MacBook Pro - Cloning an HDD with Super Duper.

tenashus1 · tenashus1 #1 (**permalink**)

08-04-2009, 08:05 PM

How long does it take for an HDD with about 20gb to be cloned to a new HDD using a USB 2.0 connection?

todd51 · todd51 #2 (**permalink**)

08-04-2009, 08:09 PM

A random guess off the top of my head....20-30 minutes? Why don't you just try it and time it?

vansmith · vansmith #3 (**permalink**)

08-04-2009, 08:15 PM

IIRC, SuperDuper takes about 1.5hrs to back up my 320GB HD (of which ~122GB is being used) to an external HD connected through USB 2.0. Don't use this as a metric though unless you are using the exact same equipment I am.

tenashus1 · tenashus1 #4 (**permalink**)

08-04-2009, 08:47 PM

to both of you for the info.

harryb2448 · harryb2448 #5 (**permalink**)

08-05-2009, 12:26 AM

It operates much faster if you subscribe to the registered version and also can then use Smart Backup which reads both internal and external, and backs up any new files, programs etc you have installed since the last back up.

For 20GB on say a weekly Smart Backup say 10-12 minutes. And if your external drive is Firewire capable, that is faster.

nzboy · nzboy #6 (**permalink**)

08-05-2009, 06:38 PM

I used Carbon Copy Cloner seems to work fine for me and fast

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Member Since: Aug 05, 2009 Posts: 11	08-05-2009, 06:38 PM I used Carbon Copy Cloner seems to work fine for me and fast Macbook Pro 13" 2.26Ghz 4GB 500GB Scorpio iPhone 4 32GB Intel i7 - 4870x2 2GB - 6GB OCZ DDR3
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tenashus1 #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Jul 26, 2009 Location: Florida Posts: 189 Mac Specs: Mid 12 MBP 8gb ram, Crucial M4 SSD 512gb, Sandy Bridge i7	08-04-2009, 08:05 PM How long does it take for an HDD with about 20gb to be cloned to a new HDD using a USB 2.0 connection?
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todd51 #2 (permalink)
Guest Posts: n/a	08-04-2009, 08:09 PM A random guess off the top of my head....20-30 minutes? Why don't you just try it and time it?
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tenashus1 #4 (permalink)
Member Since: Jul 26, 2009 Location: Florida Posts: 189 Mac Specs: Mid 12 MBP 8gb ram, Crucial M4 SSD 512gb, Sandy Bridge i7	08-04-2009, 08:47 PM to both of you for the info.
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harryb2448 #5 (permalink)
Member Since: Nov 28, 2007 Location: Nambucca Heads Australia Posts: 14,055 Mac Specs: iMac i5 2.7GHz OS X.8.3	08-05-2009, 12:26 AM It operates much faster if you subscribe to the registered version and also can then use Smart Backup which reads both internal and external, and backs up any new files, programs etc you have installed since the last back up. For 20GB on say a weekly Smart Backup say 10-12 minutes. And if your external drive is Firewire capable, that is faster.
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