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EDITOR NOTES
Carbon Copy Cloner is uncrippled 'donationware', the developer suggests a $10 (USD) contribution.
DESCRIPTION
Carbon Copy Cloner... 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.
WHAT'S NEW
Version 3.2.1: - Resolved interface issues with non-English localizations.
- Resolved an issue in which, in some circumstances, rsync was unable to create a directory if the parent directory was locked.
- Addressed a codesigning issue that would prevent CCC from launching in some cases on Mac OS X Tiger.
- Resolved an issue in which the Authentication Credentials installer package would not install on certain installations of Mac OS X Tiger.
REQUIREMENTS
Mac OS X 10.4.8 or later.
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| Carbon Copy Cloner User Reviews (117 posts) | Write A Review |
 | Apr 17 2009 |
FSCKTHEMEMBERSHIP! I've made donations over the years to the developer especially during the early years of Mac OS X when the transition from Mac OS 9 was rough (i.e. restorable images, clone, etc. for the lab) but, the advertisements for OWC (I purchase from this company often) while cloning is less than professional. Make it shareware, retail or opt-out of the banner ads... Keep a simple program simple…do not create a CPU resource hog!
(Version 3.2.1) | |
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| Mar 30 2009 |
MITCH_DE rsync problem fixed since latest 3.2.1 beta , thanks all working now again and CCC is also fast for an full backuptool
(Version 3.2.1) | |
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| Mar 19 2009 |
MITCH_DE I love CCC, but with newest version i cant get an compressed clone image anymore. Always an error: rsync engine cant started. This happended not with the last CCC and i changed nothing in my system. ??? some esellerate errors the problem ???? rsync: recv_generator: mkdir "/private/tmp/ccc_dmg_mount.qD2tLY/Users/ami/Library/Application Support/eSellerate/3313401949" failed: Operation not permitted (1) (51) 10:13:25 rsync error: some files/attrs were not transferred (see previous errors) (code 23) at /Volumes/Home/Users/bombich/Development/Bombich_Software/rsync-3.0.5/main.c(1047) [sender=3.0.5] (51) 10:13:25 rsync: Synchronisation Engine konnte nicht gestartet werden., Error code: 51 10:13:25 Sync Engine warnings: ( "rsync: recv_generator: mkdir \"/private/tmp/ccc_dmg_mount.qD2tLY/Users/ami/Library/Application Support/eSellerate/3313401949\" failed: Operation not permitted (1)", "*** Skipping any contents from this failed directory ***", "rsync error: some files/attrs were not transferred (see previous
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 | Dec 12 2008 |
MONKEYJUNKEY I've been using CCC for about 1 1/2 years without any problems. It's been of great use to me when replacing harddisks in my MacBook or doing general backups BUT: Since version 3.1.2 I'm getting error-messages after cloning my disk ("The Sync-Engine couldn't be started"). And v.3.1.3 does not adress this issue. I visited the forum. The error is known but the fix discribed there doesn't help me. I already got the right settings. And no matter if I do an incremental or a complete backup, I get the same error. I mailed the developer but didn't get ANY responce. So now I'm off to SuperDuper, which worked flawlessly. Having to leave CCC makes me sad, because I got used to it and really liked it, but getting zero support and having a version which doesn't work makes it difficult to stay...
(Version 3.1.3) | |
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| Dec 9 2008 |
PIRX Does what it says, says what it does. Good stuff.
(Version 3.1.3) | |
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| Dec 8 2008 |
BOWLINGTON I have moved on from Carbon Copy Cloner. I used it for a bit to satisfy my cloning needs back in the 2.x series of releases. After some issues and going to a shop that had used SuperDuper for cloning purposes, I veered away from CCC. However after a period of time where SuperDuper didn't seem to receive updates, I went back to the CCC 3.x chain of releases. That was until the 3.1.2 release (possibly 3.1.1) that changed the complete back end of the cloning system without notification (and apparently proper testing) that caused any volume with the incorrect "Ignore Ownership of this Volume" setting to not clone into a bootable state. All forum posts to the CCC forums were met by rude answers from some forum hound that just blamed the users for not testing their clone. Something that is not possible in every cloning situation. Not to mention the developer said the issue would be addressed in 2 to 3 weeks with no major notification to users about this potential show stopping bug. Use SuperDuper.
(Version 3.1.3) | |
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| Nov 16 2008 |
LIBCRYPT I'm not sure why I gave CCC a second chance, but it failed spectacularly for the second time (in 3 years?) in an attempt to perform a very simple single-disk clone: The result was not only an unbootable disk, but an unbootable Mac. Avoid CCC at all costs.
(Version 3.1.2) | |
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| Nov 20 2008 |
LITTLEB http://forums.bombich.com/viewtopic.php?t=13323
(Version 3.1.2) | |
| Dec 8 2008 |
PAPAGENO Well in your case the problem was not the CCC but the seal between the screen and the chair. If you dont verify that your backup is bootable before wiping your disk then this is your choice. Indeed, YOU should avoid CCC at any cost. For others I recommend the app.
(Version 3.1.3) | |
| Dec 30 2008 |
LIBCRYPT For those uninterested in googling fixes for a piece of software that doesn't "just work", Super Duper does what CCC promises, and for free. Bonus: No angry nerd recriminations.
(Version 3.1.3) | |
| Nov 1 2008 |
PHILHARVE I have used CCC for several years in preference to other commercially available and, perhaps, better known backup programs. Each version just gets better and better. The latest version (3.1.2) is a big improvement. Previously CCC would would create a fresh backup each time it was asked to 'clone' my hard drive. The latest version is different. It normally takes about 2 hours to clone almost 80Gb but on the latest occasion it took barely 20 minutes. It seems that CCC can clone faster if an existing clone/backup already exists. I call this 'incremental cloning' because it is not unlike an incremental backup. I like CCC because it produces a bootable copy of the source disk and this has proven invaluable when my internal hard drive is in need of routine maintenance. I boot from the clone and use the disk maintenance utilities on it to repair my internal hard drive. No fuss, no bother.
(Version 3.1.2) | |
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| Oct 14 2008 |
HODAGACZ I love this program! Upgraded my MBP to a 250 GB drive...no problem. Restored my tower from a backup when the drive ate itself...no problem. Allows incremental backups for my 72 year old mother who is not very computer literate...no problem. It's simple and reliable and keeps getting faster with each iteration. Get it. You may not need it now, but I'm sure you'll need it sometime!
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| Oct 14 2008 |
DMNELSON Bombich's Carbon Copy Cloner and NetRestore are by far the two most useful apps I use as a Mac admin and tech. Dead simple for basic cloning/imaging, but capable of being used for much more sophisticated applications if needed.
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