AOMEI Backupper Help Guides

View Files in Windows File Explorer

1. Locate the backup destination location in Windows File Explorer and find the .afi/.adi image file. Double-click the image file to open it and then you can view the backup data and then copy the needed files/folders.

2. You can directly close the window to end the viewing process.

Note: This way is only available in V7.4.0 and later versions.

Mount Image as Virtual Partitions

For system/disk/partition backup .adi image file, you can mount it as virtual partition and then view/copy individual files/folders from it. For file backup .afi image file, it is unable to mount as virtual drive.

1. In the main Tab page, select Tools and then select Explore Image.

2. Select backup image that you want to explore from the list box, and click Next to continue.

3. Select a backup point.

For system, partition, and disk backup images, there are two options available: View Files in Windows File Explorer and Mount the image file as a virtual partition. Select either way as per your need and click "Open".

If you select Mount the image file as a virtual partition, you can assign a drive letter for the partition and click Next. (Here, we take G: as an example.)

After the image is mounted successfully, you will find a virtual drive letter G: in Windows File Explorer and you can also directly view data on it.

Tips: If you select View Files in Windows File Explorer, it will open the backup image in Windows File Explorer and you can directly view data on it. It is just the same result as you double-click the .adi image file in Windows File Explorer.

For file backup images, there are also two options available: View Files in Windows File Explorer and View Files in AOMEI Backupper.

Tips: If you select View Files in Windows File Explorer, it will display the files/folders in Windows File Explorer and you can directly view data. It is just the same result as you double-click the .afi image file in Windows File Explorer.

If you select View Files in AOMEI Backupper, you can directly check the file structure in AOMEI Backupper. By ticking boxes of certain files, you can choose individual files and folders to be explored as your requirements and click "Save As" to choose a location to save files and folders. After that, you can also view the files/folders in the location directly.

Tips: For file backup .afi image, please manually delete the mounted folder if you do not want to access it.

How to detach the mounted image

After a system, partition and disk backup is mounted, it will generate virtual drive letters.

By default, the virtual drive letters will be removed automaticallt afte you restart the computer.

Or, you can remove the mounted drive letters in the below steps:

1. In the main Tab page, select "Tools" followed by "Explore Image".

2. All current virtual drives will be listed. Select the appropriate virtual drives followed by clicking "Detach" for the virtual drives to be removed.

Notes:

• You can copy files or folders in the mounted virtual partition to a physical drive after a system, partition, or disk backup image is mounted. However, it is unable to add files or folders into the virtual drive as you do in a physical drive.

FAQs:

Q: Why does the message "OnlysupportsbrowsingfilesinFATorNTFSpartitionsinAOMEIBackupper" pop up when exploring/double-clicking the backup image?

A: The reason is that you backed up a non-NTFS or FAT partition, for example, exFat. It is unable to directly mount or double-click the partition to view. If you back up a non-NTFS or FAT partition, please restore the backup to view the backup content.