Clonezilla - Clone your system

Clonezilla - Clone your system

Clonezilla is a free utility allowing you to clone partitions or the entire hard drive (in its current state) of your PC. In the event of a crash, this method allows you to easily restore your system along with:

your custom settings

your files and documents

your installed programs.

Formats supported by Clonezilla: ext2, ext3, ext4, reiserfs, xfs, jfs for GNU/Linux, FAT, NTFS for MS Windows and HFS+ for Mac OS.

Choosing your backup medium

Of course, you need a backup medium. Avoid storing the image on the hard drive involved in the backup.

Opt for an external media such as a USB key, hard drive or DVDs.

Downloading and preparing Clonezilla

Download the Clonezilla ISO file from this link:https://clonezillarg/downloads/download.php?branch=stable

Download Active ISO Burner: httpstfom/iso_burner_free.htm

Burn Clonezilla on a CD.

Some tips before cloning your system

Configure the entire system: user accounts, programs, drivers,...

Do not perform this operation if the system is unstable.

Make sure the system is not infected.

Perform a thorough cleaning of the disk or partition before cloning it.

Defrag your hard drive before cloning it.

Cloning a partition or the entire HDD

Boot from the Clonezilla Live CD.

Clonezilla starts and will ask you to configure some settings.

Choose the resolution of your screen (e.g 800x600).

Select the language and press ENTER.

Use the default keyboard encoding.

Select "Start Clonezilla" and press ENTER.

Select the disk or partition you want to clone and press ENTER.

Select "local_dev Mount a local device" and press ENTER.

Press ENTER again.

Wait a few seconds and select the backup medium.

Press ENTER.

Press Y to confirm and ENTER.

Select the backup directory and a folder will still be created at the root.

Press ENTER.

Press ENTER again.

Select "Novice Mode" and press ENTER.

If you want to back up your entire hard drive, then choose "Savedisk".

If you simply want to back up your system partition, then select "saveparts".

Press ENTER.

Give a name to the image file (no space between the words, use underscore "_" if needed).

Press ENTER.

Now select the partition(s) or disk(s) you want to backup. Select the line with the SPACE key and press ENTER to confirm.

Press ENTER again.

Press Y to confirm.

The cloning process starts:

Once the procedure is completed, press 1 to restart your computer and then press ENTER.

Eject the disc and press ENTER.

To restore your system