My mac is not running, kernel panic! how do a fix that without time machine backup?

After a required update, my computer shutdown and it has never start ups again! On the screen apears a msg saying
" Unable to fins deiver for this platform" \"ACPI"\ .\"@/Sourcecache/xnu/xnu-2050.20.9/iokit/Kernel/IOPLatformExpert.ccp:1548
Debugger called: <panic>
backtrace (CPU 0), Frame: Return Address ...

To boot in recovery mode, either boot holding +R, or ALT key.
But before reinstall (which may erase your disk), you should backup :
- take a blank (preferable) external disk
- boot in recovery mode
- run disk utility
- choose your HDD, then Restore tab
- select your HDD as source, your external disk as destination
It will clone your disk. After reinstall, use the import tool to get back your datas, then reinstall 3rd party apps.

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I wondered; you posted in the Mountain Lion forum, but your profile still says Lion.
that means that my backups now (and moving forward) will continue to be un-encrypted
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Then delete the original, start a backup with encryption, and as soon as the encrypted sparse bundle is created, cancel the backup.
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Depending on how large the sparse bundle is, that could easily take a couple of days, at least, even connected via Ethernet.
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2. HDD (Other Personal Documents).
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http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4718
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Your setup is severely flawed. A backup on the same drive as the data is not a backup. You will lose everything with a disk failure.
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Thanks BSP. Yes I am aware of the ability to limit the folders that TM backs up. I use this capability, But that certainly is not the solution I want.
I have not bought Time Capsule and probably will not buy it unless Apple fix this 'problem' and make the hard drive in TC behave like any other hard drive.
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