Description:
Backup, recovery and cloning software
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Type: Cask
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Latest Version: 4.0.2@0
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Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025
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Links:
Homepage |
@shirtpocket |
formulae.brew.sh
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Category: System utilities
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Tags:
backup
cloning
macos
recovery
utility
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Install:
brew install --cask superduper
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About:
SuperDuper! is a robust backup, recovery, and disk cloning utility for macOS. Its primary value is its 'Smart Update' feature, which efficiently synchronizes a source volume to a destination, copying only changed files to save time and space. This makes it an essential tool for maintaining a bootable duplicate of your system for disaster recovery.
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Key Features:
- Incremental 'Smart Update' for fast, efficient backups
- Creates fully bootable clones for disaster recovery
- Scheduled, unattended backup capabilities
- Scriptable for advanced automation workflows
- Restores individual files or entire systems
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Use Cases:
- Creating a bootable backup of a Mac's startup disk
- Performing incremental updates to an existing backup
- Migrating data from an old drive to a new one
- Restoring a system to a previous state after a failure
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Alternatives:
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Carbon Copy Cloner
– A direct competitor offering similar bootable clone functionality with a different UI and scheduling engine.
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rsync
– A powerful command-line utility that provides the underlying engine for many backup tools but lacks a native GUI.
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Time Machine
– Apple's built-in solution for versioned backups, but it does not create bootable clones by default.
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Version |
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Change |
Commit |
| Aug 10, 2026 8:05pm |
4.0.2 |
0 |
VERSION_BUMP |
7c624ee5 |
| Aug 2, 2026 10:35pm |
4.0.1 |
0 |
VERSION_BUMP |
c75f9cba |
| Aug 1, 2026 12:45pm |
4.0.0 |
0 |
VERSION_BUMP |
b66b0524 |
| Sep 15, 2025 1:04pm |
3.10.0,135 |
0 |
VERSION_BUMP |
a33459ce |
| Jan 23, 2023 6:00am |
3.7.5,131 |
0 |
VERSION_BUMP |
c26b2662 |
| Jan 13, 2023 12:22am |
3.7.4,130 |
0 |
VERSION_BUMP |
e74f2f7d |
| Jan 12, 2023 6:06pm |
3.7.3,129 |
0 |
VERSION_BUMP |
3a148b22 |
| Dec 18, 2022 3:23am |
3.7.2,128 |
0 |
VERSION_BUMP |
decf3156 |
| Dec 16, 2022 5:12pm |
3.7.1,127 |
0 |
VERSION_BUMP |
2e7b80c4 |
| Oct 23, 2022 11:06pm |
3.7,126 |
0 |
VERSION_BUMP |
3ffdf7d7 |
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