Tag: Clonezilla

  • How to Restore Backup Image Using Clonezilla

    How to Restore Backup Image Using Clonezilla

    Let’s have a look at how to restore backup image using Clonezilla. With the bootable Clonezilla USB flash inserted into your system. Please power on your system and use either the F2, Del, or other keys to enter the system BIOS. You need to make sure that your boot priority is the Clonezilla bootable USB disk upon launch and this will then run Clonezilla.

    Restore Backup Image Using Clonezilla

    Connect the external USB hard drive which contains the backup data for restoration.
    Boot the computer by the Clonezilla live CD and then choose Clonezilla live.

    Clonezilla live

    Select the language then select ok.

    Choose language Clonezilla

    Clonezilla keyboard configuration, click ok.

    Keyboard configuration clonezilla

    Default settings hit enter.

    Start clonezilla

    Select device-image work with disks …… and then press enter.

    Device image work with disks

    Click on local_dev Use local device and press enter.
    Then follow the instruction to insert the external USB disk if your USB hard drive is not connected. Press enter to continue.

    Local dev use local device clonezilla

    First, check your backed up image drive is connected, then press Ctrl C

    Clonezilla update periodically

    Choose the right image backup disk and then hit enter.

    Clonezilla image (s) repository

    Skip checking/repairing ….

    Skip checking/repairing Clonezilla

    Select clonezilla image repository and hit enter.

    Clonezilla image repository

    Click on done and then press enter to continue.

    Restore backup image clonezilla

    Choose Beginner mode

    Beginner mode clonezilla

    Select savedisk options and hit enter.

    Clonezilla saveddisk

    Select the right image and press enter.

    Restore backup image using clonezilla

    Now choose the right source disk where you want to restore.

    Clonezilla source disk

    Choose the compression option.

    Clonezilla advanced extra parameters

    Skip checking/repairing source file option

    Skip checking/repairing source clonezilla

    Yes, check the saved image.

    Clonezilla check the saved image

    Select not to encrypt the image.

    Not to encrypt the image Clonezilla

    Click on ok to continue or select Poweroff to shutdown the machine.
    Press enter to continue

    Choose reboot Clonezilla

    Review the details of target disk and then press Y to proceed the restoration if it is correct.
    Wait the backup procedure is completed.

    Clonezilla restore backup image

    Wait the backup procedure is completed.

    Clonezilla data restore process

    Now Remove the Clonezilla CD/DVD or bootable USB drive and then press ok to power off the computer to complete the disk restoration.

  • How to Create Clonezilla Bootable USB Disk

    How to Create Clonezilla Bootable USB Disk

    Let’s have a look at how to create Clonezillah bootable USB disk. First, you need to download the Clonezilla live image onto your system to create a bootable Clonezilla USB device. To make a Clonezilla bootable USB device please follow the steps.

    Create Clonezilla Bootable USB Disk

    First, download the Tuxboot software application

    After downloading Tuxboot, open the Tuxboot application on your system.
    On-Line Distribution option, Select Clonezilla_live_stable if not selected and then click on the Update button.

    Create Clonezilla bootable USB Tuxboot

    Click on the … dot button.

    Clonezilla live tuxboot

    Select Clonezilla live ISO file and then click open.

    Clonezilla live ISO file

    Select USB Drive from type drop-down option and the select your USB drive.
    Leave all other options default and then click on ok button to proceed.

    Create Clonezilla bootable USB drive

    The Clonezilla files are extracting and copying the files to the USB drive.

    Create tuxboot bootable USB

    Filezilla bootable USB disk successfully completed.

    Tuxboot clonezilla USB bootable

    Open the Rufus website and download this Rufus software.

    Create Bootable USB Clonezilla

    How to use Rufus to create a Clonezilla bootable USB from ISO. Download Rufus software and follow the steps to create a bootable USB disk.
    Insert your USB flash drive into the system.
    Double-click on the Rufus exe file of Rufus to open it.

    Clonezilla create bootable USB disk

    Choose the Clonezilla live ISO file you have downloaded.

    Clonezilla live ISO file

    Type a volume label
    Select file system and then select the START button to create a bootable Clonezilla Windows USB drive.

    Create USB bootable disk Rufus

    Click ok

    Rufus ISO hybrid image

    Rufus data destroyed warning, click ok.

    Rufus data destroying warning

    Creating Clonezilla bootable USB disk.

    Rufus copying ISO files

    After you have done Clonezilla live bootable USB you will be prompted to reboot the system to finish the installation.
    Related: How to Create Image Backup using Clonezilla.