AOMEI Backupper 1.6 - A free backup software for Windows Server and PC
In this highly vulnerable cyber world, everyone is prone to data loss and it is the backup/recovery tool that helps us to stay safe. If you are looking for a free backup software here is the one 'AOMEI Backupper.' It is a simple, amazing flexible backup software available for free. Read the review to know how to backup and recover drives and partitions using AOMEI Backupper software.
AOMEI Backupper 1.6
Backup is a must in this era of increasing potential threats to data on your PCs. So, choosing a Backup software that doesn't put into troubles is a good idea and here comes such tool, AOMEI Backupper 1.6. You don't even have to take out your credit card to buy it, yeah it's a freeware available for Windows 7, 8 and Server 2008/12. No worry, though you've not used such software earlier, it will be the easiest game to play. AOMEI Backupper is added with a new feature; scheduled backup which is a drawback in its earlier versions. This software is simple to use and has four major sections in its interface; Backup, Restore, Clone and Utilities. You don't have to worry about the time it consumes to backup, roughly a 100 GB partition would consume just 20 minutes for a standard HDD. Whatever the task you choose either cloning your drive, backing up a partition, creating a rescue bootable media it is just a few clicks away. Let us have a look at how this software can be used to backup and restore your data after installing.How to backup files using AOMEI Backupper software?
A easy to use interface welcomes you after installation with the above mentioned four options present. You just have to select the 'backup' option to start the task. You will be asked to choose one from the given three options namely Disk backup, partition backup, system restore. The data in disks you selected to back up will be stored in the form of image files similar to a compression software. However, no compression tool like WinRAR can unpack those image files. All you have to do is just select the one you need to backup; either a partition or the entire disk and give it a destination to save the image files. To save time, you can backup multiple partitions at a time by adding them to the list. Also, you can change the level of compression for backup files and can encrypt those files by making them password protected by using backup options at the bottom. AOMEI Backupper lets you burn those image files to a CD without occupying space on your disk. Features offered by Backupper;
1. System Backup including drives, system files, installed applications and everything.
2. Disk Backup including your disk, external drives, USB Drives etc.
3. Partition Backup which includes backing up a particular disk partition whichever you feel is important.
4. Schedule Backup to set up backups on timely basis i.e. daily, weekly, monthly.Restoring files using Backupper
Restoring those backup files is as easy as the previous backup task. Select the restore option and you will see a list of all backups with the date mentioned. If you find nothing please note that partition has been backed up to a network or CD. You can browse the backedup file from the 'path' button present at the bottom. While restoring, you can just restore selected important files i.e. videos, pictures or documents without having to restore the entire drive or a partition. Also, you can restore partition from the home screen by allotting a target destination for restoring. If any error occurs while restoring i.e. damage of partition, you can use the bootable CD to complete the task.
System restarting might be essential while restoring the files, also make sure that no program is running in destination partition. Also, make sure that data in destination disk is backed up as there are chances for being overwritten. Pros of AOMEI Backupper
1. Supports complete and incremental backup
2. Easy and simple to use
3. No cost involved - freeware
4. Can backup whole drive or a partition
5. It can password protect backup files
6. Schedule scanCons
1. Can't backup specific folders
2. Need improvement in recovery time
You will have multiple reasons for loosing valuable data on your PCs, but only one software is enough to completely backup the data. With high flexibility in functioning and easy switching between the tasks, AOMEI Backupper software is considered as one of the best backup software. Being a freeware is the main advantage for price specific users. So, if you still lack a backup software give it a try. You shall never look back for an alternate option. In case of any further help or complaints regarding the product feel free to drop a message at support@aomeitech.com
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