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The importance of image backups and emergency media: your savior in times of need

"An image backup is like an insurance policy for your computer," says founder Urs Langmeier

Create a rescue medium with Langmeier Backup

How do I back up my data on my PC?

Boot the rescue stick: Create a new rescue medium using Langmeier Backup 15

Does the new computer ignore the rescue flash drive? Your backed-up data will remain intact. Here's how to reformat the flash drive to make it UEFI-compatible.

What's really inside an image? Recover individual files and properly identify the recovery medium

An image allows you to extract individual files while the system is running. To restore the operating system, you'll need a recovery medium. We'll show you what your image is really capable of.

Restore an image on a new computer: Windows won't start

Windows won't start on the new computer—using the Startup Repair tool gets it running again. The data in the image is complete.

Bare Metal Recovery Stalls: Six Steps to Identifying the Cause

If the progress bar stops moving, check the destination partition first—the most common cause can usually be resolved in a minute.

Backing Up Multiple Drives as Disk Images

If you have multiple hard drives, specify for each job what should be included in the image—and then verify that an image file for each drive is present in the backup destination.

What should you do if the checksum in the backup is invalid?

This message protects you from a backup that might be incomplete in the event of an emergency. Four diagnostic steps show where the error lies—and what to do if the storage media are intact.

Windows changes the drive letters of the backup media - how the data backup still doesn't fail

Langmeier Backup: Restore disk images

Thanks to these media, your data backup will be a success

Guide: Avoid these network backup pitfalls

How to avoid five common mistakes with Langmeier Backup

How to back up company data correctly

How to Boot Windows 11 from a USB Drive – Instructions 2026

Learn how to boot Windows 11 from a USB flash drive and why it is useful in different situations. Click here to find out more!

How to Back Up Virtual Machines on Hyper-V While They're Running

Back up virtual machines running on Hyper-V while they continue to run: with Langmeier Backup V-Flex, either from the Hyper-V server or directly from the individual machine.

Backup Too Slow: How to Speed Up Your Backup Again

A large number of small files can slow down any backup. What really helps: using an image instead of a file-based backup, a fast destination, and less compression.

Backup for Windows 10: How to back up your data to an external hard drive

Security against data loss with Windows Backup

How can I create a Windows image backup? (In the year 2026)

Our backup is immune to changed drive letters

How to restore individual files from an image

External drive not ejected at the end of the backup?

Restore Windows operating system like a pro

Successful data backup to external, full hard disk

Why can't I create a bootable medium from my USB stick?

Backing up a partition with Windows encryption enabled

Migrate folders with Langmeier Backup

Your PC may be infected - protect yourself now!

Langmeier Backup for digital photographers and creatives: A safe oasis for creative works

Langmeier Backup expands into the United Arab Emirates - partnership with DataCube launched

Backup Strategy for Corporate Networks: DNS Names vs. IP Addresses

Learn why the choice between DNS names and IP addresses is critical to a backup strategy for corporate networks, and how a hybrid strategy can be the optimal solution.

The backup runs manually but not on a schedule: Here's how to enter the login credentials in the backup job

If you start the backup manually, it begins immediately—but the scheduled backup lacks your Windows login credentials. Specify the user in the backup job: The job will then use its own credentials and access the destination on the network every time it runs.

This is how it works: Fully automatic backup as a Windows service