Update a Super Duper Clone from most recent time machine backup

[cowinabox302]

Is there a way to update a super duper clone that I have on a portable external from my Time machine backups? It would simplify my backup protocol a lot, I travel with a live clone in case my system crashes. When I'm at home I backup tirelessly to a time machine drive connected to my server. I would love to be able to just dock my portable with my server and be able to update my clone easily.

Any idea if this is possible?

 

[Angelo95210]

I reckon you should give up with this idea. No offense but it sounds really unreliable and complicated. Restore your clone and then as a second step restore your Time Machine from this point.

 

[Fishrrman]

"Any idea if this is possible?"

Probably not.

I don't think there is any way for SuperDuper to "make sense" of what is on a TM backup.

SuperDuper will "clone what it sees" on the source drive. Yes, you could "dupe" a TM backup volume. But all you'd have would be _another_ TM backup volume. It wouldn't be a "bootable clone".

Backing up is a good thing, but I sense you're becoming a bit obsessive on the subject. Just do a SuperDuper clone once or twice a day, and you should be good to go. That's more than most folks do, anyway.

- John

 

[old-wiz]

SuperDuper can update the close much quite quickly if you just tell it to update what's been changed as opposed to a complete new clone.