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ApplePiBaker 2.2.3

Backup and restore SD cards, USB drives, external HDD, etc.

Category: Utilities
Price: Free
Popularity: High
Version String: 2.2.3
Release Date: 2019-11-22
Architecture: Intel
Minimum OS: macOS 10.8.0
Vendor Name: Hans Luijten - Tweaking4All.com / WeetHet.nl.
Homepage: www.tweaking4all.com

Version History 2.2.3

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Description:

ApplePi-Baker is a small macOS utility that allows you to backup or restore disks.
At its core, it uses the same format as produced by “dd“, a raw byte-by-byte copy of the disk – typically with the “.IMG” file extension.

Note : For backup and restore, ApplePi-Baker only supports non–system disks.

Note : ApplePi-Baker does not shrink (or expand) partitions.

Archiving and Compression with ApplePi-Baker
Typically, the IMG file format is very well compressible.
Commonly the “.zip” and “.tar.gz” (or “.tgz”) compression methods are being used on the resulting IMG file to reduce the needed storage space for the backup. I should mention that the format “.tar.xz” (or: “.txz”) is gaining popularity.

Formats supported for making a Backup
ApplePi-Baker supports the following formats (selected in the Save dialog when creating a backup). The extension is based on the commonly used extension for the selected format;
• 7Zip (extension: .7z)
• IMG (extension: .img)
• Tar BZip2 (extension: .tbz)
• Tar GZip (extension: .tgz)
• Tar LZip (extension: .tlz)
• Tar XZ (extension: .txz)
• Zip (extension: .zip)

Formats supported for doing a Restore
There is quite a variation out there when it comes to file formats for backups. I’ve tried to capture them all, even ones that are not commonly used. Feel free to post a comment below if a format is missing, and I will see what I can do to add this odd format.
• 7Zip (extension: .7z, .7zip)
• BZip (extension: .bz,. bz2, .bzip) *1
• GZip (extension: .gz, .gzip) *1
• IMG (extension: .img, .dd, .raw, .dump)
• ISO (extension: .iso) *2
• Jar (extension: .jar)
• LZip (extension: .lzip) *1
• Rar (extension: .rar) *3
• Tar (extension: .tar)
• Tar BZip2 (extension: .tbz, .tbz2, .tar.bz, .tar.bzip, .tar.bz2, .tar.bzip2)
• Tar GZip (extension: .tgz, .tar.gz, .tar.gzip)
• Tar LZip (extension: .tlz, .tar.lzip, .tar.lz)
• Tar XZ (extension .txz, .tar.xz)
• XZ (extension: .xz) *1
• Zip (extension: .zip)
 
Notes :
*1 : These files were not created entirely correct, as they are compressed, but not archived (tar).
*2 : Be careful with ISO files, you may end up with unexpected results – see below.
*3 : Only Rar < v5 are supported (a libarchive limitation).