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Rescuezilla

With Rescuezilla create and recover disk images from a bootable USB environment with graphical control.

Developer Rescuezilla

Version 2.6.2 · Open source · Linux

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You start the computer from a USB stick and work outside the normally installed operating system. From the graphical environment, select the source and place where the image is stored. You can also restore an earlier copy without reinstalling Windows first.

Rescuezilla works together with the Clonezilla image format. It is not an app that will keep in the background in Windows daily files. You need to restart before the operation. Furthermore, the USB stick with Rescuezilla is not automatically the storage space for all your backups; it requires separate capacity.

Which software suits you?

Compare Rescuezilla with alternatives

For cloning from a bootable environment, choose source and target disk carefully: the target can be overwritten. Compare the interface and support for your file system and hardware. A disk copy and a collection of historical file backups solve various recovery problems. If you want to recover a Linux system after a wrong change, you can use system snapshots or disk images. Timeshift focuses on snapshots of the installed system; Rescuezilla and Clonezilla operate from a disk copy boot environment. See how much you want to restore and whether your recovery should also be available with a faulty system drive.

Differences between Rescuezilla and Clonezilla, Timeshift
SoftwareWhat can it do?Platform and licence
RescuezillaYou are viewing this app You create and recover disk images from a bootable environment with a graphical interface. That lowers the threshold for recovery outside your installed operating system. LinuxOpen source
ClonezillaView this alternative You clone and recover disks from a bootable environment with text menu drives and extended options. You must specify precisely which disks and partitions are processed. LinuxOpen source
TimeshiftView this alternative You make snapshots to bring a Linux system back to an earlier state. Your personal files are not the default target of these system snapshots. LinuxOpen source

Choose an alternative to explore its features, system requirements and download options.

Who is it for?

Before a major change, you want to create a disk copy or restore a system image and use graphic control rather than a text menu.

Getting started

Write the official 64-bit ISO file to an empty USB stick and start the PC from it. Use separate storage for the image and carefully check source and target.

Privacy

You choose where the image is. A full disk copy can contain virtually all the contents of the computer. Keep it on secure storage and limit access to the recovery media.

Good to know

Rescuezilla runs as its own boot environment. The current recommended download is for 64-bit Intel/AMD PCs; older variants may have other hardware support.

Please note

Creating the USB stick erases its existing content. Upon recovery, the selected target disk can be overwritten. Check device names and capacity before attaching.

Advantages

  • You can work outside a non-starting Windows installation.
  • You get graphic control for image backups.
  • You can work with the Clonezilla image format.

Things to consider

  • You need to restart the computer.
  • It is not a continuous personal file backup.
  • Recovery requires a proper source, destination and sufficient storage.

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Official download page

Provider’s website · rescuezilla.com

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Version history

2.6.2

The new live environment supports more recent hardware and corrects rounding errors.

A version based on Ubuntu 26.04 LTS has been added. An empty error message after cloning, which could also prevent shutdown, has been fixed. Partclone has been updated to 0.3.47.
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Our verdict

Rescuezilla is especially useful for a conscious disk copy or recovery action, for example before a major system change. The graphic control makes the selection more visible, but does not assume responsibility for the right disk. It is a supplement to a file scheme, not a replacement.

Check that the live environment recognizes your storage and that a created image is usable before changing the source. Anyone who wants to keep changes in documents every day will need a different method. For repair outside a faulty system, self-starting is the added value.

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