Latest version of Carbon Copy Cloner fixes 2003 Mac FireWire booting issue

Problems booting from a separate volume that has been duplicated using Bombich Software's Carbon Copy Cloner apparently stem from some folders (including /private/etc/) not being copied in the synchronization process. The issue is extensively covered in the Bombich Software forums, and is solved by using the latest version of Carbon Copy Cloner, 2.1.4b.

From the release notes:

"Fixed a bug in which the [source]/private directory was not copied correctly if synchronization was enabled and the target disk was empty."

This problem led to reader complaints that Carbon Copy Cloner was not able to produce startup disks that could be used to boot 2003 (Mac OS X-only booting) Macs.

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