Using external disk in bootcamp
I have a mac pro with mac os x 10.6.3 on first hard drive.
On the second hard drive I have bootcamp 3.1
If I use an external hard drive on bootcamp, can I backup Windows7 only?
Can't seem to find an answer anywhere about this.
Thanks
macyf
Hi and welcome to Discussions,
yes you can.
You have to use Windows to prepare the external HD using NTFS as file system and MBR (Master Boot Record) as partition scheme.
Be aware that doing this deletes everything that is on that external HD right now.
Although Windows 7 comes with its own backup utility, you might wanna have a look at Casper http://www.fssdev.com/products/casper/ as a backup solution.
Regards
Stefan
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