Carbon Copy Cloner requires macOS. CCC will not run on Windows. CCC 5 and 6 both run natively on Intel and Apple Silicon Macs.
As you are on El Capitan and you want to go to Sierra that is called an 'upgrade' and you can only upgrade to macOS Sierra via the App Store, the version that is available at the moment is 10.12.4, which is the full installer. How to get macOS El Capitan download. If you are wondering if you can run El Capitan on an older Mac, rejoice as it’s possible too. But before your Mac can run El Capitan it has to be updated to OS X 10.6.8. So, here are main steps you should take: 1. Install Snow Leopard from install DVD. Update to 10.6.8 using Software Update. How to Install MacOS Sierra 10.12 Beta Safely & Dual Boot El Capitan Jun 20, 2016 - 22 Comments Creating a dual boot environment is an ideal solution for Mac users who want to install and try macOS Sierra but without interfering with their primary stable Mac OS X El Capitan installation. Carbon Copy Cloner 5 is compatible with Yosemite (10.10), El Capitan (10.11), Sierra (10.12), High Sierra (10.13), Mojave (10.14), Catalina (10.15) and Big Sur (11.). Note that while this version of CCC may work on OSes newer than Big Sur, we recommend that Big Sur+ users upgrade to CCC 6. We offer technical support for CCC 5.
CCC 6 is the latest version available. Users running Catalina (10.15) or Big Sur (11.*) should use this version of CCC. If you are having trouble downloading CCC from the link above, try this alternate download location.
Upgrading from CCC 5? CCC 6 is a paid upgrade. CCC 5 Personal and Household licenses purchased prior to February 18, 2021 are eligible for upgrade pricing. When you open CCC 6, it will automatically retrieve your new license or an upgrade coupon that you can use to purchase CCC 6 at 50% off. CCC 5 licenses purchased on or after February 18, 2021 are eligible for a free CCC 6 upgrade license.
CCC 6: Support for macOS 11 Big Sur
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CCC 6 is qualified for macOS 11 Big Sur. Please take a moment to review the following resources prior to upgrading to macOS Big Sur:
CCC 6: Beta testing on macOS 12.0 Monterey
If you're beta-testing Apple's new macOS 12.0 Monterey, you can help us test CCC 6 against the new OS too. CCC 6.0.2 includes preliminary support for Monterey.
Please choose Ask a Question from CCC's Help menu to let us know if you encounter any problems or have questions about support for new features of that OS.
- CCC v6 Release Notes.
Carbon Copy Cloner 5 is compatible with Yosemite (10.10), El Capitan(10.11), Sierra (10.12), High Sierra (10.13), Mojave (10.14), Catalina (10.15) and Big Sur (11.*). Note that while this version of CCC may work on OSes newer than Big Sur, we recommend that Big Sur+ users upgrade to CCC 6. We offer technical support for CCC 5, but we are no longer actively developing it. If you are having trouble downloading CCC from the link above, try this alternate download location.
Unsupported Versions
Download CCC 4.1.24 for use on Mountain Lion (10.8), Mavericks (10.9), Yosemite (10.10), El Capitan(10.11), Sierra (10.12) and High Sierra (10.13). If you are having trouble downloading CCC from the link above, try this alternate download location.
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Download CCC 3.5.7 for use on Snow Leopard (10.6) and Lion (10.7). Download CCC 3.4.7 for use on Tiger (10.4) and Leopard (10.5). CCC 3.4.7 and 3.5.7 are provided as-is; we regret that we cannot offer any support for the installation or use of these older versions of CCC.