Solved AOMEI Backupper (Free Standard Edition) Review


You are a new poster. The vast majority of members in this forum are enthusiastic amateurs from all walks of life and most also participated in the sister forums - particularly www.tenforums.com often with multiple hundreds or even thousands of posts.

I can assure you many here have tried alternatives - there was a recent giveaway of 100 free pro licences of Easeus Todo before the poll, and you would imagine that would have swayed the vote to some degree.

I can assure you that poll does reflect users feelings and is not a case of "following the sheep" as you rather imply. Please give the users here credit for intelligence.
Ah yes, "the you are a new poster" line to suggest ones views are perhaps less valid than long termers (in what is a less than 2 year old forum). Am also long term member of tenforums which imo is irrelevant.

I never implied the votes were a case of "following the sheep", nor was I discounting their valid preferences in the software the voters tried. Have feeling you mis-read my post and saw things in it (which were not there) that tweaked you in some way as appears evident from your response. Unless you are saying that all the voters have admin/IT level requirements for imaging software (do they?) and exclude those who have simple backup requirements I stand by my case, which is that "its the familiarity and experience with a given product that ultimately sways the votes". And given the numerous imaging backup solutions out there, I think it would be silly (if not obsessive) for someone to have tried them all. :p
 

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    10, 11
Ah yes, "the you are a new poster" line to suggest ones views are perhaps less valid than long termers (in what is a less than 2 year old forum). Am also long term member of tenforums which imo is irrelevant.

I never implied the votes were a case of "following the sheep", nor was I discounting their valid preferences in the software the voters tried. Have feeling you mis-read my post and saw things in it (which were not there) that tweaked you in some way as appears evident from your response. Unless you are saying that all the voters have admin/IT level requirements for imaging software (do they?) and exclude those who have simple backup requirements I stand by my case, which is that "its the familiarity and experience with a given product that ultimately sways the votes". And given the numerous imaging backup solutions out there, I think it would be silly (if not obsessive) for someone to have tried them all. :p
Nah - you are just assuming things.

I HAVE done extensive tests and I know a lot of regulars have as well.

I have paid versions of Aoemi, Easus Todo and even an old Acronis licence. I put my money where my mouth is.

You are welcome to trawl through hundreds of previous posts about imaging here to see we have extensively tested them (and on Tenforums) if you do not believe me.

No point in discussing any more.
 

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    Windows 10 Pro + others in VHDs
    Computer type
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    ASUS Vivobook 14
    CPU
    I7
    Motherboard
    Yep, Laptop has one.
    Memory
    16 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Integrated Intel Iris XE
    Sound Card
    Realtek built in
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    1920x1080
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    1 TB Optane NVME SSD, 1 TB NVME SSD
    PSU
    Yep, got one
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    Stella Artois
    Keyboard
    Built in
    Mouse
    Bluetooth , wired
    Internet Speed
    72 Mb/s :-(
    Browser
    Edge mostly
    Antivirus
    Defender
    Other Info
    TPM 2.0
Nah - you are just assuming things.

I HAVE done extensive tests and I know a lot of regulars have as well.

I have paid versions of Aoemi, Easus Todo and even an old Acronis licence. I put my money where my mouth is.

You are welcome to trawl through hundreds of previous posts about imaging here to see we have extensively tested them (and on Tenforums) if you do not believe me.

No point in discussing any more.
Jeez guy, ease up. We are just introducing alternatives, it's not the end of the world. Macrium is doing fine and will survive. :)
 

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  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Homemade
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 7 5700G 8-Core
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Strix B550-F Gaming
    Memory
    Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 3200MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    Onboard ATI Radeon
    Sound Card
    Onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Asus 28"
    Screen Resolution
    4K - 3840 X 2160
    Hard Drives
    PNY CS2140 500GB M.2 NVMe Gen4 x4
    Western Digital 500GB M.2 NVME Gen3
    OCZ-TRION 100 500GB SSD
    OCZ-TRION 150 500GB SSD
Jeez guy, ease up. We are just introducing alternatives, it's not the end of the world. Macrium is doing fine and will survive. :)
Whatever.
 

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System One

  • OS
    Windows 10 Pro + others in VHDs
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    ASUS Vivobook 14
    CPU
    I7
    Motherboard
    Yep, Laptop has one.
    Memory
    16 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Integrated Intel Iris XE
    Sound Card
    Realtek built in
    Monitor(s) Displays
    N/A
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    1 TB Optane NVME SSD, 1 TB NVME SSD
    PSU
    Yep, got one
    Case
    Yep, got one
    Cooling
    Stella Artois
    Keyboard
    Built in
    Mouse
    Bluetooth , wired
    Internet Speed
    72 Mb/s :-(
    Browser
    Edge mostly
    Antivirus
    Defender
    Other Info
    TPM 2.0
Just a word of warning about AOMEI Backupper.
Over the years, I have seen some serious issues arise from it.

I am what you may call a backup enthusiast and have tried numerous backup applications over the years.

The positive side of AOMEI Backupper is that it has a very nice interface and is very simple to use.
The negative side is that it can cause complications on some systems.
I have never been able to isolate why some systems can seemingly have no problems, and some systems can be rendered unbootable.
I've had numerous discussions about it over the years on various forums. The official AOMEI support forum is not much help either.

Uninstallation can also present problems on some systems and once again render the system unbootable.
I have had to resort to third party uninstallers and even manual registry edits to fix some systems.

I don't wish to get into a debate about it or derail the thread. I understand that some systems don't have any problems.
I am just passing on my findings with it.

Final thought...
Don't rely on one image backup application, especially if you're testing another.

All the best. (y)
Are you aware of similar problems with a different app or apps?

I realize that this is an old thread, but this is a serious issue tossed up by a serious user.
 

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    Windows 10 Pro
Are you aware of similar problems with a different app or apps?

I realize that this is an old thread, but this is a serious issue tossed up by a serious user.
I've been using Aoemi's Backupper but their tech support's latest response to my question regarding when they would be fixing the bootable USB stick DPI issue which causes their menu/fonts/text to display very small has left a lot to be desired. Well that response below has lost you a customer! How can they even think that problem is acceptable and has remained at least in the last 3 releases. Here's tech supports actual reply today to the question I asked them the other day regarding the DPI issue:

Thank you so much for contacting us.
We will fix the issue, but we don't know the ETA, sorry.
If you have any other questions or suggestions, please feel free to contact us back.
Stay healthy and take care!
Best Regard,

Fiona
 
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    Windows 11 Pro
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    PC/Desktop
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    Homemade
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    AMD Ryzen 7 5700G 8-Core
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    ASUS ROG Strix B550-F Gaming
    Memory
    Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 3200MHz
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    Onboard ATI Radeon
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    Asus 28"
    Screen Resolution
    4K - 3840 X 2160
    Hard Drives
    PNY CS2140 500GB M.2 NVMe Gen4 x4
    Western Digital 500GB M.2 NVME Gen3
    OCZ-TRION 100 500GB SSD
    OCZ-TRION 150 500GB SSD
@Badger Although you quoted my post #345, you tossed up a completely different issue.

I am hoping for comments on the issue that @Stigg originally tossed up in post #77 and that I quoted in my post #345.

In short, the issue is: Does AOMEI Backupper causes problems on the host computer, problems that may not even be related to the backup functionality as such?

For the original description of the issue, see post #77 or the quote in post #345.
 

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    Windows 10 Pro
@Badger Although you quoted my post #345, you tossed up a completely different issue.

I am hoping for comments on the issue that @Stigg originally tossed up in post #77 and that I quoted in my post #345.

In short, the issue is: Does AOMEI Backupper causes problems on the host computer, problems that may not even be related to the backup functionality as such?

For the original description of the issue, see post #77 or the quote in post #345.
I've personally never experienced the scenario where removing it from my system caused the system to become unbootable. How was it removed from that system etc...? Here, I always use Revo Uninstaller to do those kinds of tasks.
 

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System One

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro
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    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Homemade
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 7 5700G 8-Core
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Strix B550-F Gaming
    Memory
    Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 3200MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    Onboard ATI Radeon
    Sound Card
    Onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Asus 28"
    Screen Resolution
    4K - 3840 X 2160
    Hard Drives
    PNY CS2140 500GB M.2 NVMe Gen4 x4
    Western Digital 500GB M.2 NVME Gen3
    OCZ-TRION 100 500GB SSD
    OCZ-TRION 150 500GB SSD
I will tell you my problem with Macrium Reflect. It works fine if I save the file to a hard drive in my computer. I can restore the file. NOW here is the problem. I have a NAS and I store backups on it. It works fine for saving the backup BUT can not retrieve it. For some unknown reason it drops the Nic driver. Now I have an open ticket on it. Tech tried to fix my problem and after 90 minutes he gave up. Only way to get the file is use copy and paste with windows. Macrium Reflect is fine if you only want one copy of the back up. BUT for me more places to save that copy is better. AOMIE Backupper does the job for me. It sees all my devices and works great with my NAS. saving and retrieving the file.
My back up speed is up to 1.7Gbps (15 minutes at the most) using a second hard drive on the same PC for storing images. What is the speed like saving images on NAS?
Why save it on NAS when you can add a second drive on any PC via USB?
 

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    Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
    Motherboard
    MSI MPG Gaming Edge Wifi (X570)
    Memory
    32GB Adata XPG DDR4
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS GTX 1070 8GB ROG
    Monitor(s) Displays
    LG Ultrawide 34"
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    3440x1440
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    Main Boot Drive : 512GB Adata XPG RGB Gen3x4 NVMe M.2 SSD
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    EVGA 600 Watts Gold
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    Deepcool Genome II
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    Deepcool Fryzen
    Internet Speed
    1Gbps
    Browser
    Chrome
    Antivirus
    "Moderna"
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    Windows 11 Pro
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    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    i7-4790K
    Motherboard
    ASRock Xtreme6 Z97
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    16GB Corsair Vengeance Pro
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    MSI R9 290
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    LG Ultrawide 34"
    Screen Resolution
    3440x1440
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    Samsung M.2
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    Thermaltake 475 Watts 80 Bronze
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    Thermaltake Commander I Snow Edition
    Cooling
    Deep Cool Archer Air Cooler
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    Logitech G402
    Keyboard
    Armageddon MKA-5R RGB-Hornet
    Internet Speed
    1Gbps
    Browser
    Chrome
    Antivirus
    Moderna :)
Are you aware of similar problems with a different app or apps?

I realize that this is an old thread, but this is a serious issue tossed up by a serious user.
Hi, Haydon.

My current three imaging applications are Macrium Reflect, TeraByte Image For Windows and Drive Snapshot.
I've been using them for a long time without any problematic issues. Occasionally, an update might cause a minor issue such as the recent well documented one with Macrium Reflect v8.0.7167. But nothing serious.

It's been a while now since I put AOMEI Backupper through tests. At the time that I encountered the problem, there were lots of similar issues posted on the poorly run AOMEI Forum. My own personal opinion of AOMEI Support is that it's terrible. It's as if you're chatting with someone who has little or no knowledge of their own application.

I've had a lot of sleeps since I encountered the problem, but as far as I can remember, the exact error I was getting was "INACCESSIBLE BOOT DEVICE". Some people were reporting that error due to different AOMEI Backupper causes. For example, some were due to bad restorations and some due to the uninstallation. Some were other causes.

As I've said previously, "Don't rely on just one backup application". But in my case, I didn't encounter the problem until a long time (not sure how long) after I had installed it. Maybe I could have found an old backup that preceded the date of installation, but I elected to only restore an alternative backup to the time prior to uninstalling AOMEI Backupper. This obviously made my computer bootable again.

I then tried uninstalling AOMEI Backupper using Revo Uninstaller, but after a reboot, the problem still persisted. So, I restored an alternative backup again just prior to uninstalling AOMEI Backupper.

Once again, the computer was bootable. This time I uninstalled it again. I'm pretty sure that I also used Revo Uninstaller again, but before rebooting, I manually searched through the registry using Registry Workshop. Registry Workshop is much faster at searching than Windows Registry Editor and also has "Undo" functionality. I didn't document everything I removed, but I think there were still many registry entries left behind, including Services. I also deleted, files folders and schedules, although the latter should not have been causing problems if they were no longer loading.

I wasn't going to bring this up again, as I've moved on from AOMEI Backupper.
But seeing you asked, I thought I would respond to you with my best recollections.
I don't want to get into a debate with someone saying that "mine is working fine" etc.
I understand some may not have these problems. It may only affect specific systems. They may have even completely fixed it now.

Disregarding all of the above. I think the terrible support alone is a good enough reason not to use it. Backup applications need to be reliable and you need to know that you can rely on support, if needed. It's your data that we're talking about.
All the best, Haydon.

Some links (Some old, some recent):

 

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    Windows 11 Pro
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    Stigg's Build
    CPU
    Intel Core i9-10900X
    Motherboard
    GIGABYTE X299X DESIGNARE 10G
    Memory
    Corsair 64 GB (4 x 16 GB) CMW64GX4M4C3000C15 Vengeance RGB Pro 3000Mhz DDR4
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    GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1660 Super Mini ITX 6 GB OC
    Sound Card
    Realtek ALC1220
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    Samsung 27" FHD LED FreeSync Gaming Monitor (LS27F350FHEXXY)
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080
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    Samsung 970 Pro Series 1TB M.2 2280 NVMe SSD
    Western Digital Red Pro WD8003FFBX-68B9AN0 8 TB, 7200 RPM, SATA-III
    Western Digital Red Pro WD8003FFBX-68B9AN0 8 TB, 7200 RPM, SATA-III
    PSU
    Corsair HX1200 1200W 80 Plus Platinum
    Case
    Fractal Design Define 7 Black Solid Case
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    Noctua NH-D15 Chromax Black
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    Razer Ornata V2
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    Razer DeathAdder Essential
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    FTTN 100Mbps / 40Mbps
    Browser
    Mozilla Firefox
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    N/A
    Other Info
    Logitech BRIO 4k Ultra HD USB-C Webcam
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    Windows 10 Pro
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    ASUS ROG Zephyrus M GM501GS
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    Core i7-8750H
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    Zephyrus M GM501GS
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    SK Hynix 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) HMA82GS6CJR8N-VK 16 GB DDR4-2666 DDR4 SDRAM
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    Realtek ALC294
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    PC/AT Enhanced PS2 Keyboard (101/102-Key)
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    FTTN 100Mbps / 40Mbps
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    Mozilla Firefox
    Antivirus
    N/A
    Other Info
    USB2.0 HD UVC Webcam
I've had that issue with "inaccessible boot device" with Aomei, but only when migrating an OS to a new SSD. It never bothered me because its easy to fix. All I have to do is boot a WinPE flash drive with DISM++ on it and select the OS drive then fix boot and done.
 

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    10, 11
@Stigg Thanks for the comments, I gave you 'Great Support' appreciation (y)
 

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    Windows 10 Pro
AOMEI backupper killed my Windows multi boot system.
I didn't even use the program!
I installed it, opened it, just to have a look at its layout.
Suddenly some (suspisious) window showed up and disappeared right away.
The next time I started my computer, all of the multi boot options resulted in boot errors.
No more Windows 11, no more Windows 10, no more Windows 7, no more Windows XP.
Lucky me, I had a backup of Windows 11, made with Clonezilla. (Quite a difficult command line based program to work with, by the way.)
I restored the backup image with Rescuezilla. Remember that name: R E S C U E Z I L L A.
Rescuezilla is a Graphic User Interface with Clonezilla built in.
Now I have my Windows 11 back and running smoothly.
But Windows 98, Windows XP, Windows 7 and Windows 10 can still not be booted. They are all still on my three internal hard disks (Windows 7 and Windows 10 are on one hard disk that I partitioned) and visible with Windows 11 Explorer.
No matter what I try with Windows Rescue, BCDedit, chkdsk, off line virus/malware scanners, Windows Defender, nothing works.

So, yeah, WARNING: AOMEI is a system killer.

If you're looking for a reliable program to get your entire system back & running, really, Rescuezilla is the answer to the harm, done by AOMEI...
 

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System One

  • OS
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    composed with motherboard Asustek Computer Inc. model F2A85-M LE (FM2)
    CPU
    AMD A4-4000
    Motherboard
    Asustek Computer Inc. model F2A85-M LE (FM2)
    Memory
    6144 MB
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI AMD Radeon HD 7480D
    Sound Card
    AMD High Definition
    Hard Drives
    Western Digital 150GB (Windows 11)
    WesternDigital 150GB (Windows XP)
    Seagate 465GB (Windows 7 and Windows 10)
    Western Digital 40GB Caviar (Windows 98)
    Browser
    Firefox and 12 others
    Antivirus
    Windows 11 built in Mircosoft Defender
AOMEI backupper killed my Windows multi boot system.
I didn't even use the program!
I installed it, opened it, just to have a look at its layout.
Suddenly some (suspisious) window showed up and disappeared right away.
The next time I started my computer, all of the multi boot options resulted in boot errors.
No more Windows 11, no more Windows 10, no more Windows 7, no more Windows XP.
Lucky me, I had a backup of Windows 11, made with Clonezilla. (Quite a difficult command line based program to work with, by the way.)
I restored the backup image with Rescuezilla. Remember that name: R E S C U E Z I L L A.
Rescuezilla is a Graphic User Interface with Clonezilla built in.
Now I have my Windows 11 back and running smoothly.
But Windows 98, Windows XP, Windows 7 and Windows 10 can still not be booted. They are all still on my three internal hard disks (Windows 7 and Windows 10 are on one hard disk that I partitioned) and visible with Windows 11 Explorer.
No matter what I try with Windows Rescue, BCDedit, chkdsk, off line virus/malware scanners, Windows Defender, nothing works.

So, yeah, WARNING: AOMEI is a system killer.

If you're looking for a reliable program to get your entire system back & running, really, Rescuezilla is the answer to the harm, done by AOMEI...
AOMEI Backupper is not compatible with Win98 (See Site)

Interesting post from someone who just joined and 1st msg and against AOMEI Backupper.
You sure sound like you are selling this product.

AOMEI Backupper is NOT A KILLER.
I have been using AOMEI Backupper Professional for YEARS now on a desktop with Windows11 Pro.
So you say after properly installing AOMEI Backupper Professional and after a reboot the program it killed your multi boot.
No way unless you did a backup and stopped a reinstall.
Maybe you had a problem before this whole thing started and finally your bootup failed.
 
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  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro (x64) 23H2 22631.3155
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Self built - Dec 2021
    CPU
    11th Generation i5-11500
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte AORUS B560M Pro
    Memory
    16 Gig
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel UHD 750
    Sound Card
    Chip on Motherboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    32" UHD Samsung
    Screen Resolution
    3840 x 2160
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 980 Pro NVMe
    PSU
    750 Watt
    Case
    Fractal Meshify 2 Compact
    Cooling
    Cooler Master Hyper 212 Black Edition
    Keyboard
    Logitech
    Mouse
    Squeaky one
    Internet Speed
    300/10
    Browser
    MS Edge but trying other browsers
    Antivirus
    Got my 2 Shots plus my Booster Malwarebytes +

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  • OS
    Windows 11 Home
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Acer Aspire 3 A315-23
    CPU
    AMD Athlon Silver 3050U
    Memory
    8GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Radeon Graphics
    Monitor(s) Displays
    laptop screen
    Screen Resolution
    1366x768 native resolution, up to 2560x1440 with Radeon Virtual Super Resolution
    Hard Drives
    1TB Samsung EVO 870 SSD
    Internet Speed
    50 Mbps
    Browser
    Edge, Firefox
    Antivirus
    Defender
    Other Info
    fully 'Windows 11 ready' laptop. Windows 10 C: partition migrated from my old unsupported 'main machine' then upgraded to 11. A test migration ran Insider builds for 2 months. When 11 was released on 5th October it was re-imaged back to 10 and was offered the upgrade in Windows Update on 20th October. Windows Update offered the 22H2 Feature Update on 20th September 2022. It got the 23H2 Feature Update on 4th November 2023 through Windows Update.

    My SYSTEM THREE is a Dell Latitude 5410, i7-10610U, 32GB RAM, 512GB ssd, supported device running Windows 11 Pro (and all my Hyper-V VMs).

    My SYSTEM FOUR is a 2-in-1 convertible Lenovo Yoga 11e 20DA, Celeron N2930, 4GB RAM, 256GB ssd. Unsupported device: currently running Win10 Pro, plus Win11 Pro RTM and Insider Beta as native boot vhdx.

    My SYSTEM FIVE is a Dell Latitude 3190 2-in-1, Pentium Silver N5030, 4GB RAM, 512GB NVMe ssd, supported device running Windows 11 Pro, plus the Insider Beta, Dev, and Canary builds as a native boot .vhdx.
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Lattitude E4310
    CPU
    Intel® Core™ i5-520M
    Motherboard
    0T6M8G
    Memory
    8GB
    Graphics card(s)
    (integrated graphics) Intel HD Graphics
    Screen Resolution
    1366x768
    Hard Drives
    500GB Crucial MX500 SSD
    Browser
    Firefox, Edge
    Antivirus
    Defender
    Other Info
    unsupported machine: Legacy bios, MBR, TPM 1.2, upgraded from W10 to W11 using W10/W11 hybrid install media workaround. In-place upgrade to 22H2 using ISO and a workaround. Feature Update to 23H2 by manually installing the Enablement Package.

    My SYSTEM THREE is a Dell Latitude 5410, i7-10610U, 32GB RAM, 512GB ssd, supported device running Windows 11 Pro (and all my Hyper-V VMs).

    My SYSTEM FOUR is a 2-in-1 convertible Lenovo Yoga 11e 20DA, Celeron N2930, 4GB RAM, 256GB ssd. Unsupported device: currently running Win10 Pro, plus Win11 Pro RTM and Insider Beta as native boot vhdx.

    My SYSTEM FIVE is a Dell Latitude 3190 2-in-1, Pentium Silver N5030, 4GB RAM, 512GB NVMe ssd, supported device running Windows 11 Pro, plus the Insider Beta, Dev, and Canary builds as a native boot .vhdx.
AOMEI backupper killed my Windows multi boot system.
I didn't even use the program!
I installed it, opened it, just to have a look at its layout.
Suddenly some (suspisious) window showed up and disappeared right away.
The next time I started my computer, all of the multi boot options resulted in boot errors.
No more Windows 11, no more Windows 10, no more Windows 7, no more Windows XP.
Lucky me, I had a backup of Windows 11, made with Clonezilla. (Quite a difficult command line based program to work with, by the way.)
I restored the backup image with Rescuezilla. Remember that name: R E S C U E Z I L L A.
Rescuezilla is a Graphic User Interface with Clonezilla built in.
Now I have my Windows 11 back and running smoothly.
But Windows 98, Windows XP, Windows 7 and Windows 10 can still not be booted. They are all still on my three internal hard disks (Windows 7 and Windows 10 are on one hard disk that I partitioned) and visible with Windows 11 Explorer.
No matter what I try with Windows Rescue, BCDedit, chkdsk, off line virus/malware scanners, Windows Defender, nothing works.

So, yeah, WARNING: AOMEI is a system killer.

If you're looking for a reliable program to get your entire system back & running, really, Rescuezilla is the answer to the harm, done by AOMEI...

Supported Operating Systems​

AOMEI
Post By AOMEI Updated October 19, 2022
  • Microsoft Windows XP (all editions, 32-bit and 64-bit)
  • Microsoft Windows Vista (all editions, 32-bit and 64-bit)
  • Microsoft Windows 7 (all editions, 32-bit and 64-bit)
  • Microsoft Windows 8/8.1 (all editions, 32-bit and 64-bit)
  • Microsoft Windows 10 (all editions, 32-bit and 64-bit)
  • Microsoft Windows 11 (all editions)
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2003 and 2003 R2 (all editions, 32-bit and 64-bit)
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2008 and 2008 R2 (all editions, 32-bit and 64-bit)
  • Microsoft Windows Home Server (WHS) 2011 and Windows Small Business Server (SBS) 2011
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2012 and 2012 R2(all editions, 32-bit and 64-bit)
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2016 (all editions, 32-bit and 64-bit)
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2019 (all editions)
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2022 (all editions)
 

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System One

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro (x64) 23H2 22631.3155
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AOMEI Backupper is not compatible with Win98 (See Site)

Interesting post from someone who just joined and 1st msg and against AOMEI Backupper.
You sure sound like you are selling this product.

AOMEI Backupper is NOT A KILLER.
I have been using AOMEI Backupper Professional for YEARS now on a desktop with Windows11 Pro.
So you say after properly installing AOMEI Backupper Professional and after a reboot the program it killed your multi boot.
No way unless you did a backup and stopped a reinstall.
Maybe you had a problem before this whole thing started and finally your bootup failed.

Funny how you address your msg and trying to sell another backup program and tell us numerous times about how it is spelled correctly.
Are you sure you aren't selling that product and complaining about AOMEI Backupper Professional just for us to look up your program?
Inquiring minds want to know.
Yeah - AOMEI is fine. Not my favourite tool but very reliable.

I once had an issue after doing a restore with a multiboot menu getting messed up but only took a few minutes to restore boot menu using bcdboot command.

So yes killer is a gross exaggeration.
 

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I restored the backup image with Rescuezilla. Remember that name: R E S C U E Z I L L A.
Rescuezilla is a Graphic User Interface with Clonezilla built in.
I tried Rescuezilla. Good experience.

Linux-based, free (donation-ware). The interface is simple, elegant and minimalist. Only works from a boot UFD, which is fine for me. I created an image of the whole internal disk without problems. Slow compared to Terabyte IFL, about the same image size. The GUI includes some basic Linux utilities, including GParted, a simple partition manager.
 

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    Windows 10
(First of all: Windows 98 is on my computer, but I have to choose IDE instead of AHCI in the bios to get it running, so AOMEI was not used on Windows 98.)

I was triggered to send this message by someone on this forum who had heard of problems, especially boot problems, caused by AOMEI.
Second reason for sending this message were the many complaints about unbootable Windows versions on the AOMEI site. One of the AOMEI helpdesk people admitted there was an error, but that it was fixed.

I am not advertising RESCUEZILLA, no need, it is freeware. Strange reaction, Iggy.
Rescuezilla saved my ass, that's all.

Again: I DID NOT USE THE PROGRAM. I only opened it. So I did nothing wrong. Read, Iggy, read:
I opened it, had a glance at its layout, and I closed it. And meanwhile the harm was done.
And it DID kill my system.
I did not backup and did no reinstall.

It is not an exaggeration, Cerberus, it is my experience. And I read from your respons that you had boot problems too... related to AOMEI? If it was, then that's another proof of AOMEI being untrustworthy...

I recovered a Windows 11 Clonezilla backup image with Rescuezilla, so Windows 11 is up and running again, it sees all the three internal hard disks (Windows 7 and Windows 10 are on a partitioned hard disk).
I tried many things - from within Windows 11 - to resolve the multi boot problem, also bcdedit (cleaned it and set it up from scratch): to no avail.

I am beginning to think that AOMEI is just some Chinese people's copy behaviour result - AOMEI's moving from China to the USA didn't change that - from people without proper knowledge of complicated systems. *

To read an AOMEI help desk responding to many boot error customer complaints with "the program had an error, but it is fixed" is the final proof for me...

* remember the years that the Chinese government encouraged their people to produce steel? There was a documentary with video footage of a Chinese steel factory: what they did there was throwing all kinds of junk, especially old car batteries, in the ovens, thus producing steel that was highly contaminated with heavy metals, VERY toxious.
Just an example of what happens when (retarded) people without proper knowledge decide to join in with the rest of the world...
 

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    AMD A4-4000
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When I updated my ComputerWorld story How to make a Windows 10 or 11 image backup last October, I had to steer away from Macrium because of the impending end of free supported versions. I ended up picking Easus ToDo, but found AOMEI to be nearly equal in terms of capability and use. IMO, the bootable media from ToDo is a bit better than that from ToDo but it's pretty much a wash. The key point is "backup early and often," to be ready to recover from problems and issues.

Great discussion, overall.

--Ed--
 

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    Windows 11
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    20LH000MUS (U3E1)
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