In an era where ransomware attacks and hardware failures are increasingly common, O&O DiskImage 22 Professional serves as a critical digital insurance policy for your Windows PC. This comprehensive backup software goes beyond simple file copying, allowing you to create exact duplicates of your entire operating system, installed applications, and personal settings. Whether you are upgrading to a new computer or recovering from a catastrophic system crash, O&O DiskImage ensures that your digital life remains intact and accessible with minimal downtime.
Key Features
- One-Click Imaging: Automatically backs up your entire computer, including the system partition, with a single button press, eliminating the risk of missing critical hidden files or boot sectors.
- Machine Independent Restore (M.I.R.): Enables you to restore a complete system image onto a computer with entirely different hardware components, automatically adjusting drivers to ensure the new machine boots correctly.
- DiskImage To Go: Transforms an external hard drive into a specialized rescue device that automatically creates a new backup whenever it is connected to your PC.
- VHD/VHDX Support: Converts physical system images into virtual hard disks, allowing you to mount your backup as a virtual drive or test system changes in a virtual machine environment before applying them.
- Integrated Boot Medium: Creates a bootable USB stick or CD directly within the application, providing a way to start your computer and restore data even if Windows 11 or Windows 10 refuses to load.
Use Cases
This software is ideal for small business owners who need to protect workstations from data loss due to cyberattacks without requiring a dedicated IT department. It is also perfect for home users planning to upgrade their storage to a faster SSD, as it can clone the existing installation perfectly to the new drive without reinstalling Windows.
O&O DiskImage 22 Professional stands out for its ability to bridge the gap between complex enterprise recovery tools and user-friendly home backup solutions, offering reliable German engineering that secures your data against almost any scenario.
Version 22.0.1122 — November 2025
- Added capability to mount backup archives directly as virtual drives, enabling instant access to files and folders without full restoration.
- Introduced VHDX export functionality to seamlessly convert image backups into virtual hard disks for use with virtual machines.
- Added smart retention policies to automatically manage storage space by cleaning up obsolete backup files based on user-defined rules.
- Improved the creation of bootable media with better drive letter mapping to prevent confusion during recovery processes.
- Improved reporting features to provide centralized status overviews and automated notifications in case of backup errors.
- Enhanced hardware-independent restoration to support a wider range of dissimilar hardware configurations during system recovery.
