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Once SuperDuper! is installed, simply plug in an external drive with a previously created partition that is roughly the same size as your Mac's internal drive. Drive partitions can be easily created using the Drive Utility program built into Mac OS X. Launch SuperDuper! and tell it to copy your Macintosh HD to the partition previously created using the "Backup - all files" method. In the figure shown here, the partition is named Macbook Pro.
Under the General tab, there are options to Repair Permissions before beginning the backup, which type of update to do, and what SuperDuper! should do after the backup. Note that the Smart Update feature shown here is only available with the paid version. The free version only allows the option to erase the partition and recopy all files.
After SuperDuper! is complete, be sure to test the bootable backup by restarting your Mac from the backup. This can be done by going to the Startup Disk preference pane in System Preferences and selecting the partition created for start up. Once the contents and usability of the backup are verified, go back into the Startup Disk preference pane and select Macintosh HD for startup before ejecting the external drive.
