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For questions pertaining to the SuperDuper system recovery software for Macs.

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Encrypted external drive accessible w/o password after backup/restore

I've got a 4TB LaCie Rugged drive that I want to use as my main encrypted backup drive for my Mac (Mojave). Previously I was using a 2TB WD My Passport drive and I wanted to transfer all content (Time ...
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mac osx copy bootable startvolume works but keeps filesystem

He there, i have a macbook air with one ssd hdd that is unfortunetly formatted as journal extended case sensitive. so i have an external hdd where i copied my whole startvolume bootable with the ...
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How to use superduper to set up a new computer but only copying user files

I have a Mac Mini that I am preparing to sell, and I already have my replacement Mac Mini in my possession. I have fully backed up Mac Mini 1 using SuperDuper onto an external hard drive. Mac Mini 2 ...
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How can I use SuperDuper! to back-up a dual SSD-HDD setup in a MBP

I recently bought an SSD for my MacBook Pro, which I am now using side-by-side in the MBP with the original HDD. I always used SuperDuper! to back up the hard drive. Do you know a good method to ...
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How does SuperDuper actually work?

I need to take a (full) bootable backup of my MBP and I see that most people use SuperDuper to do that. Having rsync and similar tools native on Mac OS, I was wondering how SuperDuper actually work ...
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How to boot an MBP from an external HD?

I created a clone partition of my main drive with SuperDuper on an external (USB) drive. How can I boot from it?
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Will using a SuperDuper sandbox break Adobe Creative Suite 5's activation scheme?

My MacBookPro's screen recently started flickering. I read a few VERY lengthy threads in forums at apple.com and have concluded that the problem is either due to a hardware design flaw that Apple ...
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