CAN i USE MY TIME MACHINE AS A BACKUP FOR MY WINDOW 7 SYSTEM

Time Machine backs up OSX partitions, not Windows, use Windows own backup system.

You could back it up to the Time Capsule, but not with Time Machine. You'd have to use a Windows backup utility and have it put the backups on the Time Capsule drive. However, I don't know anything about Windows backup software, so I'd research it quite thoroughly to make sure it wouldn't damage the Time Machine backups.

A Windows backup would probably like the have the hard drive formatted for Windows, but I'm not certain.

Barney-15E wrote:

A Windows backup would probably like the have the hard drive formatted for Windows, but I'm not certain.

You're right regarding the Format (Windows Backup requires NTFS) so the TM drive would need to be partitioned for both OS's.

They'll still end up in each others way, as the backups grow space will be at a premium, an external drive is so cheap I would get one for Windows (or if not much data in Windows to backup) a thumb drive.

Windows System Image must not be used to restore to Boot Camp (it creates it's own partition, thus borking everything else on the drive)

so I'd research it quite thoroughly to make sure it wouldn't damage the Time Machine backups

Like Csound1 did.

As others said, Time Machine is a no go.

However there are 2 things you can do.

1. For just data, depending on the amount of data,

use a USB memory stick and get SyncToy, if

it is still available form Microsoft, and use that

to back up your data files.

2. Depending on how large your Windows partition is,

get yourself appropriate sized drive and get the app

Winclone. This app will allow you to make a full block

copy of the Windows installation and allow you to

restore it.

woodmeister50 wrote:

As others said, Time Machine is a no go.

However there are 2 things you can do.

1. For just data, depending on the amount of data,

use a USB memory stick and get SyncToy,

Forgot about SyncToy, it is terrific, and ... still available as a free download

+1

Winclone creates backups of Windows partitions and restores them from the OS X interface. You can create the backup image on any Mac formatted drive you want, though I would avoid saving to a TM drive.