[dnanian]

Yes, that can work, as long as you only restore to the Safety Clone, and not to the main drive.

There *is* a way to clone back from the Safety Clone to the main drive. It's for advanced users, though... I wouldn't advise it for everyone...

But, if you wanted to try it, you need to use "Backup - all files" and "Smart Update". You must NOT have created aliases from the original drive to the safety clone yourself.

If that's true, then copying back should work, and will either bring the main system up to date, or roll it back (depending on the state of the safety clone itself).

BE CAREFUL, however.