![]() ![]() Whilst the free edition of ShadowMaker does undeniably provide a very useful core set of backup and disk cloning / disk imaging features, ShadowMaker Pro continues to build upon this base further. Limited scheduling support – Whilst much of the automatic backup scheduling service is retained in the free edition of ShadowMaker, it does lack the ability to make use of event-based scheduling (e.g., automatically running the backup set when logging into or out from a device).This means certain features including the ability to make and manage existing backup sets from within the tool are only available on the Pro edition and higher. Limited WinPE bootable media – Only a limited version of the WinPE based bootable media is available in the Free edition of ShadowMaker.This means the Free edition of ShadowMaker can only produce unencrypted backup files ( so, make sure they are stored safely). Encrypted backups – Encrypted backups are only available in Pro editions of ShadowMaker and higher.Universal image restores – Universal restores provide the ability to recover and adapt a full system image backup taken on one PC to a different PC comprising of different hardware (with the software itself making any necessary adjustments to drivers etc.This means users on the Free edition will be limited to making only incremental backups. ![]() Full and Differential backup methodologies – The option to make full and differential backups is only available in the Pro edition of ShadowMaker and higher. ![]() For the remainder of this review, however, I will be focusing on both the Free and Pro editions of ShadowMaker given that these will be the two editions most suitable for the majority of home / individual PC users in many cases.īelow is a (non-exhaustive) list of some of the notable features available in the ShadowMaker Pro edition which are missing in the Free edition: Available editions currently range from the highly functional Free and Pro editions which are suitable for most home and individual users through to Pro Ultimate, Business Standard and Business Deluxe editions which include additional support for more business focused backup functionality. Several different versions of MiniTool ShadowMaker are currently available for download as of time of writing this review. ![]()
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