macOS Big Sur promises to be more efficient and effective than its predecessors. Especially for the good management that you can do with the new processor and new chips. The developers are getting to work to get to the appointment on time, however there are always exceptions. It seems that one of the most famous applications in terms of backups, Carbon Clopy cloner does not arrive on time.
We are just days away from presentation by Apple of its new computers with Apple Silicon. With the new processors we will have a new operating system. Developers want to be in time for their applications to be ready for the new operating system. Some will not be ready and this will pose compatibility issues.
Carbon Clopy cloner developers they will not be able to update the program for macOS Big Sur and that is why they warn that there will be compatibility problems. This in a program that is expert in advanced backup copies of a Mac hard drive while remaining functional and bootable, it is a big problem.
macOS Big Sur brings fundamental changes to the way Mac manages its volumes, and this affects Carbon Copy Cloner. Add a new layer of protection called "Signed System Volume" which seals and encrypts the volume on which macOS is installed. Third-party tools can still back up the Mac's internal storage. However, they cannot be started and some resources become inaccessible.
Latest version available Carbon Copy Cloner (5.1.22) works with macOS Big Sur, but is only capable of creating non-boot copies of the system volume. The developers responsible for the software have stated that Apple is aware of this limitation and is currently working to resolve it.