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Clonezilla vs MultiDrive: catalog facts
Clonezilla	MultiDrive
Free Free and open source, released under the GPL and developed at Taiwan's NCHC Free Software…	Free Freeware, free for personal and commercial use.
Linux	Windows, Command line
Images a whole drive including the boot loader, so a restore just boots Skips unused blocks on filesystems it understands, keeping images small	Backup, restore, clone and secure erase in one tool Drive images in ZIP, RAW or ZSTD with hash verification
You boot into it; there is no scheduled or background operation The destination drive must be at least as large as the source	Windows only Closed source freeware
Downloadable app, Operating system	Downloadable app
Open source	Closed source
License: GPL (see project site)	License: Freeware
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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