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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.

Jamil Parvez

Jamil Pervez works as a Network Administrator, based in Kuwait with a Primary focus on Microsoft technologies. Microsoft Certified MCSE, MCTP, MCITP, CCNP, CCIP, CCVP with 20 years of experience in administering Windows Servers, Exchange, VMWare, Veeam B&R, Veritas BackupExec.

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