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First time using SuperDuper and after an hour of attempting to copy files, the process is still in '1. Prepare to Copy Files'. Is this normal?

Marcus
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  • depends on how large/full the drive is. I use CCC rather than Super Duper, but the process can take several hours. I'd leave it overnight before panicking & aborting it. – Tetsujin Apr 04 '15 at 07:27

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SuperDuper! has an option to repair permissions on the source volume before copying. Normally this shouldn’t take 1 hour, unless maybe you’ve never run a permissions repair in the last years and the permissions are totally screwed.

I would try this:

  1. Do the permissions repair with Apple’s Disk Utility app.
  2. Start SD, click on the Options… button, then, under the General tab, deselect the option Before copy … Repair permissions on <source volume>.
  3. Start copying.
Tom
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