How to Clone FAT/exFAT/EXT Hard Drive on Mac?

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FAT/exFAT/EXT are popular file systems. If you need to make a backup of FAT/exFAT/EXT hard drive data or transfer data between MAC and FAT/exFAT/EXT hard drive, you can use Time Machine or disk cloning software for Mac.

Here in this article, we will show you how to clone FAT/exFAT/EXT hard drive on Mac to back up your important data. This is also an popular way to back up data. Different cloning tools an methods will be introduced on this page. You can keep on reading and find a proper way to help you clone the hard drive and back up data.

Clone FAT/exFAT/EXT Hard Drive with Disk Utility on Mac

To clone FAT/exFAT/EXT hard drive on Mac, you can use the macOS built-in program Disk Utility. As a comprehensive disk management tool on Mac, you can also use it to clone hard drive. You may find there is no "clone" option available because you should use the Restore feature to do the cloning job in Disk Utility.

With Disk Utility, it's able to clone different hard drives on Mac, including FAT, exFAT, EXT and more. Here we will show you the stops to clone FAT/exFAT/EXT hard drive with Disk Utility on Mac:

Step 1. Connect the FAT/exFAT/EXT hard drive to the Mac. Run Disk Utility from Applications → Utilities folder. Then check and confirm the FAT/exFAT/EXT hard drive is detected normally in Disk Utility.

Step 2. Connect another hard drive as destination drive. You need to use an empty hard drive as target as the cloning process will overwrite the drive. Select the right destination disk and click the Restore button to continue.

Step 3. There will be a popup window appears. You can select the source drive (FAT/exFAT/EXT) from the drop-down list of Restore from. At last, click the Restore button again and the tool will start to clone FAT/exFAT/EXT hard drive to the destination drive.

It may take a while depending on the size of the FAT/exFAT/EXT hard drive you want to clone. You can check the data on the destination drive after the disk cloning process is done.

Third-Party FAT/exFAT/EXT Disk Cloning Software for Mac

Besides Disk Utility, there are still some other third-party Mac disk cloning software available. With these software, you can clone FAT/exFAT/EXT hard drive on Mac with advanced features.

Here, we recommend Donemax Disk Clone for Mac, it is an all-around disk cloning software which could help you easily clone any type or hard drive under Mac OS.

Donemax Disk Clone for Mac is a reliable and easy-to-use disk cloning software for Mac OS. It is fully compatible with latest macOS version. It supports to help you clone HDD, SSD, USB flash drive, memory card, digital device on Mac.

You can use 2 methods to clone data from FAT/exFAT/EXT hard drive with Donemax Disk Clone for Mac. With each method, the data on the destination disk will not be affected. Here, we will show you two methods to clone FAT/exFAT/EXT hard drive on Mac with Donemax Disk Clone for Mac.

Option 1. Copy FAT/exFAT/EXT hard drive on Mac

If you want to copy all data from a FAT/exFAT/EXT hard drive to another hard drive, just try this solution with Disk Copy. Connect the source drive and destination drive to your Mac.

Step 1. Choose the source drive and destination drive.

Just select the FAT/exFAT/EXT hard drive as the source drive, then select the destination drive where the data will be stored.

Step 2. Clone the FAT/exFAT/EXT hard drive to the destination drive.

Just click on Copy Now button to copy all data information from the FAT/exFAT/EXT hard drive to the destination drive. When the process gets finished, you can check the cloned data on the destination drive.

After the disk copy process is finished, you can then go to the destination drive to check if all the data is copied successfully.

Option 2. Create a disk image of FAT/exFAT/EXT hard drive

If you want to make a disk image of FAT/exFAT/EXT hard drive on your Mac, this is the best solution. Run Donemax Disk Clone for Mac, choose mode Disk Image.

Step 1. Select the source drive and destination drive.

You also need to choose the FAT/exFAT/EXT hard drive as the source drive and select a destination drive.

Step 2. Create disk image of FAT/exFAT/EXT hard drive.

Just click on Create Now button to create a disk image of FAT/exFAT/EXT hard drive and save it to the destination drive.

Once the process gets finished, you can check the ZIP or DMG disk image on the destination drive. Then you can transfer the disk image to anywhere you want. You will get all the data of the FAT/exFAT/EXT hard drive via the disk image.

Donemax Disk Clone for Mac will help you easily and quickly clone FAT/exFAT/EXT hard drive on Mac. It also can help you clone NTFS, APFS, HFS, REFS hard drive under Mac OS. You can copy data from one hard drive to another hard drive without any loss or create a disk-saving disk image to backup your data.

Before you sell or donate your FAT/exFAT/EXT hard drive, you'd better make a backup of the FAT/exFAT/EXT hard drive data by cloning it with Donemax Disk Clone for Mac. Then permanently erase your data on the FAT/exFAT/EXT hard drive. Donemax Data Eraser for Mac is able to help you format FAT/exFAT/EXT hard drive and permanently shred files/folders on the FAT/exFAT/EXT hard drive.

Conclusion:

To back up all data from a FAT/exFAT/EXT hard drive on Mac, you can choose to clone the drive directly. Before processing the disk cloning task, you need to get another hard drive to hold the cloned data. It's better to use an empty hard drive as some disk copy tools will overwrite the target disk while cloning drive.

Disk Utility is a free and macOS built-in tool. You can use it to clone entire drive and overwrite the destination drive. If you only want to clone the data or create disk image for FAT/exFAT/EXT hard drive without affecting the existing data on the target disk, you can choose Donemax Disk Clone for Mac.

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