Carbon
Copy Cloner Mac has such a long history with OS X and stands out when it comes
to create a clone for your drive. When combined with Apple's Time Machine,
the two apps can be the key to an effective backup strategy for almost all Mac
users.
Version
4 of Carbon Copy Cloner brings a major update to the app, with a new interface
that's intuitive and easy to use new capabilities, and improvements to old
features.
So if you're looking to augment a Time Machine backup system, or want
to roll your own backup and archive system, Carbon Copy Cloner 4 will be worth
your while.
Carbon Copy Cloner MAc 4
Pros
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New single-window user interface is easier to
navigate and puts all of the app's features at your fingertips.
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New Task Chaining feature lets you build a
custom backup system by chaining various tasks together.
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You can now edit scheduled tasks. (May I say,
it's about time?)
·
Email notifications get a nice improvement,
with new customization options.
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Task history logs allow you to review backup
activity.
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Improved Disk Center gives you quick
information about the drives attached to your Mac.
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Clones can include an archived image of the hidden OS X Recovery partition if present on the source drive.
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Compatible with OS X Yosemite.
Cons
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A time estimate of tasks is missing
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History logs are provided in a separate window.
The New Interface
The
new interface is incredibly easy to use. You can create a clone by selecting a
source, selecting a destination, and clicking the Clone button. That's all it
takes to create a bootable clone.
The
simplicity hides quite a bit of complex actions that need to be taken to make
effective clones of data and CCC provides access to these more advanced
options as well, for those of you who need or want more control over the
process.
CARBON COPY CLONER MAC
Schedules
Carbon
Copy Cloner allows you to repeat tasks, such as cloning your startup drive
using a schedule. Schedules can be as simple as repeating a task once every
hour, or every week, or every month.
You can also create more complex schedules
that allow your Mac to be asleep or powered off. CCC will even monitor your
connected volumes and run a backup if you plug in a specific drive.
As
mentioned earlier, schedules can now be edited after they're created, something
earlier versions of CCC weren't able to do. The new editable schedules are
great, allowing you to quickly make modifications if you realize your original
schedule has a flaw that needs to be corrected.
Chaining Task and Running Scripts
Tasks
are actions you want CCC to perform; such as, cloning your startup drive or
backing up your home folder. Carbon Copy Cloner 4 allows you to chain tasks
together. Perhaps you want to make two clones, one to a local drive and one to
a disk image located on a network drive. You can use the task chaining option
to allow the two tasks to be performed with ease.
Besides
chaining tasks, you can also have CCC execute a shell script, before or after a
task is completed.
Carbon
Copy Cloner 4 is $39.95. A 30-day demo is available.
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