[X4U] how long to clone drive?

[alexandre]

hello again

so, i cloned my hard drive overnight with superduper! it took about 15 hours for 1TB of data…

all went well, except for the fact that the clone isn't bootable, which isn't a problem. my data is safe.

thanks for all the info, 

alexandre


On May 11, 2010, at 9:32 PM, Jeff Carruthers wrote:

> Alexandre: best to do it overnight. In my experience, you are looking at many hours, as opposed to one or two.
> 
> I like Carbon Copy Cloner, but I believe both are excellent for making clones.
> 
> Be sure to make the clone bootable.
> 
> Good luck.
> 
> Jeff
> On May 11, 2010, at 2:52 PM, alexandre wrote:
> 
>> hi
>> 
>> as a second back-up, i'd like to clone the 1TB drive (with almost 1 TB of data on it…) in my iMac on a nightly basis. using superduper or carbon copy cloner, how long does it take to complete a clone using a FW800 external drive?
>> 
>> out of the 2, super duper or CCC, which is better, more flexible for back-ups?
>> 
>> thanks, alexandre
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