How to use Apple Software Restore to clone your Mac's drive

Apple Software Restore lets you clone your Mac even with a Signed System Volume. Here's how to use it to copy your Mac's storage.Use Apple System Restore to clone your Mac's drive.For a variety of reasons, you may want to make a clone of your Startup Disk on your Mac. This can include software testing, backups, configuration, or many other reasons.In the past on macOS this was relatively easy, but that changed with macOS Big Sur because Apple added what is known as a Signed System Volume to each macOS Startup Disk. Signed System Volumes are encoded with a special cryptographic marker for that one installation. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums

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How to use Apple Software Restore to clone your Mac's drive
Apple Software Restore lets you clone your Mac even with a Signed System Volume. Here's how to use it to copy your Mac's storage.

You can even use ASR to clone a volume containing a Signed System Volume.
Use Apple System Restore to clone your Mac's drive.

For a variety of reasons, you may want to make a clone of your Startup Disk on your Mac. This can include software testing, backups, configuration, or many other reasons.

In the past on macOS this was relatively easy, but that changed with macOS Big Sur because Apple added what is known as a Signed System Volume to each macOS Startup Disk. Signed System Volumes are encoded with a special cryptographic marker for that one installation.


Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums