Can I use Carbon Copy Cloner Version 3.5 to copy over an internal hard drive with Mountain Lion to a new internal hard drive.
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Cloning HD with Mountain Linon to new hard drive
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Yes, that is what it is there for.
Give CCC a try, you won't believe how easy it is to "clone a drive".
You can also clone partitions of a drive, to other drives and/or partitions.
The initial clone will take a while to complete, as it copies EVERYTHING on your source drive.
Afterwards, "incremental" backups go much faster, because only changed files are copied.
Also -- if you do a backup clone of your internal (boot) drive, I suggest you do a "test boot" after the clone is finished. To do this:
- Leave the backup drive connected and powered on
- Restart
- As soon as you hear the startup sound, hold down the option key and KEEP HOLDING IT DOWN
- In a few moments, the startup manager will appear
- Use the arrow key to select the backup drive, then hit enter/return
- The Mac should boot from the backup
Note: doing a "switch-boot" as above does not change the setting in the "startup disk" preference pane. If you reboot again, the Mac should boot from the internal drive as before.
You can also clone partitions of a drive, to other drives and/or partitions.
The initial clone will take a while to complete, as it copies EVERYTHING on your source drive.
Afterwards, "incremental" backups go much faster, because only changed files are copied.
Also -- if you do a backup clone of your internal (boot) drive, I suggest you do a "test boot" after the clone is finished. To do this:
- Leave the backup drive connected and powered on
- Restart
- As soon as you hear the startup sound, hold down the option key and KEEP HOLDING IT DOWN
- In a few moments, the startup manager will appear
- Use the arrow key to select the backup drive, then hit enter/return
- The Mac should boot from the backup
Note: doing a "switch-boot" as above does not change the setting in the "startup disk" preference pane. If you reboot again, the Mac should boot from the internal drive as before.