I think I'm missing something.
Doesn't your first statement say that you can make bootable M1 clones while your second one says you can't?
Or am I totally misunderstanding "bootable volumes on M1 Macs?"
Personally I have not found Mike Bombich's
work around to be at all satisfactory and after a couple of attempts to use it, I now use the installer and Apple's Migration Assistant to create a bootable external drive, but that is a NEW installation.
Just to make things clear:
1. For
Intel-based Macs, the current (non-beta) version of Carbon Copy Cloner will work as normal, according to Bombich Software:
https://bombich.com/blogSo, again, as some folks seem to be mis-informed, according to the
very first sentence on that link, CCC works just fine with Intel-based Macs and Big Sur. No work around is necessary.
2. According to you, Mike Bombich's work around is not all that "great".
3. For SuperDuper!, and seems to be for Intel-based Macs, the work around is not all that smooth:
https://www.shirt-pocket.com/blog/Note what Dave says about M1-based Macs, and also types of external devices.
As I've already said a few times already, given that both of my Macs are Intel-based, I'll be switching to CCC for my bootable backups/clones.
In summary, one should 1) carefully read both of those blogs, 2) listen to what joemikeb says, and 3) listen to what jchuzi stated on the "Carbon Copy Cloner Status" thread, about CCC working fine with Intel-based Macs.
