Backup your flash drives with USB Image Tool
USB Image Tool is a utility for creating an exact image of pretty much anything you plug into your USB port. This isn't the same thing as copying and pasting all the files on a flash drive to a new directory or zip file. Instead, every chunk of data on your flash drive is saved in a single file that you can then burn to a disc, upload to an offsite storage location, or just save on your hard drive.
If you keep work documents, portable applications, or other important data on a flash drive, it's a good idea to back it up occasionally. USB Image Tool makes the process about as simple as can be. You plug in a drive, hit backup, and choose a location to store the image. You can also select a compressed file format if you want to save a little bit of space, but it takes longer to create a compressed image.
[via gHacks]
If you keep work documents, portable applications, or other important data on a flash drive, it's a good idea to back it up occasionally. USB Image Tool makes the process about as simple as can be. You plug in a drive, hit backup, and choose a location to store the image. You can also select a compressed file format if you want to save a little bit of space, but it takes longer to create a compressed image.
[via gHacks]













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Subscribe to commentsFyrewerxJul 4th 2008 5:33PM
It seems this would be great for backing up, and "creating" boot from USB devices, like portable Linux or UltimateBootCD.
ewok5Jul 5th 2008 7:29AM
ewok5:
I have a terrific bootable USB key with a LINUX distro on it, and was hoping this product would enable me to backup to an image, and then restore it to another USB Key.
No luck!
USB Image Tool creates an image, and even allows me to "Restore" it to another USB Key. So far - so good, EXCEPT that the restored image will not boot.
Jash SayaniJul 5th 2008 7:33AM
I love this !!! Mac alternative..?
archpopeJul 6th 2008 7:11AM
This will definitely help those of us who don't ever seem to have enough flash drives.
archpopeJul 6th 2008 7:11AM
Well, it would have, but there is no love for us x64 early adopters today.
IanJul 6th 2008 4:09PM
Early adopters? x64 OS's have been out for 4 years.
KimJul 17th 2008 3:22PM
looks gtreat
Does it work with PE as well ?