Deleting boot-camp Win 7 division

**Sauk** · 04-09-2010

I have a question.... while creating and then removing an Operating System (Win7) separation, restoring the original single-OS X partition layout does not have any impact on my OS X installation, right? There should be no risk for my OS X system, but I want to have your authentication before proceeding with the installation of Win7 on my MBP.

Thank in Advance

**Devasis** · 04-09-2010

I was feeling the same what you are thinking about but don't see why it would do? for that I had installed Microsoft operating system windows 7 is just fine on my MBP using bootcamp and it works fine? Both OS X and win7, when I decide to boot up in it. I think you got your answer what expecting for.

**Solomon** · 04-09-2010

If you make a decision to remove the bootcamp partition, is the Operating System X partition automatically distended to the actual size? I have time-machine backup and a full image of my HD made with Carbon Copy Cloner... a small OT question: if I lose my HD and reinstall Snow Leopard, then the Time Machine backup allow me to make progress the whole thing or only documents and setting.

**MrChris-** · 04-09-2010

The Boot Camp Assistant will non-destructively generate and eliminate the Windows division, leaving your Operating System X separation together. However things can and do go incorrect, so you should always have at least one confirmed backup just in case even with non-destructive partition.

**Calvin K** · 04-09-2010

Actually the principle of Time Machine will allow you to recover the entire system. However last time I tried it from bare metal from the Time Machine backup on my HP Media smart server, my iMac would not boot after the restore so I ended up restoring from my Carbon Copy Cloner... backup.

**Sauk** · 07-09-2010

Just a different question about the bring back procedure: let's say that I have a one month previous Carbon Copy Cloner... of my HD, and a Time Machine backup which is restructured every week, can I restore my HD from the Carbon Copy Cloner... backup and then restore more recent data from the Time Machine backup? What should be the procedure to follow in this case?

**Solomon** · 08-09-2010

That sounds like the right, means that you are on the correct way to go. Is your Carbon Copy Cloner... backup bootable or an image file? It makes life a lot easier to have some peripheral device you can be able to boot your Macintosh off of as an alternative of having to reinstall Operating System X from DVD.