Looking for a free, preferribly open source partition backup program.
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Looking for a free, preferribly open source partition backup program.
I have a SSD with a partition I want to backup, but I don't know what software I should use.
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Looking for a free, preferribly open source partition backup program.
If you're willing to learn: Definitely can recommend Clonezilla. Free+OS.
If you want something that's just plain and simple to use, EaseUS todo backup is alright. Closed source but anything you need is found in the free version. It's not an outright clone (which is why I don't personally care for it so much) so its POSSIBLE you might need to repair the bootloader after restoring the partition from backup.
If you want something that's just plain and simple to use, EaseUS todo backup is alright. Closed source but anything you need is found in the free version. It's not an outright clone (which is why I don't personally care for it so much) so its POSSIBLE you might need to repair the bootloader after restoring the partition from backup.
Looking for a free, preferribly open source partition backup program.
I use an older version of EaseUS Todo Backup myself. It obviously isn't free/FOSS though. I can attest it has saved my ass once, however.
Clonezilla seems to work alright for most, I've known people to use it with success. There is a learning curve though.
Just a psa though. Cloning can be real whacky if you're trying to clone an install from machine to another. Usually I'd have no functional USB ports, it was a real s*itshow. But on the same machine, just going from one disk to another. Should be fine. Cloning is weird business. Still an invaluable contingency.
Clonezilla seems to work alright for most, I've known people to use it with success. There is a learning curve though.
Just a psa though. Cloning can be real whacky if you're trying to clone an install from machine to another. Usually I'd have no functional USB ports, it was a real s*itshow. But on the same machine, just going from one disk to another. Should be fine. Cloning is weird business. Still an invaluable contingency.
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Looking for a free, preferribly open source partition backup program.
Clonezilla didn't work, but EaseUS Todo Backup did.i430VX wrote: ↑31 Mar 2021, 01:21 If you're willing to learn: Definitely can recommend Clonezilla. Free+OS.
If you want something that's just plain and simple to use, EaseUS todo backup is alright. Closed source but anything you need is found in the free version. It's not an outright clone (which is why I don't personally care for it so much) so its POSSIBLE you might need to repair the bootloader after restoring the partition from backup.
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Looking for a free, preferribly open source partition backup program.
if you have big enough free space in your destination, you can just do a dd dump in linux.
Looking for a free, preferribly open source partition backup program.
Adding onto this: status=progress is your friend if you want, well, a progress bar. I love this suggestion though as you could make a tiny boot CD of Linux and use dd really easily, honestly keeping tools around like that can be a lifesaver lol
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Looking for a free, preferribly open source partition backup program.
I've found that using DISM to backup partitions is actually pretty nice. If you use 7, you might need the Windows 8.1 DISM.
To backup a partition or a folder using DISM, type this command
For example
To backup a partition or a folder using DISM, type this command
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DISM /Capture-Image /ImageFile:(Output .wim goes here) /CaptureDir:(Input to capture goes here) /Name:(Name of backup)
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DISM /Capture-Image /ImageFile:G:\test\backup.wim /CaptureDir:D:\ /Name:backup
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