[MACEP] New at ftp.mesd--Carbon Copy Cloner 3.1

[John Bromley]

The following files are new or updated in the /pub/mac directory of  
the FTP server located at:
  ftp://ftp.mesd.k12.or.us/pub/mac/.

Carbon Copy Cloner 3.1
ftp://ftp.mesd.k12.or.us:21//pub/mac/ccc3.1.dmg



Carbon Copy Cloner Overview

System Requirements



Mac OS 10.4.8 or higher



Supported configurations



HFS+ formatted partition or hard drive (excluding volumes used for  
Time Machine)
Firewire and USB hard drives including iPods*
CCC will not backup directly to optical media
CCC is supported only on machines that officially support Mac OS X  
Tiger (or higher)


* Not all firewire hard drives are capable of booting Mac OS X. Check  
with the manufacturer of your drive to verify that booting from the  
drive is explicitly supported. iPods must be enabled for disk use.  
iPods are not recommended for general use as a bootable drive, and  
USB-based iPods may not boot every model of Macintosh. In general,  
only Intel-based Macs can boot from USB hard drives and that success  
is not guaranteed. PowerPC Macs can only boot from a hard drive  
partitioned with the APM partitioning scheme. See the Disk Utility  
application and Help for more information on disk formatting and  
partitioning. These restrictions apply to the ability of the device  
to boot a Mac, any of these devices are suitable for general backup.


Installing Carbon Copy Cloner

Carbon Copy Cloner is distributed via a disk image -- all  
documentation and required components are contained within the  
application on this disk image. You may copy CCC to your Applications  
or Utilities folder, or anywhere else you prefer.


Working with FileVault home directories

FileVault protects the contents of your home directory by enclosing  
it in an encrypted disk image. When you log in, the encrypted disk  
image is unlocked via your login and password and mounted for use as  
your home directory. Mounted disk images pose an interesting problem  
to incremental backup utilities. By simply being mounted and accessed  
(e.g. via browsing the contents), the content of a disk image, and  
thus the disk image file itself, is modified. If you run CCC while  
logged in to a FileVault-protected account, there is a strong chance  
that the FileVault disk image will be modified while it is being  
backed up, resulting in a corrupted version of the disk image on your  
backup volume. Also, because the contents of your FileVault-protected  
home directory are technically on another volume, CCC will not back  
up the contents of your home directory when backing up your root  
filesystem (e.g. your boot drive).

For these reasons, you should either exclude your FileVault disk  
image file from your backup routine while logged into a FileVault- 
protected account (and set up a separate routine for backing up the  
contents of your home directory), or you should only run CCC while  
logged into an account that is not protected by FileVault.


Basic Cloning

In its simplest form, CCC can clone one hard drive to another,  
copying every single 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. Apple recommends that you  
backup your data before sending it in for repairs because they are  
not responsible for lost data. With CCC, simply attach an empty  
firewire hard drive to your laptop and clone your entire internal  
drive to the firewire hard drive. While your laptop is out for  
repair, you can boot another system from the firewire hard drive and  
continue to use your configuration as if booted from your laptop.  
When your computer returns from repair, simply restore your firewire  
hard drive back to the laptop's internal drive and you're ready to  
continue on with life. No data lost, not an icon out of place.

Learn more about performing basic clones with Carbon Copy Cloner


Using CCC for backup and synchronization

CCC can also be used to perform regular backups of your data. When  
you select a source volume in CCC, you are presented with the  
contents of that volume (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 volume to which you  
would like to backup, then press the clone button. You have the  
option to delete items on the target that are not on the source, or  
simply leave them alone. You also have the option to send your files  
to another Macintosh on your network. CCC will first scan the source  
and target volumes for the files to be copied, then will copy only  
the files that have changed. That's a powerful backup!

Learn more about backing up your data with Carbon Copy Cloner
Learn more about backing up your data to another Macintosh on your  
network


Scheduling tasks for automated backup

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 two steps further.

Backups only work when the computer is awake. If you're a mobile  
user, the scheduled backup task often does not occur (say your laptop  
is in a briefcase at the time) or it occurs at an inopportune time,  
consuming hard drive bandwidth that you simply can't afford. CCC  
solves this problem by allowing you to defer the scheduled task to a  
time that you know the computer will be on and idle. If the machine  
is asleep when the task is scheduled to occur, the task will run upon  
wake. Bad time? Reschedule to any time, any day.

What happens when your scheduled backup starts but your external hard  
drive doesn't happen to be attached? Usually you just miss that  
backup attempt and you wind up playing Russian Roulette with your  
backup. CCC solves this too. If your backup hard drive is unavailable  
when the task is scheduled to occur (perhaps you're listening to  
tunes on your iPod at the time), CCC will immediately run the backup  
when you reattach your hard drive.

Learn more about scheduling backup tasks with Carbon Copy Cloner


Restoring your data from a backup

Carbon Copy Cloner uses tools built-in to the operating system to  
back up your data and clone your hard drive. Rather than using  
proprietary archival methods, CCC backs up your data to an ordinary  
filesystem that you can browse in the Finder or to a standard disk  
image like those you download over the Internet. Need to restore a  
file? Simply browse your backup device and copy the file right in the  
Finder. If you backed up to a disk image, just mount the disk image  
and locate the file. If you would like to restore an entire volume,  
the procedure is exactly the same as it was for creating your  
original backup: use Carbon Copy Cloner. To restore, simply select  
your backup as the source and the replacement drive as your new  
target. CCC also creates bootable backups so you also have a "rescue"  
drive at hand should something happen to your original.

Learn more about restoring specific files from a backup
Learn more about restoring from a clone
Learn more about restoring from a disk image
Learn more about restoring from a backup stored on another Macintosh  
on your network


What settings are right for me?

Carbon Copy Cloner is packed with many different features. To learn  
what features and options to use for your particular situation, read  
through the usage scenarios described in the document titled "Usage  
Scenarios for Carbon Copy Cloner".

Usage Scenarios for Carbon Copy Cloner


What does CCC cost?

Carbon Copy Cloner doesn't cost you a dime until you completely trust  
it. That's the way all backup software should work -- pay when you  
really feel confident that it's going to do the job that it claims.  
CCC is "uncrippled" shareware, meaning that all features are  
available whether you've paid or not. No registration is ever  
required, but once you trust it, a small donation is appreciated for  
continued development. Choose "Donate to Bombich Software" from CCC's  
Help menu to send a donation or use the link below. Thanks!

Donate to Bombich Software


Go to the web site
Visit the Bombich Software Forums



-- 
John Bromley
(503) 668-3332

"Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you just  
sit there." -----  Will Rogers



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