Clonezilla
clonezilla.orgFree and open source partition and disk imaging/cloning program
Utilitiesdisk-cloningbackup-recoveryopen-sourcebare-metaldisk-imaginglinuxsystem-deployment
About
Clonezilla is an open-source disk imaging and cloning tool similar to Norton Ghost or True Image. It supports single-machine backups via a bootable live environment, as well as mass deployment across 40+ computers simultaneously using server editions. It supports a wide range of file systems, encryption, multicast, and various storage backends.
Problem
Backing up, restoring, and mass-deploying disk images across single or multiple machines is complex and time-consuming without specialized tooling.
For
System administrators and IT professionals managing backups and OS deployments
How it works
Clonezilla boots from a CD/DVD or USB drive and uses tools like Partclone and dd to image or clone partitions, saving only used blocks for efficiency, with optional multicast or BitTorrent for mass deployment.
Business model
open-source
Status
launched