Carbon Copy Cloner7.2.1

Carbon Copy Cloner backs up and clones a Mac’s hard disk, helping protect personal data and recover it after loss or failure. It can restore one file, copy a folder to another location, recover an entire Mac, or migrate data to a new Mac, including moving an external Photos library to a larger disk.

Backups can run hourly, daily, weekly, monthly, or whenever changes are detected, with controls for weekdays, operating hours, pausing, and later resumption. Custom filters specify exactly what is included, show the effect of those rules, and report how much data will be copied. The software can mount and unmount backup disks automatically, run shell scripts before or after tasks, and chain multiple tasks into a tailored workflow.

Only added or changed files are copied, while interrupted jobs resume from where they stopped; copy speed can also be reduced during other work. Its file engine supports APFS and modern solid-state storage, and snapshots preserve file states so users can recover deleted items or earlier versions, with filename searching across all snapshots. Cloud-only files can be saved to local storage that the user owns rather than relying on leased backup space or a subscription.

Carbon Copy Cloner is freeware for macOS, and version 7.2.1,8415 supports Intel and Apple Silicon Macs running macOS 13 Ventura or later. It suits home users, photographers, and anyone preparing a recoverable backup or moving data between disks.