The turbo among copy programs - images, copies and virtualization
- Suitable for all operating and file systems (Windows, Linux, Mac)
- Smart-Copy/Image für NTFS, FAT16/32, ExFAT, ReFS, Ext2-4, L/inux Swap, XFS, BtrFS, HFS+ und APFS (Windows, Linux, Apple)
- Support for IDE, SCSI, SATA, eSATA, SAS, SSD, RAIDs, dynamic disks, USB, FireWire (internal/external) and much more.
- Memory cards: CompactFlash, SD/MMC cards, MicroDrive, Smart Media/FLASH card, xD-Picture Card, USB sticks and much more.
- Disk images for backup and virtualization
- Directly mountable images with write and read access, self-booting or under Windows (also directly integrated into Windows with drive letter)
- Safe rescue mode for physically defective hard drives - perfect for data recovery
- Can be used with three different operating systems
(Symobi, Linux and Windows) - Spot file manager for copying data between different file systems such as Windows to Mac, Linux to Windows and other combinations of Windows, Linux and Apple.
- Technician license for individual use on different devices and fixed installation on up to 2 additional devices. With one license you can make up to 3 copies simultaneously.
- Constant updates ensure flawless support for all environments and file systems
Aktuelle Version: X.7 (16)
The innovations in the program
- 🌍 Allgemeine Verbesserungen
Wie immer dabei sind Betriebssystemupdates, Optimierungen, Treibererweiterungen und Kompatibilitätsverbesserungen bei Windows, Linux und Symobi
Anpassungen an den Dateisystemen wie NTFS, ZFS, Btrfs und vielen mehr. Sowie die Verbesserungen in der Behandlung von Betriebssystemen wie Mac, Windows und Linux. - 🔓 OPAL-Disks entsperren
Viele Tools scheitern hier. HDClone 16 nicht. OPAL verschlüsselte Disks lassen sich jetzt direkt im Programm entsperren. Einstecken, freischalten, arbeiten. Keine Spezialhardware, keine Umwege.
Ein echtes Killerfeature für Enterprise Kunden. - 💾 ZFS-Partitionen – Kopieren, imagen, vergrößern und verkleinern leicht gemacht
Sichern, klonen, vergrößern – alles ohne komplizierte Workarounds. Besonders stark in Proxmox Umgebungen.
Zugriff auf die Daten auch unter Windows sowie auch bei allen anderen Dateisystemen und Betriebssystemen. - 🛡️ SpareDisk – Sofort verfügbarer Ersatz bei Festplattenausfall
Das ist die neue Versicherungspolice für Festplatten. Eine aktuelle Sicherung Ersatzdisk, die im Ernstfall in Sekunden aktiv gesetzt werden kann.
Kein Stillstand, kein Schrecken, einfach weiterarbeiten. Ein massiver USP gegenüber jeder Standardlösung. - ⚙️ Einstellungen sichern
Mit einem Klick komplexe Setups laden. Teams arbeiten einheitlicher, schneller und fehlerfrei. Ideal für alle mit standardisierten Prozessen und hohen Durchsätzen. - 🌐 Manuelle Netzwerkeinstellungen
Gerade in Firmenumgebungen ein Muss. Wenn DHCP ausfällt oder blockiert ist, setzt man einfach die statische IP und arbeitet weiter. Keine Sackgassen mehr. - 🖧 Vereinfachte Nutzung von NetDisk
HDClone kann NetDisk jetzt direkt im Netzwerk nutzen. Kein Stick, kein Vorbereiten, kein Hin und Her.
Das macht Massenklonungen und dezentrale Arbeitsplätze extrem komfortabel. - 🌍 Netzwerkstart per HTTP
HDClone aus dem Internet starten. Aus der Cloud. Aus dem eigenen Webserver. Für große Firmen ein Traum – zentral bereitstellen, überall nutzen.
Perfekt in Kombination mit der toolstar®bootcast PXE-Software. - ⚙️ MD-RAID – Direkte Unterstützung
MDADM Software RAIDs (Linux Software-RAIDs) lassen sich vollständig öffnen und bearbeiten. Klonen, sichern, migrieren – ohne Risiko und ohne Handarbeit. - ⚡Thunderbolt-Unterstützung (SCM)
Thunderbolt wird automatisch konfiguriert. So steht die maximale Übertragungsrate direkt in HDClone auf Abruf zur Verfügung. - 📦 Schnellere MAI-Archive
MAI (Miray Archive Image) läuft jetzt mit maximaler gewohnter Geschwindigkeit. Das heißt: Sicherungen und Wiederherstellungen deutlich flotter, volle Abwärtskompatibilität garantiert. - 🎨 Neue Farbschemata – Der Kunde sucht sich sein Design aus
Sieben frische Theme Optionen mit unterschiedlichen Farben. Auch das original Blau aus den frühen Zeiten ist zurück. - 🧱 Ext-Journal-Fehlerbehebung
Ext Datenträger werden im Hintergrund automatisch repariert. Weniger Fehler, weniger Abbrüche, weniger Ärger.
So können auch Dateisysteme mit defekten Einträgen kopiert werden und die Kopie weißt diese defekten Einträge nicht mehr auf. - 🔌 Intel® USB-Bluetooth-Adapter
HDClone 16 bringt volle Intel Bluetooth Power direkt in den Bootmodus. Maus und Tastatur laufen sofort, selbst wenn kein Windows da ist.
Das spart Zeit und macht das Arbeiten mit HDClone noch flexibler und bequemer. Gerade an Geräten ohne Tastatur, Touchscreen oder wenigen USB-Ports. - 💤 Neuer Bildschirmschoner
Verhindert Einbrennen und zeigt den aktuellen Fortschritt groß und gut sichtbar. Ideal für Werkstätten und Labore mit lang laufenden Vorgängen. - 🪟 Hilfe direkt im Programm
Die Hilfe sitzt jetzt direkt neben dem Workflow. Das macht Einsteiger sicherer und Profis schneller.
- LVM SmartImage & SmartCopy
Linux Datenträger mit LVM-Partitionen können jetzt per SMART-Copy ganz einfach kopiert und migriert werden. - QCow2 Virtualisierungsformat
Das virtuelle Image-Format QCow2 kann jetzt neben den bereits bestehenden Formaten für VMWare, Virtualbox und andere ausgewählt werden. Es stehen alle Operationen wie Erstellung, Rücksicherung und Konvertierung zur Verfügung. - Proxmox Backup und Migration
Komplette Proxmox-Virtualisierungs-Instanzen können jetzt ganz einfach mit HDClone gesichert und migrieret werden. - Secure SMB
Mit der Unterstützung für sichere SMB-Verbindungen, insbesondere unter Windows und Linux, können ganz einfach Backups auf Netzwerk-Shares, NAS oder in die Cloud erstellt werden. Durch die direkte Verbindung aus HDClone heraus ohne dass Windows oder andere Anwendungen wie zum Beispiel Malware Zugriff darauf haben. Damit wird eine Kompromittierung ihres Sicherungsspeichers auch bei aktiver Malware verhindert. - QUIC für Cloud-Netzlaufwerke
Unterstützung für das effiziente Alternativprotokoll QUIC für Netzwerk-Shares, insbesondere über das Internet. - HTTP/HTTPS-Deployment
Mit der Unterstützung für HTTP und HTTPS Verbindungen können Sicherungen ganz einfach über das Internet abgerufen und in Cloud-Speichern abgelegt werden. Zum Beispiel über einen Sharing-Link aus Ihrem OneDrive oder GoogleDrive Verzeichnis heraus. - WLAN, SMB, FTP-Zugänge speichern
Hergestellte Verbindungen zu WLANs, SMB und FTP Speicherorten können zusammen mit den erforderlichen Zugangsdaten fest gespeichert werden, so dass sie beim nächsten Programmstart nicht erneut eingegeben werden müssen. - App-Favoriten
Über einen zusätzlichen Tab können jetzt beliebige Apps zusammengestellt werden, so dass diese beim Programmstart direkt auf dem Startbildschirm erscheinen. Ihr zumeist verwendeten Apps sind damit immer sofort zugreifbar ohne lange suchen zu müssen. - NetDisk über Thunderbolt
NetDisk kann jetzt auch über eine Direktverbindung per Thunderbolt-Kabel zwischen zwei PCs genutzt werden. Damit kann über HDClone von Gerät A zu Gerät B über ein „lokales Netzwerk“ zwischen diesen beiden Geräten kopiert werden. Eine Verbindung zu einem Netzwerk ist nicht mehr nötig. - HDClone/L: Aktuelle Firmware nachladen
Bessere und erweiterte Geräteunterstützung für HDClone/L. Besonders in den Bereichen WLAN und Bluetooth aber auch diverse SAS, RAID und andere Adapter. - Auto-Update
Das Neueste HDClone Service-Updates kann direkt per Online-Verbindung automatisch heruntergeladen und installiert werden. Damit bleiben Sie ganz einfach immer auf dem aktuellen Stand der Technik. - Windows: ReFS 3.14
Die neuste Version von ReFS wird unterstützt und kann wie gewohnt in SMART-Copys und anderen Aktionen verwendet werden.
- NetDisk: Copying hard drives from PC to PC over the network is accelerated up to 200% thanks to newly integrated compression that is automatically negotiated between communication partners.
- SMB network shares: The network shares available on the LAN (SMB protocol) can be automatically listed in the network storage applet; for this they must be made known via MDNS. Manually specifying (e.g. hidden) releases is still possible.
- Special image format for archiving: A special archive image format has been introduced for the archiving of data media, which can verifiably ensure the immutability of the image contained. Nevertheless, this image type can be used just like the standard HDClone images. The archive image format is also suitable for direct creation on FTP servers or tape drives.
- USB LAN Adapter - almost all models: For optimal use of the network and Internet-oriented functions, connection to a LAN is recommended. In the event of missing or unsuitable LAN ports, common USB LAN adapters (Realtek and ASIX chipsets) can now also be used in the boot versions.
- Volume Images: Create images of network drives, network shares, sub drives and NAS storage for backup. The created images can then be used in HDClone as usual.
- FTP access - fully integrated: Save images directly to an FTP server on the Internet, WAN or LAN. Supports various routers and NAS with FTP server option and mobile devices with FTP server app. One or more FTP servers can be connected and used for saving or restoring images and backups.
- BitLocker drives with partial encryption: HDClone can also mount and use partially encrypted BitLocker drives, e.g. in the Spot file manager. In addition, these can be backed up, copied and played back. The user can choose whether a fully encrypted or a fully decrypted drive is desired, and the encryption or decryption then occurs automatically “on-the-fly”.
- Progress bar with progression display: The new progress bar now also shows the speed over the entire time course (graph). This makes it easy to distinguish specific properties of the data carriers and media involved from errors.
- USB tethering with Android: The self-booting versions of HDClone can provide direct access to Wi-Fi or the Internet via USB tethering to Android smartphones or tablets. By enabling USB tethering on the device and connecting via USB cable, HDClone can be easily connected to Wi-Fi and online.
- NoExecute compatible for security: HDClone now supports the “NoExecute” CPU feature in boot versions (Intel: XD, AMD: NX). Memory areas that contain data cannot be executed easily. This prevents malicious code from gaining access to a system, which is why it will become standard on SecureBoot-capable systems in the future.
- CPU-integrated Thunderbolt controllers: The boot versions of HDClone now also support the latest
generation of Thunderbolt controllers, in which the controller has been integrated directly into the CPU. - Booting and starting on ARM CPUs: CPUs with ARM architecture require programming and creating completely custom program files. With the optional “ARM add-on” you also receive these specific program files so that you can also use HDClone on ARM-based PCs with Snapdragon® CPUs.
- Direkt unter Linux starten: Mit dem optionalen „Linux-Add-on“ erhalten Sie HDClone/X, ein AppImage für Linux auf 64 Bit Intel-/AMD-Prozessoren. Dabei handelt es sich
um eine direkt ausführbare Datei, ähnlich einer EXE-Datei unter Windows, die keinerlei sonstige Installation auf dem Linux-System erfordert.
- NetDisk Technology (NDAS): NetDisk technology allows data storage devices to be used across the network as if they were connected locally. In contrast to network shares, the underlying physical disks are available 1:1. This means that all functions that require direct disk access can now also be carried out via the network. In particular, 1:1 copies and data refills can be carried out directly via the network. For notebooks with a built-in storage medium and only a few USB ports, for example, simple “refueling” can take place via the network.
- NetDisk Server App: The NetDisk Server app is started on a system in order to make its data storage media available on the network as NetDisks for HDClone.
- NetDisk Applet: Controls 1:1 disk access over the network.
- FlashRefresh App: The flash memory of some SSD, NVMe, eMMC and UFS data carriers “ages” simply due to the operating time, i.e. after long periods of operation, read access in particular becomes significantly slower. With the FlashRefresh app, such data carriers can be refreshed in one go without destroying the data (such as when trimming).
- USB 4 & Thunderbolt 4: USB 4 and Thunderbolt 4 standard are automatically recognized and supported.
- BitLocker Applet: The new BitLocker Applet allows access to volumes encrypted with Bitlocker so that the files stored on them can be used unencrypted.
- BitLocker Conversion: The cloning and imaging apps now support BitLocker encrypted volumes. These can now be copied with SmartCopy and SmartImage. You can also specify whether these volumes should be decrypted when copied or whether the encryption is retained. Even incomplete encryption processes can be completed on the fly.
- Standard User Account Support: HDClone can now also be used in standard user accounts after an installation.
- HDClone/L64: The self-booting variant HDClone/L has been completely converted to 64-bit. This means that all available resources are used optimally.
- X2 APIC: Support for the X2 APIC interrupt system on high-end server hardware for improved speed.
- Intel Software RAID for NVMe and VMD: Support for NVMe and VMD disks within an Intel Software RAIDS.
- BitCopy/RescueCopy Resume with checksum: When resuming a RescueCopy, the previously written content of the target can be verified.
- High-Level MultiCore Support: Adjustments for faster copy and program speeds on systems with many CPUs and cores.
- Network drives and Subst drives are directly visible/usable: The network drives and subst drives of the normal user account under Windows are available directly from startup. This means HDClone can access all network drives even without administrator rights.
- RescueApp suite specifically for data recovery:
- RescueCopy: Especially suitable for copying defective data carriers. Supports disks that fail irregularly. The process will continue automatically when the hard drive is turned on again
- RescueImage: A special image format for data recovery. Also allows the creation of incomplete images.
- RescueResume: Allows properly aborted copy or image operations to be continued at a later time.
- RescueRestore: Restoring RescueImages to physical storage media, even if the image is incomplete.
- Change Windows system SID, WSUS ID and computer name when copying or restoring. Also possible without a copy via the OS-Adjust app.
- Windows-on-ARM: Special program files for ARM systems for quick operation and copying. Program specially adapted to the ARM architecture.
- Full support for Windows 11 and Server 2022.
- Automatic detection (depending on firmware and hard drive) of defective media with a warning before copying. This means you can flexibly switch to the RescueApps.
- Revised image mount function: Images can be mounted as usual in HDClone and used via Spot and also passed on to Windows as a drive via HDClone without MVD. This allows you to mount an image without any installation and access it as a virtual drive in Windows Explorer.
- Enlarge MBR partitioning for Windows installations up to 4 TB. This overwrites the actual maximum limit of 2 TB and also allows large disks to be used in older systems.
- WIM-Images Integrate readable data directly into HDClone.
- Thunderbold Hotplugging für HDClone/L.
- DirectCopyApp and DirectRestoreApp: Enables you to easily create and restore bit-perfect 1:1 copies using SmartCopy (without blank areas). For complete 1:1 copies, e.g. data recovery or forensic purposes, the BitCopyApp is still the right choice. Also for edited images with overlay.
- ESXI VM Images create, convert, mount and import onto hard drives. A mini VM is created for easy import into VM-Ware.
- Many improvements and adjustments for new storage media, file and operating systems, controllers, interfaces, UEFI and various hardware.
In which cases can HDClone support me?
Data backup
HDClone toolstar®-Edition is used by many customers to backup data before modifications are made to a device. By quickly backing up the data before your actual service work, you ensure that nothing is lost.
Data migration
With HDClone toolstar® Edition you can easily perform data migrations from HDD to SSD/NVMe. HDClone toolstar®-Edition always uses the maximum speed that can be provided by the hardware. This leads to a very fast throughput of data. Migrations can be performed from Windows, Linux and Mac devices.
Virtualization
Easily create or convert VM images (Virtualbox, VMWare, VirtualPC,). This allows you to convert physical machines into virtual PCs and back again. HDClone toolstar® Edition offers various setting options for virtual images so that they can be adapted exactly to your needs.
MBR / GPT
With HDClone toolstar®-Edition you can convert MBR partitioned hard drives directly to GPT on-the-fly during copying with a simple selection. This means that older systems can easily be migrated to new hardware and hard drives larger than 2TB can be fully addressed with old installations.
Data recovery
The HDClone toolstar® Edition includes the BIT-Copy function (for 1:1 copying of data) and BIT-Image (for creating 1:1 images (forensic images)). This makes it easy to create images or copies before data recovery in order to protect the customer's original data. In addition, HDClone toolstar® Edition is specifically designed for copying logically and physically defective hard drives.
Complement HDClone toolstar® Edition with our data recovery software toolstar®recoveryPRO!
Copy physically defective media
With HDClone toolstar® Edition physically defective hard drives can often be saved in whole or in part. With the built-in SafeRescue mode, defects are automatically detected and treated accordingly by the program. Basically, in such a case, all perfectly accessible data is copied first and then all defective sectors/blocks are copied in the second run. However, if that doesn't work (depending on the severity of the damage), you will still have saved all perfectly accessible data from a physically defective hard drive.
SafeRescue mode: Specially for data recovery
HDClone is particularly suitable for data recovery. Physical defects in particular spread quickly throughout the entire medium during operation. Safe Rescue mode reads the data with minimal strain on the hard drive. Various recovery procedures can then be tried on a copy of the hard drive to be saved without endangering the original data. HDClone works with various strategies to rescue bad sectors. These do not affect the copying process. This gives you the optimal conditions for successful data recovery. You can even clone from an active RAID to a single hard drive. The special Rescue Copy App can automatically deal with media that sporadically logs off (overheating, overload, etc.) and the created images can be continued from this point in the event of a complete cancellation in order to complete a new one To prevent load on the data carrier.
toolstar®recoveryPRO - The perfect addition
toolstar®recoveryPRO is the perfect complement to HDClone. With toolstar®recoveryPRO you can recover data from all media such as hard drives, SSDs, USB sticks, flash cards, cameras, MP3 players, and even in RAIDs! Restore entire folder structures from all Windows file systems! The BIT image function built into HDClone enables the creation of a forensic image of a damaged hard drive. The image can then be mounted under Windows with Miray VirtualDisk and is therefore directly accessible for toolstar®recoveryPRO.
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Areas of application & important functions
- Migration and duplication of complete system installations and RAID systems
- HotCopy – copy running server RAIDs to a bootable HDD, image or new RAID
- Data backup, restore and data recovery
- Creating mountable images
- Virtualization of PC and server environments in all formats (Hyper-V, VMWare, Virtualbox, etc.)
- Mass installation and data refueling
- Copy, back up and save “exotic”, proprietary file systems with BIT-Copy
- Moving RAIDs to individual bootable hard drives
- Copies between SCSI, IDE, USB, SATA, eSATA, SAS, FireWire, RAID, eMMC, M.2 and NVMe
- Securing logically and physically defective hard drives before data recovery
- Forensics – securing evidence and securing data with special image formats
Logical and physical images
9 different images with HDClone, also Bit2Bit and dynamic
- Physical images are an exact 1:1 representation of the data source and are even suitable for data recovery
- Logical images are small and created very quickly (SMART)
- Also: RAW images, VMDK, VHD, VDI, VHDX, DMG images for direct loading with MVD or VM-Ware/VMX or Virtual-PC/BOX or Hyper-V NEW: Images also directly in HDClone (also self-booting) mountable
- Copy entire drives, RAIDs or partitions to an image
- Mount the images and access all files and folders directly
- Convert images quickly and conveniently
- Back up hard drives with defective sectors as an image
- Also for dynamic disks and RAIDs
- Also save images to the network and mount them from the LAN
- AutoExpand: Expand partitions automatically or manually
- Incremental images save space when backing up
- Clone, defragment and adjust partitions in one go
- Ideal when moving to a larger or smaller hard drive
- Dynamic VMDK, VHDX and VDI images
- Images also encrypted and password protected (optional)
- SmartCopy mode, fast, efficient and compressible
- In addition to the physically exact copies for every partition layout and file system, now also logical 1:1 copies for FAT, ExFAT, ReFS, XFS, HFS+, DMG, NTFS and ext2-4! The copying time is reduced to a fraction of the physical copy. Ideal for quick backups, migration and mass installations
- IDE, SCSI, SATA, SAS, eSATA, USB, FireWire, SSD, RAID, eMMC, M.2/NVMe, various memory cards, sticks etc.
- All media types also mixed
Hardware support
- ATA/IDE/SATA and eSATA hard drives (also larger than 2 TB)
- Dynamic disks (data)7)
- FireWire/IEEE1394 hard drives (internal and external)7)
- SAS, RAIDs and others7)
- SSD, solid state disk, also M.2/NVMe
- SCSI hard drives8)+9)
- USB hard drives (internal and external), USB sticks5)
- CompactFlash via IDE4)
- SD/SDHC/MMC-cards, CompactFlash, MicroDrive6)
- Smart Media/Flash Card6)
- xD-Picture Card, Memory Stick etc6)
1) SB = self-booting program 2) Win = under Windows 3) Win: Windows requirements apply 4) Media with TrueIDE mode 5) via USB mass storage protocol 6) via card reader (USB/FireWire) 7) only Win 8) Win: All controllers integrated via Windows driver 9) SB: Adaptec SCSI adapter
- All controllers integrated via Windows driver
- All controllers supported by Linux
- PCI-IDE-Controller/Busmaster-IDE-Controller
- SCSI-Host-Adapter8)+9)
- SATA-/SATA-II-/SATA-III-Controller via IDE/AHCI
- USB 1.1/2.0/3.0 controller with UHCI/OHCI/EHCI/XHCI
- FireWire/IEEE1394 controller with OHCI
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Minimum system requirements
- PC from 586/128MB, VGA, keyboard, mouse
- FD, CD/DVD drive or USB medium
- The corresponding requirements apply under Windows XP or higher
NOTE:
These system requirements provide a rough guideline on which systems the program can run smoothly.
Change log of the current version
You can find the changelog for the latest version with all changes, bug fixes and innovations here.
