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Best Backup Software for Mac
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Mac app · Bombich Software
Carbon Copy Cloner
Best for: Bootable clones and scheduled, task-based backups.
- Best for
- Bootable clones and scheduled, task-based backups
- Developer
- Bombich Software
- Price
- Price not yet verified · check the vendor for current pricing
- Our testing
- Not yet hands-on tested
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Pricing options
Single license
About $50 one-time
Free trial available; major upgrades may be paid
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Features
- Bootable clones of the startup disk
- Scheduled, task-based backups
- Snapshots and safety net for changed or deleted files
- Backs up to local, network and some remote destinations
- Detailed task logs and email notifications
Benefits and disadvantages
Benefits
- Get a working, bootable copy fast after a disk failure
- Highly configurable without being cryptic
- Long-established and well supported
- One-time purchase instead of a subscription
Disadvantages (cons)
- More options than casual users need
- Does not itself provide off-site cloud storage
- Major version upgrades can cost extra
- Bootable clones have become more complex on Apple Silicon
Who should use Carbon Copy Cloner
- Power users and IT admins who want bootable recovery
- Anyone cloning a Mac to a new drive
- Users who need multiple scheduled backup tasks
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