Clonezilla
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About
Clonezilla is ranked #20 of 151 in backup software on Inferse. It runs on Linux, macOS, Self-hosted, Windows. There is a free plan.
Compared on backup software
- Free plan
- Yesclonezilla.org
- Computer backup
- Yesclonezilla.org
- Mobile backup
- Noclonezilla.org
- Server backup
- Yesclonezilla.org
- Backup scope
- mixedclonezilla.org
- Restore modes
- mixedclonezilla.org
- Ransomware protection
- Noclonezilla.org
- Supported platforms
- Linux-based bootable environment; can image supported file systems used by Linux, Windows, Mac, BSD, Minix, VMware ESX, and Chrome OS/Chromium OSclonezilla.org
Facts
- Free plan
- Yesclonezilla.org · 23 Sept 2026
- Computer backup
- Yesclonezilla.org · 23 Sept 2026
- Mobile backup
- Noclonezilla.org · 23 Sept 2026
- Server backup
- Yesclonezilla.org · 23 Sept 2026
- Backup scope
- mixedclonezilla.org · 23 Sept 2026
- Restore modes
- mixedclonezilla.org · 23 Sept 2026
- Ransomware protection
- Noclonezilla.org · 23 Sept 2026
- Supported platforms
- Linux-based bootable environment; can image supported file systems used by Linux,Windows,Mac,BSD,Minix,VMware ESX,and Chrome OS/Chromium OSclonezilla.org · 23 Sept 2026
- Purpose
- Clonezilla is a partition and disk imaging and cloning program for system deployment, bare metal backup, and recovery.clonezilla.org · 29 Sept 2026
- Editions
- The site lists Clonezilla live, Clonezilla lite server, and Clonezilla SE (server edition).clonezilla.org · 29 Sept 2026
- Deployment scale
- Clonezilla live is suitable for one machine; lite server and SE can clone many computers simultaneously, with the site describing 40-plus computers.clonezilla.org · 29 Sept 2026
- Used blocks
- Clonezilla saves and restores only used blocks on supported file systems; it uses sector-to-sector copying for unsupported file systems.clonezilla.org · 29 Sept 2026
- File systems
- The site lists support for Linux, Windows, Mac, BSD, Minix, and VMware file systems, including ext4, NTFS, APFS, and VMFS3/5.clonezilla.org · 29 Sept 2026
- Storage and transfer
- Image files can be stored on a local disk or on SSH, Samba, NFS, or WebDAV servers.clonezilla.org · 29 Sept 2026
- Mass deployment
- Clonezilla SE supports multicast; Clonezilla lite server supports BitTorrent for massive deployment.clonezilla.org · 29 Sept 2026
- Encryption
- The site says images can be encrypted and that AES-256 encryption can secure data access, storage, and transfer.clonezilla.org · 29 Sept 2026
- Boot and partition support
- The site lists MBR and GPT support, and says Clonezilla live can boot on BIOS or UEFI machines.clonezilla.org · 29 Sept 2026
- Minimum requirements
- Clonezilla live requires an x86 or x86-64 processor, 196 MB RAM, and a boot device such as CD/DVD, USB, PXE, or hard drive.clonezilla.org · 29 Sept 2026
- Limitations
- The destination partition must be at least as large as the source; differential or incremental backups and online imaging are not implemented.clonezilla.org · 29 Sept 2026
- Image access limitation
- The site says Clonezilla images cannot be explored or mounted, so individual file recovery from an image is not directly supported.clonezilla.org · 29 Sept 2026
- Current release
- The downloads page lists stable Clonezilla live 3.3.3-37 as Debian-based and alternative stable 20260913-resolute as Ubuntu-based.clonezilla.org · 29 Sept 2026
- Download verification
- The downloads page says checksum files are GPG-signed by the DRBL project.clonezilla.org · 29 Sept 2026
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Sources
- clonezilla.org· checked 23 Sept 2026
- clonezilla.org/downloads.php· checked 29 Sept 2026




