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Migrating CCC tasks from one system to another

This documentation is for an older version of CCC. You can find the latest version here.
Last updated on May 4, 2024

If you wish to migrate your tasks from CCC on one system to CCC on another system, follow these steps:

  1. Quit CCC if it is running.
  2. Choose Computer from the Finder's Go menu.
  3. Click on your startup disk (often named Macintosh HD) – this is the destination for the migration
  4. Navigate to /Library/Application Support/
  5. Move the com.bombich.ccc item to the Trash (note: doing so will remove any saved tasks on that volume).
  6. Open a new Finder window (e.g. File > New Finder Window).
  7. Choose Computer from the Finder's Go menu.
  8. Click on the backup disk (or your old Mac's startup volume) – this is the source for the migration
  9. Navigate to /Library/Application Support/.
  10. Copy the  com.bombich.ccc folder from the source to /Library/Application Support/ on the destination.
  11. Restart your computer.
  12. Open CCC — your tasks should now be restored.

Note that you may have to activate suspended tasks, and/or reselect the source or destination volumes in your tasks.

Also, please note that you must move the com.bombich.ccc application support folder that is located in the root-level Library folder (e.g. Macintosh HD > Library, NOT Macintosh HD > Users > USER_NAME > Library). If you're looking in your home folder, you're in the wrong place.