macOS 15.2 breaks the ability to copy the OS to another drive
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Re: macOS 15.2 breaks the ability to copy the OS to another drive
#2What is this about? I seem to be missing a lot of context.
> Apple broke the replicator.
What's the replicator?
> What this means is this: until Apple fixes the bug, you'll have to use "Backup - all files" with "Smart Update" to copy everything but the OS.
Use that where? Is that an option in some macOS tool?
Re: macOS 15.2 breaks the ability to copy the OS to another drive
#3It also kernel panics if you power down external monitor but keep HDMI connected or have an HDMI output device that is powered off.
It was a great out-of-the-box experience for my new MacBook Pro.
Re: macOS 15.2 breaks the ability to copy the OS to another drive
#4What is this about? I seem to be missing a lot of context. > Apple broke the replicator. What's the replicator? > What this means is this: until Apple fixes the bug, you'll have to use "Backup - all files" with "Smart Update" to copy everything but the OS. Use that where? Is that an option in some macOS tool?
The article's author seems to be part of the team behind the Mac disk-cloning/backup utility, SuperDuper.
https://www.shirt-pocket.com/SuperDuper/SuperDuperDescriptio...
Re: macOS 15.2 breaks the ability to copy the OS to another drive
#5What is this about? I seem to be missing a lot of context. > Apple broke the replicator. What's the replicator? > What this means is this: until Apple fixes the bug, you'll have to use "Backup - all files" with "Smart Update" to copy everything but the OS. Use that where? Is that an option in some macOS tool?
This is from the SuperDuper backup folks. SuperDuper is a tool that you can use to make bootable backups of your macOS system. Apple took away the ability for 3rd party tools to manipulate the OS and copy it to another partition/drive and took it upon themselves to provide that functionality via a utility. That utility is apparently non-functional in 15.2. So that breaks SuperDuper's ability to make a nice, clean, bootable backup of your Mac.
Re: macOS 15.2 breaks the ability to copy the OS to another drive
#6It also kernel panics if you power down external monitor but keep HDMI connected or have an HDMI output device that is powered off. It was a great out-of-the-box experience for my new MacBook Pro.
FWIW, I don't have the same behavior. I have a large tv hooked up to my caldigit TS3+ that is turned on and off when I want to watch a movie and I just tested it and it continues to work just fine.
Re: macOS 15.2 breaks the ability to copy the OS to another drive
#7What is this about? I seem to be missing a lot of context. > Apple broke the replicator. What's the replicator? > What this means is this: until Apple fixes the bug, you'll have to use "Backup - all files" with "Smart Update" to copy everything but the OS. Use that where? Is that an option in some macOS tool?
This is from the SuperDuper backup folks. SuperDuper is a tool that you can use to make bootable backups of your macOS system. Apple took away the ability for 3rd party tools to manipulate the OS and copy it to another partition/drive and took it upon themselves to provide that functionality via a utility. That utility is apparently non-functional in 15.2. So that breaks SuperDuper's ability to make a nice, clean, bo…
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Re: macOS 15.2 breaks the ability to copy the OS to another drive
#8It also kernel panics if you power down external monitor but keep HDMI connected or have an HDMI output device that is powered off. It was a great out-of-the-box experience for my new MacBook Pro.
FWIW, I don't have the same behavior. I have a large tv hooked up to my caldigit TS3+ that is turned on and off when I want to watch a movie and I just tested it and it continues to work just fine.
From the other commenter it sounds like it’s an issue with the built in hdmi port on the pro laptops.
Re: macOS 15.2 breaks the ability to copy the OS to another drive
#9It also kernel panics if you power down external monitor but keep HDMI connected or have an HDMI output device that is powered off. It was a great out-of-the-box experience for my new MacBook Pro.
I do not have this problem, I do this every night.
Re: macOS 15.2 breaks the ability to copy the OS to another drive
#10What is this about? I seem to be missing a lot of context. > Apple broke the replicator. What's the replicator? > What this means is this: until Apple fixes the bug, you'll have to use "Backup - all files" with "Smart Update" to copy everything but the OS. Use that where? Is that an option in some macOS tool?
This is from the SuperDuper backup folks. SuperDuper is a tool that you can use to make bootable backups of your macOS system. Apple took away the ability for 3rd party tools to manipulate the OS and copy it to another partition/drive and took it upon themselves to provide that functionality via a utility. That utility is apparently non-functional in 15.2. So that breaks SuperDuper's ability to make a nice, clean, bo…
Is this something intentional that Apple has publicly stated in some realm?
AFAIK, in that case, maybe it's just a bug that they're planning to fix...