HDClone creates physical or logical copies (clones) and file images of
hard disks and other mass storage media. HDClone is a perfect tool for
backups and copies of entire software or operating system installations.
A special 'SafeRescue' mode makes HDClone an invaluable tool for
rescuing defective hard disks and other media. HDClone works independent
of partitioning scheme, file system, and operating system. It also
works with proprietary formats which otherwise would be unaccessible.
• create copies and images - even of the system volume - while Windows is running
• access to special media & controllers (SCSI, SAS, RAID, Dynamic Volumes ...)
• using familiar Windows drive letters
Each HDClone software package now contains a Windows program (HDClone/W)
in addition to the self-booting program (HDClone/S). Since both are
operated identically, you do not have to change over when switching
between HDClone/s and HDClone/W.
The Professional Edition of HDClone is conceived for daily and
professional use. Its FastCopy mode and freely selectable sector areas
give technicians and professionals maximum speed and flexibility.
HDClone Professional Edition supports SCSI hard disks and Firewire
(IEEE1394) mass storage (SBP2) as well as SAS and RAID with HDClone/W.
[ NEW: PartitionSelect ]
Allows to select one or more partitions of a disk to be transferred,
without having to copy all the partitions. This saves space on the
target drive, making it possible to use a smaller target or using the
additional space for the remaining partitions. The special thing about
PartitionSelect is that it transfers the required data in one single
step, no matter what sizes the partitions have or how they are arranged.
Thus, copying the partitions plus other adjustments will be perfomed
with almost no extra time required and HDClone will still work at its
maximum speed.
[ File images - Smart, RAW, compressed, encrypted - NEW: QuickCompress ]
Instead of a direct copy from medium to medium, you can also store an
exact image of medium in a file image. Optionally, the image may be
created compressed or encrypted. With QuickCompress, this requires
almost no extra time for compressing. These file images can be stored,
archived, or transmitted via network and the Internet. They can be
restored 1:1 to a medium which then behaves just like a direct copy had
been made. VMDK images can be directly used as drives in VMware
virtualization software. HDClone also creates a VMX file automatically.
[ Miray Virtual Disk (MVD) - NEW: Accessing network shares directly ]
From the Basic Edition on, HDClone includes the software "Miray Virtual
Disk" (» version overview). You can use this software to mount file
images that have been created with HDClone as virtual Windows drives.
This allows you to access files and folders in an image directly without
having to restore the image to a physical disk before. Images can be
accessed read-only or writeable.
[ Defragmentation 'on the fly' for NTFS & FAT ]
HDClone can perform a perfect defragmentation on NTFS and FAT volumes
during copying or restoring from a file image. This defragmentation only
needs a fraction of the time usually required for defragmentation.
Hence, it consumes almost no additional time compared to the copying
itself.
[ HotCopy & LiveImage ]
HDClone now can create copies and file images of drives and partitions during Windows operation - even for the system volume.
[ Faster with SmartCopy mode ]
HDClone creates logical sector copies (SmartCopy) of FAT, NTFS, and
ext2/ext3/ext4 file systems in only a fraction of the time usually
needed - yielding an equivalent result. SmartCopy can clone an entire
Windows XP base installation in less than 20 seconds for example.
[ AutoExpand - upsizing 'on the fly' ]
Let HDClone upsize your FAT, NTFS, and ext2/ext3/ext4 partitions automatically on the fly during copying.
[ Downsizing 'on the fly' for NTFS & FAT ]
Have HDClone downsize your NTFS and FAT partitions automatically on the
fly during copying. This allows you to adjust partition sizes during
cloning or to migrate to smaller media. Perfect for migrating to
(usually smaller) SSD drives.