I’m not too sure how it was that I’d never heard of it, but I just came across this cool little app called “Clone X 2” the other day as I was doing some research for an upcoming MUG presentation for the Orange Apple Computer Club (OACC MUG).

I plan for part of the presentation to demonstrate how an average user can easily create their own bootable repair CD, but since BootCD isn’t quite Tiger ready (though I can tell you, as a beta tester, it appears to be close), I had to find something that would do the trick.

That’s when I came across this little gem. Not only will it allow you to create bootable emergency CDs, it also lets you clone/restore your entire drive to/from an external Firewire (ala Carbon Copy Cloner and Super Duper), or even clone your drive sans the User folders if you should find the need. It will also let you back up your hard drive to a multiple CD/DVD set, for an archival system snapshot.

The only drawback is that the price is a tad steep for a shareware application ($49), but if you’re looking for a tool that’ll take over the duties of a couple different utilities, I’d recommend taking a closer look at Clone X. It may just suit your need, like it did mine.