So if you try to restore an image that is older than 12 months, it can no longer be updated. As far as Microsoft is concerned, this PC was not connected to the net for 12 months and has literally been left behind. A harsh reality indeed. What can be done? There is only one solution – make regular system images. Read more…
As a long-term Microsoft Gold Partner, O&O Software wants to guarantee now that its top products in the current version (effective date May 1st, 2015) will function under Windows 10. This means that O&O Defrag 18, O&O DiskImage 9, O&O SafeErase 8, O&O AutoBackup 4, O&O DiskRecovery 10 and the current O&O PowerPack will be compatible with Windows 10 at release or an appropriate free update will follow. Read more…
Auch dieses Jahr ehrt das IT-Spendenportal „Stifter-helfen.de – IT für Non-Profits“ wieder O&O Software mit dem Prädikat „IT-Stifter 2015“. Stifter-helfen.de bringt seit Oktober 2008 IT-Unternehmen, die ihre Produkte für gemeinnützige Zwecke spenden, und gemeinnützige Organisationen (Non-Profits) aus ganz Deutschland zusammen. Um die Arbeit der gemeinnützigen Organisationen zu unterstützen, erhalten diese auf dem Portal Zugang zu … Read more
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…
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…
HDDs. The technology hasn’t really changed – moving parts with read and write heads – but the capacity has. The latest 3.5-inch HDDs go up to 4TB, with 2.5-inch drives having a max of 2TB. HDDs are still likely to be found in every household that has a laptop or PC, and similarly in every … Read more
No, there’s really no need for defragmentation if a user is happy with the computer’s speed. But that’s always been the case. Today’s computers are naturally much faster than they were in the days of Windows NT 4 or Windows 2000. But the physical aspect of defragmentation has not changed at all because Windows is … Read more