![]() Note - I know I could in future just keep a Winclone backup on the NAS, but then I'd lose the ability to extract individual files from the backup, and also I'd be backing up the entire partition each time, rather than just the changes. So, Is there a more direct way of doing this? Could Target Disk mode help (thunderbolt, remember.) Acronis Links : Acronis Scheduler Manager : Acronis VSS Doctor : Backup Archive Compatibility : Cleanup Tool (All versions) : Cloning Disks : Contact Acronis Support : Difference between Backup and Disk Clone : Repair program / settings MVP Assistant (Log Viewer) latest version see pinned topic in ACPHO forum page. Now, while this worked, and the bootcamp partition was successfully re-added to VmWare fusion, it feels like a really long-winded way of doing it. Online and off-site replication also minimizes the incidence of loss of data due to a single data copy. This eliminates the time-consuming process of creating multiple redundant files. Restore the WinClone image onto the FAT partition Acronis True Image offers dual protection which allows users to simply make one backup and in the future, the local backup will replicate simultaneously.Create a FAT partition on the Macbook SSD.Create a WInClone image file from the USB disk (slow.).Install WinClone on the Mac ($20 well spent.).Recover the bootcamp partition to the USB disk.Installed Acronis trial version on a 'real' PC.The Acronis Recovery CD won't run on a Mac, apparently (and, I have no superdrive.)Īfter some thought and experiment, here's what I ended up doing The replacement for my dead Macbook Pro Retina arrived yesterday, and the Mac side of things was restored from a Synology NAS in 30 mins, which was great.īut on the BootCamp partition, it's a different story: I was using Acronis TrueImage for my Windows backups, and a recent backup was indeed sitting happily on the NAS - but, how to restore it?
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