Software & Apps Backup & Utilities 178 178 people found this article helpful AOMEI Backupper Standard v6.3 A Full Review of AOMEI Backupper Standard, a Free Backup Software Program by Tim Fisher General Manager, VP, Lifewire.com Tim Fisher has 30+ years' professional technology support experience. He writes troubleshooting content and is the General Manager of Lifewire. our editorial process Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Tim Fisher Updated on December 28, 2020 Backup & Utilities Design Cryptocurrency MS Office Windows Linux Google Drive Apps File Types Backup & Utilities View More Tweet Share Email AOMEI Backupper Standard is free backup software that supports backing up files and folders, hard drives, and even the system partition. The program interface is probably the easiest we've used in a backup program even though we'd consider the program pretty advanced. Download AOMEI Backupper Standard This review is of AOMEI Backupper v6.3, which was released on December 25, 2020. Please let us know if there's a newer version we need to review. AOMEI Backupper: Methods, Sources, & Destinations The types of backup supported, as well as what on your computer can be selected for backup and where it can be backed up to, are the most important aspects to consider when choosing a backup software program. Here's that information for AOMEI Backupper: Supported Backup Methods: Full backup, incremental backup, and differential backup are supported. Supported Backup Sources: It's able to back up individual partitions, specific files, and folders, or an entire hard drive. Even the partition that Windows is installed to can be backed up with AOMEI Backupper. This works by using the Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS), which allows a backup to run without having to shut down the computer or close open files. Supported Backup Destinations: A backup is created as an AFI file and can be saved to a local drive, network folder, or external drive. If you're performing a partition or disk clone instead of a regular backup, the only destinations available, of course, are another partition or hard drive. More About AOMEI Backupper It can be installed on 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Windows 10, Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista, and Windows XPCan be installed on an unlimited number of computers in a commercial or home settingYou can exclude custom subfolders and file types from a backup using wildcardsA backup can be encrypted and password protectedYou can quickly exclude hidden files, subfolders, and/or system files from being included in a backupManaging backup jobs is simple because you can view jobs created today, this week, or any other custom dateWhen creating a partition or hard drive backup, you can choose to backup only the actual data or make an exact copy by including unused sectors as wellIt's easy to run a full, differential, or incremental backup on an existing job in just a couple clicksBackups can be restored with ease because you can clearly see the date and backup method used before starting a restoreAOMEI Backupper is able to restore certain files or an entire backup to any location, including the original folderThe AOMEI Centralized Backupper (ACB) tool is supported so that you can use one computer on a network to start, schedule, start, and monitor backup jobs on the computers that are running the programScheduling backups work with any backup method and source, even for the system partitionEmail notifications are supported, which means you can get backup status alerts when a backup has completed successfully and/or when it fails, which includes information about when the backup started and stopped, the path of the backup, and any error messagesA backup can be scheduled to run daily, weekly, monthly, or on daily intervalsUSB devices can be backed up automatically when plugged inA system image backup can be restored to a different computer with different hardware. Read more about this procedure at AOMEI's websiteBackups can optionally be compressed with a normal or high compression levelCan automatically restart, hibernate, or shut down after a backup task has completedSupports command line cloning and restoringLets you execute commands or scripts before and/or after a backupComments can be added to backups to give more information about what's included or what the backup is used forA backup can be split into smaller pieces for easier storage using a custom size or a predetermined one, like 700 MB for a CD or 4 GB for a DVDA bootable disc can be created to use AOMEI Backupper for restoring a backup or cloning a partition/hard drive without booting into WindowsWhile running a backup, if the program finds that the destination doesn't have enough disk space to hold the files, it will prompt you to clean up the drive and then continue with the backupA Linux bootable disc lets you restore data from a backup and clone partition/disks to other drives, though backing up a partition, disk, or system drive isn't allowed Final Thoughts AOMEI Backupper should definitely be a contender when choosing a good backup program. The interface is easy to work with for anyone and it's packed full of great features. What We Like Although it's pretty advanced, we like how simple it is to use. We didn't run across any settings or features that left us wondering what it did or how to use it. We also like that you can set up the system partition to be backed up on a schedule. Couple this with the Volume Shadow Copy support and you can keep your Windows partition backed up without any issues. What We Don't Like When restoring files from a backup, the window you're browsing in can't be resized, which makes for a rather small area to use for selecting what to restore. Also, the original folder structure remains intact when restoring to a custom folder. There aren't any settings or options available to change this, which is a bit unfortunate. We also don't like that it's unable to pause a backup. You're able to cancel a backup in progress but having the option to simply pause it would be nice. Download AOMEI Backupper Standard More advanced features like merging incremental backups and using batch scripts to run a backup, are available in the paid version. Was this page helpful? Thanks for letting us know! Get the Latest Tech News Delivered Every Day Email Address Sign up There was an error. Please try again. You're in! Thanks for signing up. There was an error. Please try again. Thank you for signing up. Tell us why! Other Not enough details Hard to understand Submit