How to Use Rescuezilla Clone Disk (Tutorial & Alternative)

Rescuezilla is an open-source and easy-to-use disk cloning app that lets you clone a hard drive for free on Windows, Mac, and Linxus. It is fully compatible with Clonezilla but has a much simpler UI design. You can clone hard drives, back up and restore system images, and recover deleted pictures, documents, and other files. This article from EaseUS will tell you how to use Rescuezilla clone disk on Windows and introduce a better disk cloning tool for disk cloning!

How to Use Rescuezilla for Disk Cloning on Windows

Rescuezilla provides users with a reliable and efficient solution for disk cloning, Windows backup, data recovery, and rescue operations. Here, we will show you how to use Rescuezilla to clone your OS hard drive for free.

Step 1. Download the latest live image. Go to the Rescuezilla official website to download the latest software version.

Step 2. Write the ISO image to a USB drive. You can use Rufus or balenaEtcher to put the ISO on the USB flash drive. (Note: This will erase data on the USB stick.)

Step 3. Reboot your computer. After writing the Rescuezilla ISO to the USB, you must restart your PC with the USB inserted to use Rescuezilla. To boot from the USB, you need to go to BIOS settings by repeatedly pressing F8 or F12 while your computer starts. Then, change the boot order to boot from the USB drive. Then, save changes, exit BIOS, and restart your computer.

Step 4. Choose Clone option in the Welcome screen. Once your computer restarts, Rescuezilla will launch automatically. Select your language, click Clone, and hit Next.

Step 5. Understanding cloning. Just click Next.

Step 6. Select source drive. Choose the source hard drive that you want to clone and click Next.

Step 7. Select destination drive. Choose the target disk connected to your computer via the adapter.

Step 8. Select partitions to clone. To clone an entire disk, ensure all partitions are cloned.

Step 9. Confirm cloning configuration. Confirm the source and disk drive and clone all partitions.

Note: Click Yes when a warning message pops up.

Step 10. Start cloning. Rescuezilla will begin disk cloning, and the time to clone depends on how much data needs to be transferred.

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Rescuezilla Alternative Free Download for Disk Cloning

Undoubtedly, Rescuezilla is much easier to use than Clonezilla. However, it still leaves much to be desired because you will need a USB drive to run this software, and the functions to clone a disk can only meet basic needs. Most importantly, the steps to clone a disk are complicated and thus unsuitable for beginners. To clone a hard drive easily and quickly, you will need professional disk cloning software like EaseUS Disk Copy.

EaseUS Disk Copy is a safe and reliable disk cloning program that can let you clone a disk from various manufacturers with only 3 steps. It can help you copy a hard drive bit for bit if there are bad sectors on the disk and clone HDD to SSD with different sizes. In addition, this disk clone software can help make a bootable disk to boot your new computer and adjust the disk layout when cloning a disk.

If you want to install Windows on a different drive without a USB, this disk cloning tool can also satisfy your needs with its system clone feature. Just download this cloning software on your PC and start disk cloning. It has a simple and streamlined UI design, and the steps to clone a hard drive are quite straightforward:

Prior Notice:

• The "Sector by sector copy" asks the size of your destination disk to be at least equal to or larger than that of the source disk. Leave this feature unchecked if you wish to clone a larger hard disk to a smaller hard disk.
• All data on the destination disk will be completely erased, so take care.

Step 1. To start copying/cloning an entire disk to another, choose this disk as the source disk under "Disk Mode" and click "Next".

Step 2. Choose the other disk as the destination disk.

Step 3. Check the disk layout of the two disks. You can manage the disk layout of the destination disk by selecting "Autofit the disk", "Copy as the source" or "Edit disk layout". 

• "Autofit the disk" makes some changes by default on the destination disk layout so that it can work at its best status.
• "Copy as the source"does not change anything on destination disk and the layout is the same as source disk.
• "Edit disk layout" allows you to manually resize/move partition layout on this destination disk.

Tick the "Check the option if the target is SSD" option to put your SSD in its best performance.

A message now appears, warning you that data will be lost. Please confirm this message by clicking "OK" and then click "Next".

Step 4. Click "Proceed" to officially execute the task.

To Wrap Things Up

Rescuezilla is an open-source program that lets you clone a hard drive, recover deleted files, create a system image backup, etc. This article tells you how to use Rescuezilla clone disk on your Windows computers. To clone a hard drive using Rescuezilla, you will need an empty USB disk to hold its ISO image and boot your computer from the USB, which is much more complex. If you want an easy disk cloning solution with more functions and reliable operation, just try EaseUS Disk Copy.

FAQs on How to Use Rescuezilla for Cloning Disk

1. Is Rescuezilla safe?

Yes, Rescuezilla is safe and secure for disk cloning, data backup, and data recovery on Windows, Mac, and Linxus. It is an open-source and free program, and you will need a USB stick to run it on your computer without downloading the software.

2. How do I recover files from Rescuezilla?

If you accidentally delete files or empty your Recycle Bin, shut down the computer, insert the USB containing the Reszuezilla ISO file, and launch the file recovery tool, which will undelete files and save them to another disk.

3. Is Rescuezilla the same as Clonezilla?

Rescuezilla is another form of Clonezilla, fully compatible with Clonezilla but with an easy-to-use interface. 

4. Can I clone Windows 10 with Clonezilla?

Yes, you can clone a Windows 10 disk with Clonezilla or Rescuezilla for free. If you want a much easier disk cloning utility, try EaseUS Disk Copy. It can help you clone your Windows disk with only 3 steps.