Using True Image on the Windows Partition of a Mac
I've used True Image v10 on my PC no problem. Now I am trying to use it on my Vista Install in my Windows Partition on my Mac. True Image runs, but when I try make an image of my C drive I get a message about "Windows Dynamic Drives" are unsupported and it must think my C drive is a dynamic drive. As far as I know, my windows partition is a regular windows partition, but I might be mistaken about that. When I'm running MacOSX, there are two partitions, my Mac Hard drive and my Windows partition.
Is there a way to resolve this using True Image? If not, any suggestions for another method to back up Vista? On my Mac I have tried WinClone with undesirable results.
Thanks!

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I'm getting a message that all TI sees is Windows Dynamic Drives. This includes my C drive. I don't know enough to know why. On a Mac when you install Windows, you are creating a Windows partition, a real Windows space and you are installing Windows from a real Windows install disk, in my case Vista. The end result is that you are running Windows natively on an intel machine. But something about it, TI does not like.
Unfortunately Time Machine, the Mac Utility only works on your Mac partition. It does not backup your Windows partition. I recently tried Winclone which is a Mac program, and it seemed to work (but I have not tested the backup it made). However, the next time I tried to boot into Windows, Windows would not boot, until I used the Windows install disk to repair my VistaOS. This makes me unlikely to rely on Winclone.
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My guess is that ATI cannot handle MAC on the hdisk even though it isn't the only partiton.. YOu can contact Caht but I've never heard Acronis say that ATI can work on a MAC or on a disk with an Apple OS.
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Hello David and Scott,
David, currently Acronis products neither support Apple Mac OS X nor run under Windows OS installed on Apple (under BootCamp).
There are at least two reasons for this:
- Apple Mac machines use the EFI bootstrap firmware instead of the BIOS firmware;
- Apple Mac machines use different partitioning principles.
However, Acronis products will work in virtual environment such as VMWare, Parallels, etc.
Thank you.
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Its getting tiring seeing these replies from users who have obviously not tried this. As long as the plus pack is installed true home image backs up bootcamp partitions on a mac just fine. It sees all the partitions, including the Mac partitions, though I only backup the windows 7 partition. I have restored to this same partitions lots of times and it works just fine. I have not tried a "Boot CD" restore yet, but there would be nothing stopping you restoring the main partition from a windows virtual image under MacOS.
Nic Wilson
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Nic Wilson wrote:Its getting tiring seeing these replies from users who have obviously not tried this. As long as the plus pack is installed true home image backs up bootcamp partitions on a mac just fine. It sees all the partitions, including the Mac partitions, though I only backup the windows 7 partition. I have restored to this same partitions lots of times and it works just fine. I have not tried a "Boot CD" restore yet, but there would be nothing stopping you restoring the main partition from a windows virtual image under MacOS.
Nic Wilson
I believe you are talking about the latest version of True Image Home with the Plus Pack? That supports GPT, the partitioning scheme used on Intel Macs.
Older versions of True Image do not support GPT, which is why the original poster is unable to use his True Image Home 10 on Macs.
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I am running 2011 and bought Plus pack (grrrr...! since it is now free...feel cheated), both latest build. Bought beautiful 27" iMac early January and set up bootcamp/ Win7. Did a disk image after getting all software loaded, then started daily c:\ backups. Managed to corrupt bootcamp partition, but no sweat, I had backups, right? no--not a single disk image or backup would restore. So, I think, maybe I should just use bootcamp assistant and reload win7 to its pristine state, then restore. Action Failed (with no explanation). Nope again. Dead in the water. So, I try live chat. Don't bother. All I got in the end was a copy of Ilya Rasovsky's much copied disclaimer (above). It took many minutes between replies, and after I carefully stated I had bought Plus for Apple iMac, bootcamp, win 7, etc, he wanted to know if I had an apple! He didn't seem to even know about the Plus Pack, just repeating that Acronis doesn't work on Apples. Truly disappointed in Acronis. Is there any other way to backup / restore bootcamp partition on an external hd? It's kinda scary hanging out here without a net. Or, maybe I don't know what I am doing. I chose Disk and Partition Backup,then BootCamp (C:) for the partition to backup. Correct?
Thanks for any help!
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Hi,
Afer having the same experience as you with Acronis and also their support, I found another product, its much better it does both bootcamp, and OSx partition as a "drive" in one go, or separately and can also resize the bootcamp partition for you too and more, its called Paragon Hard disk Manager 2011 and its fabulous.
Nic Wilson
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