If you want any other computer (most probably Windows based) in your home network to access shares on the Mac: On a Windows based computer, simply create a desktop shortcut. Right-click on it and go to its 'Properties'. Target it to the network name of your Mac e.g. MyMacbook and you are done. You can start backing up your data with these five free backup applications for Mac. Within the free tier, you can back up and restore full disks, but you have to start from scratch each time. You also can’t schedule applications in the free tier, nor can you test potential backup utilities to make sure.
As a Mac owner, one of the most important tasks that you should perform on a constant basis is to backup your Mac to an. For me, Macs have been far more reliable than any other computer I had in the past but still, you never know when it might stop working (it’s nothing but a machine in the end) or worse, get lost or stolen. Now, while they might be the same in concept, not all backups are created equal. There are simple “data” backups like the ones you can create using Apple’s own Time Machine.
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There are other backups though, called “” backups, that are infinitely more useful, since they not only give you access to your information, but also allow you to use other Macs just as if they were your very own. They achieve this by turning your backup into a bootable disk just as your own Mac’s hard drive, so you can use it with any other Mac. Here’s how to create yours and how to boot from it on other Macs: Get Your Hard Drive Ready In order for a bootable backup to work, your hard drive will need to be in the Mac OS Extended (Journaled) format. If it already is, then just skip this step. Otherwise, to give your hard drive the appropriate format open Disk Utility, select your hard drive from the left panel and then click on the Erase tab.
Choose the format mentioned above from the available ones. Additionally, click on the Partition tab and from the Options select GUID Partition Table.
Make sure not to forget this or your bootable backup won’t work. Important Note: Don’t forget that the external hard drive you plan to use will need to be at least of the same size as the drive on your Mac that you want to backup. Creating a Bootable Backup Step 1: Head to and download SuperDuper!, the backup creation tool that we will use in this tutorial. There is a paid version of the app, but the free one is more than enough for what we want to accomplish.
Step 2: Connect your external hard drive to your Mac and open SuperDuper! When the application’s window shows up, select Macintosh HD (or whatever your Mac’s hard drive is named) on the Copy field and then select your external hard drive on the to field. On the using field, choose the Backup – all files option. Step 3: Next up, click the Options button.
On the General tab, under the During copy menu, select Erase your external hard drive, then copy files from Macintosh HD. Under the On successful completion menu feel free to choose any option. Additionally, you can also choose to on your Mac’s internal hard drive before initiating the backup. Once you are done click on OK and then click on Copy Now. Introduce your password to authorize the backup and you are done!
Using Your Bootable Backup on Another Mac Using your bootable backup on another Mac is plain and simple: Just plug your external hard drive to another Mac and open the Preferences panel. There, under System, click on the Startup Disk option, choose the external hard drive where your bootable backup is and click on Restart. Alternatively, you can start another Mac right from your bootable backup. To do so, start the other Mac while at the same time pressing the Option key and choose your bootable backup from the different hard drives that show up on the screen. There you go. Now you can take your Mac in your pocket with you at all times. Last updated on 8 Feb, 2018.
I purchased an external hard drive to backup my Macbook Air which has a partitioned hard drive with windows 7 on it. I was wondering if there was an easy way to backup Mac and Windows at the same time? I backed up Windows 7 first, then switched over to Mac to do a backup with Time Machine. When I attempted to backup with Time Machine, I received a window stating Time Machine would need to reformat my hard drive which would erase my backup for Windows. Does anyone know how I can create a backup image of my entire partitioned hard drive, or do I have to have a dedicated external hard drive for each operating system? I have the latest version of Windows 7 and Mac OS X.
But you probably went about it wrong. An option would have been to first partition the external drive using Apple's Disk Utility with two partitions: one for the Mac and one for Windows/PC. Then you could the same drive for both platforms. However, that might not be best option.
It would be best to dedicate an external drive exclusively to Time Machine. This would mean you would have to backup incrementally unless you have available ports that you can dedicate to each drive (depending on the external drive being either firewire or USB.) If you can dedicate a drive to a port, the Time Machine drive will back up per its settings automatically. Not sure what you're using to backup the Windows side. Since you mention you have a MacBook Air, its uncertain how you're connecting as the Air has no USB or Firewire ports. You may need 2 drives, but you might be able to use 2 partitions. The problem is, Time Machine requires a drive with the GUID.Partition Map Scheme. and either +Mac OS Extended (Journaled)+ or +Mac OS Extended (Case-sensitive, Journaled+ Format.
To back up your Windoze partition, you'll need a different format. +MS-DOS (FAT)+ is the only non-Apple format Disk Utility can use; it has some drawbacks, including a maximum file size of 4 GB. If the app you used will back up to such a partition, you'll be fine. If not, I understand there's an app named WinClone that I think will work, but check it out to be sure. If you need partitioning instructions, see #5 in (or use the link in.User Tips. at the top of this forum).
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