AOMEI Backupper FAQ
Any matters need attention when you backup by using Command Line with AOMEI Backupper?
A: There are four things to note:
- It doesn’t support backup data to disc (CD/DVD) by using command line. If you want to backup data to disc, please use AOMEI Backupper GUI to realize.
- When you backup dynamic volume(s), but the dynamic volume has no drive letter, so you should assign a drive letter for it first, then you can backup it by using command line later.
- AOMEI Backupper command line program must be run by a user with administrator privilege. If you are a non administrator user, an authorized window will pop up, in which you need to enter the correct account information to finish the backup process.
- When you backup data to shared network or NAS, there must be a folder name behind IP address, such as "\\192.168.0.10\foldername", thus you can visit the network path.
Any matters need attention when you backup files/folders with AOMEI Backupper?
A: There are five following things to note:
- In order to avoid backing up temporary files, garbage files and other useless data, we suggest you do a data cleaning first and backup later.
- Files and folders in the Recycle Bin can’t be backed up.
- For some files like NTFS compressed files or EFS encrypted files, AOMEI Backupper can backup up very well, but the files no longer having NTFS properties after restorations.
- AOMEI Backupper can backup NTFS files with its security permissions automatically, and also supports restoring the file’s security permissions together with the file.
- We suggest you put the files you plan to backup to the same folder first, then backup this folder to backup the whole files. In this way, you only need to add one backup source or several backup sources to Backup List (Note: every item in the backup list called one backup source), thus makes the management of backup more convenient. However, we don’t suggest you add too many backup sources to backup list (e.g. the backup source has reached 2000 or more).
Does AOMEI Backupper support to backup and restore a UEFI based system drive?
A: Yes, it completely supports UEFI boot backup and restore, while ensuring your system bootable after restoration. Click here to learn more information.
Does AOMEI Backupper support to backup and restore dynamic volumes?
A: Yes, you may backup and restore dynamic volumes in the same way like backing up and restoring partitions on basic disks. If you are going to restore the system partition on a dynamic disk, the system is ensured to be bootable when it is restored to its original position.
Have you received the prompt: “Because the image file exists in a dynamic volume, you need to make a bootable CD based on Windows PE...” How to resolve?
A: If there are programs still running on the destination partition during the restore process, the program will automatically restart the computer and run AOMEI Backupper from Linux Bootable CD or WinPE Bootable CD to complete the restore process. Since the image file in a dynamic partition cannot be recognized by Linux Bootable CD.
To solve the problem, way one: Copy this image file to a basic partition and then restore again. Way Two: Click Utilities -> Create Bootable Media to create a WinPE Bootable CD (because image files can be recognized by WinPE Bootable CD in a dynamic volume), then run AOMEI Backupper on the desktop or use this CD to complete the restore process. Click here to learn how to create bootable media.
Have you received the prompt: “Because the image file exists in a share/NAS network, you need to make a bootable CD…” How to resolve?
A: In case you keep the image file in a share folder or a NAS device, you will receive the above message if there are programs still running in the target partition and hard to close (the programs in system partition cannot be all closed). To solve the problem, you only need to click Utilities -> Create Bootable Media to create a bootable CD then use this CD to boot your computer to complete the restore process. Click here to learn how to do a system restore by using Bootable CD.
Have you received the prompt: “Because the system partition exists in a dynamic disk, you need to make a bootable CD…” How to resolve?
A: There are two methods available to deal with this problem. The first one is to click Utilities -> Create Bootable Media to create a bootable CD based on Windows PE. (Not a Linux Bootable CD) Then open AOMEI Backupper on desktop to try again.
The second method is to either create a Linux Bootable CD or a Windows PE Bootable CD first. Then choose this created CD as the first bootable device in BIOS. In this way, AOMEI Backupper will run automatically when the computer is turning on. Here you can click Restore button in the main interface then click “Path: Browse a path to select an image file and restore data from the file” to complete the restore process. Click here to learn how to restore by using Bootable CD.