Copy an entire disk as a raw image from one HDD to another with a data recovery tool for bad sectors.
RawCopy is a freeware disk copier app and backup tool, developed by Roadkil for Windows. It's pretty reliable.
The download has been tested by an editor here on a PC and a list of features has been compiled; see below.
Copy an entire disk as a raw image from one HDD to another
Roadkil's RawCopy copies a disk as a raw image from one drive directly to another. This utility is designed for people who have faulty drive and want to transfer the data directly to another drive without doing a file by file copy. This saves the need for operating system re-installs and allows drives with an unknown file system to be copied (including from console game machines, data recorders, mac etc).
RawCopy has a built in data recovery function which will attempt to recover data from bad sectors to ensure all the available data is restored from the drive. This program is designed to run under newer versions of Windows and for logical drives, also older versions.
Features of RawCopy
- Cellation: Ability to cancel operations.
- Command Line: Execute operations from the command line.
- Compression: Compress disk images to save space.
- Copy: RawCopy copies large files over bad sectors.
- Disk Cloning: Clone disks up to 2TB.
- Error Handling: Detects and recovers from read errors.
- File System: Supports FAT12, FAT16, FAT32 and NTFS.
- Filtering: Filter by size, date and mask.
- Image: Create disk images from physical media.
- Integrity: Verifies images for errors.
- Logging: Keeps log file of all operations.
- Multi-Disk: Support for multi-disk operations.
- Scheduling: Schedule operations to run at specific times.
- Security: Wipe data securely from disks.
- Speed: Fast copying process.
Compatibility and License
RawCopy is provided under a freeware license on Windows from backup software with no restrictions on usage. Download and installation of this PC software is free and 1.2 is the latest version last time we checked.
What version of Windows can RawCopy run on?
RawCopy can be used on a computer running Windows 11 or Windows 10. Previous versions of the OS shouldn't be a problem with Windows 8 and Windows 7 having been tested. It runs on both 32-bit and 64-bit systems with no dedicated 64-bit download provided.
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