How to Install Clonezilla on USB

How to Install Clonezilla on USB Flash Drive from Windows. Clonezilla is a Free partition or disk clone tool similar to Norton Ghost and Partition Image. It can be used to backup (clone) information from media to media. This disk cloning tool supports remote or local backups to and from an entire disk, image or a partition. Additionally, the drive cloner can be used to restore remote or locally cloned backups.

Clonezilla saves and restores only used blocks in the disk, making it very efficient. Supported Filesystems Include: ext2, ext3, ext4, reiserfs, xfs, jfs of GNU/Linux, FAT, NTFS of MS Windows, and HFS+ of Mac OS

Clonezilla running on USB

USB Clonezilla Startup Menu
Clonezilla running from a USB Flash Drive

Distribution Home Page: Project Page
Persistent Feature: No

Installing Clonezilla on USB Flash Drive

  1. Download Clonezilla ISO file.
  2. Download and launch the YUMI USB Boot Creation Software.
  3. 1: Choose your Flash Drive from the drop down list.
    2: Then select Clonezilla (Backup + Clone Tool)from the list.
    3: Browse to your ISO file, and then click Create.

    USB Clonezilla YUMI
    Create a USB Clonezilla using YUMI
  4. Once the YUMI script has finished, restart your PC and set your BIOS or Boot Menu to boot from the USB device. Save your changes and then reboot.

If all went smoothly, you should be presented with a YUMI Boot Menu option that you can now select to Boot Clonezilla from your Bootable USB Flash Drive.