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ChronoSync 10.0 and ChronoAgent 2.0 Agen Schmitz No comments

ChronoSync 10.0 and ChronoAgent 2.0

Synchronization and backup tools now fully compatible with macOS 12 Monterey and M1-based Macs. ($49.99 new for ChronoSync, $14.99 new for ChronoAgent; free updates; various sizes)

Carbon Copy Cloner 6.1 Agen Schmitz No comments

Carbon Copy Cloner 6.1

Brings a variety of improvements and bug fixes to the drive-cloning and backup utility. ($39.99 new, free update, 19.2 MB, macOS 10.15+)

Ivan Drucker 147 comments

Network Time Machine Backups: Moving on from the Time Capsule

Apple may have discontinued the Time Capsule, but many Mac users still need a network-based Time Machine backup. This article reviews what options exist and weighs their pros and cons.

Adam Engst 23 comments

LittleBITS: TidBITS Formatting Bug, Ransomware Protections, More OCR in Images

This week, Adam asks for help tracking down an email formatting bug in TidBITS issues, points those worried about ransomware to RansomWhere and Retrospect 18, and looks at more utilities that perform OCR on text in images.

Carbon Copy Cloner 6.0.5 Agen Schmitz No comments

Carbon Copy Cloner 6.0.5

Drive-cloning and backup utility adds a new macOS Downgrade Assistant. ($39.99 new, free update, 19.0 MB, macOS 10.15+)

SuperDuper 3.5 Agen Schmitz 2 comments

SuperDuper 3.5

Backup app updated for macOS 12 Monterey. ($27.95 new, free update, 9.5 MB)

Carbon Copy Cloner 6.0.4 Agen Schmitz No comments

Carbon Copy Cloner 6.0.4

Adds official support for macOS 12 Monterey and makes changes that also apply to Catalina and Big Sur. ($39.99 new, free update, 19.7 MB, macOS 10.15+)

Glenn Fleishman 44 comments

How You Can Lose a File Despite Three Layers of Backup (and How To Avoid It)

You’d think that three separate continuous file-archiving systems would have been enough to protect Glenn Fleishman from his own mistake after modifying a file whose original he wanted to see. Unfortunately, circumstances conspired. His cautionary tale offers a lesson.

Carbon Copy Cloner 6.0.3 Agen Schmitz 1 comment

Carbon Copy Cloner 6.0.3

Maintenance update for the drive-cloning and backup utility with bug fixes and improvements. ($39.99 new, free update, 19.7 MB, macOS 10.15+)

Adam Engst 7 comments

Backblaze Raises Prices to Address Changing Industry Conditions

Online backup service Backblaze is raising its prices to $70 per year to accommodate larger backups and higher component costs. But you can lock the previous $60-per-year price in for another year by prepaying now.

Backblaze 8.0 Agen Schmitz 4 comments

Backblaze 8.0

Major new release brings a performance boost to the backup software. (Free, 23.7 MB, macOS 10.9+)

Carbon Copy Cloner 6.0.2 Agen Schmitz No comments

Carbon Copy Cloner 6.0.2

Maintenance release with bug fixes and improvements following recent major upgrade. ($39.99 new, free update, 19.7 MB, macOS 10.15+)

Carbon Copy Cloner 6.0 Agen Schmitz 27 comments

Carbon Copy Cloner 6.0

Major update for the drive-cloning and backup utility with faster backups and a redesigned interface. ($39.99 new, free update, 19.4 MB, macOS 10.15+)

Adam Engst 21 comments

Extracting Data from an Old iOS App Broken by iOS 14.5

iOS 14.5 has rendered some old apps inoperable that worked in previous versions of iOS 14. What options are available for recovering data from those apps if you can no longer launch them? Adam Engst spelunks through iPhone backups and numerous erase-restore cycles to see what’s possible.

Carbon Copy Cloner 5.1.26 Agen Schmitz No comments

Carbon Copy Cloner 5.1.26

Bug-focused maintenance release for the drive-cloning and backup utility. ($39.99 new, free update, 19.5 MB, macOS 10.10+)