AOMEI Data Backuper 1.0

Where did you download this?
Aomei Backupper is completely free. There is no trial for it.
Yes. It compresses the image.
I don't know about XP.

 

From Backupper.com. Is that wrong?

 

I see. That's a different backup software from another company.

What you're looking for is "AOMEI backupper" It's available on CNET and softpedia for download.

 

Hi MPSAN

here is the link you need:
http://www.aomeitech.com/download.html

Hope this helps

Jim

 

Yes, I did do this and it said I already had it, but I got it again. Not sure just what that other site was all about!

 

Glad to help MPSAN

The other site had nothing to do with Aomei Backupper and was offering their own backup software, file backup not drive imaging.

I hope Aomei Backupper proves useful for you.

Take care!

Jim

 

Glad to know its fast for you. Thanks for sharing. I've always used an eSATA drive for external backups, which is not limited by USB2 speeds. Hmmm, maybe it takes AB a while to locate the specified image on this external drive. However, I do recall testing the AB WinPE disk and this took a good 15 minutes to load-up when I booted into it. When doing a system restore while in windows, it eventually restarted the PC after about 5 mins and loaded the same pre-OS recovery environment as I noticed on the WinPE disk. It took an eternity to load and once loaded, it sat there before it did anything and suddenly backed the small system reserved partition. Once that was done, it sat there again before it decided it had one more 50GB C partition to back up.

 

Thank you. I will give it a try.

 

New version 1.5 available

 

Thanks,

New Features;

More; http://www.backup-utility.com/new-features.html

 

Great , thank for the info guest, I'll try this new version in my UEFI/GPT enviroment.

 

i still say its so similar to easeus.. for me after testing i had EXACTLY the same restore issue i have had with easeus and NO one else. also their new schedule looks basically the same option wise setup as easeus. im not saying its exactly the same but its sure close imo

 

Just looked. Version 1.5 has dynamic disk support, NAS suport, UEFI support and scheduled backups and a few more new features. I just downloaded it, I will test it soon.

Compared to the Easus program, I find Aomei backupper to be simpler. The Easus program can do a lot more, things like restore to dissimilar hardware and create a VHD from an image file. I've never had a problem with it but I don't like the company's attitude. The Aomei software doesn't have annoying links to upgrade the software to the paid version nor to questionable commercial offers from other companies.

 

which issue? I didnt restore yet.

 

the one where eseus changed the cluster size and i had to run chkdsk to "correct" drive issues.

 

Hi zfactor

I know what you mean about messy restores such as you described. I had those with some imagers and often wondered why they could not restore exactly what was imaged without having to alter something. it is frustrating and confusing indeed.

More imaging apps seem to be going down that road of altering restored data, I had this problem with O&O which I liked but there were issues upon restore, added files that were not in the original image. Drive Snapshot which is liked by many also caused me messy restores, corrupt NTFS, etc. but many do not have this issue.

Thanks for your thoughts about this...I do know what you mean and when this happens, I do not understand why but only that it cannot be a true sector restore if data is altered or if a restore causes file system corruption, in my opinion it cannot be trusted no matter what the app is. Some work, they do their job, others using the same app may find it simply does not like something about their system. it is often a hit or miss thing. Some of these apps that many have used for years without fail often are a source of issues for someone else who tries it. I guess hardware specs and other issues of course play into this sometimes. I use terabyte IFL and BIBM more than any other app, which have been excellent, but even with their long track record of excellent software and quality, some still have issues with it. It can often be a head scratcher LOL

Unfortunately, many imaging apps appear to take some liberties with restored data that they should let alone. For this reason, I stick with IFL because it works and is the most reliable imager I have used over the years, at least for me. Macrium has also been very good overall. When I tried Easeus, I too had a messy restore, computer acted odd, although it worked, i could not trust it, but for some, it works flawless.

Aomei worked ok for me, and i like their interface, well laid out. But not a choice for everyday use, but I am glad they are keeping up with development.

Have good day z

Jim

 

Its just cultural imo. Ever travelled to any parts of Asia? You'll find lots of genuine Rolex watches at bargain prices Pardon the sarcasm !!

I tested it and uninstalled it again. The system restore being turned-off issue after an AB system image recovery has now been resolved. There's no longer a weird looking "empty c folder volume", which appears in your "protection settings" after an AB system image recovery. I noticed it had a service that automatically starts for scheduling. This would obviously be required for those who want to schedule backups. I had no problems using the app when disabling this service, since I am happy to run manual backups. All other limitations/dislikes that I pointed-out earlier still exist. There is still a painfully slow "system image" recovery process. 70 minutes to restore a 50 GB system image. I don't think it has anything to do with my eSATA backup drive, since it takes a very long time from when it finishes backing-up the system reserved partition to when it actually starts backing-up the C partition. I didn't have much luck trying to find a specific cause by using Google search, however I did find that there were others who have raised similar concerns when using EaseUS Todo and Macrium. It might be a driver issue in the mini-windows recovery environment. Aomei is still the new kid on the block, therefore I'm sure it will continue to improve over time.

 

I don't understand the slow recovery. I've done a few from an Esata drive, some from a second drive on the same computer and most from a data partition on the same disk. Nothing over 12 minutes or so. The only time I had problems was from a disk that had problems I wasn't aware of. Aomei Backupper doesn't do any kind of disk error checking before it starts imaging or restoring. On a good disk, it has been fairly quick both to backup and restore. The disk that had problems had some partition table errors that were causing data errors. It was really weird, I would do chkdsk on it with the /r option and it would find problems and fix them and report no bad sectors. I'd do a backup, check it out and get image errors and then do a chkdsk /f and find disk errors again. I checked it out with the manufacturers diagnostic software and it reported the disk as good. I ended up deleting all the partitions, making a new partition table and aligning the partitions to fix it. Since then I've been using the disk for backups with no problems. So Aomei Backupper inadvertently ended up being a diagnostic tool for a really obscure disk problem that most other software didn't find.

The slow recovery might be a WinPe issue. I am recovering from a full version of Windows to another on a multiboot system. You might try cloning a backup image onto an empty disk from Windows to see how long it takes.

 

Version 1.5 is out.

What's New

 

Thank you tgell

I really like their interface and the direction they are going with this. I hope they continue to develop this program. Another decent free tool that would be adequate for most users needs. Also NO bloat which is refreshing!

Jim

 

I agree. But I used the latest version to create a WinPE from WinRE (Windows 7 x64) and it didn´t work. The process ran smoothly, no problems, and I could add drivers for USB 3.0. I burned a boot CD with Imgburn, and the computer booted as expected from it. But then, it only worked as a repair disc for Windows 7, the GUI for the backup program didn´t show at all.

 

I have not installed v1.5 yet but I was able to create the WinPE disk and successfully launch Aoemi with v1.1 but this was on a 32bit MBR computer. Were you able to create a WINPE disk with 1.1?

 

I never tried. I used the program for the first time for the process described above.

 

I've already made Aomei my primary backup solution.I've backup-ed and restored more than 15 times with it and never failed me yet.In short,a hot backup within Windows takes usually about 8 min,super fast if you ask me.The restore part,about 13-14 min,fast enough to be more than happy. I'm talking about aprox 20 gigs of data here.And btw,no bootable media involved.

 

I used it since release date, same experience with @JoeBlack40
When i upgrade my computer, i stop to use it because it didnt support UEFI/GPT. Then i use Redo backup.
I am happy with redo backup, it is live cd,it has limitation. i cant backup if windows running.
Aomei and redo both good free application.