CloneZilla : Create Bootable External USB HDD [Updated: 2023]

 CloneZilla : Create Bootable External USB HDD [Updated: 2023]

CloneZilla is a partition and disk imaging/cloning program similar to True Image® or Norton Ghost®. It helps you to do system deployment, bare metal backup and recovery. CloneZilla live is suitable for single machine backup and restore.

Many File systems are supported:

(1) ext2, ext3, ext4, reiserfs, reiser4, xfs, jfs, btrfs, f2fs and nilfs2 of GNU/Linux
(2) FAT12, FAT16, FAT32, exFAT and NTFS of MS Windows
(3) HFS+ and APFS of Mac OS
(4) UFS of FreeBSD, NetBSD, and OpenBSD
(5) minix of Minix
(6) VMFS3 and VMFS5 of VMWare ESX.

Therefore you can clone GNU/Linux, MS windows, Intel-based Mac OS, FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD, Minix, VMWare ESX and Chrome OS/Chromium OS, no matter it's 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x86-64) OS. 

Links :-

• Official CloneZilla Website: https://clonezilla.org/
• Official CloneZilla News: https://sourceforge.net/p/clonezilla/news/
• Official TuxBoot Website: https://tuxboot.org/about/

(A) STEPS #1 OF 5

1. Download CloneZilla ISO file.
2. Ensure you select the correct Architecture.
3. Ensure you select "ISO" file format.

(B) STEPS #2 OF 5

1. Download TuxBoot utility.

(C) STEPS #3 OF 5

1. Plugin External USB HDD, ensure capacity is 1TB or larger.
2. Ensure all data in the drive is backup, as ALL DATA WILL BE WIPED !
3. Create a First Partition with minimal 8GB or 10GB size.
4. Format the first partition as FAT32.
5. Create a Second Partition on the balance of the drive.
6. Format the second partition as NTFS.
7. Make "Active" of the First Partition.          {very important steps}

(D) STEPS #4 OF 5

1. Open TuxBoot (run as admin).
2. Select CloneZilla's ISO file.
3. Enable the Show all device          {be extra careful not to select the wrong drive letter}
4. Ensure the drive selected is the First Partition (eg. 8GB).
5. Next proceed to click the OK button to continue.

(E) STEPS #5 OF 5

1. Unplug the External USB HDD from the Computer.
2. Plugin to the Source (Reference) Computer and Boot-up via External USB HDD drive.
3. If boot-up is successful, you will be prompted with a Main Menu screen, leave the default selection and Press [ENTER] key to continue boot-up.
4. On the next screen, you will be prompted to select the Keyboard type, this means you have successfully booted up to CloneZilla.

Stay tune for Part #2, on how to backup & restore your computer.

!!! HAPPY COMPUTING !!!