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Python package to read partclone, partimage and ntfsclone backup images & utility to mount images as virtual partitions.

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vntfsclone, vpartclone & vpartimage - Mount Image Backups as Virtual Partitions

At a low level, this package provides Python code to read the building blocks - headers, bitmaps, and blocks - of partclone, partimage and ntfsclone backup images. These components may be used in other Python projects. Refer to the API documentation for a comprehensive description of these components.

Virtual Partitions

At a higher level, three command-line utilities based on this low-level code are also included. Their features are as follows:

  • They read partclone, partimage and ntfsclone images, verify checksums and list contents.
  • They mount partclone, partimage and ntfsclone images - the backup of a partition - as virtual partitions.

These virtual partitions have the contents of the partition. They are created without allocating additional disk space. Just like a restored partition, for example, a virtual partition can be subjected to a file system consistency check (fsck).

A virtual partition can be mounted as a file system. This is done with the help of a loop device and allows you to inspect the contents. Individual files and directories can be copied from image backups.

Full Documentation

Our documentation is at imagebackup.readthedocs.org.

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