SuperDuper
macOS backup utility that creates bootable clones and scheduled backups of Mac drives.
HN commenters like it for bootable backup clones of their Macs,12 years of dependable use,34 and one-time pricing without subscriptions or bloat.56 The one caveat raised is that it lacks the hourly backups Time Machine offers.7
Why people recommend it
Reliability · 3
Long-time users say it has worked solidly for decades.
“I use SuperDuper which has also been solid for even longer.”
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“One should evaluate SuperDuper! and Carbon Copy Cloner side by side, and make a choice.”
Bootable backups · 2
Backups are directly bootable if the system disk dies.
“I'm a big fan of SuperDuper”
“I back up the computer with the device backups with SuperDuper! (free) to do image/bootable backups”
Fair pricing · 2
Paid upgrades instead of a subscription, with a free 3-to-4 upgrade for some.
“SuperDuper! is one of those gems which I will happily pay to upgrade every release without a second thought.”
No bloat · 1
It avoids popups, ads, Electron rewrites and feature creep.
Support · 1
The developer is credited with long experience providing strong support.
“One should evaluate SuperDuper! and Carbon Copy Cloner side by side, and make a choice.”
Caveats and dissent
No hourly backups · 1
Unlike Time Machine, it does not provide hourly backups.
“I'm a big fan of SuperDuper”
Often compared with
Threads where it came up
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All comments 6
“One should evaluate SuperDuper! and Carbon Copy Cloner side by side, and make a choice.”
“I have been using SuperDuper for the last 20 years.”
“SuperDuper! is one of those gems which I will happily pay to upgrade every release without a second thought.”
“I back up the computer with the device backups with SuperDuper! (free) to do image/bootable backups”
“I'm a big fan of SuperDuper”
“I use SuperDuper which has also been solid for even longer.”