I worry that I may overwrite the original drive etc. If this proves to be working fine I guess I could create a script for making further clone backups without worrying about the correct syntax etc. no need to have double the Bootcamp partition size free in order to make a clone). Replace original with the current directory and new with the name of the directory to which you want to copy the contents. Type in the following command: ditto -V /original/folder/ /new/folder/.
Copying contents from one place to another is fairly easy with Terminal. Let's call the internal drive original_SSD and the external, empty USB-attached drive empty_SSD.ĭo I need to prepare the new drive in some way? Partition it for the Mac and Windows partitions, or does "dd" simply make an exact copy of the entire drive anyway? Does it also check that the copy is OK?Īnd does it make a disk image of the Windows (Bootcamp) partition before copying it over (like "Winclone" does), or does it just read from the source drive and write to the destination drive? (i.e. Copy contents from one folder to another.
Click to expand.Excellent! I would like to give it a go before needing to buy Winclone or some other commercial app.Īssuming I boot my Mac from a USB flash drive with MacOS on it (and then run the Terminal from it), what is the exact syntax and command(s) for cloning the internal drive over to an external USB attached drive?
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