MiniTool ShadowMaker Software Introduction & Specification

Get to know MiniTool ShadowMaker software requirements and technical specification before you install.  

What Is MiniTool ShadowMaker

MiniTool ShadowMaker is an all-in-one data protection and disaster recovery solution for PCs. It can back up your Windows operating system, important files/folders, selected partitions, and even the whole disk. With a copy of the backup, you can restore data once a disaster occurs, like a system crash, hard drive failure, and more.

MiniTool ShadowMaker also lets you create a bootable media to restore the system to a normal state when a computer fails to boot. With MiniTool Media Builder and MiniTool PXE Boot Tool, a hard drive maintaining is not a difficult issue.

Main Features

  • Back up system, disk, and files.
  • Sync files and folders.
  • Schedule and Event trigger backup.
  • Differential and Incremental backup schemes.
  • Restore system to dissimilar hardware.
  • WinPE Bootable Media Builder and PXE server included.
  • Password Protection and AES Encryption.
Note:

Note: Some of the features are not available in MiniTool ShadowMaker Free. View the edition comparison to get details.

Tech Specifications

System Requirements

  • Processor Pentium 1 GHz
  • 1 GB RAM for 32-bit OS
  • 2 GB RAM for 64-bit OS
  • 5 GB free disk space

Supported Operating Systems

  • Windows 11 (all editions)
  • Windows 10 (all editions)
  • Windows 8 (all editions)
  • Windows 7 (all editions)
  • Windows Server 2022
  • Windows Server 2019
  • Windows Server 2016
  • Windows Server 2012/2012 R2
  • Windows Server 2008/2008 R2

Supported File Systems

  • FAT 16
  • FAT32
  • NTFS
  • Ext2/3
  • exFAT

Supported Storage Media

  • HDD
  • SSD
  • USB external disks
  • Hardware RAID
  • Network Attached Storage (NAS)
  • Home File Server

About The Author

Rodin

Position: Columnist

Rodin is an enthusiastic IT writer focusing on Windows trends, disk partition management and data recovery. She loves to write and share her idea about the useful tips and tricks on personal computers' maintenance. If you are looking for methods to improve your computer performance, manage hard drives and recover data from different devices, Rodin can provide reliable solutions for data management.