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This release is old. Always use the latest release.

If you have a blank screen, try "Graphical Fallback Mode" from the Rescuezilla boot menu (after selecting a language). If that doesn't work, try the alternative ISO image. Each variant has slightly different video drivers and Linux kernel versions, so often have slightly different graphics support.

  • Adds release based on Ubuntu 24.04 (Noble), Ubuntu 23.10 (Mantic) and Ubuntu 23.04 (Lunar) for best support of new hardware
  • Upgrades to latest partclone release v0.3.27 (released October 2023) from v0.3.20 (which was released in April 2022)
    • This should improve issues with BTRFS filesystems, as it supports BTRFS v6.3.3, rather than v5.11 (#393)
  • Added experimental command-line interface (CLI) (#258)
    • CLI should be considered EXPERIMENTAL and UNSTABLE, and behavior may change between versions without notice
    • CLI only supports images created by Clonezilla and Rescuezilla (the other supported formats coming in future)
    • CLI only supports backup, verify, restore and clone operations (mount and unmount operations coming in future)
  • Integrated Rescuezilla into the automated integration test suite scripts, to hopefully enable faster project iteration
  • Continue image scan after an error, so permission denied on irrelevant folders no longer block populating the image list
  • Fixed issue causing backup of Linux md RAID devices containing MBR partition tables to fail (#448)
  • Installs 'hashdeep' package as stop-gap command-line workaround for a specific user niche until Rescuezilla's UI handles it (#441)
  • Fixed failing restore and clone operations when Rescuezilla v2.4.2 booted into Portuguese language, due to a minor typo (#438)
  • Prevent laptops from sleeping when is lid closed (#427)

Details of all previous releases available in the changelog.

Compatibility

Rescuezilla creates backups that are fully compatible with the industry-standard Clonezilla tool. Rescuezilla works with images created by:

  • Clonezilla *
  • Rescuezilla
  • Every virtual machine image format supported by the qemu-nbd utility. Eg,
    • VirtualBox’s VDI
    • VMWare’s VMDK
    • Qemu’s QCOW2
    • Hyper-V's VHDx
    • raw .dd/.img
    • ...and more!
  • Redo Rescue
  • Foxclone
  • FOG Project (still in-development: only supports Windows MBR/GPT disks due to FOG Project's more advanced image manipulation)
  • FSArchiver (restore only, not explore)
  • Apart GTK
  • Redo Backup and Recovery (v0.9.2 format, v0.9.3-v1.0.4 format and the old community updates)

Bug advisories

Severity Tracking # Description Fixed in release
Critical #466 Two users reported after Rescuezilla v2.4.2 failed to create a backup or a clone, they were unable to reboot due to Windows bootloader autorepair failing. These reports are being investigated with maximum priority. Rescuezilla backup (and clone) operations are intended to be read-only for the source disk.

Rescuezilla is thoroughly tested using Windows, Linux, and Mac environments.

If you encounter any additional bugs, please report them (ideally with logs) on the GitHub issues page (after searching for duplicate issues).

Checksums

Checksums available in 'Assets' section at the bottom of this release file.

Discussion and User Support

If you need support, start by checking the frequently asked questions, then proceed to the Rescuezilla forum.

Reviews and Testimonials

You can read reviews of Rescuezilla on AlternativeTo. Please consider joining AlternativeTo and giving the project a like -- as of writing, Rescuezilla has 162 likes compared to Clonezilla's 449 likes, so fewer people are discovering Rescuezilla.

This release is old. Always use the latest release.

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