Clonezilla 2.2.2-32

Clonezilla is a handy tool when you need to clone one or more PCs:

There are two types of Clonezilla: Clonezilla Live and Clonezilla SE (Server Edition). Clonezilla Live is ideal for single-machine backups, while Clonezilla SE is built for many—it can clone more than 40 machines at the same time. Key features of Clonezilla include: free (GPL) software; support for the file systems ext2, ext3, ext4, ReiserFS, XFS, and JFS on GNU/Linux; FAT and NTFS on MS Windows; and HFS+ on Mac OS. With Clonezilla, you can create a disk image or exact copy of your computer’s hard drive to an external drive, so you won’t have to reinstall programs or reconfigure settings if something goes wrong. This is especially valuable if you use your computer for work and can’t be without it for long. With a working disk image (clone), you can get up and running quickly again if your hard drive fails, gets hit by a virus, or you accidentally delete an important file. Many tools can clone hard drives, but most cost money—Clonezilla doesn’t. It also works regardless of the operating system installed, which means you can back up Windows, Linux, and Mac machines. We also recommend using disk imaging to back up all important documents, photos, and more. They should be stored separately on an external backup drive or with an online backup service such as Dropbox.

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Clonezilla is a partition and disk cloning program similar to Norton Ghost. It saves and restores only the used blocks on your drive.

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  • Free, open-source disk imaging and cloning
  • Bootable live environment; no installation required
  • Supports a wide range of file systems and partition types
  • Reliable bare-metal backup and restore
  • Technical interface with a learning curve for beginners
  • No built-in incremental or continuous backups
  • Requires booting from USB/CD for full-disk operations

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