Use dcfldd (an enhanced dd) to make an image a partition or the complete disk. You can then restore from that image. ----- Original Message ----- > Hi all; > > Recently I installed Fedora 21 on a macbook pro, it worked pretty > well. > I take regular backups via an rsync of the entire system to an > external > drive. After an update I had an issue I could not easily resolve so > I > restored the last rsync of the system. On other laptops this simply > returns the system to what it was like at the time of the backup, > however on the macbook it rendered it un-bootable, it simply booted > to a > mac error screen > > Anyone know what I did wrong? Is there a different approach I need to > take for backups? > > Thanks in advance > > > -- > users mailing list > users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe or change subscription options: > https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users > Fedora Code of Conduct: http://fedoraproject.org/code-of-conduct > Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines > Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org > -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Fedora Code of Conduct: http://fedoraproject.org/code-of-conduct Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org