yes, i want to make a direct clone from an internal system drive to an external TB3 or USB SSD that is bootable. You did not address that. As a repairer I use bootable clones all the time, i am forced to use other methods with monterey or ventura that involve using time machine, the removed internal hd or i suppose a clone, and then importing to the internal with migration assistant. So far thats been OK but i miss being able to make a direct, bootable clone with a one step process
Yes I did, although at that point I did not provide a blow-by-blow description of what I do. Here is what I said above in response to your original statement about CCC not working, and that maybe you would try SD:
"I can tell you for a fact that at least with Monterey, you can make a bootable clone with SuperDuper!, especially with the latest version, V3.7. I make SuperDuper! backups for each of my M1 Macs (a 2020 M1 Mac Mini, and a 2021 M1 MacBook Air, both of them running Monterey (V12.6.1 on the Mini, and V12.6 on the Air)) every Saturday to 2 separate, partitioned Samsung 850 Pro 512 gig external SSDs enclosed in Orico Enclosures. "
Again, I just did that yesterday.
OK, here is what I do:
1. I always keep both of my Macs "lean, mean, and clean", including permanently removing deleted EMails. Many folks do not even do that, but I do. This also includes keeping all my apps up to date (I use third party applications only).
2. Again, both of my M1 Macs are running Monterey: V12.6.1 on my 2020 M1 Mac Mini, and V12.6 on my 2021 M1 MacBook Air.
3. With my once weekly process, I first launch Onyx to do some maintenance and cleaning. Solid software, has always worked well, and I've been using it for a long, long time. Would not be without it.
4. Next, I launch TechTool Pro to do some more maintenance, cleaning, etc. Again, at least for me, a solid performer (I've been criticized before for using it, but I don't care. It just works).
5. Again, both of my external Samsung 850 Pro 512 gig SSDs are formatted as APFS, GUID partition scheme, and have 3 partitions.
6. Launch SuperDuper! to make the bootable backups/clones. And yes, it works, and those backups are definitely bootable.
Some folks might also say that is way too much, over kill, time consuming, etc. But not the case at all. In fact, it is "in my DNA" to do it, especially since I have been doing it for so, so long. Besides, while those processes are going on, I am not sitting by machines twiddling my thumbs. I am cleaning our townhome at the same time. That is, multi-tasking. Another concept that may seem foreign to some folks! I actually complete all of that within 3 hours (includes some "break in the action" times).
Now, I have also not been successful in getting Ventura installed on an external SSD. Have tried to do it directly, and using a bootable Ventura installer USB Drive. But I've read that the external SSD I am trying to install Venture onto needs to be Erased and Formatted with the
Ventura Version of Disk Utility. Yeah, sounds crazy, but I remember last year encountering that exact same issue with Monterey.
Last night, I once again made a Ventura bootable USB flash drive, and from what I understand, it contains the Ventura version of Disk Utility. Later on today, I plan on again attempting to do a clean, fresh installation of V13.0.1 of Ventura onto my (new) Samsung T7 1TB SSD. But when I boot my Mini from that bootable SSD, I will first Erase and Format the SSD with version of Disk Utility on the USB drive. I really hope it works this time. If I am successful, I plan on testing SuperDuper! (have the latest version, of course!). But I will need to do that on another external SSD, as I don't want to mess anything up. I'll report on my progress (I hope!) later on.
This link seems to be very good regarding the clean installation of Ventura:
This article will tell you how to clean install macOS Ventura from a bootable USB. Remember to backup your data before installing macOS Ventura on Mac.
iboysoft.com
Note that in Step 4: Clean install macOS Ventura on Mac, step 4 within that paragraph says "After launching Disk Utility on that bootable SSD, select your Mac's internal disk and click the Erase button to clean the entire disk for macOS Ventura clean installation". I actually will select the external empty SSD to do that. Hopefully it works."
We'll see.
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