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DriveImage XML
DriveImage XML

DriveImage XML enables you create a complete backup image of any logical drive or partition, allowing to to restore your entire operating system along with installed programs, user settings, registry ...

Average of 13 user ratings: 4


  • Nov 07, 2008
  • For version:
  • 2.02

quote  Simple and clear for all  quote

  • Interface: 5
  • Features: 5
  • Ease of use: 5
  • Value: 5
  • Overall: 5

I've done heaps of backups with this now and I find it extremely easy to use. I've not had reason so far to have to use it's Restore feature but have used the Browse quite ok. It only takes 10-15 minutes to backup each of my drives without compression.

user Review by: miskairal (27)
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  • Nov 05, 2008
  • For version:
  • 2.02

quote  Too slow  quote

  • Interface: 2
  • Features: 1
  • Ease of use: 2
  • Value: 5
  • Overall: 2

Tried it, then uninstalled it after it wanted over 3 hours to create an Image. Been using program A...... for a long time and it is a Pay Program, but only takes 5 minutes to Image my drive and has never caused any problem.

user Review by: ex-programmer (10)
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  • Jul 20, 2008
  • For version:
  • 1.30

quote  Difference between 1.2x and 1.3  quote

  • Interface: 4
  • Features: 5
  • Ease of use: 3
  • Value: 5
  • Overall: 5

Users of this excellent program should know that images produced with the newest version of this program (1.3) aren't compatible with previous versions (and vice versa) at all. So, if someone isn't aware about this change it is possible that try to restore a new backup using a wrong program on a BartPE disk. A bit more experienced users can integrate both versions (1.21 and 1.3) on the same BartPE and use the appropriate one (for this job you must have an old "driveimage_xml.cab", edit INF and XML files inside and repack the CAB archive in order to make different versions in different folders and with different names).

user Review by: Holmes (11)
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  • May 14, 2008
  • For version:
  • 1.21

quote  Requires NTFS hd  quote

  • Interface: 3
  • Features: 1
  • Ease of use: 1
  • Value: 3
  • Overall: 2

Can`t backup a partition unless one of your drives is an NTFS.

user Review by: RogertheDodger (3)
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  • May 06, 2008
  • For version:
  • 1.21

quote  Saved my computer!  quote

  • Interface: 2
  • Features: 5
  • Ease of use: 4
  • Value: 5
  • Overall: 4

Just a wonderful all-around product. It has worked great for me without any flaws. Easy to use, fast and effective...the interface could use a serious makeover, but hey, who cares what a (free) product looks like when it performs better than expensive retail/commercial ones.

user Review by: jpotts0007 (3)
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  • Mar 25, 2008
  • For version:
  • 1.21

quote  Works perfect - no worries!  quote

  • Interface: 5
  • Features: 4
  • Ease of use: 4
  • Value: 5
  • Overall: 5

I've used a lot of backup/restore apps over the years. This is one up there in the Top 1 or 2. Works flawlessly, with no hassles and few pre-backup tweaks needed. A solid performer.

user Review by: techqi (7)
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  • Mar 23, 2008
  • For version:
  • 1.21

quote  Works!  quote

  • Interface: 3
  • Features: 4
  • Ease of use: 4
  • Value: 5
  • Overall: 4

DriveImage XML does require some knowledge about computers, but Novices can pick it up quite fast by studying the tutorial at the DriveImage site. If you have a dual boot system on two hard disks on the same computer, you can install it to both systems and back each OS from the other, to avoid any system files getting left out. I've had to use this application twice being a beta software tester and it has restored my OS completely, without any hiccups at all.

user Review by: Merry07 (2)
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  • Aug 09, 2007
  • For version:
  • 1.21

quote  Very reliable  quote

  • Interface: 4
  • Features: 5
  • Ease of use: 5
  • Value: 5
  • Overall: 5

I installed and used it to backup (clone) my valuable C-drive to DVD RW. A big job well done! The program is very robust, transparent, reliable and efficient. It clones entire logical drives sector by sector. Then it lets you restore not only the entire drive but separate directories or files as well. Highly recommended.

user Review by: Nicholas (37)
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  • Jul 17, 2007
  • For version:
  • 1.21

quote  The best of its kind, free or shareware.  quote

  • Interface: 4
  • Features: 5
  • Ease of use: 4
  • Value: 5
  • Overall: 5

Have been using this off and on for awhile now. It is very stable,small footprint and resource friendly. This program really shines when coupled with a live cd application. If your only running one operating system on your hard drive you can format your partition and restore your entire exact system from the live disk! Otherwise you would do the same thing without a live disk if your running multiple operating systems. Of course like any other program that performs complex operations you should read the help files first.

user Review by: alnjk01 (136)
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  • Jun 29, 2007
  • For version:
  • 1.21

quote  Best free software i've ever used  quote

  • Interface: 5
  • Features: 5
  • Ease of use: 5
  • Value: 5
  • Overall: 5

I had been searching for a free utility that would let me copy an image of one hard drive to another, and this is the best piece of software I found. It's very easy to use, it worked perfectly the first time, and best of all, it's totally free!

user Review by: jimdog
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  • Mar 18, 2007
  • For version:
  • 1.21

quote  Awesome. right on. saved my bacon.  quote

  • Interface: 5
  • Features: 5
  • Ease of use: 5
  • Value: 5
  • Overall: 5

Yesterday I backed up my C drive prior to installing a new OS. Took about 3 hours to backup ~55GB to another drive. After deciding the new OS I installed was a no-go, I ran dixml from the backup drive (after booting into another OS on that backup drive - dix apparently won't restore the partition you're working from); restore took less than an hour, Win did a diskchk, moved a few things, and on reboot, _everything_ was precisely as it had been. Bravo! I've paid big bucks for backup/restore/imagine apps (and they are good) _but_ Drive Image XML puts most of 'em to shame for simplicity, speed, and efficacy. I'm sold. Caveat: as needed, please take the time to read the relevant helps and messages, and slow down enough to reason through what you want to do, paying attention to which drive is what.

user Review by: kermidge
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  • Feb 28, 2007
  • For version:
  • 1.21

quote  Best free backup software i've ever found  quote

  • Interface: 5
  • Features: 5
  • Ease of use: 5
  • Value: 5
  • Overall: 5

This is an awesome tool, you can backup your system such that you can restore a single file, directory, or the entire bootable partition! You can even break up your backup so it can span multiple DVD's or CD's for more permanent archival. Great idea! I would highly recommend checking this one out.

user Review by: BrianB
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  • Jan 31, 2007
  • For version:
  • 1.21

quote  Better than ghost  quote

  • Interface: 4
  • Features: 5
  • Ease of use: 5
  • Value: 5
  • Overall: 5

This program is the most amazing bit of freeware I have found in the past year. It works great, has no bugs as far as I know and helped me resucitate a dead PC. It can copy a partition and write it in a bootable manner to the same or a different HD. Super program.

user Review by: martytoo
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