Reader Mapa is interested in upgrading to Mavericks but has a Boot Camp partition. The reader writes:I am still running Mac OS X Snow Leopard on a 2009 MacBook Pro with a Boot Camp partition that contains Windows XP. Can I upgrade to a more recent version of the Mac OS without losing that partition?In researching your questions Ive seen reports of people having no problem at allthey download Mavericks, update their Macs, and their Boot Camp partition works as well as it ever has. Regrettably, Ive also read reports from people who can no longer access their partitions.As with any operation where you can risk losing data, it makes sense for you to have a backup. That way, should something go wrong, you can restore your data. In the case of a Boot Camp partition this isnt possible with Time Machine. Apples backup technology doesnt support backing up and restoring these partitions.Instead, you must turn to another tool. One option is to purchase a copy of Twocanoes $30 Winclone 4. O
