CCC setup for snapshot? any recommendations

[qym2k7]

Hi, I usually testing new config/apps but if I want to back to previous state how do i configure ccc setting (in Windows I could use macrium reflect, using a boot media I could restore to previous state easily). Right now my setting would be like this.

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  • 1. Set source disk to internal drive (name for this drive is macOS)
  • 2. Set destination as sparse image with name vanilla.sparseimage
  • 3. Clone

If i want to revert my system I restored that sparse image to macOS internal drive with disk utility booted from command+R and restart. But I think this setup is not quite right since the internal drive is named with vanilla instead the original name which is macOS, in addition dropbox would asked username and password to relink. Are this setup would be okay for the overall system.
Another question related to the setup above. I have another external drive for time machine, if the internal drive has changed because of the above setup, are time machine system/files would be corrupted/broken. Thank you

 

[chscag]

Not sure I understand what you're trying to do, but CCC can clone the present state of your setup and at the same time the clone can be rendered bootable. That would then allow you to boot from the backup CCC made and clone back to the source and restore your original state. I've never used Macrium with Windows but have done the same thing numerous times with Acronis True Image.

 

[qym2k7]

Not sure I understand what you're trying to do, but CCC can clone the present state of your setup and at the same time the clone can be rendered bootable. That would then allow you to boot from the backup CCC made and clone back to the source and restore your original state. I've never used Macrium with Windows but have done the same thing numerous times with Acronis True Image.

your suggestions only restore to the last backup. I want to choose a snapshot before restore.

 

[chscag]

I'm not sure CCC can do what you want. By turning on the "SafetyNet" in CCC it will archive older files instead of overwriting them, however, that doesn't sound like what you need. Time Machine keeps versions but is not bootable.

You might want to take a look at Paragon's Hard Disk Manager app which will keep versions and is bootable. It works by making snapshots.

 

[Weaselboy]

your suggestions only restore to the last backup. I want to choose a snapshot before restore.

Time Machine can restore old versions. When you go to restore you will get a screen similar to this where you can pick what date/version you want to restore. This is an old screenshot, but you get the idea.