superduper ☆
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Description:
Backup, recovery and cloning software
Type: Cask  |  Latest Version: 3.11,136@0  |  Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025
Links: Homepage  |  @shirtpocket  |  formulae.brew.sh
Category: System utilities
Tags: backup cloning macos recovery utility
Install: brew install --cask superduper
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.
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
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
Alternatives:
  • Carbon Copy Cloner – A direct competitor offering similar bootable clone functionality with a different UI and scheduling engine.
  • rsync – A powerful command-line utility that provides the underlying engine for many backup tools but lacks a native GUI.
  • Time Machine – Apple's built-in solution for versioned backups, but it does not create bootable clones by default.
Version History
Detected Version Rev Change Commit
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
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