12-01-2021, 01:37 AM
Fritz wrote:
for the intels, did you use the method that bombich describes or .... ?
I've done it with CCC v5 and v6 using the ASR method which isn't mentioned in the OP. I usually partition a drive to provide a blank HFS+ volume then set CCC to cloning. It will take that volume and convert it to APFS and create a volume-group with separate System and Data vols.
I wonder whether the reason that it wasn't mentioned is that Bombich was addressing your specific question rather than providing general guidance.
...The latest CCC v6 has the "Legacy bootable backup assistant." It's only been available for a brief time, but it's worked for me across multiple backups -- until I tried it on a M1.
https://bombich.com/kb/ccc6/cloning-maco...re-restore
Here's the caveat: When making scheduled "bootable" backups, the System volume doesn't get updated after the initial ASR backup. Only the Data volume gets updated on the schedule. And this will make the two fall out of sync. So, I don't update my bootable Big Sur backups at all. I use those drives as bootable utility drives. My scheduled Big Sur backups from my work-desktop and work-laptop are only backing up the Data vol.