Copying OSX and Win XP partitions to a new hard disk drive
Hi guys. I just upgraded my MBP to a new 160GB Hitachi HDD (from 100GB) but got stucked in copying/cloning Windows XP partition. I tried SuperDuper but it can only copy Mac partitions.(successfully and its currently running) Win XP partition cannot be recognized. I'm connecting the old drive in USB.
Has anyone done this without going through the hassle of running (again) BootCamp, reinstalling Win XP and its related apps?
Any thoughts/comments greatly appreciated. Thanks.
Macbook Pro Mac OS X (10.4.7) MBP running OSX & Win XP
Macbook Pro Mac OS X (10.4.7) MBP running OSX & Win XP
Macbook Pro Mac OS X (10.4.7) MBP running OSX & Win XP
Macbook Pro Mac OS X (10.4.7)
You might try using the Restore option of Disk Utility. Basic procedure is:
1. Open Disk Utility from the Utilities folder.
2. Select the source volume from the left side list.
3. Click on the Restore tab in the DU main window.
4. Drag the source volume to the Source entry field.
5. Select the destination volume from the left side list and drag it to the Destination entry field.
6. Double-check you got it right, then click on the Restore button.
Of course you will need to have the new hard drive pre-setup with a Windows partition equal to or larger than the source partition.
Alternatively, you can boot into Windows with the new drive (already partitioned) and use Window's backup program to backup to the new drive.
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