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+Partclone – A Versatile Free Software for Partition Imaging and Cloning
+======
+
+![](https://www.fossmint.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Partclone-Backup-Tool-For-Linux.png)
+
+**[Partclone][1]** is a free and open-source tool for creating and cloning partition images brought to you by the developers of **Clonezilla**. In fact, **Partclone** is one of the tools that **Clonezilla** is based on.
+
+It provides users with the tools required to backup and restores used partition blocks along with high compatibility with several file systems thanks to its ability to use existing libraries like **e2fslibs** to read and write partitions e.g. **ext2**.
+
+Its best stronghold is the variety of formats it supports including ext2, ext3, ext4, hfs+, reiserfs, reiser4, btrfs, vmfs3, vmfs5, xfs, jfs, ufs, ntfs, fat(12/16/32), exfat, f2fs, and nilfs.
+
+It also has a plethora of available programs including **partclone.ext2** (ext3  & ext4), partclone.ntfs, partclone.exfat, partclone.hfsp, and partclone.vmfs (v3 and v5), among others.
+
+### Features in Partclone
+
+  * **Freeware:** **Partclone** is free for everyone to download and use.
+  * **Open Source:** **Partclone** is released under the GNU GPL license and is open to contribution on [GitHub][2].
+  * **Cross-Platform** : Available on Linux, Windows, MAC, ESX file system backup/restore, and FreeBSD.
+  * An online [Documentation page][3] from where you can view help docs and track its GitHub issues.
+  * An online [user manual][4] for beginners and pros alike.
+  * Rescue support.
+  * Clone partitions to image files.
+  * Restore image files to partitions.
+  * Duplicate partitions quickly.
+  * Support for raw clone.
+  * Displays transfer rate and elapsed time.
+  * Supports piping.
+  * Support for crc32.
+  * Supports vmfs for ESX vmware server and ufs for FreeBSD file system.
+
+
+
+There are a lot more features bundled in **Partclone** and you can see the rest of them [here][5].
+
+[__Download Partclone for Linux][6]
+
+### How to Install and Use Partclone
+
+To install Partclone on Linux.
+```
+$ sudo apt install partclone [On Debian/Ubuntu]
+$ sudo yum install partclone [On CentOS/RHEL/Fedora]
+
+```
+
+Clone partition to image.
+```
+# partclone.ext4 -d -c -s /dev/sda1 -o sda1.img
+
+```
+
+Restore image to partition.
+```
+# partclone.ext4 -d -r -s sda1.img -o /dev/sda1
+
+```
+
+Partition to partition clone.
+```
+# partclone.ext4 -d -b -s /dev/sda1 -o /dev/sdb1
+
+```
+
+Display image information.
+```
+# partclone.info -s sda1.img
+
+```
+
+Check image.
+```
+# partclone.chkimg -s sda1.img
+
+```
+
+Are you a **Partclone** user? I wrote on [**Deepin Clone**][7] just recently and apparently, there are certain tasks Partclone is better at handling. What has been your experience with other backup and restore utility tools?
+
+Do share your thoughts and suggestions with us in the comments section below.
+
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+via: https://www.fossmint.com/partclone-linux-backup-clone-tool/
+
+作者：[Martins D. Okoi;View All Posts;Peter Beck;Martins Divine Okoi][a]
+译者：[译者ID](https://github.com/译者ID)
+校对：[校对者ID](https://github.com/校对者ID)
+
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+
+[a]:
+[1]:https://partclone.org/
+[2]:https://github.com/Thomas-Tsai/partclone
+[3]:https://partclone.org/help/
+[4]:https://partclone.org/usage/
+[5]:https://partclone.org/features/
+[6]:https://partclone.org/download/
+[7]:https://www.fossmint.com/deepin-clone-system-backup-restore-for-deepin-users/