[MiniTool ShadowMaker Free](https://www.minitool.com/backup/system-backup.html) is an all-in-one system backup and data protection solution that can be used to back up system/disk/files/folders, to customize backup schedule, to manage disk space taken up by backup files, to create WinPE bootable media, to clone hard drive, and so on.
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1. Manage Remote Computer: Users can manage another computer remotely by inputting the IP address of the computer in the same LAN.
2. Schedule and Event Trigger Backup: Customize backup schedule. Set up MiniTool ShadowMaker to back up daily, weekly, monthly or on event.
3. WinPE Bootable media builder and PXE server: Users can effectively restore operating system back to its prior state when computer fails to boot, and boot many computers from micro system in network.
4. Boot Menu: Restore system without a bootable media.
5. 3 Backup Schemes: MiniTool offers full backup, incremental backup, differential backup to manage disk space usage by deleting the specified backup image file versions.
6. Mount/Dismount Image: Mount images as virtual drives to access them as if they were physical drive in Windows Explorer. Dismount drive images as the virtual disk to save considerable system resources.
7. Back up using Command Line: Advanced users select Command Shell to open Windows built-in cmd.exe and then perform task or function in Windows PE.
8. Network Booting: Set client PCs to boot from the same network.
9. Universal Restore: Universal Restore guarantees successful boot when users are restoring Windows system image to a computer with a dissimilar processor, motherboard, or chipset.
10. Password Protection and AES Encryption: Add password protection (3 data encryption levels None, Normal, AES128) to safeguard the image backup files.
11. Verify Backup after Creation: Check the integrity of the backup immediately after the backup completes.
12. Network Booting: Set all client PCs to boot from the same network without installing MiniTool ShadowMaker Free 2.0.
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Highlighted Features
1.Quickly back up files & folders, system and hard disk drives in case an accident happens.
2.How often do you want to make a backup? Is that Daily? Weekly? Or Monthly?
3.Create a bootable media to help restore operating system to previous state.
4.Clone hard drive for disk backup or for hard drive upgrade.
5.Manage hard disk space taken up by full/differential/incremental backup files.
6.Safely restore system and hard disk drives to previous state when there is a need.
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