partclone, ntfsclone, partimage, G4L: compatibility and feature set
I have a very specific use case for which I am looking into Linux-based backup solutions that can be used to back up (not necessarily clone) and restore a Windows system (XP through 8.1 must be...
View ArticleQuestions about using Clonezilla to create and restore image on Windows 8.1...
I'd like to use clonezilla to create a disk image of a Windows 8.1 system with secure boot enabled and some third-party software installed, so that I can at a later time restore the system from that...
View ArticleHow to merge two drives into larger new one
I have a setup (UEFI) with two SSDs, which contain a Windows partition, a Linux partition, boot and swap partitions and a data partition. I want to move all of these to a single new SSD. How do I go...
View ArticleHow to restore partition table, when restoring entire disk using Clonezilla?
I created an image of my entire disk, just after purchasing my laptop, using CloneZilla. The disk image was created with the graphical version of CloneZilla, but in the logfile clonezilla-img, it says...
View ArticleDisk ID update after partition cloning from HDD to SSD
I am looking forward to adding SSD in a laptop and in a desktop both currently having single HDD each. Laptop has single partition (well apart from the Recovery and OEM) and desktop has two partitions...
View ArticleClonezilla stopped. Can "sgdisk -z /dev/sdx" destroy all the data on sda?
I need suggestions.I wanted to backup sda2 on which Win7 is installed.I deleted the Recovery Resion.(Probably Testdisk can restore this partition because I haven't done any manipulation on that area...
View ArticleWhy can't I boot from my cloned drive?
I am trying to replace an HDD with a SSD on an old Samsung Series 5 Ultra. I have tried cloning the drive multiple ways:Tried with Macrium - drive wouldn't boot and got stuck in a loop restarting after...
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How do I clone a disk drive with bad sectors?
Current old failing disk: micron c400 512gb 2.5" SATA IIIMain and only boot device on Dell XPS L521X 15" running Windows 10 Pro. BSODs and boot failures every few weeks due to bad sectors.Usually fix...
View ArticleClonezilla verify image fails
I have a HP Pavillion dv4 laptop that is in the process of eating its (second) hard drive due to heat issues (have since gotten it a thermal cooler pad). I purchased a 1.5TB external usb drive to back...
View ArticleCloned SSD wont boot Debian
I had a smaller M2 SSD which I've cloned with clonezilla to a 1 tb M2 SSD.This contained a dual boot with Windows 10 and Debian.At first it didn't boot Windows or Debian.After some restarting I used...
View ArticleDisk size shows the same after cloning a small disk to a larger disk
I am running Windows 10 Pro and I cloned (disk-to-disk) my 120GB SSD drive to a larger 2TB SATA drive because I was running out of disk space on the 120GB. I used Clonezilla and everything finished...
View ArticleOn a new PC with PCI 4.0 express SSD: Cloning or new install of Windows? Any...
I recently received a new laptop, my old one is really in a stage in which productive work is not possible anymore. The new laptop is equipped with an Nvidia GTX 4080 12 Gb and a 12900 processor and an...
View ArticleClonezilla disk to image speed decreasing over time
I am actually backing my whole 2tb disk using Clonezilla disk-to-image option.I don't use any encryption or anything that I know that could slow down the process, and yet, Clonezilla tells me that...
View ArticleHow to activate Windows during a massive OS deployment + machine testing?
I need to install Windows on 200 Lenovo ThinkPad T460 and 200 Lenovo ThinkPad T470 laptops, which will then be delivered to various countries in Africa. These PCs are used and require a check of their...
View ArticleWindows 10 Pro restored onto mismatched gpt and mbr partition
I am a Linux guy for years. My wife, on the other hand, is a Windows person. Two months ago her W10PRO seemed sluggish. In the end her ssd (480Gb) was questionable. So I did a Clonezilla backup image....
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File Explorer shows disk volume smaller than it is supposed to be [duplicate]
I cloned a 500GB SSD to 2TB SSD with Clonezilla 3.1.2 using instructions as listed here https://clonezilla.org/show-live-doc-content.php?topic=clonezilla-live/doc/03_Disk_to_disk_clone. I tried both...
View Articleclonezilla can't restore image on other device [duplicate]
I have pc1 that run ubuntu 2024 ..I want to get image by clonezilla on flash drive and transfer image to pc2 and run ubuntu like pc1.I have problem with this..pc2 has smaller ssd drive.when I want to...
View ArticleCreating a Master Image to roll out to 30 new Machines Licensing Issues
At my company we are buying 30 new Identical PC's from Dell so we have standard setup. What i want to know is if its possible to configure one of these machines to our specification as a master and...
View ArticleCreate a Clonezilla blind install disc but do not change my PCRs
I am trying to create a blind installation bootable iso that re-installs my clonezilla image without prompts so I have the following line in my grub.cfg for my boot disk which was created from the...
View ArticleEfficiently backing up a Windows 11 boot partition that will change size
To avoid an XY problem, please allow me to directly state the goal: To be able to easily back up a Windows 11 NTFS system partition and have that partition and those backups take up as little space as...
View ArticleClone HDD with Windows XP to SSD
I need some help with a problem I’m trying to solve for my dad’s workshop.He has a computer responsible of a aligner machine. This machine is as old as the mentioned computer. The machine works fine,...
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Cloning most of an Ubuntu system disk, except for one data partition
I want to clone a 4 TB Ubuntu system drive, except for one data partition, to a 2 TB drive. The clone should be bootable, so the GPT data, EFI partition and system partition need to function. This does...
View Articlehope to use a PC to clone an external SSD to an internal file, then back to...
I can run a copy utility on a Windows 11 PC or a Linux Fedora 40 laptop.I have a Windows (10 or 11) M.2 SSD 100GB from another laptop and want to copy it to a new 1T M.2 SSD. The old SSD works fine and...
View ArticleHow to get Variable from bash script to ocs_prerun Clonezilla options?
I don't see much in the way of Clonezilla questions, and have spent hours googling - nothing seems to answer my question - several SourceForge articles come close, but then the "answer" is found and...
View ArticleHow to understand the differences between Clonezilla Live and the...
How does one know whether they need the Debian-based Clonezilla Live, or the Ubuntu-based "alternative" Clonezilla Live?This FAQ provides a high-level outline of the differences, but unless the system...
View ArticleBooting Clonezilla from a live USB on a MacBook running Ubuntu
I have Ubuntu 10.04 running on a MacBook Pro 5.5. It's using rEFIt to allow Ubuntu to boot via GRUB despite the Mac's EFI. For backup purposes, I'd like to clone it's hard drive using Clonezilla. I...
View ArticleClonezilla - "The image repository directory is read-only, not writalbe:...
When I tried to backup the Windows 10 partition with Clonezilla I saw the error:"The image repository directory is read-only, not writalbe: /home/partimag "There are related questions to this, like...
View ArticleCan I cancel clonezilla disk to disk migration during operation?
I am currently doing clonezilla disk to disk operation because i upgraded my hdd from 500gB(full) to 1TB. But it's taking too long so i consider to just fresh install my laptop.My question:Can i cancel...
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How can I make Clonezilla boot and restore images from the same USB drive?
My purpose is to save/restore Clonezilla images to/from 16 GB drive.Because images are weighty, I needed something else than FAT(32).My choice was NTFS so I could access images from Windows machines...
View ArticleMissing disk file from clonezilla image
Tried to restore an old Clonezilla image (2013) to the HDD I had originally restored with the image, I now find I do not get the "restoredisk" option when trying to restore using Clonezilla Live. I...
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