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Redo Rescue
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Redo Rescue
Free
Free and open source software · GNU GPLv3
Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com
On the record
- Backup format
- Backups use a unified file format that supports notes, and the system can search for and detect shared network drives.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Bare metal
- Bare-metal recovery restores the master boot record and partition table, and selected parts can be restored selectively.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Boot support
- Redo Rescue supports UEFI Secure Boot and runs from an ISO that can be written to CD or USB.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Download
- The repository says the latest ISO image can be downloaded from SourceForge.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Included tools
- The image includes system tools and diagnostic programs, and the software provides error handling, low space warnings, and copyable detailed logs.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Intended users
- The project describes use cases for household Windows backups, classroom Linux machines, company laptops, and office server upgrades.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Licensing
- Redo Rescue is released under GNU GPLv3, while its distinctive logos and graphics are excluded from that license.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Redo Rescue is a live CD/USB system for creating and restoring system snapshots, including to a new blank drive.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Recovery
- It is intended to help recover from ransomware, viruses, deletions, hardware damage, and hackers.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Remote assistance
- The live system provides VNC access for remote assistance.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Restore limitation
- The project says it is designed to restore an image to the same system, and restoring to different hardware or changing disks or partitions may cause boot problems.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Security note
- By default, the live system logs in as root with the password “redo.”github.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Storage integrations
- It supports read and write access to Samba/CIFS shares, NFS shares, SSH filesystems, FTP servers, and various block devices.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026
