Rescuezilla is a specialist Ubuntu-based distribution designed for system rescue tasks, including backups and system restoration. It was forked from the "Redo Backup & Rescue" project which was abandoned in 2012. Like its predecessor, it allows a "bare-metal restore" after any hardware failure directly from the live image. Some of the features include: works directly from the live CD/USB image; works with Linux, macOS and Windows; automatically searches a local area network for drives to backup to or restore from; recovers lost or deleted data files; includes configuration tools for managing disk and drives. Rescuezilla uses a simplified LXDE user interface.
Quick facts
What is the latest version of Rescuezilla?
The latest tracked version of Rescuezilla is 2.6.2, released May 17, 2026.
How many Rescuezilla releases does OS.watch track?
OS.watch tracks 8 Rescuezilla releases, the earliest from 2022.