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12-14-2023, 02:04 PM
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12-13-2023, 02:01 PM
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Forum: General
12-20-2021, 11:58 AM
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Updating OS on previously encrypted full backup
I recently updated from Big Sur to Monterey. I have a previously created encrypted bootable backup of Big Sur from SD 3.5. In a week or so after making sure Monterey isn't creating problems I would...
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Forum: General
12-14-2019, 06:09 PM
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Views: 11,328
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Forum: General
12-14-2019, 04:05 PM
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Views: 11,328
First Backup on Catalina
I just did my first backup from Catalina. My backup was encrypted so I followed your instruction to do an Erase, Copy All and then boot the clone and turn on FileVault. The backup and boot were...
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Forum: General
09-26-2018, 12:50 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 10,803
Notifications
Using SD 3.2, I received a notification on a regularly scheduled clone operation (Thanks for adding apple notifications.) but did not receive a notification when I did an ad hoc clone. Is that how...
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Forum: General
12-02-2013, 09:41 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 9,008
Copy Job Error Message
I updated to Mavericks from Mountain Lion a week ago and on Saturday my regularly scheduled weekly SuperDuper (v2.7.1) backup was scheduled to run. I neglected to mount the backup drive so, of...
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Forum: General
10-07-2009, 09:14 PM
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Replies: 33
Views: 21,392
failure to unmount
I deleted the schedule and created a new one when I updated to 2.6. I don't remember if I did it again when upgrading to 2.6.1.
My previous note said SD quit. That was a mistake on my part. It...
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Forum: General
10-07-2009, 07:08 PM
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Replies: 33
Views: 21,392
Another failure to dismount after scheduled copy
OS X 10.5.8, SD 2.6.1
I too have recently begun to see SD fail to unmount the backup drive (directly connected via firewire) after a successful scheduled backup. This used to work perfectly. I...
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Forum: General
09-14-2008, 11:23 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 7,986
Can't locate swapped backup drive
I back up regularly with SD using Smart Update All Files. Occasionally I swap out the backup drive to keep a copy off site. The two backup drives are identically named. However, after swapping...
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Forum: General
06-13-2008, 03:40 PM
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Views: 8,425
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Forum: General
02-20-2008, 12:03 PM
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Dave,
Can you clarify which systems need...
Dave,
Can you clarify which systems need this script? I'd rather not run it if I don't need it but on the other hand, I'd rather not discover after a HD failure that I can't run from an SD clone....
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Forum: General
02-20-2008, 11:57 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 16,698
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Forum: General
02-19-2008, 10:13 PM
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Views: 16,698
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Forum: General
02-19-2008, 09:09 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 16,698
Schedule not executing after Leopard install
Dave,
My 10.4.11 system did a nightly SD clone to a FW disk which I updated just prior to installing Leopard. I then disconnected the drive and put it in a drawer - just in case. The Leopard...
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Forum: General
02-06-2008, 03:19 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 29,230
Unfortunately, given the way TimeMachine works,...
Unfortunately, given the way TimeMachine works, every disk, regardless of size will eventually fill up. It seems to me that the only way to guarantee space for a SuperDuper clone on a TM disk is to...
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Forum: General
01-08-2007, 09:33 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 16,729
Yes, one way sync is possible
I regularly do a one way sync of iPhoto from my desktop machine to my laptop. The instructions (translated for iTunes) are in http://www.shirt-pocket.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1688 but you should...
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Forum: General
10-24-2006, 05:56 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 19,159
LaCie Porche works fine here
Just to offer another opinion, and not to say other people are imagining things, but I have a 250GB LaCie Porche Firewire drive formatted as Journaled HFS+ that works fine with SuperDuper. I...
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Forum: General
10-07-2006, 08:17 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 19,667
astrobruce,
If you want to do a two-way sync...
astrobruce,
If you want to do a two-way sync between your iMac and Powerbook, then, as Dave said, SuperDuper can't do it. But, if what you had in mind is a one way synce from your iMac to your...
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Forum: General
09-18-2006, 10:06 AM
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Replies: 1
Views: 19,803
Unusual scheduled backup
I have a regularly scheduled Sunday, 2 AM weekly backup (full clone). After running this way for a few months, yesterday, it ran at 9:51 PM. I was away for the weekend, so had not noticed that it...
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Forum: General
08-14-2006, 10:35 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 25,465
Initial Super Duper! Settings
In addition to using Super Duper! to do daily and weekly scheduled backups, I use it to do a one way sync of selected files from my desktop Mac to my MacBook. With Smart Update, I have the MacBook in...
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Forum: General
08-02-2006, 04:04 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 15,187
Scheduled Backups with Fast User Switching
I understand that scheduled backups are only run if the user is currently logged in. It apears, however, that the user's account also has to be the active account under fast user switching. At least...
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Forum: General
06-30-2006, 06:08 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 18,893
Here's how
neilio,
Partition your external hard drive leaving one partition large enough to clone your whole drive and the second partition large enough to copy your user folder. Then set up your two backup...
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Forum: General
06-26-2006, 07:41 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 10,464
Advantage of Backing Up Just User Files
One advantage of backing up just user files (or even a subset of user files) is limited space on an external drive. For example, my backup strategy is to do a Monday through Saturday nightly backup...
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