of Carbon Copy Cloner (CCC) or Terminal 1.
Makes the whole process, quick and seamless. That's one of the main reasons I'm using Acronis instead of other options.
I have been experimenting with Boot Camp and something has screwed up my ability to use Parallels. Acronis True Image will do all this for you.