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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.

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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.

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.

Encrypted Cloud Backup: Why the Recovery Strategy Matters

AES-256 reliably protects your backup. The recovery path determines whether you can resume operations after a total failure. You should clarify these points in advance.

Shortcut no longer starts the backup job: Create a new shortcut in Langmeier Backup

If the shortcut only opens the program window, simply move it to a new location in Langmeier Backup: Select the job, then choose "Place shortcut on the desktop."

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.

Backing Up Open Files: How to Include Them in the Backup

Open files are missing from the backup because Windows locks them. You can set up permissions and the service in just a few steps.

The maximum number of installations has been reached: Your license remains valid

Is Langmeier Backup displaying the message “The maximum number of installations has been reached”? Your license remains valid. Please log in with your license key, and we will review your case.

Annual Subscription or Perpetual License: What You're Really Buying with Langmeier Backup

Subscription or one-time purchase: the same software, but a different promise for what happens after the purchase. When the subscription expires, the backups stop; the perpetual license continues.

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 to the Network: How to Ensure the Job Runs Reliably via the UNC Path

UNC path instead of a drive letter: three error scenarios, along with the underlying Windows mechanics and the corresponding settings in the backup job.

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.

Switching from a subscription to a perpetual license: Here's how the transition works

Switching from a subscription to a perpetual license is a two-step process: cancel and purchase—with a transition period during which both licenses are active at the same time.

V-Flex Licensing: One license per server; all VMs included

The unit of measurement is the server. Anyone who knows this can calculate the cost of a virtualized environment in just a few minutes—regardless of how many guest systems are running on it.

Guide: Restoring Data with Langmeier Backup 15 (2026)

Learn how Langmeier Backup 15 (2026) has revolutionized recovery and why the new UEFI method is so safe and easy.

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Langmeier Backup for aBusiness Suite under Windows 7

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Langmeier Backup 9.1: Update #172 fixes security vulnerability

How to select the right folders for your data backup

How to make a tap-proof backup on FTP via SSL

Expert tips: What is a backup? Good data backup

Online backup: what Langmeier backup resellers need to do now

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Don't lose any important emails! How to secure Outloook.

Back up your important Outlook emails! Find out how you can easily back up your Outlook data with Langmeier Backup. Click here for all information and instructions.

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External drive not ejected at the end of the backup?

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The 10 most common reasons for data loss - and what you can do about it!