Carbon Copy Cloner Alternatives for Linux

Carbon Copy Cloner is not available for Linux but there are some alternatives that runs on Linux with similar functionality. The best Linux alternative is Rescuezilla, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to Carbon Copy Cloner and nine of them are available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux alternatives to Carbon Copy Cloner are Clonezilla, FOG Project, Time Machine for Linux and Crow Backup.

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Carbon Copy Cloner alternatives are mainly System Restore Tools, but if you're looking for Disk Cloning Tools or Disk Imaging Tools you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Mac, Windows and Linux. You can also filter by region, for example EU-based alternatives if you prefer software developed in the European Union. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to Carbon Copy Cloner.
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  1. Rescuezilla icon
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    Free and straightforward disk cloning and imaging software that boots from a USB, supporting Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. Interoperable with Clonezilla and can recover and extract files. Includes partition editing, undeleting, and NTFS recovery. No installation needed.

    39 Rescuezilla alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
     
    • Rescuezilla is the most popular Linux alternative to Carbon Copy Cloner.

    • Rescuezilla is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Carbon Copy Cloner.

    • Rescuezilla is Free and Open SourceCarbon Copy Cloner is Paid and Proprietary
    • Rescuezilla is LightweightCarbon Copy Cloner is not according to our users
  2. Clonezilla icon
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    Discover a free, open-source solution for disk imaging and cloning. Clonezilla ensures efficient large-scale deployment by simultaneously cloning over 40 computers. Supports unicasting and multicasting for versatile backup, based on Partclone and more for enhanced speed. Ideal for tech pros.

    71 Clonezilla alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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    no cloning of mounted drives

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    Not support APFS. Only sector by sector and slowly.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Most users think Clonezilla is a great Carbon Copy Cloner alternative.

    • Clonezilla is the most popular Windows & Mac alternative to Carbon Copy Cloner.

    • Clonezilla is Free and Open SourceCarbon Copy Cloner is Paid and Proprietary
  3. FOG Project icon
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    FOG is a free open-source cloning/imaging solution/rescue suite. A alternative solution used to image Windows XP, Vista PCs using PXE, PartImage, and a Web GUI to tie it together. Includes featues like memory and disk test, disk wipe, av scan & task scheduling.

    40 FOG Project alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
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    Use Time Machine to automatically back up your personal data, including apps, music, photos and documents. Having a backup allows you to recover files that you later delete or can't access.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  5.  Crow Backup icon
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    Crow Backup is a software that allows for the creation of backups on friends’ computers in a simple and secure manner.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  6. Retrospect icon
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    Retrospect is a multi-platform backup solution supporting hybrid backup to disk, tape, NAS & Cloud, aimed at SMEs and MSPs. Main Editions include unlimited client/endpoint licenses. Site License Edition includes unlimited server licenses.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once or Subscription
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • VMware vSphere Hypervisor
    • Microsoft Hyper-V Server
     
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    network backup vs local backup tool. not similar

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    • Retrospect is Paid and ProprietaryCarbon Copy Cloner is also Paid and Proprietary
  7. FSArchiver icon
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    FSArchiver is a system tool that allows you to save the contents of a file system to a compressed archive file. The file system can be restored on a partition which has a different size and it can be restored on a different file system.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  8. WereSync icon
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    Incrementally clones linux drives. WereSync can clone to a smaller drive, from a drive currently running, and creates new UUIDs, so the two drives can be used alongside each other.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
     
  9. PING icon
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    PING (Partimage Is Not Ghost) is a free software Linux-based live CD ISO built upon the partimage and Linux from Scratch (LFS) projects for disk cloning or backup purposes. The software supports most hardware platforms using ATA, SATA, or SCSI systems for desktop computers...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Linux
     
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