Carbon Copy Cloner 6
Backup and disk copying utility
> £29.45 FROM Bombich Software Inc, bombich.com
>NEEDS macOS 10.15 or later
Even if you’re happy with your backup software, CCC’s cloning and snapshot tools are compelling
CCC 6 is the best tool for managing snapshots, and provides detailed audit information.
W hen Apple killed off its Time Capsule devices, backing Macs up fell into a void. Apple’s own Time Machine languished in Catalina, and competitors such as Carbon Copy Cloner (CCC) stood up. With Big Sur, the game has changed again: Apple decided Time Machine would at last back up to APFS volumes, and it does so excellently, but making copies of the new sealed System volume wasn’t going to be useful – or even possible until recently – any more.
Carbon Copy Cloner version 6 is Mike Bombich’s riposte: near-infinite flexibility against Time Machine’s rigid hourly schedule; navigators, audit and information before, during and after any backup; and an overhauled interface to ensure its wealth of features doesn’t overwhelm. From its original goal of cloning disks, CCC has become a fully fledged backup system.