If you are looking for a quick way to make a complete copy of your hard drive, then the free Carbon Copy Cloner will get the job done. It isn’t as robust of a solution as some, but it is a useful tool to have in your Utilities folder. You can also schedule updates, allowing you to have a completely bootable backup version of your hard drive always on the ready.
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