To safely backup your hard drive, you can create a clone of it, which you
will synchronize and backup on another drive. Carbon Copy Cloner (CCC) is a
completely free solution to create clones of your disks, so you never ever
have to worry again about losing your data. The application features a simple
interface, from where you select the drive or folders to backup and the
target drive to save to. I've found that you'll have to make sure a local
disk is connected to your Mac so the program can start up though. With CCC
you can schedule automatic backups, which saves you the hassle of taking care
of the backups yourself. Just decide on what day of the week and time you
want CCC to work and let the program do its job. More knowledgeable users
will also like being able to run pre and post-flight shell scripts, checking
the list of items removed after a clone, and creating a disk image. Once
thing we've noticed though, is that some Mac OS X 10.5 users have complained
of instability issues with CCC. *Despite these problems with Leopard, Carbon
Copy Cloner is a very good program to clone and backup your drive, not to
mention that it's free. Very much recommended.*Download *Carbon Copy Cloner
(CCC) 3.4.3* in Softonic
