muxion Posted April 29, 2006 Share Posted April 29, 2006 Hi all, In win-duhs, I habitually use WinPE/Ghost8 to save a partition image to restore when XP croaks. I've been reading the forum daily since early March, and haven't seen a mention of a utility or method to image my working OSX partition so when I start kext editing and hack it, I'll be able to get it restored quickly for the next attempt. Is ghost-like imaging of OSX partitions do-able, and how?? Thanks! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/16294-can-i-save-an-image-of-my-osx-as-backup/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pukos Posted April 29, 2006 Share Posted April 29, 2006 I used Ghost (can't remember which version) and works perfect. I backed up only the OSX partion for your same reason Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/16294-can-i-save-an-image-of-my-osx-as-backup/#findComment-104878 Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrrjrr Posted April 29, 2006 Share Posted April 29, 2006 Also, Acronis True Image can back up and restore your OSX partition, even though it doesn't really know what it is. I have restored mine after hosing it many many times. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/16294-can-i-save-an-image-of-my-osx-as-backup/#findComment-104909 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry_Callahan Posted April 29, 2006 Share Posted April 29, 2006 Does the "Disk Utility" from the bootable 10.4.5/10.4.5 do the trick? Example: if you create an image and save it to a second Hard Disk, will it work? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/16294-can-i-save-an-image-of-my-osx-as-backup/#findComment-104915 Share on other sites More sharing options...
macprodan Posted April 29, 2006 Share Posted April 29, 2006 i have had a go with os x's disk util, did not work for me. i have a 160Gb Driver Partioned into 2 (OSX and DATA) both in OS X format. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/16294-can-i-save-an-image-of-my-osx-as-backup/#findComment-104965 Share on other sites More sharing options...
user2 Posted April 29, 2006 Share Posted April 29, 2006 I had two hard drives, both bootable and would use the Disk utility on one to make an image of the other. so if I ever fubared my system I could just boot the other disk and restore the other. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/16294-can-i-save-an-image-of-my-osx-as-backup/#findComment-104970 Share on other sites More sharing options...
quixos Posted April 29, 2006 Share Posted April 29, 2006 Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/16294-can-i-save-an-image-of-my-osx-as-backup/#findComment-104995 Share on other sites More sharing options...
muxion Posted April 29, 2006 Author Share Posted April 29, 2006 Wow! Thanks everyone for the helpful posts! Now I can get to work on this thing without too much fear! Cheers!!! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/16294-can-i-save-an-image-of-my-osx-as-backup/#findComment-104997 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry_Callahan Posted April 29, 2006 Share Posted April 29, 2006 For quixos: If the second Hard Disk doesn't have OS X on it(lets say it's only for data), if I boot with the 10.4.4/5DVD to get to Disk Utility, is there anyway to delete the files(not erase disc) on the main Hard Disk(before or after booting the DVD)? That way I can backup the image saved on the second hard disk using Disk Utility from the DVD Thanks alot! P.S. I'm planning to buy a 2° hard disk and I just don't want to install OS X on "data hard disk" Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/16294-can-i-save-an-image-of-my-osx-as-backup/#findComment-105021 Share on other sites More sharing options...
dasepsilon Posted May 1, 2006 Share Posted May 1, 2006 mmh, i do this much more elegantly (just a joke by booting linux and dd'ing the image either into my backup-partition on my external drive or just into a file. since its just a commandline (dd if=/dev/... of=/dev/.. bs=1024K) and i can use linux meanwhile to surf and hack and listen to music, i prefer this to any insideosx or ghost thing.. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/16294-can-i-save-an-image-of-my-osx-as-backup/#findComment-106053 Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluedragon1971 Posted May 2, 2006 Share Posted May 2, 2006 For quixos: If the second Hard Disk doesn't have OS X on it(lets say it's only for data), if I boot with the 10.4.4/5DVD to get to Disk Utility, is there anyway to delete the files(not erase disc) on the main Hard Disk(before or after booting the DVD)? That way I can backup the image saved on the second hard disk using Disk Utility from the DVD Thanks alot! P.S. I'm planning to buy a 2° hard disk and I just don't want to install OS X on "data hard disk" In the same menu of the installation DVD where you find Disk Utility, you will also find Terminal. In Terminal, type the following: cd /Volumes/volume_name_of_disk_to_erase/ rm -rf * Be VERY careful with this to make sure you are selecting the correct disk!! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/16294-can-i-save-an-image-of-my-osx-as-backup/#findComment-106410 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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