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- Compatible with all editions of Windows OS (XP\/Vista\/7\/8\/8.1\/10)<\/li>\n
- Supported File Systems: exFAT, Fat16, Fat32, NTFS and Ext2\/3\/4<\/li>\n
- Supported Storage drive: HDD, SSD, USB External Disks, Hardware RAID, NAS and Home File Server<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Features:<\/p>\n
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- It is able to back up individual files, folders, system and hard drives quickly.<\/li>\n
- File sync is a good feature for free backup, synchronizing files to other locations to keep data safe.<\/li>\n
- Restore system to previous state from an external drive by using a backup free & safely when there is a need.<\/li>\n
- Create bootable media (CD\/DVD disc, USB flash drive or USB hard drive) to restore OS to previous state.<\/li>\n
- Create incremental backups, retain the latest backup version and manage the disk space by deleting previous backup images.<\/li>\n
- Set backup on a regular basis so as to create automatic file backup with the best backup software.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Test Run<\/h2>\n
We download and launch the MiniTool ShadowMaker latest version \u00a0in quick succession. The file size is relatively small, about 80 MB. The home page shows that choose the computer to manage. If it is a Remote computer you operated, you\u2019ll have to enter that computer\u2019s IP address.
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<\/p>\nOn the home page, it doesn\u2019t look overly complex or difficult to figure out. \u00a0And it shows you to \u2018Set Up Backup\u2019 \u2013 well that\u2019s easy! Other options laid out in the top row including\u00a0 Backup, Sync, Restore, Manage, Logs, Tools and Feedback. We are also presented with a small icon in the upper right corner that when clicked, pops up a comprehensive guide on using the product which we found very helpful. Let\u2019s go ahead and click Set up Backup.<\/p>\n
The next page shows the information of \u00a0\u2018Source\u2019 and \u2018Destination\u2019 drive. To select the destination have two types including Disk & Partitions and Folders\uff06files, simple click on the box and navigate to where you want to store your backup. \u00a0We can Schedule how often we want our backups, we can toggle this \u2018On\u2019 and \u2018Off\u2019. We choose to perform the backups on a \u00a0weekly \u00a0or monthly basis to start at 10pm and on a certain day of the month.
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<\/p>\nFor the Backup Scheme, on the Free version it are allowed only Incremental backups with the 3 latest versions retained on the backup image file.<\/p>\n
The Options section gives you the opportunity to configure the Drive Image i.e. Image Creation Mode, File Size, Compression, Email and so on. We particularly liked that we can amend the maximum file size for the image and configure the computer to shut down after the backup. Furthermore, we can also set a password for the backup if you want to prevent anyone else from accessing it.<\/p>\n
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<\/p>\nNext, we select the Destination Folder and then select Back up! The backup process will take some time dependent on the size of the data requiring to be backed up.<\/p>\n
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What\u2019s new features in Version 3.2? (View full upgrade history)<\/a><\/p>\n
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- German & Japanese added.<\/li>\n
- Improve Email Notification.<\/li>\n
- Bug fix for synchronizing large folders.<\/li>\n
- Allow adding backups from Shared folder in MiniTool ShadowMaker Bootable Edition.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Support<\/p>\n
We are again highly impressed with MiniTool\u2019s focus on providing as much support as possible for their users. There is an indepth and highly detailed user manual of the product that provides step by step articles (with images). If you like it, you can download the Free version<\/strong> of this tool from here<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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