Nearly everything in Take Control of CrashPlan Backups is still valid in OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion. However, please be aware of the following:

• “Lion” terminology: Pretty much everywhere the book refers to “Lion,” take it to mean “Lion or Mountain Lion.” For example, I talk about having to reinstall the Java runtime after upgrading to Lion; the same is true in Mountain Lion.
• Carbon Copy Cloner pricing: I mention Carbon Copy Cloner on p. 129 as a good tool for creating bootable duplicates to supplement your CrashPlan backups. With the recent release of Carbon Copy Cloner version 3.5, which supports Mountain Lion, the product has moved from donationware to a paid ($39.95) product. However, it’s on sale for 25% off through August 12, 2012.

—Posted by Joe Kissell on July 25, 2012