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<blockquote data-quote="MacInWin" data-source="post: 1893079" data-attributes="member: 396914">[USER=38864]@Lifeisabeach[/USER] His machine is a new one, using the M1 System on a chip. Backups from those systems are ONLY bootable if the System drive is still fully functional. If the storage in the SoC has failed, the machine will not boot, period. There are also some complications from the way Apple has implemented the &quot;1 True Recovery&quot; process on the M1 machines. That said, it is possible to install BS on an external drive (not clone) and then boot to the Recovery process and set that external as the boot drive to boot from it, but if the storage holding the boot process on the SoC fails, that won't work. The same is true for the MBA you have. This article talks about the process in the context of the coming Monterey system, but does describe the boot process in place now as well. <a href="https://eclecticlight.co/2021/09/23/how-monterey-changes-apple-silicon-recovery/" target="_blank">How Monterey changes Apple Silicon Recovery</a> There are more articles on the changes to the boot process at that site as well. Bottom line: Clones on Mx machines are possible, but not as useful as they used to be on the Intel systems.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="MacInWin, post: 1893079, member: 396914"] [USER=38864]@Lifeisabeach[/USER] His machine is a new one, using the M1 System on a chip. Backups from those systems are ONLY bootable if the System drive is still fully functional. If the storage in the SoC has failed, the machine will not boot, period. There are also some complications from the way Apple has implemented the "1 True Recovery" process on the M1 machines. That said, it is possible to install BS on an external drive (not clone) and then boot to the Recovery process and set that external as the boot drive to boot from it, but if the storage holding the boot process on the SoC fails, that won't work. The same is true for the MBA you have. This article talks about the process in the context of the coming Monterey system, but does describe the boot process in place now as well. [URL="https://eclecticlight.co/2021/09/23/how-monterey-changes-apple-silicon-recovery/"]How Monterey changes Apple Silicon Recovery[/URL] There are more articles on the changes to the boot process at that site as well. Bottom line: Clones on Mx machines are possible, but not as useful as they used to be on the Intel systems. [/QUOTE]

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