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USB Image Tool 1.90 (September 25, 2022)
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Some quick observations...

1. Software images ENTIRE USB, not just "used" storage.
2. Images ONLY "removable" USB devices, will not detect "local disk" USB devices ("Windows To Go" USB flash devices and USB HDDs).
3. Single threaded process with DEFAULT 64kB single buffer (configurable)

Some quick tests (58.4gB capacity, 12.6gB used <used DATA space not compressible at all>, using image app DEFAULT settings)...

1. USB Image Tool: Image speed = 12-min, 45-sec
2. IFW v3.51: Image speed = 2-min, 59-sec
3. Reflect v6979: Image speed = 3-min, 10-sec

 

thanks for taking the time to do those tests, trf.

 

You're very welcome!

I had expected a little bit more speed/mB having no compression, but with a single 64mB buffer and a single process thread, it didn't turn out to be that way.

As far as imaging "unused" space, especially AFTER the used DATA area... I guess I just didn't see any particular use for that capability, unless trying to save an image for forensic examination.

It's a tool... but that's about it.

 

thank you for this succinct analysis, trf.

 

Thanks @TheRollbackFrog for your examination- I already use anyway a pretty good USB backup program from one of my older USB Drive Tools collection which works fine. These new introductions i would be timid to mess with at this point. What works just works without any additions or improvements.