Question Is there a faster app to make a disk image of an Apple boot drive?

[tmpc1066]

I use both Macs and PCs, and for backup purposes, create disk images of the internal boot drives of both computers. The Macs use about 125.GB of data of their 1.TB SSDs, the PCs about 175.GB of their 500.GB SSDs. I use Macrium Reflect for the PCs, and Apple's own Disk Utility for the Macs. In both cases, the image is being saved to an external HDD via USB 3.

So, my problem is that the PCs will make their disk images in about 30 minutes, but the Mac takes about 1.5 hours. Can anyone explain to me why Apple's Disk Utility is so slow? And, do you know of a faster app that I could use to speed this process up on the Mac?

 

[Lutfij]

You could probably exhaust this list and see if you can land on a utility to clone your drive faster than what you're getting with Apple's solution.

 

[ak47jar3d]

Failing drive behave that way. Clone is good option as good if possible or data transfer followed by clean installation....

 

[tmpc1066]

You could probably exhaust this list and see if you can land on a utility to clone your drive faster than what you're getting with Apple's solution.

Thanks for the reply, but I want an image, not a clone.

 

[tmpc1066]

Failing drive behave that way. Clone is good option as good if possible or data transfer followed by clean installation....

I don't have a failing drive. This is for backup.

 

[USAFRet]

Thanks for the reply, but I want an image, not a clone.

Some of those do Images.

 

[tmpc1066]

Some of those do Images.

Thanks for the reply, USAFRet. I'll need a little time to look into these before I reply.

In the meantime, Happy New Year!

 

[svedel77]

I've always been using "Carbon Copy Cloner". It's not free, but quality costs (but it's not expensive).

But remark nowadays, that "Carbon Copy Cloner" can no longer make bootable backups. This is because of Apples insane security, that only Apple knows how to use. Therefore, for bootable backups/disk images, you can use Apples own "Time machine". Make a USB drive, and connect it. Say "YES" when your mac ask if it should use the new drive for Time Machine. Then force a full Time Machine backup, through Time Machine app. And then disconnect the USB drive.