When comparing Fast Copy vs AOMEI Backupper, the Slant community recommends AOMEI Backupper for most people. In the question“What are the best backup programs for Windows?” AOMEI Backupper is ranked 4th while Fast Copy is ranked 12th.
Specs
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Pros
Pro Simple interface
Pro Portable option
Pro Different options for copying or moving based on different size or date, move to different drive, sync between drive/folders
Pro Super lightweight
Pro Auto-update option that can be used to update the program when it is installed or being used as a portable application
Pro User Friendly
Pro Supports multiple backup methods
In addition to full backup the program supports differential and incremental backup. And merging of incremental backups can be done via the command line.
Pro Easily clone a drive
Cloning a drive can be done without making a separate system image and allows the user to create partitions on the second drive in order to limit what space is used for the clone.
Cons
Con The download site seems shady, but only because it is hosted in Japan
Con No way to manually pause a backup
The backup process can be canceled or it can automatically pause if it encounters an issue (like the destination not having enough space for the backup), but there's no way to pause the process manually.
Con Feeling uncomfortable that it's not going to restore when really needed
Con Open image requires mounting virtual drive
Con Custom size only for pro users
You cannot set custom size for backup files on free version.