Data is one of the most important elements, which you should consider seriously. Data exists in all devices such as PC, laptop and smart mobile devices. It is not possible to avoid data while dealing with daily computing tasks. If you download a software program or compose a new document, you are actually dealing with data. You have to take care of the valuable data stored inside your computer by copying the content to your portable hard drive. If the content is less, then you can save it to your pen drive as well. However, this process takes plenty of time due to the abundant number of files that you need to copy. There is no guarantee that your external hard drive will work smoothly after saving the content. It is in this scenario, you should make effective use of software tools such as AOMEI Backupper Professional 5.3 using which you can backup the contents of the file quickly. Moreover, you can also restore the backup in case your hard drive or PC fails to function. We recently worked with AOMEI Backupper Professional 5.3 for several days. Does it meet our expectations? In this review, we will examine the features and working of AOMEI Backupper Professional 5.3 in detail by analyzing the features and usage of the product.

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Features

The AOMEI Backupper Professional 5.3 is server backup software that provides support for backup and restoration of system, disk, files including partition. You can also clone your system easily using the program. It is also possible to schedule backups, merge images, UEFI boot, GPT disk backup, and dynamic volumes backup. The Backup module enables you to protect all the content inside system, disks, individual files including partitions on your PC. The Restore option helps you to restore the generated backup file. It also allows selective file restoration in addition to reliable disaster recovery. The Clone functionality provides a step-by-step transfer of the operating system and related files from your hard drive to other devices such as SSD. You can upgrade hard drive without reinstalling Windows and applications. The AOMEI Backupper Professional 5.3 includes a wide range of tools such as pxe booth tool, merge backup images, backup scheme, bootable disc creator, command line, check and explore. The application provides support for several languages such as English, Simplified Chinese, and Traditional Chinese. You will be able to monitor files for changes and synchronize new files.

Installation

The AOMEI Backupper Professional 5.3 can be easily installed after downloading the relevant file from the official website. You will be able to receive the required license key immediately after the completion of the purchase process since the process is secured by 256-bit SSL certificate. The company also provides a 90-day unconditional money-back guarantee and you will receive a full refund.

Working

To work with AOMEI Backupper Professional 5.3, you need to double click on the Blue icon located on the desktop. You will view a window as shown below

As you can see, the Home dashboard displays two modules – New Backup and Select to Restore. If you select New Backup option, the AOMEI Backupper Professional 5.3 displays the relevant Backup options. You will find several options such as System Backup, File Backup, File Sync, Disk Backup, and Partition Backup.

The System Backup option enables you to capture a backup of Windows. You can also create an image of the system partition. You should choose this option only if you need to create an advanced backup image.

The File Backup enables you to easily backup files and folders to an image file. If you select the option, you will view two buttons namely – Add Folder and Add File. You can add individual folders by selecting the first and second options respectively. We were unable to add multiple folders for the purpose of backup. We would suggest the developer to provide a facility to create backup of multiple folders.

The File Sync module helps you to backup folders by file sync without an image file.

The Disk Backup functionality enables you to backup the entire hard disk to an image file. We very much like this feature because you can capture a full backup instantly upon just few clicks. If you select Add Disk button, you will be able to view the relevant hard drive partitions on your PC/laptop. The final step is to select a partition to begin the backup process. It will take few hours for the backup to finish depending upon the system configuration.

If you have multiple partitions, you can backup each disk separately with the help of the Partition Backup module. You can either backup partitions or dynamic volumes to an image file. This feature will be helpful if you would like to backup individual partitions of your hard drive.

If you select Add Partition or Volume button, you will view the relevant partitions inside your hard drive. The AOMEI Backupper Professional 5.3 will automatically perform backup of the selected partition.

Working with Disk Backup

We tested the AOMEI Backupper Professional 5.3 by working with Disk Backup module. We generated a backup of our root drive by selecting Add Disk button. You have to select the relevant drive of your drive and the relevant data will be added to the dashboard as shown below. You will be able to view the total amount of free space out of the overall capacity. You can also select the option by selecting the drop-down arrow.

The AOMEI Backupper Professional 5.3 also provides few options and you select the link to configure them. You have to select Options link and you will be able to provide the notes, provide encryption options including the ability to set email notifications. You can also select Backup mode, command options and compression/splitting related options by selecting the relevant link from the left-hand navigation panel.

The AOMEI Backupper Professional 5.3 also provides an ability to schedule backups by selecting Schedule option. You have to set the options after going through the settings. If you select the Advanced tab, you will be able to change the way the backups are performed as shown below. You can select either Full, Incremental or Differential backup options. If you are a beginner, you can leave these options as such.

If you are satisfied with the settings, you should select Start Backup button and the software will perform the required backup work. The dashboard will display the progress of the backup process.

We tested the software on a system running Intel Core i5 7th Generation laptop and it took a considerable amount of time to perform the backup process. Moreover, we also observed a slight reduction in the speed of the laptop including lags.

You should note that Google Chrome opened only after few minutes of clicking on the Taskbar icon. The screensaver got released only after few seconds of moving the mouse. The apps such as Vivaldi and others took very long time to load as a result of the backup process. The whole backup process took over four hours to complete. We would appreciate if the company integrates a faster processing engine so that the entire work will be completed quickly.

Working with the Generated Backup

The AOMEI Backupper Professional 5.3 is free backup software that will display the generated backup file on the main dashboard. You can view if you select Home tab. You should not keep the generated backup as such and you should copy the file to your pen drive or portable hard drive. This will help you to restore the backup on another PC/laptop.

You can view the generated backup file by selecting the three horizontal lines by hovering over the Disk Backup rectangular box on the Home dashboard. By default, you won’t view the lines. You have to place your mouse cursor over the box. If you click on the three horizontal lines, you will view a popup menu as shown below.

If you point your mouse cursor over Advanced menu option, you will view a small sub-menu with four options. You have to select “Locate Image” option. The AOMEI Backupper Professional 5.3 will open the corresponding folder where your backup is located. Alternatively, you can directly navigate to C:\Disk Backup folder to locate the relevant backup file.

The Restore module helps you to restore a generated backup file on another PC/laptop. If your hard drive gets corrupted, then you can easily restore the backup image file by installing AOMEI Backupper Professional 5.3 software.

The only point to note is that you should have the backup file on your pen drive or portable hard drive. If you select the Restore option, you will find two options. The Select Task option helps you to restore the backup generated by the software. The Select Image File module enables you to pick the relevant backup file and then perform the required restoration work.

The AOMEI Backupper Professional 5.3 also ships with a Clone module using which you can clone your system, disk or partition. This option will be useful for advanced users who wish to clone a hard disk drive or partition to another. You can also migrate your system to SSD using System Clone option.

You can modify the settings by selecting the three horizontal lines located on the top right-hand side. You will view a new window with several options.

Once you have completed the backup process, you should ideally save the generated file on your pen drive or external hard drive. Moreover, you should perform periodic backups once in a while so that you will have fresh backup image on the file. If you restore your system in the future when your PC/laptop goes out of order, you will be able to fetch the latest files.

Conclusion

The AOMEI Backupper Professional 5.3 helps you to backup and restore disk images, partitions including the system. The software comes with a simple user interface without any complicated options. You just need to select an option and follow the on-screen instructions. The generated backups can be easily retrieved from the corresponding folder. We noticed a minor lag on the system while the software performed the backup process. The tool also includes an ability to clone your disk, which will be useful for advanced users. We really don’t know whether your laptop will work tomorrow. Hence, it is advisable to make effective use of products such as AOMEI Backupper Professional 5.3 using which you can generate backups once in a while. This will help you to restore the content in case your system or hard drive fails to function properly. We highly recommend AOMEI Backupper Professional 5.3 if you would like to capture a backup of your valuable data.