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Flash the Rescuezilla image to a USB stick using balenaEtcher (this will erase all data on your USB stick). Reboot your PC and boot from USB.
Rescuezilla is a fork of Redo Backup and Recovery (now called Redo Rescue) after it had been abandoned for 7 years.
RESCUEZILLA IS OPEN FOR TRANSLATIONS!
Rescuezilla v2.1.2 fixes an issue affecting v2.0-v2.1.1 where restoring a Clonezilla or Rescuezilla v2.0+ MBR image from some locations would cause the restored disk to not be able to boot:
- Fixed incorrect filename pattern match that prevented booting after restoring MBR disks from some locations (#162)
- Removed "Are You Sure" prompt on Image Explorer (beta) unmount
Details of previous releases available in the changelog.
Thank you to the 19 people who support Rescuezilla on Patreon. Consider contributing $1/month on the crowdfunding website Patreon so that Rescuezilla can continue to be developed.
Backwards compatibility
Rescuezilla v2.1.2 creates backups using the Clonezilla image format. Backups created with Rescuezilla v2.0 and newer cannot be restored using prior versions of Rescuezilla. Backups created with older versions of Rescuezilla can still of course be restored with v2.1.2.
Rescuezilla v2.1.2 supports restoring images created by Clonezilla, Rescuezilla, Redo Backup and Recovery v0.9.8-v1.0.4, and the old, unofficial Redo Backup updates by Sourceforge users OAM775, chcatzsf and louvetch.
Rescuezilla does not yet support restoring Redo Rescue 2.x/3.x image format. Support will be added once other higher priorities tasks have been completed.
Bug advisories
Rescuezilla is thoroughly tested using Windows, Linux, and Mac environments. The following are known bugs in v2.1.2. Please regularly consult the following table in case new bugs are discovered.
| Severity | Tracking # | Description | Fixed in release |
|---|---|---|---|
| Low | #146 | Rescuezilla doesn't match Clonezilla's ability to resize the destination filesystems, Clonezilla in some cases automaticallly re-installs the GRUB bootloader, and a few other things. For almost all backup images (including all prior versions of Rescuezilla) these advanced features have not been required for successfully restoring a disk and booting the operating system. The standard Clonezilla program is available from the terminal for advanced users who need to use functionality only available in classic Clonezilla. Rescuezilla v2.2 has implemented this advanced functionality. | v2.2 |
| Very low | #132 | A user with a disk with apparently inconsistent partitioning has issues backup and restoring their drive using Rescuezilla or other tools. Rescuezilla v2.2 automatically handles such issues. | v2.2 |
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Checksums
sha256sum:
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sha1sum:
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md5sum:
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Discussion and User Support
If you need support, start by checking the frequently asked questions, then proceed to the Rescuezilla forum.
Reviews and Testimonials
You can read reviews of Rescuezilla on AlternativeTo. Please consider writing a review and giving the project a like -- as of writing, Rescuezilla has 12 likes compared to Clonezilla's 412 likes, so very few people are discovering Rescuezilla.
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