Just a quick post to let you know how things are going with SuperDuper! and the upcoming v2.6.2 (no release date yet, so don't ask—hence this post). So far, we've:
- Implemented a fix for the problem where we don't preserve compression under Snow Leopard
- Ensured that extra data is no longer copied with back-to-back Smart Updates (as expected, a side-effect of the compression issue)
- Resolved the various other issues mentioned in the last post (although we haven't come up with a fix for the scheduling/settings issue yet)
These fixes have been in external testing for over a week, and the feedback has been excellent so far.
Since we hate releasing updates that have nothing but "fixes" in them, in addition to the above, we've made some changes that significantly speed up the speed of copying, with both Smart Updates and full copies.
In our internal tests, confirmed by our external testers, copying under Leopard and Snow Leopard (with larger data sets) is up to (wait for it) three times faster, especially with fast destination devices.
Needless to say, both of these changes involved "cracking open the cloner", which requires significantly more testing than a tweak to the UI or some "simple" changes to higher level aspects of the copying process, but progress is very good and we're looking forward to getting this into your hands as soon as we (and our external testers) are satisfied with it.
Note that I'll be at C4 this weekend, so support might be a bit slower than usual from Friday until Monday. If you're at C4 too, say Hi!
