Norton Ghost Alternatives for Linux

Norton Ghost is not available for Linux but there are plenty of 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 50 alternatives to Norton Ghost and 12 are available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux alternatives to Norton Ghost are Clonezilla, FOG Project, Cronopete and rdiff-backup.

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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

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  2. Clonezilla icon
     518 likes

    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

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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    Comments about Clonezilla as an Alternative to Norton Ghost
    Guest
    Negative
    5

    One of the most important features of norton ghost is live backups which is not supported by Clonezilla

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Clonezilla is Free and Open SourceNorton Ghost is Paid and Proprietary
  3. FOG Project icon
     29 likes

    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

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
     
  4. Cronopete icon
     7 likes

    Cronopete is a backup utility for Linux, modeled after Apple's Time Machine. It aims to simplify the creation of periodic backups.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
     
  5. rdiff-backup icon
     15 likes

    rdiff-backup backs up one directory to another, possibly over a network. The target directory ends up a copy of the source directory, but extra reverse diffs are stored in a special subdirectory of that target directory, so you can still recover files lost some time ago.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  6. FSArchiver icon
     11 likes

    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.

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  7. R-Linux icon
     5 likes

    Efficient file recovery tool designed for Ext2/Ext3/Ext4 FS within Linux and Unix systems, utilizing IntelligentScan. Free utility, excludes network and RAID features, but provides reliable recovery on supported platforms.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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    Comments about R-Linux as an Alternative to Norton Ghost
    jmartins
    Positive
    0

    Still available and works on Windows 11. Great pieace of software.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • R-Linux is Free and ProprietaryNorton Ghost is Paid and Proprietary
  8. Systemback icon
     10 likes

    Simple system backup and restore application with extra features. Systemback makes it easy to create backups of system and users configuration files. In case of problems you can easily restore the previous state of the system. There are extra features like system copying, system.

    50 Systemback alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Discontinued

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    • Linux
     
  9. Lethe icon
     20 likes

    Lethe is a Deep Freeze -like partition freezing software for Debian GNU/Linux and Lihuen GNU/Linux (May work on other Debian-based GNU/Linux distributions). Lethe makes the partitions behave like a Live CD: all changes made on the file system...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Discontinued

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    • Linux
     
  10.  4 likes

    fwbackups is a feature-rich user backup program that allows you to backup your documents anytime, anywhere. It is completely free to download and use without any sort of trial or restrictions. In fact, fwbackups is open-source, which means anybody can use, share it and improve...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Discontinued

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    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  11. Image for Windows is an affordable and reliable drive image backup and restore solution that provides an easy and convenient way to completely backup all your hard drive's data, programs and operating systems.

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
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  12. 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...

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    • Free
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