dd_rescue is a generic data copy and transformation tool. It copies data that's only partially readable or overwrites data with random numbers (data protection). It calculates secure hashes via a plugin. Plugins also allow to transform data -- compression and upcoming encryption are supported. The encryption plugin does exclusively support AES (in CTR, CBC or ECB mode) and is highly optimized, using the CPU support on x86 and armv8. The compression plugin uses liblzo.

See my [old page](http://www.garloff.de/kurt/linux/ddrescue/) for more information for now.

Binaries (debian and RPM packages) are available from the Open Build Service: https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/garloff:/storage/

Features

  • Data recovery
  • Data protection
  • Encryption
  • Compression

Project Samples

Project Activity

See All Activity >

Follow dd_rescue

dd_rescue Web Site

Other Useful Business Software
Full-stack observability with actually useful AI | Grafana Cloud Icon
Full-stack observability with actually useful AI | Grafana Cloud

Our generous forever free tier includes the full platform, including the AI Assistant, for 3 users with 10k metrics, 50GB logs, and 50GB traces.

Built on open standards like Prometheus and OpenTelemetry, Grafana Cloud includes Kubernetes Monitoring, Application Observability, Incident Response, plus the AI-powered Grafana Assistant. Get started with our generous free tier today.
Create free account
Rate This Project
Login To Rate This Project

User Ratings

★★★★★
★★★★
★★★
★★
1
0
0
0
0
ease 1 of 5 2 of 5 3 of 5 4 of 5 5 of 5 5 / 5
features 1 of 5 2 of 5 3 of 5 4 of 5 5 of 5 5 / 5
design 1 of 5 2 of 5 3 of 5 4 of 5 5 of 5 5 / 5
support 1 of 5 2 of 5 3 of 5 4 of 5 5 of 5 5 / 5

User Reviews

  • I always use dd_rescue instead of ddrescue. dd_rescue can handle being given the same input and output file and can do things like refresh magnetic recording. Additionally, it has encryption and compression functions.
    Reply from dd_rescue
    Posted 2022-11-05
    Hi Tommyv6, I'm really glad the tool was useful to you! There are (and have been for many years) binary packages (.deb and .rpm) for various distributions for this tool built by the Open Build Service (one of the really nice tools out of the openSUSE community). I have added a link to the project description to make it more easily findable. -- Kurt
Read more reviews >

Additional Project Details

Registered

2015-04-14