But, hey, R-Tools, if you’re ever bored…. Honestly, I can’t be too sore about the omission, as porting it to the older DOS-like GUI would likely be a lot of work. Alas, the new partitioning facilities are only available from the modern GUI. Below you can see the older version (upper left), as well as the new one (bottom), plus my personal favorite: the character-based interface that I use to intimidate customers looking over my shoulder.Ĭlockwise from upper left: R-Drive Image’s old Windows/Linux boot interface, the still existent character-based interface from the Linux boot disk, and the latest Windows/Linux boot GUI.īoth the new GUI and DOS-like interfaces are available from the Linux boot disc, however the WinPE version features the new GUI only. The current GUI not only has a more modern look, the workflow should be a tad more intuitive to the average user. The old version was efficient, but dated in appearance.

R-Drive Image maintains the new interface that was introduced with version 7.0. Lastly, there is a new option to check multiple images for errors with a single command. AES-XTS image encryption is now supported and you can also resize the C: (OS) partition without having to reboot afterwards. I’ve never had the need, but some systems boot better using one or the other. There’s also now the option to convert partition layouts from MBR (Master Boot Record) to GPT (GUID Partition Table) and vice versa. The Windows Pre-install Environment (Windows 10) may offer some Windows-only drives not available from Linux and allow booting on some systems with Secure Boot enabled in the BIOS. The other major good news for Windows users is the addition of a WindowsPE boot disc. R-Drive Image now supports both Linux and Windows PE boot media.

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