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12/11/19 Current best deal: 3 Acronis licenses for $10.55 each. Use the promo code: EMCUVUT27
Your sales tax rate may be different. Sale ends on Monday December 16th.
Note that this is for the physical CD disk in a box with the included Product Key.
Not the digital download version. It will be shipped out to you.
There are many options you have for cloning and backing up your Hackintosh. The most popular choices are Carbon Copy Cloner (CCC) and Super Duper. Those two apps do not clone the EFI partition. It's not that these apps can't do this, it's simply because those that write the software, choose not to. Here's CCC's definition of EFI from their glossary:
If you are more tech savvy it's possible to use Terminal to clone your complete macOS system drive, even the EFI partition. With the terminal method you must really know what you are doing and the drive you clone to must be the exact same size as the one you clone from, not ideal.
The above methods may not work for everyone depending on their skill and experience level. If you are a hackintosh beginner and not comfortable with the Terminal approach, Acronis provides a clean and easy to navigate GUI that makes backups and clones extremely simple to make. It also reduces the risk that you may cause problems by entering the wrong commands or choosing the wrong partition in Terminal. If you dual boot with Windows 7, 8.1 or 10 then Acronis is clearly the best choice for you. When you make a bootable USB with ATI 2020 for PC on it, you'll be ready for just about any kind of problem that will crop up from time to time on your macOS and Windows installs.
What I like about this software is that the cloning function copies the whole macOS drive sector by sector. Even the contents of the EFI partition. CCC doesn't do that for reasons mentioned previously. With CCC you either need to run a script to copy the EFI or manually copy and paste the EFI partition's EFI folder to the cloned drive. Like Time Machine, you can set Acronis to make regular incremental backups to the system image you create. It's the only backup/recovery software you'll need on either a Mac or a PC running Windows 7, 8.1 or 10.
It's best for most hackintoshers to go with the standard one time purchase over the yearly subscription.
A one-time purchase, also referred to as a “perpetual license” supports local backup only (i.e. external drives, network shares, and NAS). No cloud features are available with a Standard license.
License includes:
Owning and operating a hackintosh is already complicated enough and problems will occur. If you neglect to make regular backups and a bootable clone of your system drive, at some point you could end up with a non-functional hack. Having this Acronis software on a bootable USB with makes it very easy to be ready for potential problems.
At the download page on Acronis.com you will see either option depending on whether you use a PC or Mac/Hack to access the site.
This Acronis2020.dmg Mac version of the software installs directly to macOS 10.11 through 10.15. If you download the PC .exe version, you have the option to install it on a Windows system. When you download the ISO and create a rescue USB with Acronis 2020 on it that is what makes cloning your hackintosh system drive and Windows drive possible. Since our hacks run on PC hardware it's very easy to boot that USB, open up Acronis and Clone the macOS system drive installed to your PC hardware. Nice. You get to clone/backup all your Windows/macOS drives indefinitely after buying a single perpetual ATI 2020 license.
Image shows how to select the ISO for downloading and burning to a USB drive.
What version should I get ? Mac or PC version ?
Booting from the Acronis rescue USB made on a PC seems to be the best, most reliable approach to making clones of your macOS drives that will be fully bootable. You can also clone Windows drives with the USB if you have a multiboot setup. Think of the rescue USB as a Unibeast drive for recovering your windows or Mac system when things go haywire with a bad update, a virus or a simple hackintosh experiment that goes awry and leaves your hackintosh unbootable. I've created a Mac version of the rescue USB but was unable to boot it on my hackintosh, even with the Clover bootloader. It can be booted on an Apple Mac by holding down the Option key at bootup only on a Mac not a hackintosh.
Here's a video showing how to easily create your PC rescue USB without even having to install Acronis to a PC. Works the best if you are borrowing a PC short term to make your rescue USB drive.
If you don't have a PC to burn the .iso file to USB then use the Etcher app on your Mac or Hackintosh. https://etcher.io/
I like to use Acronis software and it has worked for me. At work I back up PCs and Macs. Like most people I tend to put off doing my own backups and clones if it involves a lot of complex steps and the use of terminal. Using a USB rescue drive with Acronis is super fast and easy, the easiest approach I've ever used. Once you try it, it's all you'll ever use.
The perpetual license, for one or more computers, is probably what most people will want to get. You only need to pay for it once. With a yearly subscription, you will need to renew it every year, albeit at a discounted price. If you must have off-site cloud backups that you can access from any device, anywhere, the year subscription is the best way to go.
What if I don't want to invest the full retail price to get a genuine Acronis license ?
I haven't found any simple and reliable way to make a bootable clone using Acronis without having the licensed edition. The paid version for PC, which enables the disk cloning option, makes it incredibly fast and easy to get your bootable clone made. So scrape together $ and buy it, you'll be glad you made the investment. Your hackintosh cost you more than $500 or $1000 or whatever you paid, make this small investment to protect it and keep if functioning.
You can also look for 3 to 5 license purchases that are steeply discounted in Newegg.com email deals. I've seen a 5 license Acronis TI bundle going for $50 on Newegg with a coupon code. Buy the 5 licenses at 10 dollars each. Use one for yourself and sell the others to your friends and family members that also need backups and clones of their hack or PC.
The slightly more complicated "free" way (you pay with your time) is to use Acronis 2017 on a booted Windows 10 PE drive. https://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/...able-clone-of-your-macos-system-drive.254705/
The other best "free" option is to use CCC, clone your drive and then manually copy and paste your EFI folder to the EFI partition of the cloned drive. Then test to see if it boots. Some people have used Clonezilla with success as well. The GUI of that program is very minimal.
Your sales tax rate may be different. Sale ends on Monday December 16th.
Note that this is for the physical CD disk in a box with the included Product Key.
Not the digital download version. It will be shipped out to you.
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There are many options you have for cloning and backing up your Hackintosh. The most popular choices are Carbon Copy Cloner (CCC) and Super Duper. Those two apps do not clone the EFI partition. It's not that these apps can't do this, it's simply because those that write the software, choose not to. Here's CCC's definition of EFI from their glossary:
EFI Partition
So that is why CCC software will not copy the EFI partition for you. We hackintosh owners must have the EFI folder copied over to the cloned drive's EFI partition or it simply won't boot. Acronis True Image will do all this for you. That's one of the main reasons I'm using Acronis instead of other options. Makes the whole process quick and seamless.The EFI partition is an Apple-proprietary partition. That partition is created automatically when a disk is partitioned with the GUID partition scheme, and its contents are managed internally by OS X. Third-party applications shouldn't attempt to modify, nor copy that volume.
If you are more tech savvy it's possible to use Terminal to clone your complete macOS system drive, even the EFI partition. With the terminal method you must really know what you are doing and the drive you clone to must be the exact same size as the one you clone from, not ideal.
The above methods may not work for everyone depending on their skill and experience level. If you are a hackintosh beginner and not comfortable with the Terminal approach, Acronis provides a clean and easy to navigate GUI that makes backups and clones extremely simple to make. It also reduces the risk that you may cause problems by entering the wrong commands or choosing the wrong partition in Terminal. If you dual boot with Windows 7, 8.1 or 10 then Acronis is clearly the best choice for you. When you make a bootable USB with ATI 2020 for PC on it, you'll be ready for just about any kind of problem that will crop up from time to time on your macOS and Windows installs.
Buy Acronis True Image 2020
Backup doesn’t need to be complicated. It should be comprehensive, reliable, easy to use and secure.
www.acronis.com
What I like about this software is that the cloning function copies the whole macOS drive sector by sector. Even the contents of the EFI partition. CCC doesn't do that for reasons mentioned previously. With CCC you either need to run a script to copy the EFI or manually copy and paste the EFI partition's EFI folder to the cloned drive. Like Time Machine, you can set Acronis to make regular incremental backups to the system image you create. It's the only backup/recovery software you'll need on either a Mac or a PC running Windows 7, 8.1 or 10.
It's best for most hackintoshers to go with the standard one time purchase over the yearly subscription.
A one-time purchase, also referred to as a “perpetual license” supports local backup only (i.e. external drives, network shares, and NAS). No cloud features are available with a Standard license.
License includes:
- Full image backup
- File and folder backup
- Active disk cloning
- Archiving
- All-in-one recovery drive
- Universal Restore / boot media
Difference between Backup and Disk Clone | Knowledge Base
Explanation of the difference between creating a backup and disk cloning Description The Backup operation of Acronis software creates an image file for backup and disaster recovery purposes, while the Disk Clone tool simply copies/moves the entire contents of one hard disk drive to another...
kb.acronis.com
Owning and operating a hackintosh is already complicated enough and problems will occur. If you neglect to make regular backups and a bootable clone of your system drive, at some point you could end up with a non-functional hack. Having this Acronis software on a bootable USB with makes it very easy to be ready for potential problems.
The .dmg Mac version vs. the .exe Windows Version
This can be somewhat confusing so read carefully
This can be somewhat confusing so read carefully
At the download page on Acronis.com you will see either option depending on whether you use a PC or Mac/Hack to access the site.
This Acronis2020.dmg Mac version of the software installs directly to macOS 10.11 through 10.15. If you download the PC .exe version, you have the option to install it on a Windows system. When you download the ISO and create a rescue USB with Acronis 2020 on it that is what makes cloning your hackintosh system drive and Windows drive possible. Since our hacks run on PC hardware it's very easy to boot that USB, open up Acronis and Clone the macOS system drive installed to your PC hardware. Nice. You get to clone/backup all your Windows/macOS drives indefinitely after buying a single perpetual ATI 2020 license.
Image shows how to select the ISO for downloading and burning to a USB drive.
What version should I get ? Mac or PC version ?
Booting from the Acronis rescue USB made on a PC seems to be the best, most reliable approach to making clones of your macOS drives that will be fully bootable. You can also clone Windows drives with the USB if you have a multiboot setup. Think of the rescue USB as a Unibeast drive for recovering your windows or Mac system when things go haywire with a bad update, a virus or a simple hackintosh experiment that goes awry and leaves your hackintosh unbootable. I've created a Mac version of the rescue USB but was unable to boot it on my hackintosh, even with the Clover bootloader. It can be booted on an Apple Mac by holding down the Option key at bootup only on a Mac not a hackintosh.
Here's a video showing how to easily create your PC rescue USB without even having to install Acronis to a PC. Works the best if you are borrowing a PC short term to make your rescue USB drive.
Acronis True Image ~ Simple way to make backups and clones
12/11/19 Current best deal: 3 Acronis licenses for $10.55 each. Use the promo code: EMCUVUT27 Your sales tax rate may be different. Sale ends on Monday December 16th. Note that this is for the physical CD disk in a box with the included Product Key. Not the digital download version. It will...
www.tonymacx86.com
If you don't have a PC to burn the .iso file to USB then use the Etcher app on your Mac or Hackintosh. https://etcher.io/
How to make the rescue USB when Acronis is installed to a PC
In the Tools section, click Rescue Media Builder. Choose a creation method: Simple—This is the easiest option. Acronis True Image will choose the optimal media type for your computer. If you use Windows 7 or a later version of Windows such as 8.1 or 10, a WinRE-based media will be created. It's incredibly easy, no way to mess this up.
I like to use Acronis software and it has worked for me. At work I back up PCs and Macs. Like most people I tend to put off doing my own backups and clones if it involves a lot of complex steps and the use of terminal. Using a USB rescue drive with Acronis is super fast and easy, the easiest approach I've ever used. Once you try it, it's all you'll ever use.
The perpetual license, for one or more computers, is probably what most people will want to get. You only need to pay for it once. With a yearly subscription, you will need to renew it every year, albeit at a discounted price. If you must have off-site cloud backups that you can access from any device, anywhere, the year subscription is the best way to go.
What if I don't want to invest the full retail price to get a genuine Acronis license ?
I haven't found any simple and reliable way to make a bootable clone using Acronis without having the licensed edition. The paid version for PC, which enables the disk cloning option, makes it incredibly fast and easy to get your bootable clone made. So scrape together $ and buy it, you'll be glad you made the investment. Your hackintosh cost you more than $500 or $1000 or whatever you paid, make this small investment to protect it and keep if functioning.
You can also look for 3 to 5 license purchases that are steeply discounted in Newegg.com email deals. I've seen a 5 license Acronis TI bundle going for $50 on Newegg with a coupon code. Buy the 5 licenses at 10 dollars each. Use one for yourself and sell the others to your friends and family members that also need backups and clones of their hack or PC.
The slightly more complicated "free" way (you pay with your time) is to use Acronis 2017 on a booted Windows 10 PE drive. https://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/...able-clone-of-your-macos-system-drive.254705/
The other best "free" option is to use CCC, clone your drive and then manually copy and paste your EFI folder to the EFI partition of the cloned drive. Then test to see if it boots. Some people have used Clonezilla with success as well. The GUI of that program is very minimal.
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