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Do I Need To Delete Bootcamp Partition Before A Time Machine System Restore?
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<blockquote data-quote="popsynic" data-source="post: 1648531" data-attributes="member: 347120"><p>Hello - anyone familiar with this scenario.</p><p></p><p>I have used TIME MACHINE from the very first day I had my iMac. So it was started almost immediately after the initial boot of a brand new iMac in case I ever needed to restore my Mac to that initial Day 1 state.</p><p></p><p>That day has come, but it's now two years, and in that time I have installed BOOTCAMP, Parallels and Windows 7. That process created another partition, and created the required 'links' between my OSX and Windows via Parallels etc.</p><p></p><p>So my question is this - can I do a 'Restore from Time Machine' over the top of the new partitioned set up of my iMac OR or will it be now totally confused because of the changes I have made to my system in that time, and do I firstly need to remove Windows, Bootcamp, and erase the partitions I created back to one.</p><p></p><p>So in summary - will Time Machine do this when it restores, or do I need to do it before I restore?</p><p></p><p>I also have a CARBON COPY CLONE from Day 1 too. Am I better using that instead - and if so, same question - will i need to remove Windows, and my Bootcamped partition first?</p><p></p><p>(My system is iMac late 2012 still running OSX Mountain Lion if that makes any difference)</p><p></p><p>Thanks</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="popsynic, post: 1648531, member: 347120"] Hello - anyone familiar with this scenario. I have used TIME MACHINE from the very first day I had my iMac. So it was started almost immediately after the initial boot of a brand new iMac in case I ever needed to restore my Mac to that initial Day 1 state. That day has come, but it's now two years, and in that time I have installed BOOTCAMP, Parallels and Windows 7. That process created another partition, and created the required 'links' between my OSX and Windows via Parallels etc. So my question is this - can I do a 'Restore from Time Machine' over the top of the new partitioned set up of my iMac OR or will it be now totally confused because of the changes I have made to my system in that time, and do I firstly need to remove Windows, Bootcamp, and erase the partitions I created back to one. So in summary - will Time Machine do this when it restores, or do I need to do it before I restore? I also have a CARBON COPY CLONE from Day 1 too. Am I better using that instead - and if so, same question - will i need to remove Windows, and my Bootcamped partition first? (My system is iMac late 2012 still running OSX Mountain Lion if that makes any difference) Thanks [/QUOTE]
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