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SuperDuper then Diskwarrior results
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hab
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Apr 3, 2012, 02:04 AM
 
I have been keeping an off-site backup clone using SuperDuper (as well as on-site clone and time machine). I have been using SuperDuper in "Smart Update" mode so that only changed files are backed up each time. I decided to look at the backup clone with Disk Warrior and found that even though Disk Warrior reports the original desktop has perhaps 2% "items out of order", the clone drive has about 40% "items out of order" in the directory. I am assuming this is due to the smart update changes to the clone.

Should I repair the clone with Disk Warrior (since there are so many "items out of order") or will that cause other problems and should I leave well enough alone?

Alternatively, should I occasionally do a complete erase and copy in SuperDuper so the file directory does not get so out of order?
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Apr 3, 2012, 07:46 AM
 
It has been my experience that the initial clone (copy) results are similar to those you encountered.

Once DiskWarrior has done its thing, subsequent Smart copies will be in the 1-2% range.
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Apr 4, 2012, 08:40 PM
 
report your results to the developer of SuperDuper. He is very prompt with his replies
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