HFS+ Private Directory Data

Stephen:

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an error message that the above could not be found, etc., etc

It is difficult to tell what the etc. etc. that could not be found means in your situation.

Can you tell us what you were cloning, and what utility you were using. Also, at what point the error occurred.

Good luck 🙂

cornelius

This one should be easy...

That introduction is always a deception!

As a little short of detail, allow me a presumption.
If you are using Carbon Copy Cloner this link may help you.
can't copy .HFS+ Private Directory Data
There are also links on that page as well.

Personally I use SuperDuper to clone my 10.3 and have not run into this error. Maybe it finds it and just does not bother mentioning it, as Bombich says, it can be ignored.

Message was edited by: roam

I'll preface what follows by noting that I always Repair Permissions, Repair Disk, clean out selected caches, empty the Trash, and tidy things up on my desktop before cloning my hard drive, just to make sure everything on it is in the best possible shape when I back it up.

That said, I switched from CCC to SuperDuper precisely because every time I used it, CCC put up one or more cryptic messages that I never knew whether or not to pay attention to, or what to do about them if I did pay attention. SuperDuper never tells me anything I can't understand.

Hi eww,

I find SuperDuper also works flawlessly; is simple to use and cheap to register.

Recalling the early days of OS X, at least from 10.2 anyway, it was difficult to adapt existing backup-ware to OS X because of the OS's use of resource forks, which was an additional overlay on the traditional UNIX file system. I kind of think CCC never quite shook off those technical demons. Today its many forums still have a large audience.

regards roam

If I may have a word, I, too started out using CCC and switched to SuperDuper when I began having difficulty with synchronizations. My registered copy of SD does the job, and does it well. However, the latest version of CCC offers a couple features that SD does not. One is being able to drill down and clone a single folder, if one needs to. SuperDuper allows you to clone either the entire volume or the Users Folder only. The second feature is that CCC gives you an option which enables you to either erase and clone, or clone without erasing stuff on the destination disk that is not on the source volume. Granted that this is not a feature one would use all the time, it does prove to be useful under certain conditions.

In general, the latest version of CCC does offer significant improvements over the earlier version. However, for ease of use and efficiency on the job, SuperDuper is the utility of choice for me.

😉 cornelius

Hi SML!

In This Reference, in the subheading Hard Links, you will find info about "HFS+ Private Data".

Here is the Top Of That Page

ali b

You're Welcome Steve!

There is a vast amount of information on that site.
It should keep you occupied for some time!

And Thank You, for extending the courtesy, of awarding in  Discussions, as this is not a requirement, nor mandatory, but is much appreciated!

ali b