Boot Camp MacBook Pro

Im trying to Boot Camp my MacBook Pro and is asked to make a backup. Is there anyway around this or do i have to make a backup? Dont have an external harddrive and dont really wanna buy one just for this

The reasoning is, very BAD things can happen. And if they do, you will be back here asking for a fix. The fix is to have a backup.
I urge you to protect your investment and your data (not to mention your sanity) and get an external drive.
Sorry I don't know a workaround, and there may be a good reason there isn't one.

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[email protected]

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