When comparing CarbonCopy Cloner vs The Unarchiver, the Slant community recommends The Unarchiver for most people. In the question“What are the best Mac OSX apps for someone that's new to Apple?” The Unarchiver is ranked 1st while CarbonCopy Cloner is ranked 10th. The most important reason people chose The Unarchiver is:
The app can be set up to work just as the built-in Archive Utility OSX comes with so that archives are extracted by a simple double-click.
Specs
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Pros
Pro Auto-Run
Even if you have tasks in queue, once you connect, it will begin automatically backing up for you.
Pro Flawless Execution
Backing up and restoring your computer are fast and easy. There's no confusion.
Pro Clear Interface
The interface is extremely streamlined. It walks you through the entire process. There are advanced options but they remain hidden until you want them.
Pro Excellent Finder integration
The app can be set up to work just as the built-in Archive Utility OSX comes with so that archives are extracted by a simple double-click.
Cons
Con No Organizing Tasks
Once your tasks are in the queue, you can't reorder them. You also can't organize them into folders.
Con Lacks RAR5 support
RAR 5.0 format introduced in 2013 uses a new compression algorithm that is not compatible with previous versions of the format. As such, all software needs to be updated to include support for RAR 5.0 and The Unarchiver has not yet added it.