Restore Time Machine/Bootcamp

Well...I was going to install a secondary OS on my macbook, but the BootCamp utility told me it couldn't move some files when I tried to partition the drive. If I backup everything using Time Machine, would i be able to partition the drive after I restore everything from the Time Machine backup?

Get a larger backup drive and devote space on it to clone OS X as well that you can boot from.
A larger (3x) partition for TimeMachine backup;
Room for WinClone backup of Windows (runs in OS X as a one time image file) (or make an NTFS partition for using Acronis / Paragon / Ghost etc for backup or cloning Windows natively.

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    When restoring Time Machine after a failure, does it also restore the files to the same order, for example - within iPhoto I have pics/ videos in folders and sub folders organised as family/events etc - will it go back to this exact order after a restore?

    Hi Stavros0203,
    When restoring your entire system from a Time Machine backup, it is restored to the state it was when that backup was made. See this article for reference -
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    Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.
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    No. See:
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    So, You're saying I can do this from a different computer with its own Time Machine?
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    Your best bet is to do a full restore from your backups.  See #14 in Time Machine - Frequently Asked Questions.

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    PowerfulLamp wrote:
    Following the instructions found on this forum and the apple troubleshooting/faq sections for Time Machine, it transfered.
    Exactly how did you do that? You should have used +Migration Assistant,+ but it sounds like you didn't.
    After the little progress meter finished, I cant find the files.
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    Assuming MacHDD is the name of one of the internal HDs, it does sound like you did the transfer incorrectly.
    1. Tell me where the files are?
    Probably in one or more of those copies of MacHDD.
    2. Tell me how I should set up my files and time machine and stuff!
    That's going to depend on exactly what's where, and what you want to do:
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    When you got the second Mac, did you set it up from the other one? If you did, then you should have identical user accounts on both Macs (they may have different data, but the exact same names and passwords).
    And, do you have an iTunes library, and/or the other files you want to move, in the same places on both Macs?

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    lhbilly wrote:
    *My Mac Book Pro was stolen.* It had some Time Machine backups, but Time Machine had stopped working about 6 months before it was stolen. I had stopped using the USB drive since TM would never complete. (2 issues)
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    Andyl1980 wrote:
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    Sorry, can'thelp. But:
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