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   Carbon Copy Cloner 4.0

   Agen G. N. Schmitz

   Bombich Software has released [1]Carbon Copy Cloner 4.0, a major update
   to the popular backup utility that comes just in time for the imminent
   release of OS X Yosemite. Sporting a redesigned interface and
   architecture, Carbon Copy Cloner (CCC) adds many user-requested
   features, including a consolidated window that brings together task
   configuration and scheduled tasks, easier configuration of backup
   tasks, a menubar application for quick access to task information, the
   capability to chain tasks together for more complex backup routines,
   and more control over when and how scheduled tasks run.

   [2][tn_carboncopycloner-4.jpg]

   At this time, CCC 4 offers 'provisional' support for Yosemite (as noted
   on this [3]blog post on the Bombich Web site), but a fully qualified
   update to CCC 4 will be released on or before the date Yosemite arrives
   in the App Store with adjustments for a handful of cosmetic issues.
   Carbon Copy Cloner 4 now requires 10.8 Mountain Lion or later, but
   Bombich Software will continue to support 10.6 Snow Leopard and 10.7
   Lion users with CCC 3.5.7 (for more on the move to CCC 4, see this
   [4]blog post). Carbon Copy Cloner 4 is priced at $39.99, and registered
   users of version 3.5 and later can upgrade at a 50 percent discount. If
   you purchased a CCC 3.5 on or after 2 June, 2014, you are eligible for
   a free upgrade. ($39.99 new, $19.99 upgrade from version 3.5.x, 11.0
   MB, [5]release notes, 10.8+)

References

   1. http://bombich.com/
   2. http://tidbits.com/resources/2014-10/carboncopycloner-4.png
   3. http://bombich.com/blog/2014/09/29/why-doesnt-ccc-3.5.x-run-on-yosemite
   4. http://bombich.com/blog/2014/10/01/announcing-carbon-copy-cloner-4
   5. http://bombich.com/kb/ccc4/release-notes

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