Datensicherung

Got an SSD? Back it up or image it with O&O DiskImage!

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The imaging program O&O DiskImage is compatible with conventional hard disks and SSDs. While cloning and restoring both types of alignment are considered. The program always prioritizes the alignment of the target disk. When restoring or duplicating to a Basic/GPT disk or empty area, the partitions are created according to this prioritization. If an image from a source partition of a conventional hard disk is restored or cloned on a SSD, the partition on the SSD always will be aligned to the SSD. Read more…

Changed your PC Hardware? Transfer the old PC over with O&O DiskImage!

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With O&O DiskImage you can make a backup or image of entire computers, single drives or files during running operations. By restoring such an image or backup later, a user has their normal and familiar working environment back again in a short space of time. The Machine Independent Restoration enables a system restoration onto machines with different hardware setups. This means a system image or a clone cannot only be restored onto Server and Desktop PCs with identical hardware, but also onto hardware where the processor or motherboard has been changed, for instance. Read more…

O&O Defrag Server also optimizes data images

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With O&O Defrag you can make your Windows substantially quicker. If you work on computers a lot, then slow system and program starts, endless rendering and memory processes, or even system crashes when playing can quickly ruin your enjoyment. Defragmenting your PC can hugely accelerate the speed you can work on your PC. When you defragment, those files fragmented across the hard disk are logically rearranged so that files can be quickly recognized and processed by the hardware. Performance gains of up to 100% are not uncommon!

But did you also know that O&O Defrag can play a crucial role in your backup and system imaging strategy? Read on to see how O&O Defrag helped a customer avoid having to totally revamp their company backup strategy.

O&O Defrag accelerates Backups and System Images

It’s acknowledged as an open issue by vendors of backup software that fragmented disks can cause the actual backup or image to fail and with it the Checksum Test. The reason for that is because fragmented files make this process excruciatingly slow which may lead to a corrupted backup.

In the case of a disk failure a corrupted backup might even be worse since it could lead to a complete data loss. That is exactly why a regular defragmentation of your disks is so important for your data backups and images.

O&O Defrag Server Edition optimizes SMI’s Backup Performance

Our customer SMI is doing a backup of their system on a daily basis. These backups, sometimes up to 400 GB, go to a disk during the night time and then to tape during the day.  Thanks to O&O Defrag Server Edition they have not only optimized the actual performance of their servers but have also been able to retain their existing backup strategy, the changing of which would have resulted in substantial costs and time issues.

„O&O Software saved us from having to completely rethink our backup strategy. We tried many products, but only O&O Defrag Server is able to defrag these enormous, sometimes 400 GB files. All other products we tried simply couldn‘t do it, even though we have more than doubled the disk space available, and several GB of RAM. Many of them didn‘t even try, they simply failed.“

You can read the whole SMI success story right here.

Try or buy O&O Defrag for speed and security 

Visit our website or send us an e-mail to sales@oo-software.com and we will help you get your PCs and servers running like new again and secure your data backups and images – all with one product!

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Data recovery and data backups belong together

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I am often asked whether data recovery and data backup are not mutually exclusive. If you perform a regular backup, then surely you do not need data recovery? The answer is yes and no. Of course, a regular backup is a necessity. It protects against the loss of data and enables their recovery in the event of a crash or similar. As always however, the devil is in the detail: a “regular” backup implies that it is carried out at specific times. Between the execution times of two backups there is always a gap where changes or additions to the data files cannot be saved. If you have ever restored a backup, then you will know what I mean: the last settings, documents, images – everything is gone and you have to painstakingly reconstruct it all, or often create it all over again. But what if this is not possible? What if you downloaded, for example, vacation photos from your digital camera to your PC and formatted the memory card in order to make new recordings? If these images are not saved, they are lost forever. Or the recent changes to that important document or presentation that you have to give the next day at work.

“Regular” can also mean once a year

But that’s not all: what exactly is “regular”? Once a day, a week or a month? Or is “regular” whenever you find the time to do it? When exactly did I do the last backup again? And where is it actually saved? This series of questions is not at all easy to answer for many users. And that is exactly why most users never create a backup at all. Not because they are not aware of the danger, but because backups are often perceived as complex, lengthy and “annoying”.

Self-help is the best help

If a data loss does occur then good advice comes at a price. Entire industries of specialists using controlled laboratories dedicate themselves to this subject. And these specialists cost money, so much so that a data recovery can quickly run into the hundreds and thousands of dollars. But if the data is important, then there is no alternative. Or is there? “Normal” PC users can also recover their data easily, quickly and professionally themselves. There is a large range of software solutions for this purpose, of which the new O&O DiskRecovery 8 is one of the most powerful and yet one of the easiest to use. The wizard guides the user step-by-step through the entire process and recovers all data that is still recoverable. And it is vital that this data recovery software is already to hand should a data loss occur. After all, you don’t wait until you have injured yourself before you go to buy a plaster, rather you have a stock at home just in case.

Conclusion

A regular data backup is the basis for the recovery of your data. But to “safeguard” the period between two backups, professional data recovery software is recommended so that changes and additional documents that have been added since the last backup can also be recovered. The two concepts go hand-in-hand for maximum protection of your data, and belong therefore to any PC.

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O&O AutoBackup saves your data automatically

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O&O Auto Backup is an extremely easy-to-use application that has one goal: to automatically back up your important folders with your personal data to any external storage device like a USB hard disk or a USB stick. You configure O&O AutoBackup only once by selecting the directories you want to save and, for example, a … Read more

O&O DiskImage 6 – Dateibackup oder Image, was ist für mich die richtige Wahl?

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Doch welche Art der Sicherung ist für mich die richtige? Datensicherungsprogramme, wie das neue O&O DiskImage 6, bieten Ihnen – grob gesagt – zwei Varianten der Sicherung an: Das Anlegen eines Images des gesamten Rechners Das dateibasierte Backup Bei einem Image werden alle auf Ihrem Rechner befindlichen Daten gespeichert, also nicht nur die gespeicherte Musiksammlung, … Read more

Es gibt keine Datenrettung in der Cloud

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Was kann man also tun, wenn die Daten verloren sind? Im Grunde nichts. Auch wenn sich amazon in diesem Fall bemüht hat, die Daten auf physischer Ebene zu rekonstruieren, so kann man dies eher als “Verzweiflungstat” betrachten. Denn sind die Daten einmal beim Cloud-Anbieter gespeichert (und hoffentlich auch verschlüsselt), so ist eine vollständige Rekonstruktion bei … Read more

Sicher durch den Sommer

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Gerade der Sommer stellt aufgrund seiner hohen Temperaturen eine besondere Herausforderung an die Sicherheit Ihrer Daten dar. So sollten Server und die Räume, in denen sie stehen, besonders an heißen Tagen zusätzlich überwacht werden, ob die Kühlleistung der (hoffentlich) vorhandenen Klimaanlage ausreicht. Denn hier lauert die Gefahr, dass eine mangelnde Kühlleistung schnell zum “Hitzetod” von … Read more

Das passiert doch immer nur anderen

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Am vergangenen Wochenende hat mein Notebook (ein schon etwas älteres Samsung Q45) plötzlich angefangen zu spinnen. Windows 7 hat Probleme mit dem Grafiktreiber gemeldet. Also mal deinstalliert und neu raufgepackt. Bluescreens kamen und das System blieb einfach hängen. Gut, dachte ich, bringe ich es am Montag zu meinen Kollegen von der Technik, die werden das … Read more

O&O DiskImage 6: 1000 weitere Betatester gesucht

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Weitere 1.000 Betatester gesucht – Aufgrund der überwältigenden Nachfrage nach unseren Beta-Testplätzen für das noch unveröffentlichte O&O DiskImage 6 (BETA) haben wir uns entschlossen, weitere 1.000 Betatester zuzulassen. Anmeldung zum Beta-Test Auf der facebook-Seite von O&O Software gibt es weitere Informationen zum Ablauf und zur Anmeldung zum Beta-Test für O&O DiskImage 6.

O&O DiskImage 6: Beta-Tester gesucht

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O&O DiskImage 6 steht interessierten Anwendern zur Verfügung, die schon jetzt die neuen Funktionen und Verbesserungen des künftigen Releases ausprobieren möchten. Auf vielfachen Wunsch unserer Kunden wurde die bisherige Laufwerkssicherung (Image) durch eine Dateisicherung (Backup) ergänzt. O&O DiskImage wurde von Grund auf überarbeitet und eine Vielzahl neuer Funktionen und Features wurden integriert.  Einige dieser neuen … Read more