v2.6.2 (2026-05-16)

Download the 64-bit version of the Rescuezilla 2.6.2 version: rescuezilla-2.6.2-64bit.resolute.iso

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.

Rescuezilla v2.6.2 (2026-05-15)

• Adds release based on Ubuntu 26.04 LTS (Resolute) for best support of new hardware (circa April 2026 hardware)
  • the prior release Recuezilla v2.6.1 (2025-07-16) left the default release using Ubuntu 24.10 (Oracular) which only provided hardware support to circa October 2024, despite it introducing an release based on Ubuntu 25.04 (Plucky)
• Adds release based on the recently end-of-life Ubuntu 25.10 (Questing) as a backfill
• Fixed blank error message window displayed after cloning (even on success), which causes the cancellation of the post-operation shutdown/restart request (#588)
• Fixed graphical-shutdown menu not opening on the "Plucky" variant due to missing item in custom rules file for polkit authentication manager (#590)
• Upgraded to latest partclone 0.3.47 (released March 2026) from partclone 0.3.37 (released June 2025)
• Temporarily disables the 32-bit (Intel i386) build based on Ubuntu 18.04 (Bionic)
• Temporarily disables older 64-bit (AMD64) build based on Ubuntu 22.04 (Jammy), Ubuntu 24.04 (Noble) and Ubuntu 25.04 (Plucky)
• New translation submitted using Weblate:
  • Galician/Galego (gl-ES) (in-progress)
• Integrated language selection for unbegun (empty) translations already listed in Weblate to encourage translation commencement:
  • Bengali/বাংলা (bn-BD)
  • Hindi/हिन्दी (hi-IN)
  • Swahili/Kiswahili (sw-KE)
  • Urdu/اردو (ur-PK)

Notably NOT included in this release: an ARM64 build (#642), or planned major overhaul to Image Explorer using indexed-gzip and improved UI. That's coming next release.

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

Please report any errors (ideally with logs) on the GitHub issues page (after searching for duplicate issues).

Rescuezilla is currently tested using an automated testing suite with a test matrix of Windows 10 and Linux environments, containing various disk layouts and system configurations on 64-bit Intel-compatible environments. The end-to-end integration test is run nightly with the results available on the GitHub Actions. In addition to the automated testing suite, ad-hoc manual QA verification is done the author.

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

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Download: rescuezilla-2.6.2-64bit.resolute.iso