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DESCRIPTION
SuperDuper is an advanced, yet easy to use disk copying program. It can, of course, make a straight copy, or "clone" -- useful when you want to move all your data from one machine to another, or do a simple backup. In moments, you can completely duplicate your boot drive to another drive, partition, or image file.
Clones for safety. To ensure you can safely roll back a system after the unexpected occurs. With a few clicks, you can easily "checkpoint" your system, preserving your computer's critical applications and files while you run on a working, bootable copy. If anything goes wrong, just reboot to the original. When you do, your current Documents, Music, Pictures -- even iSync data -- are available! You can get back to work immediately.
Clones for industry! SuperDuper has enough features to satisfy the advanced user, too. Its simple-but-powerful Copy Script feature allows complete control of exactly what files get copied, ignored, even aliased ("soft linked" for the Unix inclined) from one drive to another.
WHAT'S NEW
Version 2.5:
- Full Leopard support
- Can store a bootable backup side-by-side with a Time Machine backup on a single volume
- Can copy Time Machine backup volumes to other drive when you need more space (or want to back up your archived data)
- "Run Now" button for scheduled copies
- Automatic preservation of any custom icon on the destination volume
- Improved Spotlight handling
- Performance and other improvements
Of course, the new SuperDuper 2.5 still improves on the acclaimed original in many ways, including:
- The ability to easily schedule backups
- Additional imaging options
- More control over shutdown
- Better AppleScript support
- Hundreds of UI improvements
- Growl support
- And a completely rewritten, task-based User's Guide.
REQUIREMENTS
Mac OS X 10.4 or later, including Leopard. (Optical and tape drives are not supported.)
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SCREENSHOT
| Developer: | Shirt Pocket |
| Downloads: | 158,095 |
| - Version d/l: | 31,865 |
| Utilities: | System |
| License: | Shareware |
| Date: | 05 Feb 2008 |
| Platform: | PPC/Intel |
| Price: | $27.95 |
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| SuperDuper! User Reviews (119 posts) | Write A Review |
 | May 10 2009 |
ANDREW SCOTT I don’t think I’ve touched SuperDuper! since Time Machine was released. Time Machine saved my bacon when our old PowerBook died unexpectedly and it’s great to have however I’ve realised it’s not good to rely on just one backup mechanism. I’ve just re-started using SuperDuper! alongside Time Machine and what a pleasure it is to use. It’s been a reliable safety net in the past and I’m glad to be using it again.
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| May 7 2009 |
FHF SuperDuper! just saved my bacon. After finally deciding to get a little more modern OS, today I spent hours upgrading my G4 PowerBook from 10.4.11 to 10.5.6. After doing the install and then all the updates I finally got ready to use my PB. Opened Safari, realized that it was v.3.2 instead of the v.4 beta I had been using prior to the update. Went to the Apple website, tried to download the v.4 beta. No go. Would not download. Hm, that's strange. Ok, let's try Mail. All right, all my mailboxes are there, but where are the messages? All. Gone. I can see that there are lots of messages in User>Library>Mail>Mailboxes, but damned if Mail can see any of them. 'Rebuild' a mailbox. Nada. Searched for 'Leopard...upgrade...lost...mailbox', found a few other people who had had the same problem, but no solutions. Crap. Screw this. A new flashy OS is not worth this kind of headache. Restarted from my SuperDuper! backup volume, told it to 'restore' and in about ten minutes I was back where I had started this morning. Whew! That's gotta be the best $28 I've spent in a long time.
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| Apr 17 2009 |
AV Excellent. Does what it says it will do. Ive been using it for what seems like years for near daily smart update backups (bootable) and i fully trust it (touch wood!). It always worked the few times ive needed to recover a file or boot from the clone to fix something on the main hard drive. Very Highly recommended.
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| Apr 15 2009 |
VAGABUNDO I have been using SuperDuper! for almost two years now on a weekly basis. I could not say it is the best in its class for I haven’t tried its competitors. But I don’t need to. SD has so far performed flawlessly...not a single crash on me. Now, that’s stability.
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| Mar 30 2009 |
SHK747 SD! the best way to clone, backup etc. my hdd & ssd, but maybe only for persons that know what to do ...
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| Mar 14 2009 |
SOLARIS Junk software. SD made 3 successful backups and then broke down. Can't perform any new backup, because it stucks during copying and/or crashes. Can't even send report, because sending also crashes the program. I paid but I don't know for what. Unreliable, unstable software. Try something better.
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 | Mar 22 2009 |
ANONYMOUS Of course, I don't know what's going on here, Solaris -- but alas, I also don't know who you are so I can't contact you. Please send email to support -at- shirt-pocket.com. I'll be more than happy to help you figure out what's wrong.
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 | Mar 28 2009 |
SOLARIS I wade through forums, I have the same problem than others, I mean during copying SD crashes. Log says: " Attempting to copy file using ditto" and then "ditto error, bad argument". No one solved it yet. I can't even figure how you can help me. Sorry for harsh comment, but I fought for my very important files :) Now I copy files manually to external disc but of course I lost bootability. That's why I switch to Smart Backup, because Super Duper is software on which I can't rely.
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| Mar 28 2009 |
ANONYMOUS Contacting me is easy. At the bottom of your log is a "Send to shirt pocket" button. Just click that, fill out the form, and I'll review your problem. The error you're describing sounds like you have either damage to the source drive or a failing destination. The User's Guide (Help > User's Guide) guides you through the process of Troubleshooting. Or, you can contact me: I'm hardly difficult to find -- the Help menu has the info, my web site, the User's Guide... or the Shirt Pocket forums, where you haven't posted as far as I know (because I respond to everything there). Obviously, SuperDuper! can't work if your hardware or software environment isn't working right. If you'll contact me, I'll help you figure out what's going on. Can't help if you don't get in touch, though!
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| Mar 28 2009 |
ANONYMOUS Of course, if "Send to shirt pocket" fails (I forgot you said that before, and this web page doesn't give context) -- it uses the standard OS X "Messaging" framework, so it should work, though), you can still get in touch by sending mail, either through the web site, the Help menu, etc.
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| Mar 28 2009 |
SOLARIS "The error you're describing sounds like you have either damage to the source drive or a failing destination" No, it's not. It worked well when I today run SmartBackup trial and make successfull working bootable backup. I really appreciate your efforts, but this time there is no place for sentiments: I need to protect my data. Effectively.
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| Mar 29 2009 |
ANONYMOUS There's no way for me to confirm what's going on here if you don't contact me. It has nothing to do with "sentiment", it has to do with facts. If you don't use our support, and don't bother to get in touch (but, instead, leave a review that I have to search out to try to help), and even then won't get in touch, it's hard to help you determine what's wrong, Solaris. Why you wouldn't want that help, I just don't understand.
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 | Mar 30 2009 |
this could be a contact problem or something mech/technical but not sd! are you getting a red dottet line with failure ? deinstall sd complete and reinstall; you will need your registration .. good luck ...
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| Dec 24 2008 |
MISSINGPERSONS Incredibly responsive support. This is the kind of support that others should strive to emulate. Thank you!
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| Sep 13 2008 |
MONOCLAST Last time I used SD, I found it has reformatted all my non-SD cron entries with tab characters between each time element, which made editing on the command line a pain because tabs take up so much more space than spaces! I notified the developer and he said he'd look into it. Does anyone know if SuperDuper still reformats cron job entries that have nothing to do with SuperDuper?
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| Sep 8 2008 |
MAYALISA I am planning to upgrade to Leopard on my Macbook, but was afraid of losing my existing data. Super Duper is really super duper! It is user-friendly and does what it says it's supposed to do. I ams o glad I found it. Thanks so much to the developers.
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| Apr 7 2008 |
JOI This is the BEST program to backup your computer to an external drive. It makes a MIRROR copy of your drive which is bootable onto an external drive, and it does so with ease! I have been using computers for years and when I was on the IBM platform it was impossible to backup my stuff. The programs were either too complex, or the backup images, and files would be no good if you need to reinstall them. It was horrible. With SuperDuper! I can finally back up my computer!!! This program is the BEST money you will EVER spend. Get a copy...
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