CCC or Time Machine

Dear Friends,
Hi, I bought a refurbished Macbook 4,1 at present it is running Lion 10.7.5( although it is an older machine circa 2008) I would like to transfer everything from my old machine( early intel Macbook Pro) to the newer machine. My older machine runs Mac OS x 10.6.8 and that allows me run some very old software. Should I make a time machine back up?and restore it or use CCC? to transfer everything, the system, applications and data.
Thanks for your help
-Walt

You can't transfer OS X to a different model of Mac, however if you CCC the old machine to a external drive and then use Migration/Setup Assistant on the new machine against the old Mac's clone, it's faster than doing it from TimeMachine drive and if it borks up or you want to do things cleaner, you always have the option of accessing the old clone manually and dragging and dropping files.
Most commonly used backup methods

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Safety survey: do you prefer CCC or time machine ?

Hi to all, reading along made me very curious, there are so many people who know nothing about clones and don't know that time machine won't allow them booting from the external HD.
Is there any way to let them constantly be reminded to make a real clone to speed up any disk restore ?
Who uses cloning utilities like CCC and who prefers to lean on TM ?

Paolo it's not a matter of a bootable clone or TM to be honest. I would STRONGLY recommend using both solutions. Both have their strong points particularly if you have critical information on your computer. It's wise to get a 2nd external HD and use TM on one and either CCC or SuperDuper on the other. DO NOT repeat DO NOT put both TM and a bootable clone on the same EHD. The reason being is if your external HD crashes you have lost all of your backup.
I would recommend reading these three articles from MacWorld. Frequently MacWork publishes backup strategies of individuals, I believe you will gain some valuable insight by reading them. You will see a common thread and that is redundant backups.
http://www.macworld.com/article/157414/2011/02/mybackupplanlex.html
http://www.macworld.com/article/156643/2011/01/howi_back_up_frakes.html?lsrc=top1
http://www.macworld.com/article/141363/2009/07/backup.html
Roger

Using CCC and Time Machine

My HD is partitioned into 3 volumes: one with all Apps, Library, System, Users, etc, and two other Volumes are set for each person who uses this computer. Should all my data be OK if I CCC the first Volume with all system files to one Seagate Ext HD (to use as a bootable), and TM the other two Volumes with all our individual files on a second Seagate Ext. HD? Seems right but I'm new to TM and just started with it yesterday. Previously, I'd been using one Seagate backup with DejaVu but TM appears to be aneasier way to retrieve files, just not bootable.
And just a thought: is it possible to CCC the first Volume and TM the other two Volumes to the same Seagate Ext. HD (excluding the first volume from TM)? Would this create a bootable backup with everything on it or is it too 'iffy'?

Not sure I was able to follow your various volumes; however, in general:
if you want more than Time Machine on an external, you need to partition that external first. Mare sure it is Mac OS Extended (Journaled) and the GUID Partition scheme. Make one for TM, one for CCC, and/or a third for drag & drop stuff if that is what you want.
Now, if you want a second backup, just do the same thing there - it's best to have more than one backup - hard drives do fail and if you have both TM and a bootable clone on the same drive, they'll both be gone if it fails.
Also not sure I understand what you have on your internal: you do have a complete system on one partition (including applications, Library, System, etc), right?

Time Machine for Mac OS X 10.4.11

I just bought a non-Mac external hard drive that a friend said I could use with Time Machine...real simple. I hooked it up and nothing happened. I feel stupid asking at this late date, but is Time Machine included in the Mac OS X 10.4.11? Is it possible to buy a copy of it?
Any help/suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

Hi, and welcome to the forums.
As the others posted, no, you can't use Time Machine on Tiger.
But since you already have the disk, begin regular backups with another app, such as CarbonCopyCloner, SuperDuper!, or the like. All disk drives fail, sooner or later; other things can go wrong inside your Mac; and most of us make the occasional error. Without backups, when that happens (not if it happens) you may lose some or all your data.
CCC is donationware, so you can use it for a while before sending them some $$ to keep it up to date. SD has a free version, but you'll need the paid one (about $30) to do updates (rather than full replacements).
Many of us use both a clone (I use CCC) and Time Machine, to have two separate, independent backups and to get the benefits of each. When you do upgrade to Leopard or Snow Leopard, you might want to do the same.
You can find either of those via Google, and them and others via VersionTracker.com or MacUpdate.com.

Does a new name for the internal HD make my Time Machine (and CCC) backups useless?

I have a replacement 1TB internal HD that I need to clone from my existing internal HD, using Carbon Copy Cloner. Initially I'll connect it in an external enclosure via USB, no questions on that.
I'd like to give the new HD itself a new name. Is there any way to have the new drive recognize all the corresponding data on my external drive Time Machine. Or will I have to start all over? I know that means I'd lose several months' worth of TM data.
As long as I'm asking about TM, does the same principle apply to the 1:1 clones made with CCC?
Thanks for any help.

No problem with renaming the clone drive something else, in fact it's recommended.
However for best results I suggest doing so while option key booted from the clone, just in case.

Should I use time machine, CCC or a bootable installer for OS X Yosemite

I am about to change my mid-2010 MBP and install a Samsung 850 pro. I have Yosemite (by the way: Yosemite performance is good, no slowness; hdd filled only 50%) - I have VPN Tracker and Microsoft Remote Desktop as main applications at the moment. I will also use it for itunes.
I have made a backup on time machine.
The process instructions on the net vary:
1) After replacing the HDD with the SSD, press down Command + R, this opens boot utility of Yosemite; then with disk utility format the SSD as MacOs ext journal. then: Back-up from time machine.
2) OR: Use Carbon Copy Cloner. Connect the SSD on a USB tray (I have one) and commence from there before installing. On re
3) OR: Should I first - Create a bootable installer for OS X Yosemite; the instruction says: Download the OS X Installer app from the Mac App Store. But I can't find it. And then clone as Kappy describes.
- Isn't that replaced by the Command + R startup procedure?
& I am looking for insight in this tip:
4) I read someone failed in installing an SSD because he forgot an I/F sensor connection (Temperature gauge??) ; but I see such a connector nowhere in the video's.
Of course I prefer 1), looks most straightforward as being within the Apple software mindset.
anything will help me.

First I would explore the potential problems you may face installing a third party SSD in a MBA running Yosemite. Just a sample:
http://www.zdnet.com/article/os-x-yosemite-and-third-party-ssds-heres-what-you-n eed-to-know/
The simplest way of installing a new storage device is to connect it to the MBP via USB and then format it Mac OS Extended (Journaled) in Disk Utility>Erase.
Then use CCC or Disk Utility>Restore to copy the data to the SSD from the internal HDD.
Then test to see if the external SSD will boot the MBP. If so, make the physical swap.
Ciao.

Time Machine vs. CCC, and Lightroom on Synology NAS?

For some reason, I decided that it was the perfect time to streamline my backups and photo importing/archiving two weeks before I have to be in Cancun to shoot a destination wedding... And this has proven to me that I'm a lot less literate than I thought I was. I couldn't find an obvious category for this, but it involves Time Machine which has something to do with Time Capsules/remote backups, so here goes. Let me know if I should post it somewhere else.
Here's what's going on:
I just bought a Synology DS214+ (running Synology's Linux OS Diskstation Manager (DSM) 5.0) and one 3TB drive. The immediate game plan is to import photos through Lightroom 5, keeping the LR catalog on my computer's SSD and filing the master images on the NAS drive. I might also move my iTunes library and a bunch of old video footage over to the NAS since both are taking up a lot of space on the SSD and I don't really need SSD performance for either. I would also back up my computer(s) to the NAS drive, and then back up the NAS once or twice a week to an external HDD that I keep offsite. Once the 3TB drive gets close to full and storage prices drop as they tend to do, I'd add a larger drive in JBOD, keep my photos/music/movies on the 3TB for an extra disc of redundancy, back up both that and my computer(s) to the larger drive, and back up the larger drive to the offsite external HDD.
(In the nearer future, I'd also like to get the NAS set up so that I can remotely access at least the photo library, if not everything, with my iPhone and Macbook Pro. In the farther future, I'd like to use the NAS to host my [currently nonexistent] website and mail server. Finally, of lowest priority would be hosting a Minecraft server on the NAS; I'm already financing one for my kid brothers as an ongoing Christmas gift, so for them to have a server while keeping that money in pocket would be nice. I'm not begging for step-by-step instructions on all of this right now, but if you happen to know of any good links they'd be appreciated; and I want to make sure I configure the NAS now so that I can add all this in later.)
That's a lot of stuff for one piece of equipment... Anyone who has this hardware, is familiar with DSM, or has done any of this stuff: am I out of my mind or is this doable?
Here are the current questions:
Up until now I've been using Time Machine on a directly attached external drive, but this "bootable copy" that Carbon Copy Cloner (CCC) makes is intriguing. However- that requires a locally mounted drive formatted in HFS+, and since my NAS is Linux based as far as I understand any drive I install will be formatted to EXT4. I can set up an iSCSI LUN through DSM which would allow me to create the illusion of a locally attached drive, but could I format this 'phantom drive' to HFS+ so it will support OSX system files? Even if yes, would I be able to boot off it - or does the iSCSI not kick in until after OSX boots anyway, effectively rendering it useless as a boot drive? Not a huge deal since I can boot off an SD card, but it would be good to know since that would make things slightly more convenient.
If I can’t boot off the iSCSI 'phantom drive', then I should just be able to use Time Machine for backups to the NAS since it looks like DSM supports that. I thought I’d still need CCC to back up the NAS to the offsite HDD, but it looks like DSM can do that too. Would I have any other reason to buy CCC, then? Would DSM be able to routinely backup the library drive to the main backup drive once I have both installed in the NAS?
How would I set up the NAS so that it always has the same network IP when rebooting? I don't plan for this to be a frequent event, but it would be a minor inconvenience to have to go through Synology's disc assistant and change my browser's bookmark every time there's a power outage, which I’d like to avoid if possible. (From the basic research I've done in that area so far it also seems like that would be more important for remote access and using the NAS as a web host or mail server.)
I'll want to get my mac to connect to the NAS automatically upon booting or waking, but it looks like there are adequate tutorials for doing that with automator and/or terminal. Any experiences with this being fairly easy, or tips/tricks if it isn't?
I know I couldn't export them, but does anyone happen to know if I could still edit and/or display the sidecar images in my Lighroom 5 catalog while I was disconnected from the NAS containing the original files? I guess that isn’t a deal breaker, but it’d be good to know if I can or if there’s any sort of additional setup to facilitate this.
Currently the NAS is set up as "basic" since it only has one drive. When I add the second, I can convert the NAS to JBOD without erasing the current drive, right?
Should I do any sort of partitioning or formatting right now to make sure that the NAS is web hosting friendly, and that those accessing the future website or Minecraft server can’t get into or corrupt my personal files and backups?
That’s all my tired mind remembers for right now; I’ll add more questions if/when they come up.
Thanks in advance for the help!

That's the problem with using a 3d-party NAS with Time Machine; it has it's own software that's supposed to interact with OSX, and when something goes wrong, it can be very hard to sort out just what and where the problem is.
First, make sure that model is fully compatible with Time Machine on Lion (some are, some aren't), and install any software/firmware updates Synology has for it.
Second, make sure the names (of all odd things) of your Mac and network aren't too long and don't contain any special characters, per #C9 in Time Machine - Troubleshooting.
Third, make sure you're following Synology's instructions exactly.

Time Machine. . . or CCC?

It seems like Time Machine is pretty inflexible in terms of what and how it backs up. There's almost nothing to the preferences, and as far as i can tell within the program all you can do is restore.
I started using Carbon Copy Cloner to backup my main drive to a slave internal drive and have always used a Terrabyte FW drive for Time Machine.
Is there anyway to specify which drives or which files on which drive TM backs up on? The whole incremental thing would be more useful if it didn't have to be every file on every drive every few hours or whatever it defaults to.
TM is currently telling me there's not enough space on my Terabyte drive and rather than delete how far the backup go I can only stop backing up Library and Apps folders, which are pretty crucial.
Should I just use CCC for everything and TM is not actually backing up my backup from CCC.
If there are any resources with these comparisons let me know also.
thanks
enzosf

I think part of what makes Time Machine such a success is how candy-coated it all is. Backup software has been around for more than a decade, yet the vast majority of people just don't back up their data. I've been guilty of it too, and have seen data loss happen more times than I care to count.
It's important to point out that you can control what Time Machine backs up. In the options, you can specify folders (and even volumes) that are not backed up. That's important, especially if you've ripped a bunch of your DVD's to your hard drive (if you ever lose something you can just rip it again), or have ripped a bunch of your CD's (again, just re-encode whatever was lost).
Time Machine's normal process does not allow for the changing of the schedule. But it's worth noting that Time Machine isn't just backing everything up all the time. Once that first backup is made, it is only backing up the data that changes. And then from there, it only keeps data on a graduated basis. It keeps the hourly backups for the last 24 hours. Then it only keeps a daily backup for the last month. And then after a month, it just keeps weekly backups. Behind the scenes, without you having to work out any complex configurations or do anything, it just manages all that. Dumps the stuff no longer needed, organizes the stuff it's been storing and keeps it at the beck and call of the color-coated end-user application.
If you still don't like hourly backups, there are third-party mods/tweaks to the OS you can use that will let you adjust that schedule. I've toyed with them, but ultimately opted to just let Time Machine do its thing.
If you're concerned that Time Machine will eat up all the available space on an external drive, then I recommend you partition that drive (using Disk Utility), which would let you specify exactly how much space you want to let Time Machine use. I highly recommend that if the external drive you're using is large.
I won't knock on CCC, I think the app has a lot of strong points, and it certainly works well for a lot of people. But my choice for backup solution is to go with Time Machine, for simplicity and elegance.

Can I use my time capsule for time machine back ups and as an external storage device?

I have a time capsule and have set it up so that my time machine back ups are saved on it, but I would also like to use it as an external hard drive. Is this possible?
I know nothing about computers so please tell me in very basic terms. thankyou!

By external hard disk we usually mean one plugged into the computer by USB or Firewire or Thunderbolt.
None of those works on the TC.. it is plugged in by ethernet or use wireless connection.. that means it is a network drive.. not an external drive. The difference might not mean much to you.. but it is totally different to the computer. In the former case the computer has full control of the disk. In the case of the network drive, the disk is controlled by the TC firmware and the files are stored and accessed by network. This has large implications.
So here is my standard response.
Store files on the TC.
This is asked several times a day.. obviously people are struggling with their latest SSD being too small.
The TC is not suitable for network file server.. but many people having no choice press it into service as such.
Major issues.
1. No backup.. no way Time Machine can backup a network drive. No place to backup to.. So all your files will be at risk. And you will need to buy a third party like CCC to do backup.
2. The TC cannot be partitioned and mixing TM backups and data is not great. It was and is and ever shall be a backup device for Time Machine.
3. The drive is slow to spin up and quick to spin down.. there is no control. In fact the TC is so lacking in controls for even the router side.. that you cannot do more than the most basic of setups.
The following are controls on the hard disk side.
Reformat it. You can name the share. You can do a full archive of the whole disk. This will go at a speed of aprox. 30-50GB/Hr so calculate how long an archive of a full 2TB will take.
4. iPhoto in particular can easily corrupt its entire library with wireless networking causing a disconnection to one photo. Even if you do this;;; do not move your photo library... you have been warned!!
Even apple btw say don’t do it.
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS5168 Although mostly about FAT32 it adds network drives.
5. iTunes can constantly lose connection to the library. The disk is slow to respond.. itunes on the computer will constantly spit out errors. Even in the midst of streaming the TC can spin down the disk due to caching.
6. Do not use any live files on the TC no matter what else you do.. if you edit files in whatever program the file must be on the local hard disk.
7. The only suitable location for most libraries is a computer. You can plug in an external hard disk.
Read pondini for some work arounds.
Q3 here. http://pondini.org/TM/Time_Capsule.html

Repeated error: 11 problems while trying to backup to time machine

A few months ago I purchased a 750GB NESO external hard drive and have never been able to back up using time machine on it. I can manually back up files no problem, but I have yet to get time machine to finish a complete backup, despite trying every fix I could find on the internet.
This includes reformatting the external, making sure there is a separate partition for the Time machine backup, making sure that partition is formatted as Mac OS extended (journaled) and GUID.
Every time I try to back up I get the same error message: "An error occurred while copying files to the backup volume". This happens at various time during the backup process. Sometimes after a few MBs, sometimes after 1.5 Gigs have been backed up.
This is what I get from the system log every time-
*Feb 3 18:34:59 Computername com.apple.backupd[1228]: Copied 137 files (1.2 GB) from volume Macintosh HD.*
*Feb 3 18:34:59 Computername com.apple.backupd[1228]: Copy stage failed with error:11*
*Feb 3 18:35:04 Computername com.apple.backupd[1228]: Backup failed with error: 11*
*Feb 3 18:35:05 Computername UserNotificationCenter[1282]: Error loading /Library/QuickTime/DivX Decoder.component/Contents/MacOS/DivX Decoder: dlopen(/Library/QuickTime/DivX Decoder.component/Contents/MacOS/DivX Decoder, 262): no suitable image found. Did find:\n /Library/QuickTime/DivX Decoder.component/Contents/MacOS/DivX Decoder: no matching architecture in universal wrapper*
*Feb 3 18:35:54: --- last message repeated 37 times ---*
I have tried excluding the divx decoder.component file I located in the Quicktime folder, I have excluded the whole Divx application, I have even excluded the entire Quicktime folder. I also reseted the time machine setup including erasing the existing "/Time Machine Backups/Backups.backupdb/nameOfComputer/date.inProgress" file as advised in the troubleshooting guide in this forum after excluding each. Still the same error every time.
After having tried all suggested solutions including those listed in the troubeshooting guide here I am truly baffled as to what the problem is. Please advise.

brocktoon4 wrote:
Any idea how this is possible? Did the smaller partition isolate the defect? Thank you again for all your suggestions and help. I am relieved to finally get time machine working. If you can shed some light on this little mystery as well I would be grateful.
I don't have a lot of expertise there, but yes, if there's a bad spot on the disk, in the area where TM was trying to put new backups, that could do it.
Partitions aren't like folders, where their data may be scattered; each one is on a +*physically separate+* part of the disk.
Usually, if there's a bad spot, it will be discovered when writing to it; any time you do a write, it's automatically read back and compared. If there's a problem, it's retried a certain number of times, and if it still fails, the sector is marked "damaged" so it won't be re-used, and a different sector used.
I would strongly* recommend that you not trust your backups to a drive that's had such trouble, especially if they're your only backups.
I learned many years ago (the hard way, of course ), not to trust my backups to a single app or piece of hardware. No app is perfect; neither is any hardware.
You might want to keep a secondary backup, such as a "bootable clone" of your system, on a separate external disk. This is commonly done with CarbonCopyCloner (which I use in addition to full Time Machine backups) or SuperDuper. There are variations, but typically a clone is an exact copy of your system, with none of the previous copies of things you've deleted or changed, like Time Machine keeps. Unlike Time Machine, you can boot and run your Mac normally (but a bit slower) from them.
This gives you the advantages of both types of backup, and protects you from a problem with one of them (external drives fail, too). Some folks do the "clone" to a portable external HD, and take it to their safe deposit box, workplace, relative's house, or other secure location periodically. Others have a pair that they swap weekly or so. Thus they're also protected against fire, flood, theft, direct lightning strike on their power lines, etc.
CCC is donationware, so you can use it free for a while. If you decide to keep it, send them some $$ so they can keep it up to date. SD has a free version, but to do updates (rather than a full replacement) or automatic scheduling, you need the paid version (about $30).
Either is available via Google, VersionTracker.com, or MacUpdate.com.

Just got Prosoft drive genius 3 software, and it's telling me that the external hard drive that i am using for my time machine back up drive needs to be defragmented. is it wise to do this or should i not??

just got Prosoft drive genius 3 software, and it's telling me that the external hard drive that i am using for my time machine back up drive needs to be defragmented. is it wise to do this or should i not??

Let's hope a couple things: that you have bootable clones of your drives also; that the backup drive for TimeMachine has over 3x capacity of the data you plan and are storing. I would also switch TM backup drives so you have a 2nd.
Fragmented free space affecting performance happens when the drive is too full which may mean there isn't enough free space for a full backup set.
1.5TB for backing up 500GB, while WD Green 3TB is $140 and WD Black 1.5TB is, about the same price.
I'd be worried about the integrity and directory, and whether you can afford to lose that drive. Defragging is also a very slow operation. the ideal: to just clone a drive, or start over with another drive and wait. cloning TM volumes has not been done or has it? SuperDuper hoped to but I don't think they or Bombich's CCC made it there.
Trouble with highly fragged is when free space gets to 20% normally, 1/3 or so though for TM volumes, and finding where and a chunk of space for the file being written. Does TM use large spare image files of like 2GB?
Best would be to ask in the TimeMachine section Snow Leopard
https://discussions.apple.com/community/mac_os/mac_os_x_v10.6_snow_leopard?view= discussions#/?tagSet=1009
where there are some good FAQ and tutorials, and people that know the ins-and-outs and shortcomings.

Reusing Time Machine from an external hard drive

Since now I've read a lot of discussion to solve this issue but I cannot understand how to proceed.
My situation is the following. I've replaced my old HDD with a SSD. I performed a clean install of ML 10.8.3 without the support of Migration Assistant. Now, I would like to reuse my extarnal drive without erasing my old backups. In other words, I would like to inherit those backups and continue to use my exteranl drive.
I've found a very good guide for this. In particular, I've read these two FAQs:
http://pondini.org/TM/B5.html
http://pondini.org/TM/B6.html
They are mutual exclusive, I think. If the first one works, you are ok. On the contrary you can follow the second one.
I have two questions about those FAQs.
Concerning the first (B5), when will the popup appear?
Based on my situation, if the popup won't appear, what type of box (B6) do I have to follow? I suppose the pink one but I'm not so sure.
Thank you in advance.

Time machine works great for the file you accidentally delete or modify even if you need to go back months and months. There are better solutions when you really just need to clone your existing system like CCC or Superduper. A clone is more flexible when it comes to getting your stuff. The only downside is you will lose the multiple copies time machine keeps. The upside is you know exactly what's on it and you can boot from it if needed. The file structure is definately more stable on a clone.
A time machine is OK for what you're doing. I just think a clone is better. The choice is yours.

I have a time capsule that has worked flawlessly for several years. I recently upgraded my iMac OS to 10.8.4 and coincidently (or not) have started having some issues with backups. When I go into time machine, it struggles to find the time capsule disk

I have to unplug my time capsule and reboot it. Is there a diagnostic routine I can run or any error detection I can look for?

You are absolutely right.. when apple changed significant features in Lion and Mountain Lion .. they introduced a bunch of issues into networking which are bugs to this day..unacknowledged.. and without much that will fix them.. other than your reboot strategy.. which is like.. well that other OS.. where continual reboots are considered normal.
Old TC may also just suffer from age.. we continually tell people they have a lifespan.. 3years is the reliable span.. after that expect anything.. sudden death.. slow decline.. continual hassles and problems. If the backups are important to you.. then it is telling you in a very clear way.. replace me.. I am no longer happily providing services promised.
Now to specifics.. we don't know what the problem is.. if we knew we could give some work around.
The problem is odd in that it doesn't affect everyone.. if it starts .. people find it starts several months in to ownership.. it is never cured.. or even curable.. something like DNS or ARP table is being lost.. but it is not either of those things.
Is there a diagnostic routine I can run or any error detection I can look for?
Nothing much shows up anywhere. Including the TC log or local logs. It simply has lost the TC disk but not internet.
So.
Some things do help.
I don't know if you have pondini's resources.. TM is a complex piece of software.. it has multiple issues.
http://pondini.org/TM/Troubleshooting.html
Look at A1 .. load the widget.
A5 .. verify the backup.
A4 .. reset TM.
All of those things can help.. look at some of the typical problems.. C12 and C17 being the most common since Lion.. and exacerbated in Mountain Lion.. not fixed.
Some suggestions.
1. Keep names short, no spaces and pure alphanumeric. See C9 http://pondini.org/TM/Troubleshooting.html
2. Do not use 7.6.3 firmware... go back to 7.6.1 or even better 7.5.2 on an old one.
Firmware downgrade is easy in new utility. Hold down the option key whilst selecting version.
3. I recommend a very short dhcp lease time.. 20min for example. In whatever device is the router .. that can help keep things up to date.. and use dhcp reservation again to see if the address info helps to keep things updated.
4. Do turn on ipv6 local link.. which you need to anyway with 6.3 utility.
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS4597
5. If you are using a desktop.. an external drive is faster.. more reliable and easier than TC for Time Machine backups..
6. Consider using CCC or another backup software.. if you want to continue to use network drive.
7. Although using 6.3 airport utility has some advantages.. it is also devoid of a lot of tools that are in v5.6 airport utility.. well worth loading into at least one computer on the network.. if you only have Mountain Lion now here is one method.
How to load 5.6 into ML.
1. Download 5.6 for Lion.
http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1482
Click to open the dmg but do not attempt to install the pkg.. it won't work anyway.
Leave the package open on the desktop so you can see the file. AirportUtility56.pkg
2. Download and install unpkg.
http://www.timdoug.com/unpkg/
Run unpkg on the desktop.. If your Mac refuses to run the software, because it wasn’t downloaded from the Apple store, go to security in preferences and allow other software to work.. this is limitation of trade methinks. You can set back later if you like.
Now drag the AirPortUtility56.pkg file over to unpkg.. and it will create a new directory of the same name on the desktop.. in finder, open the new directory, drill down.. applications, utilities .. there lo and behold is Airport utility 5.6 .. drag it to your main utilities directory or just run it from current location.
You cannot uninstall version 6 (now 6.3 if you updated) so don't try.. and you cannot or should not run them both at the same time.. although I have had no problems when doing so.
For screen shots see this post.
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/4668746?tstart=0

Can I use Time Machine to backup ONLY an external drive?

I am having problems with the internal HD on my iMac and Disk Utility is telling me I need to reformat the drive and restore from backup. Only problem is that my 3TB Lacie Thunderbolt drive I was using for Time Machine recently failed (think it may have happened during an electrical storm brownout). Yep, I know, ***** to be me
The issues with the internal HD are preventing the iMac from booting and I would prefer not to have to purchase various repair software to find one that really works such as Disk Warrior or similar ((despite it getting very good reviews). I suspect it make be HFS corruption but no way to really tell that I am aware of.
I have setup an external drive with Yosemite and booted from that so now my old internal drive is seen as an "external drive".
I am using Disk Utility to make an image copy to a new 3TB external drive I purchased. Writing the DMG is going to take some time.
What I would like to do is to set up Time Machine to backup to a separate external 3TB hard drive (the second one I purchased) and have TM create a backup of ONLY the old internal drive - not the new system as well as the old internal unit.
Is this possible and if so can anyone advise how to do this. Does not seem I can exclude the system drive I am now booted from so that it is not backed up. (This makes sense that TM would be designed this way given its primary purpose is to backup a system).
If TM cannot be configured in this way, is there another option I can use?
Thanks
Andrew

Thanks for that advice. I have heard of it but a friend who does IT support at a University nearby suggested using Disk Utility to save an image - hence this is currently underway at present. Once this is finished I will try Carbon Copy Cloner.
I have another friend who has an older version of CCC - do you know if an old version will work ok or if only the latest supports Yosemite?
Also once I have the clone completed from CCC, is the process then to reformat the old internal drive and then clone from the CCC external drive back to the internal and then reboot and trust all is well?
Appreciate your help Csound1.
Regards
Andrew

Further questions on de-Time-Machining a Snow Leopard Mac

Please help a somewhat computer illiterate through some questions, if you would:
1."CCC clones a whole OS X boot drive to another drive. Which is hold option bootable."
I understand the first sentence, but not the second -- what is "hold option bootable?"
2. "Use only one drive per CCC clone so you get the hardware redundancy protection as well.
I had planned to use only one drive, but do you mean I can't clone my "Macintosh HD" drive AND my "1TB" drive to the same volume (2TB)?but I don't understand "so you get the hardware redundancy protection as well." Could you please briefly explain that?
3. "TM is supposed to be computer illiterate resistant, so your going to have to make sure it's no longer a TimeMachine drive, OS X's "Mandatory Access Controls" may interfere with other methods."
What are "OS X's "Mandatory Access Controls?"
New questions:.
4. Is there a way I can get rid of Time Machine from the system entirely?
5. The "Backups.backupdb" folder on the 2TB drive I want to put a system on (and it won't let me because of Time Machine, even though this drive is no longer listed in TM's preferences as the "backup drive), has 4 Time Machine backups on it right now:
6-13-2011:
Macintosh HD
6-16-2011:
Macintosh HD
1TB (a bootable USB drive that also has a Drive Genius 3 bootable e-disk partition, which has -- obviously -- a system (10.6.8) and several utilities on it, including Apple's Disk Utility, ProSoft's Drive Genius 3, and Micromat's TechTool Pro 5, all at latest versions.
6-22-11:
Macintosh HD
1TB
6-26-11:
Macintosh HD
1TB
What becomes of these Time Machine backups, once Time Machine -- hopefully --goes away?
And again, as you can see, I've been backing up TWO volumes at each backup -- the iMac's internal start-up drive (Macintosh HD), and a volume called "1TB" (see question 2)
Given my situation: 27" Core 2 Duo IMac, OS X 10.6.8, with these 3 drives:
internal Serial-ATA, 1TB (named Macintosh HD), Partition Map Type GUID, file system Journaled HFS+, S.M.A.R.T. status verified
USB-to-Serial-ATA-bridge 2TB (named, cleverly, "2TB") drive, Partition Map Type GUID, file system Journaled HFS+, S.M.A.R.T. status not supported
USB 2.0 1TB (equally cleverly named "1TB") drive, Partition Map Type GUID, file system Journaled HFS+, S.M.A.R.T. status not supported, which I often use as a mule to an iBook G4 PPC running OS X 10.4.11. Also listed on this 1TB drive is the Drive Genius 3 eDrive, which takes up 12GB, is writable, has an HFS+ File System, and the BSD name "disk1s3"
How would YOU guys set up this system for maximum flexibility and usefulness?
Thanks
Bart

Bartbrn wrote:
Please help a somewhat computer illiterate through some questions, if you would:
1."CCC clones a whole OS X boot drive to another drive. Which is hold option bootable."
I understand the first sentence, but not the second -- what is "hold option bootable?"
You've been the victim of a frequently unhelpful poster here. My apologies for his exaggerations and condescension. May be I can provide some clarity.
CCC can clone both OSX and data-only drives. Under most circumstances, a cloned OSX drive is "bootable," meaning if you shut down, then start up while holding the Option key, you'll see the Startup Manger, showing all availalbe bootable drives/partitions, so you can select the one you want to start from. See below for more detail.
2. "Use only one drive per CCC clone so you get the hardware redundancy protection as well.
I had planned to use only one drive, but do you mean I can't clone my "Macintosh HD" drive AND my "1TB" drive to the same volume (2TB)?but I don't understand "so you get the hardware redundancy protection as well." Could you please briefly explain that?
If you want to clone two drives to the same external HD, you must partition the external; one partition for each drive. Post back if you aren't sure how to do that. And you must do each clone separately, unlike Time Machine. If this is something you want to do regularly, of course, you can schedule both of them. Try not to do them at the same time if possible.
3. "TM is supposed to be computer illiterate resistant, so your going to have to make sure it's no longer a TimeMachine drive, OS X's "Mandatory Access Controls" may interfere with other methods."
What are "OS X's "Mandatory Access Controls?"
He's posted that several times. He does not understand Time Machine. I have no idea what he's talking about.
4. Is there a way I can get rid of Time Machine from the system entirely?
Once it's turned-off, and the backup disk erased, it's effectively gone. Post back if you aren't sure how to do that. You can prevent it from asking if you want to use external disks, via a Terminal command. Post back if you want to do that.
5. The "Backups.backupdb" folder on the 2TB drive I want to put a system on (and it won't let me because of Time Machine, even though this drive is no longer listed in TM's preferences as the "backup drive), has 4 Time Machine backups on it right now:
Yes, that's just OSX trying to keep folks from accidentaly wiping out their backups. Once you erase the drive, it will be gone and you can install OSX on it, or whatever you want to do.
What becomes of these Time Machine backups, once Time Machine -- hopefully --goes away?
Once you erase the disk, they're gone.
How would YOU guys set up this system for maximum flexibility and usefulness?
I would not stop using Time Machine.
I would start making "secondary" backups with CarbonCopyCloner or SuperDuper, to a different external HD. If you're not sure of the differences, see Time Machine vs. Clones and Archives for an explanation and some recommendations.

CCC or Time Machine

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