What is MiniTool ShadowMaker?

MiniTool ShadowMaker offers expert backup services along with effective disaster recovery solutions. As an exceptional backup tool, it is capable of safeguarding your operating system, files, folders, and partitions. Additionally, this software enables swift data restoration following any unexpected events, ensuring that your important information is always protected. With its user-friendly interface, it becomes an ideal choice for both novice and experienced users alike.

Pricing

Price Starts At:
$29/Year/PC
Price Overview:
Single license for 1 PC
1-Year upgrade service
Support Workstation
For Windows 10/8.1/8/7
Free Version:
Free Version available.
Free Trial Offered?:
Yes

Integrations

No integrations listed.
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Company Facts

Company Name:
MiniTool Software
Date Founded:
2009
Company Location:
Canada
Company Website:
www.minitool.com/backup/system-backup.html
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Product Details

Deployment
Windows
Training Options
Documentation Hub
Support
Standard Support
Web-Based Support

Product Details

Target Company Sizes
Individual
1-10
11-50
51-200
201-500
501-1000
1001-5000
5001-10000
10001+
Target Organization Types
Mid Size Business
Small Business
Enterprise
Freelance
Nonprofit
Government
Startup
Supported Languages
English

MiniTool ShadowMaker Categories and Features

Disk Imaging Software

Backup Scheduling
Bare-Metal Restore
Compression
Differential Backup
Disk Cloning
Encryption
Image Deployment
Incremental Backup
Web Access / Restoration

Backup Software

Backup Log
Backup Scheduling
Cloud Backup
Compression
Continuous Backup
Encryption
Incremental Backup
Local Server Options
Remote Server Options
Secure Data Storage
Web Access / Restoration

MiniTool ShadowMaker Customer Reviews

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  • Reviewer Name: A Verified Reviewer
    Position: User
    Has used product for: Less than 6 months
    Uses the product: Monthly
    Org Size (# of Employees): 1 - 25
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    Dangerous program that can ruin your computer without you knowing

    Updated: Jan 06 2022
    Summary

    Dangerous. Avoid at all costs.

    Positive

    Nothing.

    Negative

    This program slows down performance significantly and interrupts WiFi constantly. MiniTool hides its treachery very well; it doesn't even show up in task manager processes or startup so you don't even know it's running. Overall, MiniTool is a malicious-virus like software that shouldn't have a place on anyone's PC.

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  • Reviewer Name: A Verified Reviewer
    Position: Worker
    Has used product for: Free Trial
    Uses the product: Yearly
    Org Size (# of Employees): 1 - 25
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    Total Nightmare!!

    Updated: Feb 03 2021
    Summary

    Warning! Run!!! Stay as far away from MiniTool products as you possibly can!! It will cost you many, many hours of your time and possibly your data as well.

    Update: It turns out the excess disk usage was due to a .txt log file created in the Minitool folder that was over 100 Gbs!! My system seems to be stable so far. I ended up using an Acronis True Image 2015 Boot CD to backup and clone the drive and the whole process only took a few minutes with no issues. No software installation required. Any program that uses the Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) for disk migration is to me very undesirable.

    Still the fact remains that MiniTool ShadowMaker is the worst backup program I have used and is a total fail. And for that, I'm out.

    Positive

    Nothing. This program is total garbage. A backup program that leaves you with no backup and a damaged system. Unbelievable! A backup is suppose to be your protection, not a catastrophe in and of itself.

    Negative

    Prepared my new system got everything the way I wanted it and was ready to clone system to SSD. The program had no disclosure of what it was going to do or how it was going to do it. Why did it need to WRITE to the source drive, at all?? The most idiotic thing I have ever heard of. This horrible program corrupted the SOURCE drive. The used space on the disk kept growing bigger and bigger, 4 times bigger. After 5 hours I had to kill the process. Chkdsk /f won't remove the many gigabytes it added to the drive. Also my restore points are now all gone. The clone was unsuccessful.

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  • Reviewer Name: A Verified Reviewer
    Position: Student
    Has used product for: Less than 6 months
    Uses the product: Weekly
    Org Size (# of Employees): 1 - 25
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    Unable to Restore System Backup if Hard Disk is Same

    Date: Nov 11 2020
    Summary

    Bad Program/Tool.
    It's useless, total waste of time, there are lot of good alternatives, even free.

    Positive

    There are only cons, no pros, when you fail to restore the system from image created by this tool.. Stay Away from it.

    Negative

    This software can make "system backup" of "drive c+system reserve" when your windows is running, from desktop, but when you try to restore it does not work, even i created "Add boot entry", but it failed, reason is hard disk is same, my Backup was saved in "drive d", but this tool failed.

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    Official MiniTool ShadowMaker Response
    Date: Nov 17 2020
    Hi there, sorry for any inconvenience that caused. But we do not specifically recommend to back up files to the same hard disk that Windows is installed on. For example, do not back up files to a recovery partition. Always store media used for backups (external hard disks, DVDs, or CDs) in a secure place to prevent unauthorized people from having access to your files; a fireproof location separate from your computer is recommended. If you have any other question about our software, please feel free to contact us any time. Thank you!
  • Reviewer Name: Stephen R.
    Position: Self Employed
    Has used product for: Free Trial
    Uses the product: Daily
    Org Size (# of Employees): 1 - 25
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    Trashed my system

    Date: May 23 2019
    Summary

    Uck. Aarrgh.

    Positive

    This programme totally Trashed my Windows 10 Laptop.
    I installed - which was not straight forward and took a couple of tries.
    I started the programme, and when it Rebooted my system, It could not Boot. I tried everything to rescue my nice working system. In the end I had to admit defeat and load a previous Win 10 disk image from last summer.
    So Thanks, Minitool!

    Negative

    Disaster.

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    Official MiniTool ShadowMaker Response
    Date: Sep 25 2019
    Hi there, Sorry for any inconvenience that have caused, but the program had no reason to trash your laptop, if you have any technology issue with our program, please feel free to reach out to us at support@minitool.com, and we'll be very glad to help you. Thank you! Hope you have a nice day! Best regards, MiniTool
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