Here is our review of Carbon Copy Clone 5 for Mac.
Using Carbon Copy Cloner 5 is really simply. Select what you want to backup, where you want to back up to, and set a schedule if you want to. It’s as simple as that!
Depending on the size of what you want to backup, the overall process is actually very fast, much faster than using Apple’s Time Machine functionality. When performing further backups, only new and changed files are backed up making the whole process super quick. It’s also very easy to exclude files and folders with a simple click.
You can choose to back up to an external drive or even another Mac if you so wish. The entire process guides you through what you need to do.
The SafetyNet function is a really useful feature – having copies of recently changed and deleted files, just in case, means that no matter what happens you will always have everything!
I really liked that I could quickly and easily boot up from my backup – thankfully I haven’t had to do that for real yet, only for review purposes.
There are numerous other features within the application, including the ability to email reports, look at each drive, view the history of what you have done and so much more. Even if you only want the ability to backup your Mac this software is amazing, add to that all the additional features and this is one piece of software every Mac owner should have!
Carbon Copy Cloner 5 is available now priced around £30 (subject to currency rates) and there is a 30 day trial available as well. If you already own Carbon Copy Cloner 4 there is a discount for upgrading. Give it a try, you won’t go back to Time Machine.
You can learn more and purchase Carbon Copy Cloner 5 from the Bombich website.
