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Heads up! Carbon Copy Cloner and Big Sur

  • 05-12-2020 2:45pm
    #1
    JonMac
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 469 ✭✭


    I've used CCC for years to do an additional monthly backup beyond Time Machine. This week I did the first one after upgrading to Big Sur. It was an outright disaster.
    CCC prompted me to make a bootable drive, which seemed sensible. The initial attempt failed and CCC suggested I do a data back up and then download Big Sur. So far, so good. I ejected the drive OK, then when the iMac was sleeping I disconnected it.
    It would not reboot from sleeping. I suspect I should have checked which disk was identified as the start up disk.I had to go into Recovery, download Catalina [don't ask], then download Big Sur.
    My Parallels Desktop was gone, along with Windows 10 and my files.
    After 2 days I've just about got everything back.
    If in doubt, don't!


Comments

  • #2
    whiterebel
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 15,110 Mod ✭✭✭✭whiterebel


    Is there not a big warning for CCC on Big Sur?


  • #3
    JonMac
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 469 ✭✭JonMac


    If there is, I wish I had seen it!


  • #4
    Gregor Samsa
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,138 ✭✭✭Gregor Samsa


    whiterebel wrote: »
    Is there not a big warning for CCC on Big Sur?

    Well, the only big warning on the CCC homepage is “ Carbon Copy Cloner 5 is fully qualified on macOS Big Sur.”

    https://bombich.com/


  • #5
    whiterebel
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 15,110 Mod ✭✭✭✭whiterebel


    Its on their blog from 3rd November, updated 24th. When I updated to Big Sur, it flashed up on CCC.


  • #6
    JonMac
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 469 ✭✭JonMac


    I just looked at the blog. They only raised concerns for Apple silicon Mac's, not Intel like mine.


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