I'll give it another try, this time with smaller virtual machine disk allocation sizes and see if that, with all the OS, Fusion and CCC updates fixes the problem. Good to know the VM's are just files under OS X disk structure, so they should be able to be copied/cloned/duplicated etc. The clone just hangs on either the XP or Vista VM file, but like you said they are large and it might just take awhile.īut launching Activity Monitor shows no disk action when stuck on the virtual machines. Log into my Admin account to do the clone, use the User account for general use for best security. To create a clone, select your main hard drive in the first dropdown menu, the backup drive in the second and Backup all files in the third. Yes, I don't run anything else while a clone is proceeding. Download a copy of SuperDuper Agree to the licensing terms, drag the SuperDuper to the Applications folder and run it. Having Fusion running while trying to clone a disk where a VM is running from can (and very probably will) result in an inconsistent and unrecoverable backup of the VM. I do hope that your VM is either suspended or shut down, and that VMware Fusion is not running when you take the clone. (have updated to Fusion 2.0 so perhaps that will fix it.) no bootcamp partition or any other at all.Ĭarbon Copy Cloner 3.1, a new update is out, 3.1.1 will download and try again. Regular virtual machines (XP and Vista), installed in Fusion (1.0) in OS X. Are there any diagnostic messages provided by the cloning utility? I haven’t tried CCC in years, so don’t feel I can give a good review. I bought a license and it has worked ever since. When you use it to back up a Mac, it copies the entire operating systemalong with all the applications, files and almost everything else. When you say "gets stuck on one of the virtual files", what file does it get "stuck" on and what exactly do you mean by "stuck"? Some of the files on the VM can be relatively large (the virtual disk files in particular can be large), and may take a while to copy. Which do you prefer for backup SuperDuper or Carbon Copy Cloner Why Drewster May 19, 2020, 5:53am 2 Years ago I chose SuperDuper mainly because it seemed well-spoken of by high-profile Mac people. Read Time: 8 min OS X Data Backup SuperDuper SuperDuper is an application that makes a perfect clone, of a Mac’s hard drive, on a different hard drive. Trying to clone a disk when a VM is running from that disk can (and very probably will) result in an inconsistent and unrecoverable backup of the VM. What utility are you using to clone your hard drive, and what version are you using? A BootCamp partition can't be cloned by CCC or SD - it's not a MacOS formatted volume.įirst, are you talking about a "regular" virtual machine or a VM running off the BootCamp partition? ccc Beyond Bootable Backups: Adapting recovery strategies for an evolving platform by Mike CCC 5.1.27 and CCC 6 can make bootable copies of the system on Intel and Apple Silicon Macs (11.3+) right now, and well continue to support that functionality as long as macOS supports it. You are correct in that a "regular" VM is just a group of "files" under the VM's "bundle" (which in turn is just a special kind of MacOS folder or directory). Now I plan run CCC and follow directions to restore the broken drive aka "Mojave".To MacOS, there's nothing special about the files that make up a non-BootCamp VM. I was able to boot from my cloned drive "untitled" which contains everything that was on "Mojave". my former startup drive "Mojave" was corrupted. Excuse me while I spell out what I think I need to do. I will make sure the next CCC backup includes the EFI. Fresh install is good right? Besides, what else do I have to do. SuperDuper is a great way to have a bootable 'disaster' back up and is a good compliment to time machine. Building a CustoMac Hackintosh: Buyer's GuideĬorrection! I just realized it is probably just as easy for me to start from scratch and install Catalina on the start-up drive.
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