In addition to direct cloning, HDClone is also capable of saving a so-called image from media into a file. An image will contain the same data as a clone. When an image is restored to another disk, the result is the same as with a copy directly from the original source.
At the time you Select an Image, you can determine the type of image. FullImages can be created from any supported disk type. To create a SmartImage, the source disk must be formatted with FAT, NTFS, ext2/ext3. With HDClone/S, you can use FAT32 or NTFS formatted disks for reading and writing image files. HDClone/W also supports network drives and network shares.
HDClone offers several native and standard image formats to create different types of images in order to best support your specific needs.
The imaging options differ depending on the image app being used. The various options are explained here.
The Restore app restores a disk from a data backup which has previously been created with Backup, or copies data from an image created with FullImage, SmartImage, BitImage or VM Image back to a disk.