Full Image Backup Free Tools

ByJorge Pereira 2012-12-142014-09-17

Backups should be top of mind for everyone, but it is especially critical when you upgrade your OS.

Creating a full-image backup is – in my opinion – a must have before begining the upgrade process..

There are a number of free drive backup software (imaging, cloning) that can be created to a second hard drive, internal or external, DVD’s, or BluRay disks. Currently I am using Paragon and CloneZilla but a list of others follow:

Paragon Image Backup & Recovery 2012 (Recovery boot CD or USB key)
Acronis True Image For WD (reduced, free version for WD drives – cloning and imaging)
Clonezilla & Clonezilla Live (A bootable CD of Debian with Clonezilla.)
Macrium Reflect (Free)
O&O Disk Image Express or (mirror)
Easeus Todo Backup
ODIN (open-source)
Partition Saving
Redo Backup & Recovery (Boot CD)
Drive Image XML
PING (Partimage is not Ghost) (Boot CD with option Clam Antivirus)

Hope this helps!

Let me know if you know of any others!

Jorge Pereira

Accomplished Information Technology services professional with over 25 years of experience performing technical pre-sales, solution selling, public speaking / presentations, consulting, project delivery and program management. Over the past few years, Jorge has focused on customers solutions in the areas of: Artificial Intelligence, Generative AI, Workforce Transformation, End-User-Computing (EUC) Lifecycle Management, Modern Device Management, and Cybersecurity.
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