Last week I had to restore an old backup (1 month ago) because my notebook did not start anymore. I had installed Aomei Backupper 5.2 from a previous Gaotd offer, but I had a lot of difficutiles to create the Aomei PE bootable pendrive.. With another notebook, I had to download Windows ADK software (2.5 Gbytes) to create a bootable pendrive.. And with my big susprise, after the notebook booted from this Aomei PE pendrive, I had to enter the Licence Key of Aomei Backupper gaotd version.. but the key was entered a few months ago and I could not recover it.. in few words: I lost all my work. Luckily I also had an older Macrium backup, and the bootable pendrive of Macrium free has worked. So I skip today program as long as Aomei ensures the easy creation of a recovery pendrive, as Macrium does.

Best backup prog

You install and backup. Your PC crashes after 1 year + 1 day.
Sorry the software cannot save your PC. What is the point?

I have a question about the expiration of the license. On gaotd it is 1 year license, what in my understanding will say, that it expires completely or turns into trial after one year. As far as clear, but when I go to AOMEI's website, I see no 1 year license, but a Current License, a Lifetime License and a Business License. The Current License, which has the price of $39.95 is definded as follows: "Valid for the current version you're buying and paid upgrade to later new version". For me that doesn't sound like 1 year, but that this version 5.3 will work forever, without upgrades/updates. It would be very helpful to get the some information, whether it is 1 year specially for the gaotd version, or the Current License. Many thanks in advance.

I've tried other backup and restore software, including Macrium, and Aomei is the only one that's consistently worked. It employs "hot backup" meaning it performs the back up while the OS (Windows) is running. There's no need to exit the OS then boot into the backup software, making it easy for the average user. This company has been around a while meaning the software is mature, they have an extensive website with helpful tips and their customer support is responsive. Recommended.