

The whole disk instead of a partition (e.g.

"/Applications/Winclone.app/Contents/Resources/ntfsclone" -f -f -f -O "/dev/disk0s3" /dev/disk1 1>&2ĮRROR(22): Opening '/dev/disk1' as NTFS failed: Invalid argumentĪpparently device '/dev/disk1' doesn't have a valid NTFS. usr/bin/hdiutil attach -nomount "/Users/test/Desktop/Untitled.winclone/Windows.dmg" Read image file./Users/test/Desktop/Untitled.winclone/size. Reading image file./Users/test/Desktop/Untitled.winclone/size. Wed Jul 15 20:11:: '/Applications/Winclone.app/Contents/Resources/winclone.perl' -restore -copy_bcd '/Applications/Winclone.app/Contents/Resources/BCD' -disk_device /dev/disk0 -ntfs_partition /dev/disk0s3 -v -update_bootini -q -image_dir='/Users/test/Desktop/Untitled.winclone' -ntfstools_dir='/Applications/Winclone.app/Contents/Resources' > ~/Library/Logs/Winclone.log 2>&1 & Wed Jul 15 20:11:: Partition is : /dev/disk0s3 I am thus unable to restore my Windows data.
#WINCLONE ERROR 72 PASSWORD#
above, the password policy was not the cause of the issue for me, but I found a different way to work around it.

#WINCLONE ERROR 72 MAC#
My windows partition is NTFS and 60.7gb my Mac partition is 171.88gb with 135gb used. I have this issue when hitting Ctrl+Shift+F3 to trigger audit mode.
#WINCLONE ERROR 72 SOFTWARE#
If you cannot write to the EFI folder, disable or add an exception for any antivirus / security software you have installed.I have a problem with winclone. Try creating a file or folder in the EFI folder to verify it is writeable. This last location is where Winclone needs to modify and add files. The Twocanoes forum is the best place to find information about Winclone, Boot Runner, or any other software. Inside the EFI folder should be an Apple folder and some other files and folders. Please collect the log by running this command in terminal and email it to it is large, please compress it prior to emailing. You can estimate the size required by looking at the used space in the Windows partition, then make sure the storage drive. You will need an external drive, formatted as HFS+ (Mac), that is large enough to hold at least two copies of the source image. Inside the EFI volume should be an EFI folder. Prior to running SysPrep, create an image of the source Windows Boot Camp installation. (you may have to change disk0 to another disk if you are restoring to a different disk).Īfter running the command, an EFI disk should mount on the desktop. To verify that this is the issue, you can manually mount the EFI partition by entering the following command in Terminal: The EFI partition is MS-DOS (FAT) formatted, and should be mountable and writeable in macOS. The error is usually related to security or anti-virus software blocking the mounting of this partition. Windows uses boot files on that partition when booting Windows. In order to make the Mac EFI bootable after restore, Winclone mount a special partition on the disk called the EFI Partition. Localhost Winclone 6: Error Error Domain=WincloneHelperError Code=6 “Error Creating EFI File” UserInfo= Localhost : Error creating /Volumes/EFI/EFI/Microsoft with error The file “Microsoft” couldn’t be saved in the folder “EFI”. Localhost Winclone 6: 93.00 percent completed The error message in the log may also show: If you receive a dialog when restoring a Winclone image that says “Error creating EFi file”, it is related to the inability to mount the EFI partition on the disk.
