Time Machine, the back up utility that ships with Mac OS X, is an advanced application that allows you to back up files on an hourly basis provides more than enough functionality for most users. With a UI as slick as any other native OS X application, and the ability to go back in time and restore everything from a file to your entire machine, from any point in time, Time Machine definitely lives up to its name. This is an incredible utility that Apple could easily charge for and includes in OS X anyways. However, most users that like to clone their entire drive to store elsewhere, away from their Mac, tend to use a ton of different outdated back up tools and methods. If you want to quickly and efficiently make a clone of your entire drive, here are a few great freeware tools that will help you out.
Carbon Copy Cloner
Carbon Copy Cloner is made by Bombich Software and is completely free, although donations are encouraged. Although there are some advanced features included in the utility, the big reason its so popular is the fact that it makes cloning easy. After installing it, simply select your startup volume, then select the external drive or Target Disk, which is the disk you will use to make your clone. The drop down menu under “Cloning options” will allow you to select “Backup everything”, then its as simple as clicking “Clone”.
Get Carbon Copy Cloner
SuperDuper
SuperDuper is another free back up utility, developed by Shirt Pocket and quite similar to Carbon Copy Cloner. To create a clone using SuperDuper, use the drop down menus in the utility’s simplistic UI. Beside the word “Copy” select the volume you wish to copy, beside “to” select the external volume, and beside “using” select “Backup-all files” or the option of your choice.
Get SuperDuper
Similar Posts:
- Add Copy File Name & Path Options in Right Click Context Menu
- Grab Free Acronis True Image 10 Personal Edition – Disk Cloning Software
- How to Install Windows 7 From USB Drive without Windows 7 ISO DVD
- Instantly Customize USB, CD-DVD & Fix Drive with Customize My Drive
- Quickly Backup & Restore Hard Drive with O&O DiskImage Express 3.5.26
