DriveClone makes a 1:1 copy of your hard drive and saves it as a complete, compressed image to CD, DVD, or to a USB external hard drive. This allows you to quickly recover your hard drive and settings in case of ANY catastrophic data disaster. DriveClone makes a 1:1 copy of your hard drive, allowing you to quickly recover or replace your hard drive in case of ANY catastrophic data disaster. Your software, files, and settings will appear EXACTLY as they were when you created the cloned image. Simple enough for a home user, DriveClone's powerful replication tools are also suitable for the system administrator, who can copy a single disk image onto multiple computer systems, dramatically reducing the time needed to install new software, configure settings, and load data. Clone hard drives that are different in size, format, or brand, and copy select partitions or an entire hard drive to CD or USB external hard drive for the best possible backup.