MultiDrive
BEST FOR MANAGING MULTIPLE DRIVES AT ONCE

Run multiple backup, clone or erase tasks in parallel

MultiDrive is a free disk management tool for Windows that can simultaneously run multiple backup, clone and wipe operations on HDDs, SSDs, USB drives and memory cards.

Downloadfor Windows 11/10
Multiple backup, clone and erase tasks on different drives in parallel

Manage backup, cloning and erase tasks in parallel

Need to erase one drive while backing up or cloning another? Dealing with a whole bunch of drives at once? MultiDrive saves you time by running multiple drive-related tasks in parallel.

Back up, clone or erase different drives simultaneously, without having to wait for the previous task to complete.

MultiDrive can run as many parallel drive tasks as you need. The performance slowdown can only be faced when you start multiple:

  • backup tasks to the same drive,
  • restore tasks from the same drive,
  • CPU-bound tasks like backup to ZIP or any task with hash calculation enabled.

Pause and resume tasks anytime

Yes, you can pause any backup, clone or erase tasks today, turn your computer off and resume all processes tomorrow – without interruption or data loss. It's as easy as turning the lights off and on again.

Free downloadfor Windows 11/10

Track all running and completed tasks

MultiDrive offers an informative dashboard to easily track multiple backup, clone and erase tasks.

Check what's in progress and what's done at a glance.

Need more details? Quickly check reports of completed tasks. Sort by date, name or size. Select and delete what's obsolete.

Completed multiple backup, clone and erase tasks on different drives

Use the CLI to run drive tasks in parallel

For system administrators and advanced users, MultiDrive offers a powerful command line interface.

Launch parallel backup, cloning or wiping tasks for multiple drives right from the Windows Command Prompt as separate processes. .

To learn more about MultiDrive's CLI, its benefits, arguments and options, see Backup, Clone, Erase Drives Using Command Prompt.

Parallel tasks FAQ

Answers to common questions about running multiple backup, clone and erase tasks in parallel

In most cases, you can run as many parallel drive tasks as you need. But when you are saving several backups to the same drive or restoring several backups from the same drive, it may slow down your PC. The performance slowdown can also happen when you run tasks that require a lot of computing capacity, like compressing data to ZIP or calculating hashes.
Yes, you can run multiple cloning tasks in parallel, as long as they involve drives that are not already in use by other tasks, including other cloning tasks.
If one of the parallel-running tasks fails, its name is marked in red on the dashboard. The other tasks will continue running.