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How to create a bootable disk and recover data from a crashed PC in AOMEI FastRecovery

With AOMEI FastRecovery, you can not only recover data from a working computer but also from a crashed PC. To recover from a crashed PC, you can use AOMEI FastRecovery to first create a bootable disk and boot the PC into WinPE to do the same data scanning and recovery process. In this article, we will show you how to create a bootable disk with FastRecovery and recover data from a crashed PC.

How to boot the system from bootable USB flash drive/CD-ROM

This article details how to set up your computer to boot from USB/CD-ROM.

How to update the program version in AOMEI FastRecovery.

This article will show you how to update the program version in AOMEI FastRecovery.

How to scan lost data in AOMEI FastRecovery

AOMEI FastRecovery is a safe and efficient data recovery software designed to help you recover lost data that might be accidentally deleted or removed by system crash or some other situations. You can easily scan and recover the data you want to get back in just a few simple steps.

AOMEI FastRecovery FAQs

This article describes some common FAQs in AOMEI FastRecovery for data recovery. You may check the document for reference.

How to Preview and Recover Files in AOMEI FastRecovery

In case of file deletion and data loss caused by accidential deletion, partition formatting, system crash, and virus attach, it is necessary to recover lost data. With AOMEI FastRecovery, you can easily scan and recover the data you want to get back in just a few simple steps. This article will show you how to preview and recover files in AOMEI FastRecovery.

Overview of AOMEI FastRecovery

AOMEI FastRecovery is a very efficient and user-friendly data recovery program for Windows computers. It can be used to recover data loss caused by accidental deletion, formatting, system crash, virus attack, and so on. Just describe the details of AOMEI FastRecovery in this article.

How to Register AOMEI FastRecovery

This article will show you how to register AOMEI FastRecovery.

Install and Uninstall

Here is method of how to install and uninstall AOMEI FastRecovery.

Download Windows Assessment and Deployment Kit (ADK) and WinPE Addon for Windows 8, 8.1,10 and 11

You may need to download and install the Windows Assessment and Deployment Kit (ADK) for Windows 11, 10, 8.1, 8 before making a Windows PE bootable CD.

Overview of AOMEI FastRecovery

AOMEI FastRecovery is a very efficient and user-friendly data recovery program for Windows computers. It can be used to recover data loss caused by accidental deletion, formatting, system crash, virus attack, and so on. Just describe the details of AOMEI FastRecovery in this article.

Export/Import Backup with AOMEI Backupper

The Export/Import feature allows you to save (export) and restore (import) backup task information. You can use it to recover any lost backup task information.

How to Save Backup Image Files on the WinPE Bootable USB Flash Drive Created by AOMEI Backupper?

With AOMEI Backupper, you can create a bootable media to boot the PC into WinPE to restore the backup. Obviously, it is convenient to restore the backup if the backup images are directly saved on the same WinPE bootable media created by AOMEI Backupper. In this article, we will describe how to save backup image files on the WinPE bootable USB flash drive created by AOMEI Backupper.

Backupper WinPE Cannot Recognize NVME drives

This article shows you how to add the IRST driver to Backupper WinPE to recognize NVME drives.

How to Copy Log and Crash Files of AOMEI Backupper?

This article describes how to copy log and crash files under Windows and WinPE. These log and crash files help further analyze the program issues.

How to sync files between two computers with AOMEI Backupper?

This article describes how to use AOMEI Backupper to sync files between two computers under the same LAN. It helps transfer files from one PC to another.

How to fix error Failed to enable backup service?

This article will explain how to resolve this backup error.

How to make hidden folders/files visible?

This article will explain how to show hidden folders/files and how to find AomeiBR folder and tasks2.2.xml file.

How to fix error code 4140

This article will introduce how to fix error code 4140

How to fix error code 4101

This article applies to: AOMEI Backupper all versions.

How to restore email with AOMEI Backupper

This article will explain how to restore emails on your mail server using AOMEI backupper.

How to backup email with AOMEI Backupper

This article describes how to use AOMEI backupper to back up emails on your mail server.

How to add mailboxes for email backup in AOMEI Backupper

This article will explain how to add an email account to the AOMEI backupper.

How to add gmail mailbox for email backup in AOMEI Backupper

This article will explain how to add Gmail mailboxes into AOMEI Backupper.

How to Enable APP Password to Send Email Notifications in AOMEI Backupper?

In AOMEI Backupper, you can use the Email Notification in AOMEI Backupper to send a report of the backup or sync execution result. To use Gmail Server for notification sending, you need to first get an APP Password and then enter the password in the email notification settings. In this article, we will describe how to enable an app password.

How to Remove Boot Menu Created by AOMEI?

This article will show you how to remove boot menu created by AOMEI software.

How to Restore Outlook Backup with AOMEI Backupper

In case of Outlook mailbox emails loss or corruption, you can easily restore from an outlook backup to the original status with AOMEI Backupper.

How to Backup Outlook Email with AOMEI Backupper

This article describes how to backup Outlook email files easily with AOMEI Backupper. It is essential for email data security.

How to Manage your AOMEI Account?

This article describes many items and settings in AOMEI User Center, including AOMEI Cloud, My Products, Product Documents, User Settings. It helps to easily manage your AOMEI programs.

How to Exclude files/folders in AOMEI Backupper?

This article describes how to exclude files/folders from file backup/sync, and from system/partition/disk backup in AOMEI Backupper. It helps to accurately backup your data.

How to Backup Files to Cloud with AOMEI Backupper

With AOMEI Backupper, you can easily backup your personal files, work files and other important data to AOMEI Cloud after you log into your AOMEI account in the program. Backing up to a cloud disk is more secure and not easy to leak. It offers a better way to protect important data.

How to Create System Backup in Windows Easily

You will learn how to easily create a system backup in Windows 10/11 and previously Windows 8.1/8/7/XP/Vista. And it can save your computer in a disaster recovery.

How to Backup Hard Drive with AOMEI Backupper

You will learn more about Disk Backup in AOMEI Backupper and how to easily create a disk backup in Windows 10/11/8/7/XP/Vista.

AOMEI Universal Restore FAQ

How to solve not booting or driver activation problems? AOMEI universal restore FAQ will answer these questions.

How to Close Port-occupied Applications

Do you encounter the problem "Application initialization failed"? It may occur when the 67, 69, 4011 ports are being used by other programs. Learn how to fix it here.

AOMEI Backupper FAQ

How to backup and restore a UEFI based system drive, backup dynamic volume or backup data to share/NAS network? AOMEI Backupper’s FAQ will answer these questions.

AOMEI PXE Boot Tool FAQ

How to configure PXE boot service in server-side? AOMEI PXE Boot Tool’s FAQ will answer these questions.

Edit Partitions

This option can edit the partition size on the destination disk according to personal needs. It has three choices available.

System Requirements

The minimum system requirements of installing AOMEI Backupper are introduced below.

Merge Images: Merge multiple backup versions into one

The option of Merge Images can help to merge more image files to one in order to manage image file more easily.

Sector by Sector Restore

The option of sector by sector restore refers to restore the whole partition or disk, whether the sector is used or not.

How to create Partition and Volume Backup in Windows Easily

Partition Backup is to back up partitions you select, you can select D:drive, E:drive, F:drive to be backed up,etc.

AOMEI Backupper Settings - Advanced

The general setting option can let you adjust the software display size to be compatible with your computer screen, and offer multiple languages for you can choose from.

AOMEI Real-time Sync FAQ

AOMEI real-time sync will monitor file for changes and copy new, modified or deleted file from source to target path as soon as the change has occurred.

AOMEI Image Deploy FAQ

AOMEI Image Deploy enables you to efficiently and rapidly set up multiple computers which are configured the same way and with the same software.

Backup Image Encryption in AOMEI Backupper

The option of image file encryption can help to encrypt the image file by setting a password so as to protect the data from unauthorized access.

The File Systems Supported by AOMEI Backupper

AOMEI Backupper supports various file systems including FAT16, FAT32, NTFS, ReFS, Ext2/3 and ExFAT.

Download Windows AIK to Create Bootable Media

Windows AIK is a set of tools that could help you (mostly is for OEM and IT professionals) to configure and deploy operating system to new hardware.

How to back up Files and Folders in Windows

Aomei Backuper has file backup feature and it can help you back up your important files and folders.

Download Windows ADK for AOMEI Backupper

Before creating Windows PE bootable media, if using Windows 8 or 10 for AOMEI Backupper, you may need to download and install the Windows (ADK).

How to restore a single file from a backup image

Sometimes we can restore a single file from the image file without restoring the entire image file.

Clone in AOMEI Backupper

The function of clone in AOMEI Backupper consists of disk clone, partition or volume clone. It can be used to transfer data directly.

Comments in AOMEI Backupper

The comments refer to write a description to each backup task that can help to distinguish the backup tasks from each other.

Backup Compression in AOMEI Backupper

The option of image file compression can help to compress the image file so as to reduce the storage space of the backed up image file.

How to Restore Disk Backup Image with AOMEI Backupper?

This option can help to restore hard drive image to a right status when the disk is broken, or you want to replace it with a new HDD.

How to Edit Backup in AOMEI Backupper

Edit the task name of your previous backup or choose another destination to save the backup image file.

Glossary in AOMEI Backupper

Here are the glossary about common items backup, recovery, clone as well as some advanced items, like sector and bootable media.

Image Restore in AOMEI Backupper

This option of restore includes system, disk, partition or volume, sector by sector restore and edit partitions.

How to Use VSS in AOMEI Backupper?

VSS is short for Volume Shadow Copy Service. It helps to back up data without interrupting the work of the applications.

Tools in AOMEI Backupper

This option will provide features of image checking/explore and creating bootable disk so as to ensure the safety and stability of the backup and recovery.

Why Should You Backup Your Data?

It is of great importance to make a backup for the important data and the operating system, and the backed up image file can be used to restore them to previous state when it is necessary.

Backup Options in AOMEI Backupper

You can enable more advanced settings for your backup task via Backup Options, for example, you can compress your image files, split large image files into smaller ones, etc.

What Is Portable Version and How to Create It?

You will get the portable version meaning and how to create a portable version of backup software to protect data in the following.

How to Deploy Image without SID Using AOMEI Image Deploy?

You can learn how to deploy AOMEI Windows operating system image files to computers on the same network using the AOMEI Image Deployment tool and how to remove the SID before image deployment.

Differences between Backup and Clone

In the AOMEI Backupper, there are two main functions: Backup and Clone. What are the differences between Backup and Clone? How could you choose the right way to meet your requirements?

Differences between Syncs

There are four sync ways available in AOMEI Backupper: Basic Sync, Mirror Sync, Real-time Sync, and Two-Way Sync. Each sync method runs in a different way to meet differentiated needs. How to configure the desired synchronization in AOMEI Backupper?

How to Explore Image with AOMEI Backupper

Explore Image allows you mount backup images including system image, disk image and partition image as virtual drives so that you can access them as though they are physical drives.

Get Started About AOMEI Backupper

Here is the brief introduction of the main capacity, supported system and storage media of AOMEI Backupper, with which the users can know this backup software better.

Intelligent Sector

Intelligent sector means to only back up the used sectors of the file systems, and it can help to decrease the size of the image file and also to reduce the backup time.

How to Run Mirror Sync with AOMEI Backupper

You can keep the files in two folders the same as each other all the time by Mirror Sync.

Overview of AOMEI Backupper

AOMEI Backupper provides basic and advanced features, such as system/disk/partition/dynamic volumes backups, restore, clone as well as some other specially designed features.

How to Restore Partition or Volume with AOMEI Backupper?

This function can help to restore partition or volume. If the data on the partition has been damaged or lost, the backed up image file can be used to restore partition/volume to the normal state.

How to Shut Down PC on Backup Completion

To protect your PC and save power, you may need to shut down your PC once a backup is complete. In AOMEI Backupper, there are four ways available to shutdown PC on backup completion.

Image Splitting in AOMEI Backupper

Splitting can help to split the image file so as to suit variable capacity storage devices. It includes three options: automatic, customize size and choosing a predetermined size.

Storage Devices AOMEI Backupper Support

The supported storage devices include all storage devices that can be recognized by Windows, for instance, IDE, SATA, SCSI, SSD, USB external disks, Hardware RAID and so on.

How to Run Two-Way Sync with AOMEI Backupper

If you want to keep the files in the two folders consistent and ensure any changes in the two folders will be synced to the other side, Two-Way Sync is the best choice.

How to Schedule a Backup Task to Run Automatically

AOMEI Backupper has scheduling capabilities built in and you can configure a scheduled backup without manually performing a backup task.

How to Create a Scheduled Sync Task with AOMEI Backupper

To run file sync automatically and periodically at a regular basis to secure your data.

Supported Operating Systems

The supported operating systems of AOMEI Backupper consist of Windows XP, Vista, Home Server 2011, SBS 2011, Windows Server 2000, 2003, 2008, 2012 (including R2), 2016,2019,2022, Windows 7 and Windows 8.

Backup Scheme in AOMEI Backupper | What Is It and How to Use It

Backup Scheme can help you manage your disk space by deleting old backups while keeping backups up-to-date on your destination path. It offers various backup types including incremental, differential and full backup.

Incremental and Differential Backup

These two options of incremental and differential backup are two advanced backup methods that can help to reduce backup time and storage space.

System Restore with AOMEI Backupper

The system backup image can be used to restore system to a correct configuration when computer crashes. It can avoid system reinstallation.

How to Run Basic Sync with AOMEI Backupper

If you want to backup your data and want to see the backup contents at any time, but would not like to create image file, you can choose to use Basic Sync feature.

How to Restore Image to Dissimilar Hardware with AOMEI Backupper

Computer crashes suddenly, and you didn’t backup any data or system before. How should you do? AOMEI Universal Restore can help you rescue broken computer. It can restore the system to a machine with dissimilar hardware.

How to Back up Data to NAS Devices or Cloud Clients

Wanna use Network Attached Storage (NAS) for data backup? Learn how to backup files/folders to NAS or cloud clients with free AOMEI Backupper here.

How to Change Legacy to UEFI

With the release of Windows 11, UEFI boot mode is a must for a computer, which makes it necessary to change the boot mode from Legacy to UEFI. In this article, you will know how to change the legacy boot mode to UEFI.

How to Burn ISO File to Disc - AOMEI Backupper

The ISO file actually is an image file, used by CD, DVD or Blu-ray Disc.

Restore System to Dissimilar Hardware with Universal Restore

This option can help to restore system to another computer with dissimilar hardware with boot ensurance.

Check Image with AOMEI Backupper to Ensure Data Intact

Check Image feature checks whether you will be able to recover the data from a specific backup image file.

Create Command Line Backup to Protect Your Computer

Learn how to use command line to do backup with AOMEI Backupper. The backup feature will be more convenient for batch files and batch commands.

Create Recovery Environment with AOMEI Backupper (5 Steps)

With the Recovery Environment tool, you can easily create a recovery environment with AOMEI Backupper and add it to the windows system boot menu to facilitate backup image restore.

Enable Email Notification for Quick Notification

To play unattended operation, you may concern about the result of backup plans, so this function is very important for you. You can use it to send a report of execution result to the email address you set before.

Perform Files and Folders Restore Step by Step

AOMEI Backupper File Restore can help you to recover files and folders from the backed up image file when the original files or folders are missing or corrupted.

How to Wipe Disk Completely with AOMEI Backupper

Disk Wipe in AOMEI Backupper is a tool to help you wipe the disk to wipe data and remove the virus permanently. With this tool, you can easily erase data on a partition, unallocated space, and disk.

How to View Logs in AOMEI Backupper (Easily)

View Logs contains a list of operations performed on the backup tasks.

How to Use AOMEI PXE Boot Tool Easily

AOMEI PXE Boot software is designed for solving the problem that boots many computers from microsystem in the network. Generally, you can create a Windows PE micro system with a third party tool.

How to Run Real-time Sync with AOMEI Backupper

If you need to synchronize data and want the program indepentently detect changes and new data on the source directory, then reflect them to the target directory in real-time, the Real-Time Sync feature will meet your needs.

Technical Support for Backup, Restore, Sync, Clone

If you need any help, you can contact the technical support or to visit our website to get corresponding help.

AOMEI Backupper Error Code

Here are solutions for the error codes you may encounter while using AOMEI Backupper.

How to Restore Backup from AOMEI Cloud?

In case of data loss, you can easily restore a backup to the original status from AOMEI Cloud with AOMEI Backupper.

How to Use AOMEI Image Deploy for Image Deployment (Secure Boot)

This article introduce image deployment software - AOMEI Image Deploy and how to sucessfully deploy image to multiple computers over network.

How to boot the system from bootable USB flash drive/CD-ROM?

This article details how to set up your computer to boot from USB/CD-ROM.

How to change the language in AOMEI FastRecovery

This article will show you how to change language in AOMEI FastRecovery.

Download Windows AIK and How to Mount it?

Windows AIK is short for Windows Automated Installation Kit. As its name displayed, it is a set of tools that could help you (mostly is OEM and IT professionals) to configure and deploy operating system to new hardware. In brief, that meant you could cust

How to Register and Activate AOMEI Cloner?

The paid program needs to be activated before you use it. Please be noted how to register for the program. There are two ways to register the program: online and offline registration.

How to Create Disk Clone in Windows Easily?

You will learn how to clone a disk to smaller SSD or new hard drive with the best disk cloning software - AOMEI Cloner. Get it right now and then clone.

Overview of AOMEI Cloner

AOMEI Cloner is an easy and useful system and disk clone tool.

AOMEI Cloner FAQs

Frequently Asked Questions about AOMEI Cloner.

Create Windows PE Bootable Media Easily

When the system fails, AOMEI Cloner can create a Windows PE (WinPE) bootable disc so it is able to boot the PC into WinPE to clone.

Overview of AOMEI Cloner

AOMEI Cloner is an easy and useful system and disk clone tool.

How to Change the Language on AOMEI Cloner?

Learn how to change the language on AOMEI Cloner from English to Deutsch, Français, 日本語, etc.

How to upgrade to the latest version of AOMEI Cloner

In this article, we’ll learn how to upgrade AOMEI Cloner from current version to the latest version.

Install and Uninstall

Here is method of how to install and uninstall AOMEI Cloner. Whats worth mentioning is that it is necessary to restart the computer when uninstalling this software.

How to Create System Clone in Windows Easily?

You will learn how to easily perform system clone to HDD or SSD in Windows 10/11 or previous Windows 8.1/8/17/XP/Vista.

How to Perform Partition or Volume Clone Easily?

This option can help to clone partition and volume directly to other places. It can clone the system drive as well as the drive that includes the applications without reinstallation.