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bootable backup

  1. bogdanw

    DoYourClone for Mac

    DoYourClone for Mac is currently $2.50 at https://bundlehunt.com/bundle/2023-new-year-mac-app-bundle The "Lifetime License" is $59 on the official website https://www.doyourdata.com/disk-clone/purchase-doyourclone-for-mac.html There is no mention of this app on the forum. Did anyone use it for...
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    Internet Recovery Error Code -2003f Is it dead? Would it do this if the motherboard was damaged? Don't want the expense to change that.

    I have a 2019 MacBook Pro with Touch Bar. Model A1989 MV9992LL/A. The computer was working fine. I had a new 14" MacBook on order and was getting this one ready to give to my husband. Upgraded it to Monterey from High Sierra. Was working fine. Then I did two back ups on my WD My...
  3. fbx1989

    2019-20 iMac 27" - Monterey 12.3 -bootable backups still possible?

    I've read a fair bit about this and still don't know the answer, so I ask in plainest way--can a bootable backup be made from this 2019-20 iMac 27" running Monterey 12.3? I can use CCC or SuperDuper, or any alternative commercially available as long as it's simple to use. For years I used...
  4. halloleo

    Best way to store bootable machine copies on a NAS: Sparse bundle, sparse image or fixed disk image

    I bought a shiny new Synology NASwith plenty of space. I also have quit a few old pysical external hard drives with bootable macOS system copies: I always make a copy of my system which I store away when I upgrade my macOS version. So I have Leopard, Lion, Mavericks and El Capitan drives...
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    Using a bootable clone while MacBook Pro is being repaired

    Found out today I will need to ship my MacBook Pro (Late 2013) back to Apple to repair a bulging battery. I have a friend who loaned me an extra MacBook Air (Early 2015) that he allowed me to wipe clean and install OS X Sierra (same as my MacBook Pro). I have Time Machine backups of my machine...
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    Use CCC to create a bootable backup

    I am running a MacBook Air that has been upgraded with a 1 TB SSD. It runs great. I have Parallels on the system running Windows 7 for several of my small business needs - Quicken, FileMaker Pro, TurboTax and Microsoft Office. The original drive is now in an enclosure that I want to use as a...