# best imaging tool?

**URL:** <https://forums.suse.com/t/best-imaging-tool/27772>\
**Category:** SLES Configure-Administer\
**Created:** [January 3, 2016, 8:11pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/best-imaging-tool/27772 "2016-01-03T20:11:27Z")\
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**Author:** ![rashidM](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f4b2a3/32.png) [@rashidM](https://forums.suse.com/u/rashidM)\
**Post date:** [January 3, 2016, 8:11pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/best-imaging-tool/27772/1 "2016-01-03T20:11:27Z")

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i wanted to know if there was any imaging tool out there equal or better than clonezilla?  
i have used clonezilla earlier, but wanted to know if there was a newer tool with a GUI, that would allow a user to take a image and also restore a image onto identical hardware.  
has anyone heard of acronis disk imager, or acronis backup advanced? do these get the same job done as clonezilla?

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**Author:** ![rashidM](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f4b2a3/32.png) [@rashidM](https://forums.suse.com/u/rashidM)\
**Post date:** [January 4, 2016, 9:42pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/best-imaging-tool/27772/2 "2016-01-04T21:42:04Z")

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just want to add that i need to take an image of a raid 5 server with 4 disks.

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**Author:** ![Jens-U](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d78d45/32.png) [@Jens-U](https://forums.suse.com/u/Jens-U)\
**Post date:** [January 5, 2016, 6:59pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/best-imaging-tool/27772/3 "2016-01-05T18:59:10Z")

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Hi rashidM,

well, to simply take a disk image and put it back on the same hardware setup (or in other words, a 1:1 image with no additional needs to convert/move/… anything), to me “dd” is actually the “best imaging tool”. Available on any Linux boot image, no special formats involved, easy to use, small. What more would I want?

Regards,  
Jens