How to restore complete partition?

How can I restore a complete partition backuped via time machine?
When starting time machine I just see files and directories to recover, but what to do if I had to reformat a partition as it was broken and could not be repaired?

It points to #15 to restore a partition with data files on it.
http://pondini.org/TM/15.html
"instead of the Restore button, control-click (right-click) the item... That will produce a "contextual" menu..."

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I have a MAC laptop, there used to partition windows XP but I want to change it to windows 7. and after my intstal do not want the road and a partition for windows missing. how to restore windows partition?

I have a MAC laptop, there used to partition windows XP but I want to change it to windows 7. and after my intstal do not want the road and a partition for windows missing. how to restore windows partition?

Welcome to Apple Support Communities
You have an Early 2008 Mac Pro. You have the specs that your Mac Pro needs for more memory > https://support.apple.com/kb/HT4433#4 As you can read, that computer should have come with 2 GB of memory.
You can buy memory at OWC or Crucial > http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/memory/Mac-Pro-Memory#800-memory Those sell compatible memory with all Macs. You can use another memory, but you can be sure that the memory that these brands sell are compatible

Help needed: how to restore windows partition on Mac OS X

i delete my windows vista partition by accident,anyone knows how to restore it. what software i need? Thanks:)

If you deleted the partition you'll need to use BootCamp to recreate the partition.

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Have you read the eDir documentation on this at all? Just trying to get your starting point here.
http://www.novell.com/documentation/...a/a2n4mb6.html

How to restore many partitions to one

Help. Before I got my Macbook, I was using my Ubuntu Linux Desktop. When I got my Macbook, the Ubuntu Desktop went to my parents. However, my stepdad bought a computer today(sadly, it was Windows, and he wont let me install Ubuntu), and now the Ubuntu Desktop is moving back to the basement, meaning anytime I need to use Ubuntu specifically, I can use the desktop. Well, on my Macbook, I did a dualboot setup of Mac OSX and Ubuntu. To install, I
Used Bootcamp to make another partition
In Ubuntu Live CD, I deleted the bootcamp partition
In the Ubuntu installer, I used the unnallocated space that deleteing the bootcamp partition made.
So, my question is, how do I restore my harddrive to be one Mac OSX partition, withought having to reinstall OSX?

Okay, the reinstall worked(Duh, of course it would). I wanted to see if I could without reinstalling, oh well. Everything's up and running again, i changed the layout of the desk, yea. I am so glad that Time Machine stores like every aspect to the backup. I love Time Machine. I told the transfer mac to get from time machine, and it retrieved everything, except for applications, but I told it not to.

How to delete a partition entirely?

I had a bootcamp partition, and I can't figure out how to completely get rid of it. I've erased everything ON the partition but I can't seem to figure out how to restore the partition's memory back to the original Macintosh HD partition.
Since I used disk utility to erase it, bootcamp assistant won't give me any options as to how to delete the partition. It's using up 50gb of my harddrive and I need the space for my original partition.
Any help would be greatly, greatly appreciated.
Thanks so much

Select the drive in the sidebar, click on the Partition tab, delete that partition, and drag the slider at the bottom of the Mac OS X partition as far down as it will go.
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I have an iphone 4 jammed in MDU mode, I conect to itunes and asked to restore, it went through all the steps and nearly completed it gives me an error message saying cannot be restored error -1. Can anybody help me how to restore my iphone

I have an iphone 4 started the problem saying no service, then when restarting asked to connect to itunes and became jammed in MDU mode, I connect to itunes and clicked on restore, it went through all the steps and nearly completed it gives me an error message saying cannot be restored error -1. Can anybody help me how to restore my iphone. or what to do next, some reseller asked me to go the shop where I bought to replace it for me as this error cannot be restored by any shop. It has to be returned to apple and get it replaced. The warranty already expired and don't know what to do.
Please help

Error 1 or -1
This may indicate a hardware issue with your device. Follow Troubleshooting security software issues, and restore your device on a different known-good computer. If the errors persist on another computer, the device may need service.
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3694#error1

How do I completely restore my Mac air

How do I completely restore my Mac Air?

Boot from the Reinstall Drive (USB thumb drive) that came with your MBA.
(Restart and when you hear the startup sound, hold down the C key until the gray pinwheel appears)
When the OS X window appears, select your language.
On the next screen, select Utilities from the Menu Bar.
To restore to an earlier point in time from a Time Machine backup, select Restore System from Backup
To make your machine look like it did when new, select Disk Utility, then select the system drive and click the Erase button.
This will reformat the drive and you can then reinstall the OS from the main menu.

How can i completely restore safari?

I've made the mistake of putting an extention i dont want in and now it is absolutely anoyying, it reverts all my searches to bing and takes hours for access to sights online. and it also is not accessable from the menue

You installed the "Genieo" search-hijacking rootkit. The product is a fraud, and the developer knowingly distributes an uninstaller that doesn't work. I suggest the tedious procedure below to disable Genieo. This procedure may leave a few small files behind, but it will deactivate any version of the rootkit that I know of.
Back up all data. You must know how to restore from a backup even if the system becomes unbootable. If you don't know how to do that, or if you don't have any backups, stop here and ask for guidance.
Step 1
Triple-click anywhere in the line below on this page to select it:
/etc/launchd.conf
Right-click or control-click the line and select
Services ▹ Reveal in Finder (or just Reveal)
from the contextual menu.
If you don't see the contextual menu item, copy the selected text to the Clipboard by pressing the key combination command-C. In the Finder, select
Go ▹ Go to Folder...
from the menu bar and paste into the box that opens by pressing command-V. You won't see what you pasted because a line break is included. Press return.
A folder may open with a file selected, or the file may not exist, in which case you'll get a message that it can't be found. If it does exist, it's a configuration file created or replaced by the Genieo installer. Any software installer that does this should be considered ipso facto malware. Move the file to the Trash. You'll be prompted for your administrator password. Then restart, empty the Trash, and continue as below.
IMPORTANT: If the launchd.conf file exists, you must move it to the Trash and restart before continuing. Otherwise the system may become unbootable. In that case, restore from your backup and start over. That's how badly Genieo has sabotaged your system. If you're not sure you can complete this step, stop here and ask for guidance.
Some installations of Genieo don't include the launchd.conf file, perhaps because it has already been removed. The absence of that file doesn't mean that Genieo is not installed.
Step 2
Quit the Genieo application, if it's running. Force quit if necessary.
Move each of these items to the Trash in the same way as above:
/Applications/Genieo.app
/Applications/Uninstall Genieo.app
/Library/Frameworks/GenieoExtra.framework
/Library/LaunchAgents/com.genieo.engine.plist
/Library/LaunchAgents/com.genieoinnovation.macextension.plist
/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.genieoinnovation.macextension.client.plist
/Library/PrivilegedHelperTools/com.genieoinnovation.macextension.client
/usr/lib/libgenkit.dylib/usr/lib/libgenkitsa.dylib
/usr/lib/libimckit.dylib
/usr/lib/libimckitsa.dylib
There's no need to restart after each one. Again, some of these items may be absent, in which case you'll get a message that the file can't be found. Skip that item and go on to the next one.
Restart and empty the Trash. Don't try to empty the Trash until you have restarted.
Step 3
From the Safari menu bar, select
Safari ▹ Preferences... ▹ Extensions
Uninstall any extensions you don't know you need, including ones called "Genieo" or "Omnibar," and any that have the word "Spigot" or "InstallMac" in the description. If in doubt, uninstall all extensions. Do the equivalent for the Firefox and Chrome browsers, if you use either of those.
Your web browser(s) should now be working, and you should be able to reset the home page and search engine. If not, stop here and post your results.
Make sure you don't repeat the mistake that led you to install this undesirable software. Chances are you got it from one of the Internet's open sewers such as "Softonic" or "CNET Download." Never visit either of those sites again. You might also have downloaded it from an ad in a page on some other site. Typically the ad is a large green button labeled "Download Now" in white letters. The button is designed to mislead people who want to download something else on the same page. If you ever download a file that isn't obviously what you expected, delete it immediately.
You may be wondering why you didn't get a warning from Gatekeeper about installing software from an unknown developer, as you should have. The reason is that the Genieo developer has a codesigning certificate issued by Apple, which causes Gatekeeper to give the installer a pass. Apple could revoke the certificate, but as of this writing, has not done so, even though it's aware of the problem. It must be said that this failure of oversight is inexcusable and has seriously compromised the value of Gatekeeper and the Developer ID program. You cannot rely on Gatekeeper alone to protect you from harmful software.
Finally, be forewarned that when Genieo is mentioned on this site, the developer sometimes shows up under the name "Genieo support." If that happens, don't believe anything he says, but feel free to tell him what you think of his scam.

New HD after disk crash : how restore original partitioning scheme

Hello, After a mechanical disk crash, american version, I have to replace the hard drive of a X220, american version. Windows 7 Pro was in English.I have two VHD files backup to an external drive, as well as a repair disk.One VHD file is 348 MB and one 199 GB.I could check that the second one contains Windows 7 with software and user files.I assume that the first VHD file is the EFI partition. Because of the mechanical failure there is of course no "recovery partition".I do have a CD of Windows 7 Pro in French if required, but I assume the VHD files should suffice. My question is : how to restore the original partitioning sheme?Which is the size of partitions in bytes and in which order are they? Can someone post the output the partition table (for instance Linux's "gdisk -l" from a bootable CD or USB key) for an X220 ? Thanks a lot.

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How would i "completely" delete my Windows Partition?

Hi all,
After a month use of windows, i am finding it more useful to use my mac so i have made the decision to delete my windows partition.
How would i "completely" delete my Windows Partition?
This is what i was planning on doing (Please correct any problems):
Disk Utility -> disk0s3 (windows) -> Erase (Zero out data)
Is this right or is there a more efficient way of doing this, i want to "completely remove everything in the partition, which is why i have chosen to "zero out" data.
Thanks

OK. A normal erase doesn't actually erase the file data stored on a drive. Instead, it just removes the small amount of info that tells the file system where to find that data on the drive & frees up that space so that the file system can use it for data from other files. This is much quicker than actually overwriting the file data with some other data pattern. (There really is no such thing as an "erase" in the normal sense of "remove" or "rub out" -- all the drive can do is write something over the old data to obliterate it.)
As long as the file system is working correctly, this is all that is needed to effectively "erase" the file, since whatever data patterns that space on the drive contains is treated as if it contained nothing. Special purpose forensic applications can recover some or all of that data by ignoring the file system & scouring the drive, looking for "orphaned" chunks of data & reassembling them into files. (It is a little bit like putting a filing cabinet back in order after someone has emptied all the pages & file folders into the trash.)
The OS offers a set of security measures to prevent this, the simplest of which is to "zero out" the data by overwriting it with an all zero data pattern. If you are not concerned about someone recovering sensitive data "erased" from your hard drive with one of these specialized applications, you do not need to use these measures, which are time consuming.

How to restore a Time machine backup and get a recovery partition?

Hi,
I'm quite confused!
I restored from a Time Machine backup and then setup boot camp (and removed that partition a while back) and now I don't have a recovery partition. (Can't enable File Vault and
bash-3.2# diskutil list /Volumes/Macintosh\ HD
/dev/disk0
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:      GUID_partition_scheme                        *120.0 GB   disk0
   1:                        EFI                         209.7 MB   disk0s1
   2:                  Apple_HFS Macintosh HD            87.4 GB    disk0s2
My new MacBook Pro didn't come with any CDs.
Apparently I need the recovery partition to reinstall Lion from the internet.
"Recovery HD offers on-disk recovery tools, allows you to restore from Time Machine backups, reinstall OS X Lion over the Internet..."
The recommended solution from Apple seems to be reinstall with your OSX 10.6 CD (which I don't have) and then upgrade to Lion (which seems like a PITA).
Info from : http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4649
What process should I follow to restore my recovery partition and apply the current state of the machine from a backup?
(the process should not involve anything I don't have, like USB memory sticks, Lion CDs, etc....)
Supplementary questions which are only relevant if the answer is "you can't" (which would seem to be a major bug!) :
Or is there a clever method to install a recovery partition onto an existing disk (which clearly has space for it)? I have searched for it but all the results I found have either not mentioned that it works without reinstalling but look like it's needed, or do say "reinstall".
If I install Lion to an external disk, can I boot from that and use the recovery disk assistant tool to restore the partition to my internal disk? (Which I assume I'll need to do to get FileVault to work) ?
Thanks,
Max

Maxs-MacBook-Pro:Applications max$ diskutil list
/dev/disk0
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:      GUID_partition_scheme                        *120.0 GB   disk0
   1:                        EFI                         209.7 MB   disk0s1
   2:                  Apple_HFS Macintosh HD            87.4 GB    disk0s2
/dev/disk2
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:     Apple_partition_scheme                        *136.2 MB   disk2
   1:        Apple_partition_map                         30.7 KB    disk2s1
   2:         Apple_Driver_ATAPI                         2.0 KB     disk2s2
   3:                  Apple_HFS Recovery Disk Assistant 136.2 MB   disk2s3

How do I restore a partitioned .dmg image to a new drive?

I created a disk image of a partitioned drive (3 partitions) But when I run restore Disk Utility it only restores one partition. The size of the backup.dmg file is over 200gb so I know it imaged the contents of all three partitions.
I disk Utility is not capable of restoring my imaged hard drive, is there any software that is capable?
I know my mistake, I should have imaged each partition separately, but that is the benefit of hindsight, now I need to get my data from, of course, the partition DU is not restoring, Arrg!

When you mount the disk image, do all the partitions mount?

How to create recovery partition in new(changed) HDD.

my new HP pavilion g4 laptop HDD have crased, then I replce it by HP care. I upload original win 7 by recovery disk(DVD) but when I open my computer it shows only one partition (C drive, there is no recovery partition and HP tool.
So how to creates recovery partition by recovery disk(DVD)...........please help me.

Creating the recovery partition
Right-click the start orb, and start 'Disk Management'.
Shrink the C: drive by let's say 20-30GB.
Then create a new Partition and assign the R: label to it and name it RECOVERY.
Then open command prompt as administrator and type: 'recimg /createimage <directory>',
In this case: 'recimg /createimage R:\' to save it on the new partition.
This step may consume a lot of time.
Now we need to register the newly created recovery image: 'recimg /setcurrent <directory>'
'recimg /setcurrent R:\'
Voila you are done.
Restoring from recovery partition
You may want to use this restoring method by default, because it is the easiest way to do so if your recovery partition is still intact. If not, look at the other recovery methods to see which suits you best. This is usually the way you reset or refresh your Windows installation if you purchase a computer from a brand like Lenovo instead of building one yourself
Press the Windows-key + C to open the charms bar or swipe in from the right.
Click Settings.
Click Change PC Settings.
Click Update & Recovery in the menu on the left.
Click Recovery.
If all your documents are safe and sound in your user folder, you can use Refresh your PC without affecting files. However I still recommend taking a back-up... If you want to do a complete reinstallation of Windows and also clean your user folder in the process then choose Remove everything and reinstall Windows.

How to restore Windows in disk utility?

So I am trying to transfer a windows image by target booting to a Mac Pro, but the windows side wont, it's giving me a no bootable device error, Help!!!.

You have not really detailed your setup and how you used WinClone, whether you have a divided disk drive or not.
Thread with suggestions on Windows backup methods:
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3798090
Paragon CampTune
Paragon CampTune is a commercial product that is designed expressly for this task. http://www.paragon-software.com/home/camptune/ It consists of a downloadable ISO that needs to be burned to a disc and booted from in order to resize the partitions costs US$19.95.
Securing Dual-System Configuration
Imaging is still the most affordable and robust way to secure computer data. Unfortunately Mac OS X backs up only HFS+ volumes, leaving Windows with dual-system configurations unsecured. You can permanently lose all of your data unless you have a Windows-compatible backup solution.
Paragon’s CampTune and Paragon’s Drive Copy for Mac can secure the entire dual-system configuration. CampTune creates traditional images of volumes or entire hard disks, Drive Copy can copy them to other disks. In case of an emergency, you can restore the previously created image or copy all your data back to its original state.
GParted Live
GParted Live is similar to CampTune as it is also distributed as a bootable image that needs to be copied to a CD/DVD or USB flash drive. As free and open source software, distributed under the GPL, it will always be available free. Since it has more functions than CampTune, it may be harder for folks who are not as experienced with partitioning hard drives. http://gparted.sourceforge.net/
iPartition
Coriolis Systems' iPartition is a £29.95 ($44.95 US) utility that runs in Mac OS X and allows resizing of all of the relevant partition formats, including HFS+, FAT32, and NTFS. It provides a Mac-oriented user interface that may be easier to manage than some of the free utilities. As it is not capable of resizing the boot disk, it requires a bootable external disk or a boot DVD. (A tool to create a boot DVD is included.)
Paragon Partition Manager
From the makes of CampTune is a commercial tool that is similar in functionality to GParted Live, but has a more polished/friendly user interface than GParted Live. Previously only the US$79.95 Professional version supported all the features required for this, but as of version 11 the US$39.95 Personal version has also been reported to work. http://www.paragon-software.com/home/pm-personal/
Winclone/Disk Utility
Winclone is a free tool for creating and restoring backup images of your Windows partition. One of its key features is that it can restore to a larger partition than the one the image was created from.
NOTE: Winclone has been discontinued, but for now remains available and capable of completing these tasks (including creating and restoring Windows 7 images).
Winclone updated to support Lion Winclone updates and download
Disk Utility can resize HFS+ (Mac OS) partitions, but is currently incapable of resizing NTFS partitions, so you could use it to reduce the size of the HFS+ partition and create a new larger placeholder MS-DOS (FAT) partition
The full process would be:
Backup Windows partition with Winclone.
(if the new Windows partition is smaller than the old one make sure you set the preferences in Winclone to save the image as an uncompressed dmg)
Delete old Windows partition
Resize current Mac Partition
Create new Windows partition as MS-DOS (FAT) in free space after Mac OS partition.
(If the new Windows partition is smaller than the old one an additional step is required: shrink the filesystem on the image by selecting Tools->Shrink Windows (NTFS) Filesystem)
Reboot your computer for the new Windows partition to mount properly (winclone may not restore if you don't reboot)
Restore Winclone partition over new Windows partition
An alternate Winclone based process is described in the External Guides section
Native OS utilities
MR user Kazyua reports that you can use the disk management utilities provided with the current operating systems if you want to do it manually. Windows 7 and OS X both have partition resizing functions built in. In OS X, open Disk Utility and manually shrink the mac HFS+ partition by dragging the lower right corner. Then in windows go to the start menu and type "disk management" into the search box then hit enter. You should get an overview of the drives you have and the individual partitions. Right-clicking on the partition gives an "Extend Volume" option. The Windows NTFS volume should then be extended into the free space you created with Disk Utility. This method has not worked for other users, so try at your own risk.

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