The conversion is non-destructive, and it's required for making a backup of the system. Typically there is no reason to decline the conversion. If you're still having trouble correcting the partition scheme, you may find this video demonstration helpful.
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#How to format mac drive for ccc backup how to#
See this section of CCC's documentation for guidance on how to configure your destination device to accommodate backups of multiple source volumes: This is particularly important when one of the sources is a Catalina or Big Sur startup disk.
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Ideally, each source that you back up will have a dedicated volume on the destination. If you have multiple tasks that back up to the same destination, however, then now is a good time to revisit your backup "hygiene". If your destination volume is encrypted, however, see the question later in this document for information specific to encrypted destinations.
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CCC will automatically make the changes required for your destination to be a bootable backup of your startup disk. If you are making a simple backup of your startup disk to a dedicated backup disk, then no, you do not have to make any changes to the destination unless CCC specifically recommends it.