check the compressiontype with: file sda1.ntfs-ptcl-img.gz.aa install this: http://sourceforge.net/projects/partclone/ upack image into raw file: touch /dir-to-new-image/sda1.img cat sda1.ntfs-ptcl-img.gz.* | gzip -d -c | sudo partclone.restore -C -s - -O sda1.img mount image: sudo mount -o loop -t ntfs sda1.img <mmountpoint> got from here: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=872832