Carbon Copy Cloner

[barg]

Anyone else using this program to back up a Mac. Is it just me or is it slow. Does it speed up at all after the first back up? It took around 10 hrs and still wasnt finished.

[lem]

why don't you just use time machine?

Initial backups can take a while, depends on the amount of data.
After initial backup it should be much quicker.

I dont know why you wouldnt use time machine?

[patrick bateman]

for normal daily backup, use Time Machine.
If you want to clone a hd before switching it, CCC is cool, but 10 hours? nope..

[lem]

for normal daily backup, use Time Machine.
If you want to clone a hd before switching it, CCC is cool, but 10 hours? nope..

Does it not depend on the amount of data?

I don't know what the benifits are to using CCC over time machine. Just curious..

[patrick bateman]

well, when I changed my internal 320gb full HD to a 500gb, it took only a few hours as I remember it, maybe not even.

[barg]

Since i have upgraded to Lion Time machine wasnt working very well on my Western Digital. However i updated the firmware on the WD so now im going to give it another go. Your right of course Time machine is a much better route

why don't you just use time machine?

Initial backups can take a while, depends on the amount of data.
After initial backup it should be much quicker.

I dont know why you wouldnt use time machine?

[ekwipt]

Those times seem well above the norm, what sort of drives are we talking about?

I only use CCC for my boot drive and time machine on audio samples drives, but recently have only used CCC on all drives.

You're better off on the developers forums though no?