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CaptainZap

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I downloaded SuperDuper and installed it and I set it up so it is making a BackUP image on my HD in my Mac... I start it and it all goes fine... Until I get about 11 GB done and then everything stops, the timer keeps going up but none of the information is changing, anyone have any ideas what is wrong?
 
just give it longer.

I made the same mistake when I first got SuperDuper. Thought it had frozen but it hadn't.

Go and watch a TV program then come back and you'll probably find that it was ok after all.
 
just give it longer.

I made the same mistake when I first got SuperDuper. Thought it had frozen but it hadn't.

Go and watch a TV program then come back and you'll probably find that it was ok after all.

Totally agree, when i did my first backup it got to a very large file ~5 gigs and it did appear as if it had stopped working but i left it and all was well.
 
Actually, I think I figured it out... Since I was making a copy of my HD, and I was putting the Disk Image onto my Harddrive, once it got to the BackUp disk image, it started to back it up... But it kept growing from backing itself up, and it was stuck in a loop, and I ended up having a 73 GB disk image yet only 10 GB of data.

Is there a way to back up to my Macintosh HD without running into that problem?
 
Actually, I think I figured it out... Since I was making a copy of my HD, and I was putting the Disk Image onto my Harddrive, once it got to the BackUp disk image, it started to back it up... But it kept growing from backing itself up, and it was stuck in a loop, and I ended up having a 73 GB disk image yet only 10 GB of data.

Is there a way to back up to my Macintosh HD without running into that problem?

You really need to back up onto an external medium be it an external drive or over a network.

However the help file says

"Storing a backup alongside other files on a
destination drive
In general, we strongly recommend that you store a backup on its own
volume or partition, on a FireWire or internal drive that supports booting the
Macintosh. Doing so makes it really easy to recover, saving you time – a lot
of time – should a disaster occur.
And not to toss a wet blanket on the optimist but, eventually, a disaster will
occur.
But, sometimes, dedicating a volume to backing up is impractical, and
partitioning is either inconvenient or impossible. In those cases, you should
use a Read/Write “Sparse” Image.
With a Sparse Image, your files are kept in a “virtual” disk, which is actually
stored in a single file. This file can be placed anywhere, including on a
network volume. When mounted (which you do by simply opening the
Sparse Image file), the “virtual” drive looks just like a local disk, and can be
backed up to like any other. You can even Smart Update it!
There are some disadvantages, though:
• Since Sparse Images are not “real” drives, but rather simulated drives
stored in a file, they’re potentially less reliable than real drives. (Note,
though, that Apple uses sparse images for FileVault, so this shouldn’t
be a big concern.)
• Similarly, since Sparse Images are not real drives, they’re inherently a
bit slower.
• Finally, since they’re not physical drives, images of any type cannot be
used to start up your Macintosh. However, the contents retain their
bootable properties and – once restored to a real drive – can act as a
startup drive.
So, with that in mind, using sparse images is quite simple.
Choose your source drive normally. In the destination pop-up, choose Disk
Image... "
 
K, but will a FAT32 external Harddive work for backing up to a sparse disk image? I know it won't work for the normal backup.

Alright, did some reading, and I found out that FAT32 doesn't support files over 4 GB, so I'm going to reformat the external HD and then do it. Thanks for the hlep xUKHCx!
 
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