🚀 Getting Started
AOMEI-Backupper is a desktop tool built for everyday computer users, not for IT specialists. It helps you copy your files to a safe place, bring them back if something goes wrong, and keep your hard drive organized. There is no command line, no scripting, and no configuration file to edit. Everything happens in a normal window with clearly labeled buttons.
Most people use it for three simple reasons: they want a copy of their documents and photos before replacing a laptop, they want to move a working Windows installation to a new drive, or they want to resize a full partition without losing anything. AOMEI-Backupper handles all three in the same friendly interface.
Before you begin, make sure you have a little free space on an external drive, a USB stick, or a second internal disk. That is where your backup copies will live. Nothing else needs to be prepared in advance.
💾 Download and Setup
All releases are published in one place. Visit this link to download the application:
On that page you will see a list of published versions with a short note beside each one. Pick the newest entry at the top of the list. It is the version that includes the latest fixes and the widest support for modern hardware.
After the file finishes downloading, Windows may show a small security prompt asking whether you trust the publisher. Choose the option that keeps the file and continues, then follow the on-screen steps of the setup window. The installer asks for a destination folder and a confirmation click. Accept the defaults if you are unsure; they are chosen to work well on a typical home computer.
When the setup window closes, a shortcut for AOMEI-Backupper appears on your desktop and in the Start menu. Double-click it to open the program for the first time.
✨ What You Can Do
- Back up files and folders. Choose a folder, choose where the copy should go, and press start. The program does the rest while you continue working.
- Back up a whole disk or partition. Useful before a big Windows update or a hardware change, so you can roll everything back at once.
- Restore in a few clicks. Pick the backup you made earlier and let the program put the files back where they belong.
- Move Windows to a new drive. Migrate your operating system to a larger or faster disk without reinstalling anything.
- Resize, split, and merge partitions. Reclaim unused space, divide a large drive into two, or join small partitions into one clean volume.
- Recover a damaged partition. If a drive stops showing up in File Explorer, the recovery tools can often bring the volume and its contents back.
- Manage disks in plain language. See every drive on your computer on one screen with sizes, labels, and free space shown clearly.
🖥️ Making Your First Backup
Open AOMEI-Backupper from your desktop shortcut. On the main screen you will see large tiles, each one representing a task. Look for the tile labeled for file backup and click it.
A new window opens with two sides. On the left, select the folders you want to protect. On the right, select the external drive or second disk that will hold the copy. If your external drive has not been plugged in yet, connect it now and press the refresh button so it appears in the list.
Give the backup a name you will recognize later, something like "Documents March" or "Photos 2024". Names make restoration easier when you have several backups saved over time.
Press the start button. A progress bar shows how much has been copied and roughly how long is left. You can minimize the window and keep using your computer. When the bar reaches the end, a confirmation message appears and the backup is finished.
Consider scheduling the same task to run once a week. The program can copy only the files that changed since the last run, so repeat backups finish much faster than the first one.
🧩 Disk and Partition Tools
Beyond backups, AOMEI-Backupper includes a full set of everyday disk tools. They are grouped on a separate screen and all of them follow the same pattern: choose a drive, choose an action, review a preview, then confirm.
The most used option is resize partition. If your system drive is nearly full while another drive has plenty of room, you can drag a slider to move space from one to the other. Another popular choice is merge partitions, which combines two neighboring drives into a single, larger one so you stop juggling drive letters.
The split partition tool does the opposite: it takes one large drive and divides it into two, which is handy when you want a separate area for work files. The OS migration wizard copies Windows from an older drive to a new one, and the partition recovery wizard scans a drive for lost volumes and lets you restore what it finds.
Every one of these actions shows a preview before anything is written to disk, so you can check the layout of your drives and cancel if something looks wrong. Nothing changes on your computer until you press the final confirm button.
🛟 Restoring Your Data
Restoration is the reverse of backup and takes only a moment to set up. Open the program and go to the restore screen. A list of the backups you created appears with the date and size of each one.
Select the backup you want. You can restore everything inside it, or open the backup like a folder and pick only a handful of files. The second option is useful when you deleted one document by accident but do not want to overwrite newer versions of everything else.
Choose a destination and press start. If you are restoring onto the original drive, the program asks for confirmation before replacing any file. Keep your external drive connected until the progress bar finishes and the completion message appears.
❓ Common Questions
Do I need to be a technical person? No. Every screen uses plain wording and offers a preview before any change is made. If a step does not look right, you can cancel with no effect on your computer.
Where do I get the program? Visit this link to download the application: AOMEI-Backupper releases. Choose the newest entry, then run the setup file once it lands in your Downloads folder.
Will a backup slow down my computer? The copy runs in the background. Modern drives finish a first backup quickly, and later runs only copy the changed files, so the impact is small.
What happens if my drive fails? Connect the external drive that holds your backup to a working computer, open AOMEI-Backupper, and use the restore screen to copy your files back. This is exactly the situation a backup is designed for.
Can I move Windows to a new disk? Yes. The OS migration wizard copies your system to a new drive and makes it bootable. You do not need to reinstall Windows or any of your programs.