Hi Lynn, You're quite correct. CCC or SuperDuper would not back up any bootcamp partition, you'd need another backup utility to do that. I'm not sure what programs are available for such tasks, as I find CCC adequate for my needs. This is probably a good argument in favor of single-file VM configurations, but that's neither here nor there. THe point to all this is yes, Lynn, you're right. :) Yours, Zack. On Sep 3, 2011, at 12:24 AM, Mrs. Lynnette Annabel Smith wrote:
> Hello Zack > > I have been participating in, and watching this thread and I have a query. My > understanding is that, if you want to backup a BC partition from the mac > you'd have to use a sector-level backup utility. I don't think either Super > Duper! or CCC will allow you to do that because as I understand it they don't > backup at the sector level, only files. After much effort and frustrations > Gordon has managed to make me understand the various things involved in the > way a hard drive works. And I now have a working, although by no means full, > understanding of the various differences between things like sectors and > clusters, and the different types of partition tables. My understanding is > that a FAT or NTFS partition wouldn't be backed up by a standard Mac based > backup utility. I know that's true of Super Duper! because it makes it very > clear that it does not backup the system and temporary files which Apple > recommends not to back up; let alone effectively alien partition types. > > Yes, if you have a VM in Fusion which is to all intents and purposes a file > set within the Mac HD, that's going to be backed up by CCC or Super Duper! > But a Boot Camp partition is not; that's my understanding anyway. I'm no > expert and please correct me if I am wrong. But that is my limited > understanding. > > Lynne > > > On 2 Sep 2011, at 20:21, Zachary Kline wrote: > > Hi Eric, > Your assumption about being able to back up your FUsion VM with CCC is > correct. When you don't want your Mac's resources being used by Windows, > simply stop the VM. I use a Fusion VM of Windows 7 with 2 GB of ram and it > works quite nicely. There's no noticeable slowdown on the Mac side of things. > <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> > > To reply to this post, please address your message to > mac-access@mac-access.net > > You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at > either the list's own dedicated web archive: > <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> > or at the public Mail Archive: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/>. > Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/maillist.xml> > > The Mac-Access mailing list is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and > worm-free! > > Please remember to update your membership options periodically by visiting > the list website at: > <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/> <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To reply to this post, please address your message to mac-access@mac-access.net You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at either the list's own dedicated web archive: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> or at the public Mail Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/>. Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/maillist.xml> The Mac-Access mailing list is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free! Please remember to update your membership options periodically by visiting the list website at: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/>
