Thanks Ronni,

I've had another read of it after you posted it first. I think I’ll rely on 
time machine until the solution is clearer.

Regards
Tim




Sent from Tim's Retina iPad 2

> On 7 Dec 2020, at 7:35 am, Ronni Brown <ro...@mac.com> wrote:
> 
> Hi Tim,
> 
> I’m still running High Sierra on my Computers.
> Have a read at this link  
> https://bombich.com/kb/ccc5/macos-big-sur-known-issues
> 
> Kind Regards,
> Ronni
> 
>  Ronni Brown’s iPad Pro 12.9-inch 256GB 
> 
> 
>>> On 7 Dec 2020, at 6:57 am, Tim Law <t...@peoplehelp.com.au> wrote:
>>> 
>> Ronni does CCC still work okay with Big Sur?
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Tim's red iPhone 
>> 
>>>> On 7 Dec 2020, at 5:58 am, Ronni Brown <ro...@mac.com> wrote:
>>>> 
>>> Hi Stephen,
>>> 
>>> I’ve always used CCC, but I can’t remember the reason why I made that 
>>> decision.
>>> There was a reason... ;-)
>>> 
>>> Kind Regards,
>>> Ronni
>>> 
>>>  Ronni Brown’s iPad Pro 12.9-inch 256GB 
>>> 
>>> 
>>>>> On 6 Dec 2020, at 10:21 pm, Stephen Chape <chap...@bigpond.com> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>> Thank you Ronni.
>>>> 
>>>> Is your preference SuperDuper or CCC ?
>>>> SuperDuper seems to get “top of the list” in reviews.
>>>> 
>>>>> On 6 Dec 2020, at 6:26 pm, Ronni Brown <ro...@mac.com> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> Hi Stephen,
>>>>> 
>>>>> https://bombich.com/kb/ccc5/macos-big-sur-known-issues
>>>>> Some Big Sur startup volumes don't appear in the Startup Disk Preference 
>>>>> Pane
>>>>> In the past, the Startup Disk Preference Pane would list all available 
>>>>> startup volumes, including volumes cloned by CCC (whether CCC used ASR or 
>>>>> its own file copier). Some Big Sur cloned volumes do not appear in the 
>>>>> Startup Disk Preference Pane, despite being perfectly bootable.
>>>>> 
>>>>> We have reported this issue to Apple (FB8889774) and we are currently 
>>>>> awaiting a response.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Workaround: To boot from the cloned volume, restart your Mac while 
>>>>> holding down the Option key, then select the cloned volume in the Startup 
>>>>> Manager. When your Mac has completed booting, you can optionally choose 
>>>>> to set the startup disk to the current startup volume (i.e. if you want 
>>>>> the Mac to always boot from the cloned volume).
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> Kind Regards,
>>>>> Ronni
>>>>> 
>>>>>  Ronni Brown’s iPad Pro 12.9-inch 256GB 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>>>> On 6 Dec 2020, at 5:57 pm, Stephen Chape <chap...@bigpond.com> wrote:
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Thanks for that reply Tim.
>>>>>> Are you using something else now then ?
>>>>>> I had thought about looking at Carbon Copy Clone.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> On 6 Dec 2020, at 5:26 pm, Tim Law <t...@peoplehelp.com.au> wrote:
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> I used to use SuperDuper and was pleased you took the initiative to 
>>>>>>> find out from the manufacturer and share the information with us. 
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> I guess I can use that 1Tb drive for something else now!
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Regards
>>>>>>> Tim
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Tim's red iPhone 
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> On 6 Dec 2020, at 4:35 pm, Stephen Chape <chap...@bigpond.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> Hi folks.
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> I am finding this frustrating.
>>>>>>>> I have emailed Dave at Shirt Pocket only to be told “just use Time 
>>>>>>>> Machine in the meantime”.
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> Does anyone else in WAMUG use SuperDuper ?
>>>>>>>> I use Time Machine, but also use SuperDuper at regular intervals on a 
>>>>>>>> Drive locked in my safe.
>>>>>>>> I have not been able to do my 1st December SuperDuper “safe” backup.
>>>>>>>> And their seems to be not a lot of concern from Shirt Pocket.
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> It’s like “oh well you will just have to wait”.
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> Regards,
>>>>>>>> Stephen Chape
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> 
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>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
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