How to make a backup of just files for Windows 7 bootable?

I know this is a longshot, but I was wondering if it's possible at all to make backups of a Windows 7 Boot Cam partition, of just the files, bootable in any way so that I can restore it back as a Boot Camp partition? I used Carbon Copy Cloner to backup Boot Camp, then removed the Boot Camp partition, before realizing that the backup that CCC made won't be bootable.
The creator of CCC gave a few suggestions in this thread, which I'll try out, but are there any ideas that I could try? Or is it really supremely difficult that it would be near impossible to make this backup work, and I'd be better off starting from scratch and moving files manually over? The problem wouldn't be moving documents for me, it'd be moving about 100 GB of installed apps.
So, any thoughts? I imagine that this has been asked before in this forum, but strangely could not find any relevant thread for the search queries I was using.

You would have to do a Yahoo/Google search for that. There's a few out there. You might even try the Microsoft forums and see what they use.
They do it a couple of way's it seems, sector by sector or just file level. Bootable backup or just backup. It get's pretty geeky on the instructions so keep reading.
I'm in the same boat, I just haven't done the home work yet (or got the extra drive ).

Similar Messages

  • ISO FILE FOR WINDOWS BOOTABLE DISC - ISO FILE DOES NOT WORK

    Hi Guys!
    So I'm attempting at loading windows on my new iMac via Boot Camp, I've created the ISO file, and am trying to add it on boot camp and it simply doesn't work (even though my destination drive is MS FAT 32.
    Reference this
    http://support.apple.com/en-is/HT203909
    Heres a screen shot of what pops up when i try to load the ISO file!!
    Can anyone help me?

    Please correct me if I am incorrect.. you are trying to make a bootable USB with a Windows File using Disk Utility to the use it to boot it with bootcamp? If that's the case i would advise creating the bootable device directly from the bootcamp app, and not from disk utility

  • I want to upgrade my mac os 10.6.8 to 10.8.2 , will this erase all my files,apps,etc ? and will i loose the licence of microsoft office 2011, how to make a backup on a pendrive ?  I have files of approx 180 gb , THANK YOU

    I want to upgrade my mac os 10.6.8 to 10.8.2 , will this erase all my files,apps,etc ? and will i loose the licence of microsoft office 2011, how to make a backup on a pendrive ?  I have files of approx 180 gb , THANK YOU !!

    Forget the Pendrive stategy...
    Before attempting any Major Upgrade... get yourself an External Hard Drive... and create a Bootable Clone Backup of your current Hard Drive...
    By far the easiest way to make such a Backup, is to use something like
    SuperDuper  http://www.shirt-pocket.com/
    or CCC  http://www.bombich.com/
    That way, should anything untoward happen during the Upgrade,
    you will NOT LOSE ANYTHING.
    (Get an EHD that is at least equal to your current Drive...)
    Also, Check here for compatibility of 3rd party Software you may be using...
    http://roaringapps.com/apps:table
    You should also consider more RAM... Get the Maximum you can for your Mac...
    It is important to get the Correct and Matching RAM
    See Here  >  OWC RAM  >  http://www.macsales.com

  • How to make mplayer play 3gp type files ??

    how to make mplayer play 3gp type files ??
    I downloaded a Japanese blue movie by amule, but I cannot play it!

    Army wrote:Actually, a few weeks ago, opencore-amr went into [extra] and ffmpeg and mplayer are being compiled against it, so Arch's mplayer should support 3gp files ootb including audio. Video playback was never an issue, because 3gp is just a container, the video codec is usually h263 or h264, which are no problem for mplayer.
    Very new versions of FFmpeg have native amr-nb support. I'm not sure if it happened before or after the most recent FFmpeg bump in the repos.

  • How to make a backup of bipublisher 11.1.1.5.0 ?

    hello,
    i have installed bipublisher standalone 11.1.1.5.0 on a server windows 2008 64 bits.
    i would like to know how to make a backup of reports, model, security,users, role,jdbc connections....
    i found http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E21764_01/bi.1111/e13880/T526682T572260.htm#5969703(Moving Catalog Objects Between Environments), to export catalog but the scripts are for linux and i don't find the way to export the entire catalog, not just a folder with subfolders
    best regards
    jean marc
    Edited by: jmniard on 25 mai 2011 01:31

    any idea ?

  • How to make Finder NOT to show files from a specific folder in "All My Files"?

    Hello!
    Can someone please advice how to make finder NOT to show files from a specific folder in "All My Files"? See the attach - I recently installed Civilization 5 from Steam and now I have a lot of unneeded files (*.log and *.ini) shown in  All My Files colder in Finder.
    I don't want to see them. Any advise?

    Using "All my Files" was very handy before all this rubbish popped up. =(

  • Every time i go to a site or and extension of a site i use a lot it asks me if it can you adobe flash I want to know how to make it so it just allows all site

    Every time i go to a site or and extension of a site i use a lot it asks me if it can you adobe flash I want to know how to make it so it just allows all site to just start it. I only go to mainstream sites so its not a security issue. I have gone into the adobe settings in my control panel and allow sites to store info on my PC so any other suggestions? thank you to anyone who can help.

    Have you tried the Reset Safari... in the pull down menu under Safari?
    Allan

  • How to make a backup if the Storage & Backup icon is missing?

    how to make a backup if the Storage & Backup icon is missing?

    http://www.apple.com/icloud/setup/ios.html
    Sounds like you have an account, so two options I would say.
    Try turning it off, then off and see what options you get, or sync your phone to iTunes and click on the summary and choose the iCloud option.

  • How to make Adobe as your default viewer for all your PDF file instead of the Preview given? Thanks

    How to make Adobe as your default viewer for all your PDF file instead of the Preview given? Thanks

    you need to "Get Info" on the file first. Select it, right click and select 'Get Info' in the menu.
    In the window that pops up, near the bottom, the "Open With" drop down menu needs changed. If the drop down menu does not present the one you want, select "Other" and find it.

  • Please help : How to make the anomalistic table just like below?

    Hi all,
    How to make the anomalistic table just like below? Anyone can give the way detail or thoughtway ?
    http://61.132.17.188/webber/table.gif

    This is just a suggestion.
    If you put your "JTable" in a "JScrollPane", then you can add any "java.awt.Component" to the corner of the "JScrollPane" -- using the "setCorner()" method (of "JScrollPane").
    I would suggest making a custon "JPanel" and overriding its "paintComponent()" method to draw a diagonal line (and the required text) on it.
    You can find out more about how to do this from the links I provided in my first reply.
    Hope this helps.
    Good Luck,
    Avi.

  • How to make installer file for windows?

    Hi,
    I want to make a installer file for auto installing the ssl certificate. My folder contains following files:
    1. importpfx.exe
    2. Main.java
    3. Main.class
    4. TestCertificate.p12
    I want to bundle above files into a single setup file.How should it be done?
    Thanks in Advance

    If you want to make an installer file for windows, i think below link is suitable for your requirement. I never tried this approach of creating the installer file of java applications. But while reading the description of it, i thought that it may suits to your requirement.
    Here is the link : http://www.ej-technologies.com/products/install4j/overview.html
    Description : install4j is a powerful multi-platform Java installer builder that generates native installers and application launchers for Java applications. install4j excels in its ease of use, its extensive platform support and its powerful screen and action system
    Thanks,
    Uday.

  • How to make photoshop cs4 open dng files?

    How to make photoshop cs4 open dng files?

    They are opened by Photoshop through the ACR plug-in you should make sure the ACR 5.7 update is installed for your CS4.
    Adobe - Photoshop : For Macintosh
    Adobe - Photoshop : For Windows

  • How do I export v-card formatted files for use with either Numbers or Excel?

    How do I export v-card formatted files for use with either Numbers or Excel?

    Did you open Automator and just look around?
    Actions are listed in the left pane.
    You drag them into the workflow on the right in the order you need to process the items that you want.
    If this is a on-off requirement, just make a Workflow. If you plan to use it often, make it an Application.
    If you want to select the contacts you want to export, use a get Selected action. You'd then select the contacts in Contacts App before running the workflow.
    I'm not on a Mac to take screenshots, so you'll have to look at Automator's help or google for more info.

  • Time Capsule only works for one device at a time, how to make it capable to be used for multiple devices at times

    Time Capsule only works for one device at a time, how to make it capable to be used for multiple devices at times.
    Please help to set it up, thanks in advance

    You need to give more info..
    Firstly only works for what.. networking.. backup.. wireless. You need more nouns.. more adjectives... describe what you want and what fails.. then we can figure out why.
    Most likely you have bridged it when it should be in router mode..
    Most likely you are using Lion or ML which has the airport utility bridge the TC by default.
    Change it to working as a router. That might help.
    If you press reset button it will default back to router btw.
    If you are on Lion.. use a real utility. http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1547

  • How to trace changes in directories and files in windows using java.

    Hi,
    Want to know how to trace changes in directories and files in windows using java.
    I need to create a java procedure that keeps track of any changes done in any directory and its files on a windows System and save this data.
    Edited by: shruti.ggn on Mar 20, 2009 1:56 AM

    chk out the bellow list,get the xml and make the procedure.....     
         Notes          
    1     Some of the similar software’s include HoneyBow, honeytrap, honeyC, captureHPC, honeymole, captureBAT, nepenthes.     
    2     Some of the other hacking software’s include keyloggers. Keyloggers are used for monitoring the keystrokes typed by the user so that we can get the info or passwords one is typing. Some of the keyloggers include remote monitoring capability, it means that we can send the remote file across the network to someone else and then we can monitor the key strokes of that remote pc. Some of the famous keyloggers include win-spy, real-spy, family keylogger and stealth spy.          
    3     Apart from theses tools mentioned above there are some more tools to include that are deepfreeze, Elcomsoft password cracking tools, Online DFS, StegAlyzer, Log analysis tools such as sawmill, etc.

Maybe you are looking for