Comparison of disk cloning software
Compares cloning software
Disk cloning software facilitates a disk cloning operation by using software techniques to copy data from a source to a destination drive or to a disk image.
List
Name | Operating system | User Interface | Cloning features | Operation model | License | |||||||
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Windows | Linux | MacOS | Live OS | CLI | GUI | Sector by sector[a] | File based[b] | Hot transfer[c] | Standalone | Client–server | ||
Acronis Cyber Protect Home Office[1][d] | Yes | No | Yes | Yes (64 MB) | No | Yes | Yes | FAT32, NTFS, HFS+, APFS, ext2, ext3, ext4 and ReiserFS[2] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Trialware[e] |
AOMEI[3] | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | Freemium |
Apple Software Restore | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | HFS+ | Yes | Yes | Yes | Part of macOS |
Carbon Copy Cloner | No | ? | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | APFS, HFS+ | Yes | Yes | ? | Trialware |
Clonezilla[4] | No | Yes | ? | Yes (210 MB) | Yes | No | Yes | FAT12, FAT16, FAT32, NTFS, ext2, ext3, ext4, reiserfs, reiser4, xfs, jfs, btrfs, f2fs, NILFS2, HFS+, UFS, minix, VMFS3 | No | Yes | Yes (Clonezilla server edition) | GPL |
dcfldd | No | Yes | No | ? | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | GPL |
dd (Unix) | No | Yes | Yes | Yes[f] | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | GPLv3 |
Disks (gnome-disk-utility) | No | Yes | Yes | ? | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | ? | Part of Gnome |
DiskGenius | Yes | No | No | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | FAT12, FAT16, FAT32, NTFS, ext2, ext3, ext4 | Yes | Yes | No | Freemium |
Disk Utility | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | HFS+ | Yes | Yes | No | Part of macOS |
EaseUS Partition Master[5] | Yes | No | No | Yes (526MB) | No | Yes | Yes | NTFS, ext4, ext3, ext2, FAT32, FAT16, FAT12, ReFS | Yes | Yes | Yes (Enterprise edition) | Trialware |
FSArchiver | No | Yes | ? | ? | Yes | No | No | FAT32, btrfs, ext2, ext3, ext4, ReiserFS-4, HPFS, JFS, XFS | ? | Yes | No | GPL |
Ghost[6] | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | FAT32, NTFS, HPFS, ext2, ext3[7] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Trialware |
GParted Live CD[8] | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | ext2, ext3 | No | Yes | No | GPL |
Image for Windows[9] | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | FAT32, NTFS, ext2, ext3 | Yes | Yes | No | Trialware |
IsoBuster[10] | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | FAT12, FAT16, FAT32, ExFAT, NTFS, ext2, ext3, ext4, MFS, HFS, HFS+, UDF, XFS,[11] ReFS[12] | No | Yes | No | Trialware |
Kleo Bare Metal Backup | No | ? | ? | Yes (570 MB) | No | Yes | Yes | FAT32, NTFS, ext2, ext3, HFS+ | No | No | Yes | Freeware |
Macrium Reflect | Yes | ? | ? | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | ? | No | No | No | Trialware |
Mondo Rescue[13] | No | ? | No | Yes *[g] | Yes | No | Yes | FAT32, NTFS, ext2, ext3 | Yes | Yes | ? | GPL |
ntfsclone[14][15] | No | Yes | No | No[h] | Yes | No | No | NTFS | ? | Yes | No | GPL |
partimage[16][17] | Yes | Yes | No | No[h] | Yes | No | No | FAT32, ext2, ext3, ReiserFS-3, HPFS, JFS, XFS; UFS (beta), HFS (beta), NTFS (experimental)[18] | ? | Yes | Yes | GPL |
Partition-Saving[19] | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | FAT32, NTFS, ext2, ext3 | No | Yes | No | Freeware |
Redo Backup and Recovery | No | No | No | Yes (225 MB) | No | Yes | Yes | FAT32, NTFS, ext2, ext3, ext4 | No | No | Can access networked drives | GPL |
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References
- ^ Zhidkov, D. A., Kuligina, N. O., & Pavlycheva, T. N. (2020). Methods and Problems of Updating the Microsoft Windows 7 Operating System to Microsoft Windows 10 in the Energy Enterprise. European Journal of Natural History, (6), 30-34.
- ^ Bate, Madeleine. "Acronis True Image Review 2021: Is the High Cost Worth It?" Website Planet, WebsitePlanet, 10 May 2021, https://www.websiteplanet.com/cloud-storage/acronis/.
- ^ "AOMEI". AOMEItech. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
- ^ Clonezilla home page (includes supported filesystems and other info)
- ^ "EaseUS Partition Master home page". (includes system reqruirements and latest updates).
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: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ "Norton Ghost". Symantec. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
- ^ "Ghost compatibility with various file systems". Archived from the original on 2017-01-31. Retrieved 2017-01-19.
- ^ "GParted Live CD". Retrieved 7 April 2013.
- ^ TeraByte Image for Windows home page
- ^ Clone a drive or partition with IsoBuster, Managed or otherwise
- ^ IsoBuster 4.3 Release notes
- ^ IsoBuster 4.8 Release notes
- ^ "MondoRescue HOWTO".
- ^ About ntfsclone Archived 2008-02-21 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ ntfsclone(8) man page Archived 2008-07-06 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Partimage home page". Archived from the original on 2017-02-08. Retrieved 2008-05-26.
- ^ Partimage supported filesystems
- ^ "Partimage - Supported filesystems".
- ^ Partition-Saving manual