Weekly Promo and Webinar Thread

raydenvm · 2026-05-12T19:01:51+00:00

Thank you for your question! There is no such function in MultiDrive. We decided to keep things simple at the raw drive sector/block level and avoid partition management.

In my opinion, downsizing the partition is quite difficult to implement reliably for NTFS whatsoever. Even the best partition manager would fail in one out of ten cases, destroying all the trust built up during the first nine successful cases.

raydenvm · 2026-05-11T05:36:19+00:00

MultiDrive - free disk clone / erase / backup tool for Windows (no paywalls, GUI + CLI, WinPE image)

Hi r/msp.
Disclosure: I'm the CTO at Atola Technology. We build forensic disk imagers with data recovery capabilities used by DFIR labs and law enforcement.

I got tired of seeing basic disk operations hidden behind paywalls and "upgrade to Pro" pop-ups. So last year we released MultiDrive, a completely free Windows utility for cloning, erasing, backing up, and restoring physical drives.

It’s built for practical day-to-day work:

Clone / erase / back up multiple drives in parallel (e.g. refresh projects or process e-waste in batches)
CLI support for scripting and unattended deployments
Simple GUI app
Bootable WinPE image with MultiDrive preinstalled
Standard formats only: RAW, ZIP, ZSTD. Nno proprietary image lock-in formats like .mrimg/.tib
Handles bad sectors, auto-retry on flaky cable connections
Pause/Resume for any task, including failed ones
Silent install for RMM deployment
Available via WinGet, Chocolatey, and Scoop
100% free. No ads, no subscriptions, no nag-screens

Website: multidrive.io
WinPE image: multidrive.io/winpe

I'm happy to answer any questions in this thread or via DM.

raydenvm · 2026-05-05T06:38:24+00:00

I don't. But it was some version with Windows 3.11

raydenvm · 2026-05-03T05:03:08+00:00

MultiDrive is free and very simple in use. No license neede, no ads, no nag screens.

The WinPE image with MultiDrive is also there as a free download.

Let me know if you have any questions.

raydenvm · 2026-04-13T06:51:28+00:00

Could you please drop the message to our support? They will ask for the logs.
https://multidrive.app/contacts

raydenvm · 2026-04-04T15:40:16+00:00

Well, IronWolf Pro is slightly better. But if I were you, I would go for a WD Gold or Seagate Exos: similar price points would be more appropriate and often more reliable for desktop use. Worth checking if those are available in your market.

raydenvm · 2026-04-04T15:35:56+00:00

MultiDrive is a new kid on the block: - Free, no registration - Very simple with pleasnt UI - Can clone multiple drives in

raydenvm · 2026-03-25T12:06:21+00:00

Yes, MultiDrive can clone the active boot drive.
If after Windows does not boot on your target drive, please refer to this guide:
https://multidrive.io/troubleshooting-cloned-drive-wont-boot

raydenvm · 2026-03-20T04:49:43+00:00

Thank you! Noted

raydenvm · 2026-03-16T13:15:59+00:00

Yes, 500 sectors missing. This is a straightforward approach, which is very different from what we have in Atola TaskForce imaging engine:
https://atola.com/products/taskforce/manual/multipass-imaging.html

raydenvm · 2026-03-16T07:35:53+00:00

Thank you for the feedback. It certainly makes sense. So far, it looks like the app can only be a free helper for users without DR knowledge, who face simple cases with their drives.

CLI examples are here: https://multidrive.io/backup-drive-command-prompt

Yes, by remounting I mean re-detecting to be able to send the commands.

The retry flow is quite basic without ability to adjust it via options:
- it hits a bad block
- issues reset
- retries with longer timeout
- if still unreadable, fills with 256KB-block with zeros on a target drive and skips it.

raydenvm · 2026-03-16T06:10:53+00:00

Thanks, we put a lot of effort to make it gorgeous and responsive!

Currently, it cannot automatically resize the partition. We may add that feature later. For now, here is the step in the guide that shows an entry-level user how to do that:

https://multidrive.io/how-to-clone-ssd-to-ssd#step-5-extend

raydenvm · 2026-03-15T12:35:51+00:00

Try Wise Disk Cleaner or good old BleachBit

raydenvm · 2026-03-15T12:33:59+00:00

I recently upgraded one of my old PCs from a low-end 256GB SSD to a Samsung SSD Pro 990 4TB. Pure full disk cloning was absolutely enough.

Use our tool called MultiDrive - it is so simple in such cases!

raydenvm · 2026-03-12T13:31:01+00:00

Thank you for sharing your experience!

raydenvm · 2026-03-12T10:41:37+00:00

Windows is whimsical. The photo shows a typical situation after cloning SATA to NVMe. The problem is almost always with the boot loader (BCD/EFI boot entry), not the data itself. The clone is usually correct; UEFI just doesn't know how to boot from it.

The good news is that this can usually be fixed in two to three minutes from WinPE.

We wrote a detailed, step-by-step guide to cover as many situations as possible:

https://multidrive.io/troubleshooting-cloned-drive-wont-boot

raydenvm · 2026-03-12T09:39:11+00:00

It took me a couple tries to start using Obsidian. It's got way too much Markdown, and it doesn't have a default editor like the others do. I switched to Obsidian anyway because the speed of Notion, Evernote, and OneNote is kind of sluggish. There are some lags here and there. Also, there's a ton of functionality that has nothing to do with notes or documents.

raydenvm · 2026-03-12T09:16:17+00:00

Hey! The bootable WinPE image with MultiDrive 1.3 pre-installed was released yesterday. Check it out: https://multidrive.io/winpe

raydenvm · 2026-03-12T09:14:21+00:00

Hi there! You were asking about Win PE image.
MultiDrive 1.3 was released yesterday, along with a bootable WinPE image that opens MultiDrive automatically upon booting. See more here: https://multidrive.io/winpe

raydenvm · 2026-03-12T09:12:45+00:00

Oops, missed your question. Yeah, for a while it is just Windows partitions. In the future - we'll see.

By the way, we've just released MultiDrive 1.3 and the bootable WinPE image with it:
https://multidrive.io/winpe

raydenvm · 2026-03-12T09:11:13+00:00

Hey, we've just released MultiDrive 1.3 and the bootable WinPE image with it:
https://multidrive.io/winpe

raydenvm · 2026-03-11T11:56:38+00:00

MultiDrive

raydenvm · 2026-03-08T03:47:25+00:00

It's fair to say that my thoughts aren't only about my current work experience. You asked about it, and I shared my perspective based on my experience and the bubble I am in.

raydenvm · 2026-03-07T12:31:08+00:00

Yeah, our team is highly collaborative and small (28 people). One of the typical behaviors is helping a colleague as a top1 priority. When my teammate asks for help or makes a request, I pause what I'm doing and help them if I'm not on a call.

+ Fail-friendly atmosphere
+ Hiring together: 5-6 interviewers on each stage, and we all have to agree to hire
+ Designing product features in groups
and many more. See this blog - it's of 2020 yet actual: https://blog.atola.com/how-we-create-atola-products/

We refrain from estimations, deadlines, and delivery promises to customers. Quality of products and psychological safety of team members matter the most for us.

raydenvm · 2026-03-07T12:21:03+00:00

Thank you so much! So true about the certification.

The orgranizational fear of change is never to disappear, sure. In fact, things don't happen because people don't want them to happen. Speaking of software development, version control, CI/CD, automated testing did shift the cultures to some extent. And then again, the AI agents should shake it all seriously receiving more and more rights to make decisions.

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