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Carbon Copy Cloner is an easy-to-use backup utility:
Clone, synchronize, backup. Schedule and forget it. Try it 'til you trust it.
In its simplest form, CCC will clone one hard drive to another, copying every single block or file to create an exact replica of your source hard drive. This is very useful if, for example, your laptop is damaged and you must send it in for repair.
CCC can also be used to perform regular backups of your data. When you select a source disk in CCC, you are presented with the contents of that disk (hidden items too). Simply uncheck
Clone, synchronize, backup. Schedule and forget it. Try it 'til you trust it.
In its simplest form, CCC will clone one hard drive to another, copying every single block or file to create an exact replica of your source hard drive. This is very useful if, for example, your laptop is damaged and you must send it in for repair.
CCC can also be used to perform regular backups of your data. When you select a source disk in CCC, you are presented with the contents of that disk (hidden items too). Simply uncheck
What's New
Version 3.4.5:
- Fixed a minor timing issue that would prevent CCC from finishing the submission of an email notification when a scheduled task was configured to sleep or shut down the Mac.
- Fixed an issue in which non-ASCII characters would be improperly displayed during the backup task (this was only a cosmetic problem).
- Fixed an issue in which CCC would occasionally not retain the user's last choice in the preset configurations menu.
- Growl notifications should be a bit more consistent on Lion.
- In anticipation of Mountain Lion's requirement that I use Apple's code signing certificate to sign my application, this version of CCC will migrate entries in the CCC private keychain to a new keychain. I have leveraged codesigning in CCC for almost 5 years and recently started to rely on it to have access to keychain entries without annoying the end user for permission to do so. Switching code signing certificates at this point invalidates the keychain item access control lists that I previously applied, forcing me to migrate the keychain or face losing access to those keychain items. When you launch this new version of CCC, you'll see a progress panel that indicates that CCC is migrating the keychain. This should be fast and eventless. If you see a dialog from the system asking you to grant CCC access to a keychain item, however, it is imperative that you click on "Allow" to give CCC access to those keychain items.
- In earlier versions of CCC, when an encrypted disk image's passphrase keychain entry was updated by the scheduled task helper application, access to that keychain item would be limited to only the scheduled task helper application. Subsequent ad hoc attempts to back up to the encrypted disk image (e.g. in CCC's main window) would result in a request to grant CCC access to the keychain item. This update fixes that access limitation.
- Fixed a bug in which CCC would not properly set the modification date on files copied to SMB shares hosted by some versions of Windows. This would result in CCC wanting to recopy every file to the destination on subsequent backups.
- Reverted to the pre-3.4.4 behavior of automatically running a scheduled task upon wake if the task missed a scheduled run time during sleep. If you would prefer that CCC automatically skip tasks missed during sleep, drop me a line on the Help Desk, there is a hidden setting that will accommodate this preference.
- In previous versions, CCC might report that a source or destination folder on a network volume does not exist, when it plainly does. CCC now appropriately handles the permissions limitation that led to this errant message.
- Fixed an issue in which extended attributes may be recopied to some non-HFS destinations every time a backup task runs.
- Fixed a couple issues that could result in a crash.
- Fixed an issue in which CCC would hang on launch if there is a corrupted scheduled task configuration file present. Now that corruption is detected and these files are removed.
- Fixed an issue in which the "Reschedule all future events for this time of day" setting did not work for tasks configured to run weekly or monthly.
- Fixed an issue in which weekly and monthly tasks scheduled with a start date prior to the Daylight Saving Time switch and a start time within the "lost hour" would run multiple times a day.
- Scheduled tasks can now mount the underlying network volume for a source volume that is a disk image
- Fixed an anomaly with progress indication in which the progress indicator would jump wildly if the user ran a task with exclusions, then another task without exclusions.
- Scheduled tasks will now reschedule themselves when the system time zone is changed. If a task was scheduled for 2PM Eastern time and you change the time zone to Pacific time, the task should run at 2PM Pacific time. This functionality is only partially available to Tiger users. Tiger doesn't offer "time zone changed" notifications, so the currently-scheduled task will only be rescheduled upon wake, or when the task is reloaded.
- Some of the postflight cleanup tasks that are required for making a clone of Mac OS X bootable were getting skipped when minor transfer errors occurred. These tasks will now run regardless of minor transfer errors, so the destination volume should be bootable even when minor errors occur (assuming there aren't any other hardware compatibility problems).
Version 3.4.5:
- Fixed a minor timing issue that would prevent CCC from finishing the submission of an email notification when a scheduled task was configured to sleep or shut down the Mac.
- Fixed an issue in which non-ASCII characters would be improperly displayed during the backup task (this was only a cosmetic problem).
- Fixed an issue in which CCC would occasionally not retain the user's more...
Requirements
PPC / Intel, Mac OS X 10.4.8 or later
PPC / Intel, Mac OS X 10.4.8 or later
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Carbon Copy Cloner is an easy-to-use backup utility:
Clone, synchronize, backup. Schedule and forget it. Try it 'til you trust it.
In its simplest form, CCC will clone one hard drive to another, copying every single block or file to create an exact replica of your source hard drive. This is very useful if, for example, your laptop is damaged and you must send it in for repair.
CCC can also be used to perform regular backups of your data. When you select a source disk in CCC, you are presented with the contents of that disk (hidden items too). Simply uncheck the items that you do not want to backup, and CCC will provide ample indication what will and will not be copied. Select a target disk to which you would like to backup, then press the clone button.
The key to a successful backup plan is to actually do the backups regularly. When left to a human, the task often gets tacked on to the end of a very long list of other things to do. When you eventually have a catastrophe, the data is simply gone. You know that feeling -- you just lost six years of family photos. Your kids being born, their first birthdays, their first everything. The answer to this is consistent and regular backups, placed on a schedule and handled automatically by your computer. CCC includes that functionality, and takes it even further.
Clone, synchronize, backup. Schedule and forget it. Try it 'til you trust it.
In its simplest form, CCC will clone one hard drive to another, copying every single block or file to create an exact replica of your source hard drive. This is very useful if, for example, your laptop is damaged and you must send it in for repair.
CCC can also be used to perform regular backups of your data. When you select a source disk in CCC, you are presented with the contents of that disk (hidden items too). Simply uncheck the items that you do not want to backup, and CCC will provide ample indication what will and will not be copied. Select a target disk to which you would like to backup, then press the clone button.
The key to a successful backup plan is to actually do the backups regularly. When left to a human, the task often gets tacked on to the end of a very long list of other things to do. When you eventually have a catastrophe, the data is simply gone. You know that feeling -- you just lost six years of family photos. Your kids being born, their first birthdays, their first everything. The answer to this is consistent and regular backups, placed on a schedule and handled automatically by your computer. CCC includes that functionality, and takes it even further.
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Gregor.com@mac.com reviewed on 26 Apr 2012
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GeoProf reviewed on 25 Apr 2012
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Noivad reviewed on 21 Mar 2012
It is a very powerful app with a bit of a learning curve, but the manual does a pretty good job of showing you the basics. For power users though CCC really shines: you can run pre- and post- backup scripts, send notifications on completion or failure of a backup, and also setup filters, including custom script filters, to exclude files by type or almost any other metadata in the file header (things you can see in the "Get Info" box.) Of course all this power comes with a steeper learning curve, but at least it’s there.
The fact that it is ad-supported donation-ware and continually updated only makes it even more compelling.
About the one thing I wish it could do was sync over SFTP. That is the only reason I give the features a 4 star rating. Ease of use could be better, and a "preview" quick sync that would cache before commit would be welcome as well, in the case where you would like to try different archive/update settings.
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0000zero reviewed on 12 Mar 2012
you know it does save my ass a lot ...
wahaha , i guess 15$ donation is somewhat unfair ... :D
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Tobymator reviewed on 29 Feb 2012
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lemon-kun reviewed on 08 Feb 2012
So, while I use TimeMachine for frequent backups (over Wi-Fi), I use CCC once a month to make a backup of my HD to an USB-drive and put it into the bank safe. I have tried several apps for that, and CCC worked the best for me.
Also I used CCC when I put in a bigger HD into my MacBookPro. It worked flawlessly.
Well, I am no expert, but I think CCC is a great app, it never failed to do its job, so five stars from me. Also the "donate or watch ads"-model is fair I think.
The only thing I wished were sort of templates for routines (like monthly backup) or a wizard to create the new scheduled tasks, for people who are "computer challenged" (because these are the ones who usually fail to make backups even they really need it). That said, the interface of CCC is great and easy to understand (source left, destination right).
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Not Apple but developed by an ex-Apple team.
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Bigboysdad reviewed on 26 Dec 2011
In terms of the cloning software, (not backup software), I decided to change from Superduper to CCC. Whilst SD is excellent, developments in OS X keep changing and it currently seems that block copying, which is what CCC does, is the way to go under Lion. As regards just copying just the boot drive (with no Home Folder save for a couple of absolutely essential preference files for apps like Diskwarrior), my experience with CCC is that the setup and speed of the software and quality of the clone is foolproof and first class, the clone itself cannot be bettered.
Does one thing and does it extremely well.
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14:15 EDT, 24 August 2010
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I can't explain what happens at MacUpdate but, assuming you want to test this beta release...
Launch your installed version of CCC v3.3.3. From its CCC menu choose “Update CCC...” and check “Inform me of beta releases”.
Andreas (bombich forums moderator)
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I've set up a schedule to backup to a disk image in a specific folder on my external, making an image of my entire main drive, but when I run it I get an error saying it's not available or the bath has changed.
It hasn't. What's up?
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And these previous posts on the same issue:
http://www.macupdate.com/reviews.php?id=7032&pid=191016
Up-grading to 10.3.2 went without difficulty on the primary drive.
I have used Carbon Copy Cloner to transfer the new system software to the back-up drive. When I boot from the back-up drive, the OS will not accept my password.
I have used the Panther discs to up-grade the software on the back-up drive, choosing the "Create Old System folder" option to avoid permission hastles. When booting from the back-up drive, the OS will not accept my password.
I'm the only user and the administrator of my computer.
mlarroyd rated on 11 May 2012
ramon7 rated on 30 Apr 2012
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DelportF rated on 25 Apr 2012
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Quiiick rated on 25 Apr 2012
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Sir-Sixty-Nine rated on 24 Apr 2012
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Edmundrush rated on 29 Mar 2012
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cheewee rated on 27 Mar 2012
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Larryb16 rated on 22 Mar 2012
designwyse rated on 19 Feb 2012
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Echoz rated on 08 Feb 2012