O&O DiskImage 16 Released: Now with its own Recovery Partition

guest · Oct 28, 2020

O&O DiskImage 16 lets you back up an entire computer or single files whenever you want – even while the computer is being used. In the event you should lose your personal data it can be quickly restored with just a few mouse clicks – even when Windows is no longer able to start. It also supports SSD drives and the latest UEFI System.

O&O DiskImage lets you carry out a system restore and to duplicate or clone an entire PC or hard drive. You can even restore this backup onto a computer whose hardware is different from the original machine, for instance, where you have changed a motherboard on the target machine or have bought a brand new PC and want to restore an old backup onto it.
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O&O DiskImage 16 Released (October 28, 2020)
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NEW! O&O DiskImage 16 Professional Edition: Now with its own Recovery Partition!
October 28, 2020
https://blog.oo-software.com/en/new...l-edition-now-with-its-own-recovery-partition

NEW: The O&O DiskImage RecoveryPartition
Normally with a backup or imaging program you need to create a boot medium (CD, USB) to boot up your system if something goes awry.

Thanks to the integration into the system, the O&O DiskImage RecoveryPartition can be accessed immediately so that the last system image can be restored directly. If the Windows operating system does not start or if faulty drivers have to be uninstalled – with the integrated recovery environment, all O&O tools are available to make the system operational again as easily as possible.
O&O DiskImage ToGo
The O&O DiskImage ToGo function automatically turns an external hard drive that you select to store an image on (or USB flash drive with enough storage space) into an O&O DiskImage boot medium, and marks this disk as the preferred storage medium for future system backups.
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Support for VHDX Format
O&O DiskImage 16 brings full support for the VHDX (Virtual Hard Disk) Format. The main advantage of VHDX is its increased storage capacity of 64 TB (terabytes), instead of VHD’s standard storage limit of 2 TB. Another advantage of VHDX is the file corruption protection.
New features at a glance
• NEW: O&O DiskImage RecoveryPartition. A rescue medium already on your computer – no need for a CD, DVD or USB stick
• Improved: Revised Boot Medium. Time zone and keyboard settings are adopted by the target system
• Improved: Extension of file-based recovery. Invalid / defective files can now be skipped
• Improved: Update of the SSL implementation
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xxJackxx · Oct 28, 2020

I've always found this to be a reliable product but too slow. If they ever find a way to speed up differentials and incrementals I'll be using it.

guest · Oct 28, 2020

O&O DiskImage 16 Professional adds new RecoveryPartition to save you from disaster
October 28, 2020
https://betanews.com/2020/10/28/oo-diskimage-16-professional/

We all know the importance of backing up our computers, and we are increasingly coming around to the idea of actually doing so. The problem is that preparation is needed. If something goes seriously wrong with your system and you want to restore everything from a backup, what happens if you cannot boot into Windows and you've not created bootable recovery media?

With the release of DiskImage 16 Professional, O&O Software has a solution. The addition of DiskImage RecoveryPartition to the application means that even when the worst-case scenario occurs, the recovery media you need is already available on your hard drive.
The new RecoveryPartition feature means that, aside from the process of creating a backup, no additional preparation is needed.

The new feature means that your recovery media is always going to be available, so there's no risk of losing your bootable DVD or CD, or of overwriting your USB drive when you need to save some files.
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While some computers come preconfigured with a recovery partition, this is not always the case. And even when a recovery partition is available, it will only restore your computer to its original, factory state. O&O's solution means that the same technique can be used to restore your most recent backup.

There's also a new O&O DiskImage To Go feature which lets you use a USB drive or external hard drive as an automatic backup and boot medium. Any time you connect the drive, a backup will be created for you based on your selected settings, and the same drive can be used as a bootable recovery option.
You can find out more about O&O DiskImage 16 Professional and download a free trial of the software here.
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Chuck57 · Dec 22, 2020

xxJackxx said: ↑

I've always found this to be a reliable product but too slow. If they ever find a way to speed up differentials and incrementals I'll be using it.
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I decided to try Diskimage 15 - free giveaway. Slow is an understatement. It took over 20 minutes to do a system image. I made a recovery disk and did a restore. Restore was about 20 minutes, too. Restoration was perfect. Macrium and EaseUS are both twice as fast doing backup and restoration.

The restoration process confused me a little. It helps to read instructions (which I seldom do). All in all, even with Diskimage being painfully slow, I like it, and I can always be doing something else while it's working.

xxJackxx · Dec 22, 2020

Chuck57 said: ↑

I decided to try Diskimage 15 - free giveaway. Slow is an understatement. It took over 20 minutes to do a system image. I made a recovery disk and did a restore. Restore was about 20 minutes, too. Restoration was perfect. Macrium and EaseUS are both twice as fast doing backup and restoration.

The restoration process confused me a little. It helps to read instructions (which I seldom do). All in all, even with Diskimage being painfully slow, I like it, and I can always be doing something else while it's working.
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If you have enough data it gets worse. I had it take 2 hours to do a full backup once, and 2 1/2 hours to make a differential of that same backup. The resulting differential file was not very large. I assume it is verifying every single bit in the backup. It never failed me and that is probably why but at that rate it is just faster to make a new full backup. Macrium is not flawless but has been pretty close and is much faster. Acronis is faster still but has failed me too many times.

Chuck57 · Dec 22, 2020

I settled on Easus ToDo. On this laptop it's a bit faster than Macrium in both image and restore.

I want to like O&O but their image and restore speeds are from the Dark Ages. I've removed it. One day on my laptop. Not a record for download and delete, but close.

xxJackxx · Dec 22, 2020

Chuck57 said: ↑

I settled on Easus ToDo. On this laptop it's a bit faster than Macrium in both image and restore.

I want to like O&O but their image and restore speeds are from the Dark Ages. I've removed it. One day on my laptop. Not a record for download and delete, but close.
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Good you found something that works. O&O has always made great software. We're just running out of uses for it. SSDs eliminate the need for a good portion of their stuff. Their Defrag is excellent, but it's a concept that time has left behind.

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