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unxrules Author

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restore fails validating source

Attempting to use restore to clone to external disk. Mac min 2018, Monterey 12.3.1

"The volume on /dev/disk0 is not of type Apple_HFS or Apple_UFS

Could not validate source - Device not configured

The operation couldn't be completed. (OSStatus error 6.)

Disk Util shows the standard PCI-E internal disk, GUID part map. Device disk0.

Below is Container disk1, containing the volumes, labeled Device: disk1 but

listed as Physical stores disk0s2, PCI-E

Below that are the Mac Hd volumes, disk1s5s1, PCI-E,

then the Mac HD - Data disk1s1, PCI-E

then Mac Hd disk1s5 PCI-E

then Mac Hd - Data disk1s5 PCI-E

then Mac HD - Data disk1s1 PCI-E

then Mac HD disk7s5 USB

Mac HD - Data disk7s1 USB

I don't use this system for work, just a relay for email/msging, etc.. I used to have to use it for

testing things but haven't done much for a year or so. Now I need to get it back into good

functional status and upgrade.

There was an issue last year with some cloning software and virtualization software

but I thought that had been cleared up since the system seemed to be working normally

after I did the uninstall. Unfortunately things have been very hectic for quite a while so

my data retention process, aka memory, aka brain cells, may be flawed. I embedded the storage info.

I used to have some scripts I wrote a few years ago for CLI cloning but I can't find them in my archives

on the removed externals I used as OFFSBU. At this point I'd be happy with a QND CLI to copy from one designated source to designated target. I don't have time to recreate my old ones. NOTE: I haven't yet tried the special Holy Water procedure. Haven't needed that for quite a few years on any Mac, but may have to try it on this one. I DID try calling it names, but that didn't work.

Mac mini 2018 or later

Posted on Aug 22, 2022 4:37 PM

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HWTech

Level 9

60,062 points

Posted on Aug 25, 2022 9:42 AM

Disk Utility is not a good option for creating clones of drives especially macOS boot drives (and certainly not when actually booted from the drive being cloned). You can try using Carbon Copy Cloner (CCC), but if you want a bootable macOS 11.x+ clone, then you have to jump through some extra hoops during the cloning process due to new macOS security measures.

https://bombich.com/kb/ccc6/cloning-macos-system-volumes-apple-software-restore

You also highlighted the macOS system boot volume in the screenshot of the System Profiler. A macOS boot volume is now a protected read-only APFS volume that cannot be modified and one reason even CCC has trouble cloning a macOS 11.x+ boot volume these days. In fact the CCC developer has mentioned that creating bootable macOS clones is going to be a thing of the past since it appears users may no longer be able to make a bootable clone of an M1/M2 Mac anymore. The preferred method is to use CCC to clone the user data only. If a bootable external drive is needed, then performing a clean install of macOS to the external drive needs to be done, followed by using CCC to transfer the user data and keeping it in sync.

About the read-only system volume in macOS Catalina - Apple Support

Signed system volume security in iOS, iPadOS, and macOS - Apple Support

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