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HD Pro Duplicator - Main Copy Menu - Duplication Modes - Brief

Updated on May 18, 2026

Brief mode copies only the sectors that contain data and skips any blank sectors (including information hidden in sub channels). This mode supports the following file systems: FAT, FAT32, exFAT, NTFS, EXT2, EXT3, EXT4, HFS, HFS+, JFS, XFS.

Note: If the Source is not formatted as a supported file system, then the duplicator will automatically switch to Disk copy. If you want to copy an unsupported file system in Brief mode, you will need to enable Advanced Brief Mode.

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* iStorage/Kanguru defines a gigabyte (1 GB) = 1,000,000,000 bytes. Storage capacities may vary depending on operating system. The actual capacity reported by systems like Windows is often lower. In Windows operating systems, an xx GB [e.g., 16 GB] flash drive has a minimum reported capacity of xx GB [e.g., 14.4 GB]. Product storage capacity is also used for device formatting and internal functions. For additional information, see www.kanguru.com/pages/understanding-flash-drive-storage-capacity.

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HD Pro Duplicator - Main Copy Menu - Duplication Modes - Brief

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