Dual/triple boot OSMC question

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I discovered OSMC today, and can’t wait to try it out on my Pi. I have a question, though, for which I can’t find the answer anywhere. ATM, my Pi can boot into either Raspbian or XBMC. I assume that I am to stick the Pi’s micro-SD card into a reader on my (Windows) PC, and run the OSMC installer. What I would like to know is, will the Raspbian installation survive? Will I just see OSMC available as another OS alongside Raspbian and XBMC, or something?

My little son will be VERY upset if I lose the Minecraft Pi world he’s been creating for the last six months :slight_smile:

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Personally I would invest a few pounds in another memory card to be on the safe side! I’m sure this is possible, but let’s say you receive a file system corruption that isn’t repairable!

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OSMC is also supported by the NOOBS installer (multi boot).
As suggested be the great parent and get a different card to try :smiley:

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There is a way to launch minecraft pi from OSMC so that your son can continue to play on your OSMC machine :smile:

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Okay, that makes sense. I’ll order one now. Does anyone know an easy way to copy the entire card (and keep it bootable) so that I can see what happens if I try the install on an existing one?

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Use this tool to clone your SD card :smiley:

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Thanks, I’ll try it later.