


Code 42 is centrally funded so you won't see additional bills for using it. EZ-Backup costs you, your lab or your department money based on usage.There are benefits and considerations to be aware of before backing up, especially from off-campus, so we have the below information and our team is available to help you decide how or when to complete your first backup.

These prompts will continue weekly until you install the program and begin to backup your computer. We are prompting CALS faculty and staff, on computers that do not yet have Code 42, to do that now.

The Verge 's Chris Welch called it "an essential utility" for advanced users, but also said that Apple's simpler Time Machine was sufficient for most users.The Code 42 backup application is now available to the majority of CALS-OIT managed computers, both PC and Mac. Reception Ĭarbon Copy Cloner has been extensively covered in Apple-related publications, and received positive reviews. Features ĬCC's main window lets users select a source disk and a destination disk, and optionally deselect source files or folders from being copied. A minimal version of the Mac OS, residing on the internal storage device, has to verify the integrity of the operating system carried on the backup device before recovery can take place. In 2021, its creator, Mike Bombich, discovered that Apple silicon Macs cannot boot if the internal storage failed, even if booting from an external drive. It was released as donationware until 2012, when it became shareware starting with version 3.5. English, Japanese, French, German, Italian, Dutchĭonationware until version 3.5, then sharewareĬarbon Copy Cloner is a backup and disk cloning utility for macOS made by Bombich.Ĭarbon Copy Cloner version 1 was released on January 18, 2002.
