Is there a free version of CCC for Mountain Lion?

CCC is now a commercial product, so if you want it, you are going to have to buy ;



http://www.bombich.com/

there is not a version of CCC but you can use super duper, it has also a nicer interface and no nasty ads.

Actually, as far as I remember the older versions of CCC do run under Mountain Lion, only warn you against it. I believe the point is it doesn't properly work with the recovery partition.
Luckily there are a few "create recovery partition" scripts floating around the web (Google it), so if my memory serves me correctly, it's OK to use CCC and then run a script after a reboot. Actually this is what I did with the last ad/freeware version of the CCC.

You can use version 3.5.1 ($40) or 3.4.7 (free, and works well on OS X 10.6, 10.7 and 10.8). It just hasn't been tested on ML, but it works fine.

2012Tony2012 said:

OK thanks, I will just ignore the warning message then

When I bought and ran Mountain Lion from the App Store, it didn't create the rescue partition anyway it seems. How come?

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It certainly can, if you have the settings correct. See "Cloning Apple's Recovery HD partition" in the following link:

Carbon Copy Cloner Documentation

2012Tony2012 said:

But Super Duper costs money, it's not free!

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Also, SuperDuper! will not clone the recovery partition.

2012Tony2012 said:

How do I load and run the recovery partition to see if my ML upgrade did in fact create it?

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Hold down Command+R keys during boot to access the Recovery HD partition.

2012Tony2012 said:

And does the free version and old version of CCC clone the recovery partition?

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Both versions work the same.

2012Tony2012 said:

But Super Duper costs money, it's not free!

http://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/13803/superduper!

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Shareware means that there is the free version, but for a couple of useless features you can pay if you want

2012Tony2012 said:

If both work the same, why do people pay for the latest version? Why not just use the free version?

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Many people do. Both work just the same.

Carbon Copy Cloner's Transition to a Commercial Product: Frequently Asked Questions

Can I continue using the older version that is "donationware"?
Yes, absolutely. If you are currently using CCC and have not donated in the past, you are welcome to continue using any version up to and including 3.4.7 as long as you like without purchasing a license. Note, however, that previous versions of CCC are not qualified against Mountain Lion and we are no longer developing older versions of CCC.

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2012Tony2012 said:

As I went to clone my Mountain Lion, I got this message:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/o07piksqj69pajx/Screen Shot 2013-04-27 at 8.26.54 AM.png

What shall I do now?

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Did you read the whole message? It tells you what to do:

2012Tony2012 said:

Interesting, I opened CCC again, but this time it doesn't give me that option for rescue partition. So I just continue?

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I would follow the instructions for cloning the recovery partition. Use the support materials available at bombich.com. The procedures for using CCC are well documented there.

System Requirements, Installing, Updating, and Uninstalling CCC
Frequently Asked Questions and Troubleshooting

Learn how to use Disk Utility or set up Time Machine instead of using CCC.

petsk said:

Learn how to use Disk Utility or set up Time Machine instead of using CCC.

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There's no need to do that, unless someone simply wants to use TM. Time Machine cannot create bootable clones of your drive like CCC can.

2012Tony2012 said:

By the way GGJstudios, in ML, it doesn't seem to work to follow the steps to uninstall apps. How do I do it on ML?

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This should work with any OS X version, including ML.
If you're having problems, explain what's happening.

2012Tony2012 said:

I have been there and done that, I would never use TM ever again! I love CCC

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If you are looking for a 100% clone copy then Disk Utility is the (only) way to go. CCC cannot perform a perfect clone and neither can any other third party app. At least not as long as they are running in userland because files will be locked while OS X is booted. You can run Disk Utility without booting into OS X.

petsk said:

If you are looking for a 100% clone copy then Disk Utility is the (only) way to go. CCC cannot perform a perfect clone and neither can any other third party app. At least not as long as they are running in userland because files will be locked while OS X is booted. You can run Disk Utility without booting into OS X.

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For anything short of forensic level cloning, CCC clones work perfectly fine and don't require rebooting. That makes it far more usable for regular backup purposes, and will more than satisfy all but a very few users.