CLONADISCOS clones entire disks partition by partition using wimlib pipe streaming. Data flows directly from source to destination through a pipe (wimlib capture | wimlib apply) - no intermediate .WIM file, no temp disk space needed.

Website: https://clonadiscos.com

Clonezilla requires a bootable USB and a Linux environment. Macrium Reflect went paid-only. Neither runs natively on Windows.

CLONADISCOS is a single PowerShell script. Double-click, pick source, pick destination, done.

• Pipe streaming - wimlib capture SOURCE - | wimlib apply - DEST. No temp files. Data goes straight from disk A to disk B
• Zero temp space - Previous versions created intermediate .WIM files. v3.0 eliminated that entirely
• Auto wimlib download - First run downloads wimlib automatically. No manual setup
• VSS snapshot fallback - Uses Volume Shadow Copy for internal disks. If VSS fails, retries without it automatically
• Full GPT/UEFI support - Detects and clones EFI, MSR, Recovery, and data partitions. Repairs bootloader with bcdboot
• Anti-interference protection - Locks drives during cloning. Blocks Explorer access, Windows Indexer, and accidental USB removal
• Double confirmation - Critical actions require typing the keyword (e.g., "CLONAR") plus a second confirmation
• Real-time monitor - JSON-based progress file. Companion GUI monitor shows speed, ETA, and per-partition progress
• SMART health check - Pre-clone disk health analysis (temperature, errors, wear level for SSDs)
• Disk image creation - Create VHDX/WIM backup images. Restore from image to disk
• FIERY mode - Specialized cloning for Fiery RIP print controllers
• Hidden disk rescue - Recover disks that Windows hides (offline, no letter assigned)
• Singleton mutex - Only one instance runs at a time
• Detailed logging - Every operation logged with timestamps to %USERPROFILE%\Documents\ARCAMIA-MEMMEM\Logs\

Double-click CLONADISCOS-GUI.bat

Opens the WinForms GUI with three buttons: Clone Disk, Terminal, Exit.

:: Double-click or run:
CLONADISCOS.bat

Opens the interactive terminal menu with full feature access.

# Clone disk 1 to disk 2 directly (skips menu)
powershell -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File CLONADISCOS.ps1 -SourceDisk 1 -DestDisk 2

PHASE 1/3: Prepare destination disk
  - Clean destination, create partition table (GPT/MBR matching source)
  - Create partitions mirroring source layout
  - Format each partition (NTFS for data, FAT32 for EFI)

PHASE 2/3: Clone via pipe streaming
  For each partition:
    wimlib-imagex capture X:\ - --no-acls --compress=none | wimlib-imagex apply - Y:\ --no-acls
  EFI partition: robocopy (more reliable for FAT32)

PHASE 3/3: Bootloader repair
  - bcdboot for UEFI/BIOS boot configuration
  - Mark boot partition as active (MBR disks)

No compression (--compress=none) maximizes throughput. The pipe means data never touches your temp drive.

Screen	Description
	Interactive arrow-key menu
	Live progress during pipe streaming
	Summary with speed and duration
	WinForms Tron Legacy GUI

MAIN MENU
  [0] View connected disks
  [1] CLONE DISK           <- wimlib pipe streaming, 100-200+ MB/s
  [3] Wipe disk            <- Quick format, GPT + NTFS
  [4] Advanced wipe         <- Secure erase, choose format
  [5] Advanced options
      [1] Create disk image (VHDX/WIM)
      [2] Restore image to disk
      [3] View saved images
      [H] Health Check (SMART)
      [R] Rescue hidden disk
      [O] Hide disk from Explorer
      [L] Clean orphan drive letters
      [B] FULL clone (EFI+MSR+Recovery)
      [Q] QUICK backup (non-bootable)
      [F] FIERY mode (print RIP controllers)
      [D] Disk Management (Windows)
      [E] Disk Cleanup (Windows)
  [R] Refresh Explorer
  [6] View logs
  [X] Exit

CLONADISCOS protects your Windows drive by default:

1. Windows disk excluded from destination - The disk containing Windows cannot be selected as clone target
2. Double confirmation - You must type "CLONAR" and confirm again before any destructive operation
3. Drive locking - During cloning, involved drives are hidden from Explorer and blocked from user access
4. Bootloader repair - After cloning a bootable disk, bcdboot configures the new disk to boot correctly
5. VSS auto-fallback - If Volume Shadow Copy fails on a locked volume, automatically retries without it
6. Singleton - Mutex prevents running two instances simultaneously

_DEV\
  CLONADISCOS.ps1           <- Main script (~6,000 lines)
  CLONADISCOS-Launcher.ps1  <- GUI launcher (WinForms, Tron Legacy style)
  CLONADISCOS-Monitor.ps1   <- Real-time progress GUI
  CLONADISCOS.bat           <- Terminal launcher
  CLONADISCOS-GUI.bat       <- GUI launcher shortcut
  clonadiscos.ico           <- App icon
  tools\
    wimlib-imagex.exe        <- Auto-downloaded
    libwim-15.dll

MIT License. See LICENSE.

wimlib is licensed under GPL v3. It is downloaded separately on first run and is not bundled with this repository.

• Website: clonadiscos.com
• Author: DTHCST
• Sister project: Fregonator - PC optimizer for Windows (250K+ views on Reddit)

Built by Martin Caamano Castineira / DTHCST