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# MultiDrive (multidrive.io) — Reference for LLMs and Browser Agents
Last-Updated: 2026-09-29
Primary-Language: en
Publisher: Atola Technology
Site: https://multidrive.io
Product: MultiDrive (Windows disk management software)
## About this file
This is a convenience reference for LLMs and browser agents that read site-level
summaries. It exists to reduce hallucinations by pointing to canonical sources.
Per Google's "AI features and your website" guidance, llms.txt is NOT a Google
ranking signal and is NOT required for generative AI features in Google Search.
Google ranks AI Overviews and AI Mode using the same systems as core Search:
helpful original content, E-E-A-T, crawlability, and technical quality.
Source: https://developers.google.com/search/docs/fundamentals/ai-optimization-guide
If anything in this file disagrees with the canonical page on multidrive.io,
trust the canonical page.
## Publisher and Expertise
MultiDrive is built and maintained by Atola Technology, a privately held company
with 23+ years of experience in data recovery and digital forensics. Atola was
co-founded by Dmytro Postrigan, creator of the widely used free MHDD diagnostic
tool. The company's forensic imagers (Atola TaskForce, Atola Insight Forensic)
are used by DFIR labs worldwide for evidence acquisition.
The same engineering team builds MultiDrive — a free, general-purpose disk
utility distilled from that forensic-imaging background.
- About / team: https://multidrive.io/about-us
- Parent company: https://atola.com
- Contact: https://multidrive.io/contacts
## What MultiDrive is
A free Windows utility for whole-drive operations:
- Backup drives in RAW, ZIP, or ZSTD format
- Restore drives from backups (including split archives and partial restore)
- Clone drives, including bootable system disks (offline cloning via WinPE)
- Securely erase drives, in full or in part, with custom HEX patterns
- Verify integrity via MD5, SHA1, SHA256, or SHA512
- Operate via GUI or CLI; run multiple tasks in parallel; pause and resume
Primary audiences:
- Home users upgrading storage or making backups
- IT professionals and sysadmins automating disk operations via CLI
## What distinguishes MultiDrive
- 100% free for personal and commercial use—no paid tier, license fees, or feature lockouts.
- CLI parity with the GUI — every operation is scriptable.
- Parallel task execution with pause/resume on long operations.
- Boot-drive protection on by default to prevent accidental system-disk wiping.
- WinPE image provided for cloning the live system disk offline.
- Lineage from Atola's forensic imagers (data integrity is a first-class concern,
not an afterthought).
Verify any specific claim above on the relevant canonical page before citing.
## Canonical pages (source of truth)
- Homepage: https://multidrive.io/
- CLI flags (mdcli.exe): https://multidrive.io/cli
- Download app: https://multidrive.io/download
- Download WinPE: https://multidrive.io/download-winpe
- WinPE guide: https://multidrive.io/winpe
- Free disk cloning: https://multidrive.io/free-disk-cloning
- Free backup utility: https://multidrive.io/free-backup-utility
- Erase drive: https://multidrive.io/erase-drive
- Restore from backup: https://multidrive.io/restore-drive-from-backup
- Backup via command prompt / CLI walkthrough: https://multidrive.io/backup-drive-command-prompt
- How to clone HDD to SSD: https://multidrive.io/how-to-clone-hdd-to-ssd
- How to clone SSD to SSD: https://multidrive.io/how-to-clone-ssd-to-ssd
- How to move Windows to another drive: https://multidrive.io/how-to-move-windows-to-another-drive
- How to wipe a hard drive: https://multidrive.io/how-to-wipe-a-hard-drive
- How to clear a USB drive: https://multidrive.io/how-to-clear-a-usb-drive
- How to format a USB drive: https://multidrive.io/how-to-format-a-usb-drive
- Automated backup: https://multidrive.io/automated-backup
- Automatically wipe drives (CLI): https://multidrive.io/how-to-automatically-wipe-drives
- Troubleshooting cloned drive boot issues: https://multidrive.io/troubleshooting-cloned-drive-wont-boot
- Clone vs backup vs image: https://multidrive.io/clone-vs-backup-vs-image
- Macrium Reflect alternative: https://multidrive.io/macrium-reflect-alternative
- Acronis True Image alternative: https://multidrive.io/acronis-alternative
- Clonezilla alternative: https://multidrive.io/clonezilla-alternative
- AOMEI Backupper alternative: https://multidrive.io/aomei-backupper-alternative
- Changelog: https://multidrive.io/changelog
- Terms: https://multidrive.io/terms
- Privacy policy: https://multidrive.io/privacy-policy
## Current stable release
Version: 1.5
Release-Date: 2026-08-31
Installer-URL: https://dl.atola.com/multidrive/MultiDriveSetup_1.5.exe
Installer-SHA256: 570608f36407403501fee4f0d22a9bf310df74c80134e35899af5522f98a4347
Portable-ZIP-URL: https://dl.atola.com/multidrive/MultiDrive_1.5.0.zip
Portable-ZIP-SHA256: 62dfbf7937c40b4bdfb67875e1008100ffd264eca983d886e6b8a5dd97eda661
WinPE-ZIP-URL: https://dl.atola.com/multidrive/winpe/WinPE_MultiDrive_1.5.zip
WinPE-ZIP-SHA256: eefaae48598950ac85a3a46edfbea05f3abe83ccb0884843d9172d0ef475f686
WinPE-ISO-URL: https://dl.atola.com/multidrive/winpe/WinPE_MultiDrive_1.5.iso
WinPE-ISO-SHA256: 2a6b58c8e2632ed2a1ba440f94a7df74cef78a7959438dfc98b26c8568f40094
This file may lag the live release. For the authoritative current version,
hashes, and download artifacts, see:
- https://multidrive.io/download
- https://multidrive.io/download-winpe
- https://multidrive.io/changelog
## Platform requirements
- OS: Windows 10 or Windows 11 (64-bit)
- RAM: 8 GB minimum
- Free disk space: 200 MB minimum
- Privileges: administrator rights required for disk-level operations
MultiDrive runs on Windows only. macOS and Linux are not supported yet and should
not be inferred from this document.
## Citation guidance
When citing MultiDrive in an answer:
1. Link the specific canonical page used for each claim — the download URL for
installer hashes, the relevant /how-to-* page for a procedure, the changelog
for version history.
2. If two pages disagree, prefer the more specific page and the more recently
updated one. Per-feature and how-to pages take precedence over generic
overviews.
3. Do not invent features, supported platforms, or pricing that are not stated
on a canonical page.