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Bombich Software Announces Carbon Copy Cloner 6 Featuring Faster Backups, Quick Updates, Snapshot Navigator, and More
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I'm happy with CCC 5 and don't need the additional "enhancements". I made the upgrade just to support their small business.
No thanks. If the UI decreases the odds of my effing something up and losing data it's well worth the price. I know just enough Terminal stuff to get into trouble.
Oh god, yeah. That was a particularly egregious example of software rental. I say "was" because I exported my stuff and trashed the app as soon as the non-rental version stopped working on whatever version of MacOS.
Both are great backup apps and it really seems quite equal: Some like/use CCC more, others SuperDuper. My suggestion would be that you try out both (within the trial period) and then decide which one suits your needs better.
I saw the update and just bought it straight away without even caring what's changed. That's how happy I am with CCC and the support from Mike.
I don't think it's an either/or. Time Machine is awesome for continuous backup with clear versioning. CCC is great for migrating data or, as I do, making a separate clone (kept offsite!) of everything aside from what's in Time Machine.
Using Disk utility for cloning is like yelling across the street to your neighbor, who may not hear you, even with the window open. Disk Utility doesn't let you know you have been heard much less that you have heard in proper context.
Using Disk Utility for cloning is akin to Fred Flintstone driving with his feet. Why do that when there is CCC that is faster, stable, and verifies each backup and can be set for a particular schedule?
I’m looking for making incremental backups several times per day similar to how Time Machine does it.
Upgraded to CCC 6 yesterday because of the great support. I've pretty much given up on creating a bootable backup with it, though (not their fault). But that eliminates the ability to encrypt the backup with FileVault. The only way I know of is to encrypt the backup drive in the Finder, which is what the CCC FAQ recommends. But it's odd that CCC shows an alert when backing up to a volume that's been encrypted this way.
I use it to synch two Synology NAS’s nightly. More reliable that rsync built into the NAS’s themselves.
I was not amused when they launched the ability to text to the journal recently. They have gone 4 years with zero real difference to the quality of journal-taking. It is incredulous. How do they think Cultured Code does it! Omni group? Why can’t Bloom Built?! And if not, at least bring genuine improvements. Give a thorough design change at least. I’m fact, with what the app offers, I’d say that’s all they can do. They know it, that’s why they try to monetise it for as long as it lasts.
Would you mind telling which app are you using to journal, if at all? Classic pen and paper works great, but sometimes I miss the advantages the digital world affords.
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I'm using Ulysses. Also a rental app, but I think it brings a lot to the table if you have a lot of other work to use it for. I toyed with using Agenda for this purpose but all my other writing is in Ulysses so I put it there. To be honest, I could just as easily create a Pages document, put each entry on a new page and call it a day (or, a succession of days).
TM and CCC do very different things. I use both and they complement each other nicely.