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Cannot Boot from Sparse Image Backup
I am about to upgrade from Tiger to Leopard on an Intel MacBook. I've made a sparse image copy of the Macbook to a Buffalo 500GB USB 2.0 External HD.(because I have other stuff on the partition)
I have opened the image and tried to restart to the opened backup in order to test it before upgrading, but it cannot seem to find it. All I want to do is test the backup to make sure it works. Can you help? Thanks in advance, |
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You can't start up from a sparse image: it's not a real drive.
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Thanks for the reply. Why make a sparse image if you cannot boot from it in case of an emergency? Also, is there any way to make a bootable disk that has other files on it? Thanks again for the quick reply!
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Typically because you're under some constraint that forces you to use an image. We've always said that you should write directly to a drive if you can...
You can partition a drive to store files alongside your backup.
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Again, thanks for such a prompt reply. As you can see, I am pretty new to the Mac, so please forgive these stupid questions.
But, I was under the impression that I could not create a bootable drive if there were other files on it. You said that I can "partiition a drive to store files along side your backup". Does that mean if I have a partition already available with other files on it that I can copy my Macintosh HD over to it without erasing the drive first? Does that make sense? I just don't want to erase the files on that hard drive because I don't have anywhere else to store those files without purchasing another hard drive. Again, thanks for all the advice. |
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No, it means you need to create a second partition on the drive to store a backup, or use an image. This is covered in the section of the User's Guide entitled "Storing a backup alongside other files on a destination drive".
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So that if your original drive fails, you can clone the contents of the image back to a new replacement drive.
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Does this mean mount the sparse image and then drag the contents to a new drive or partition, which can then be booted, as if it were a normal cloned drive?
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Dragging the contents will not copy permissions/ownership, other metadata, or files and dirs that are inaccessible to the copying user (other user's files, or "root only" files). |
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