Introducing AX64 Time Machine - hybrid imaging/snapshot software

Not sure where you got that idea but as far as anyone knows its being actively developed,,,,,,,,just more slowly than when Isso was running the show.

 

Acadia

 

To be exact, the latest beta 1.4.1.48 was compiled on Feb. 20th 2014. The latest stable version 1.4.1.24 is from Jan. 19th 2014.
Do you call this "in active development" ?

Cheers
manolito

 

If the developers are still actively working on it then yes?

 

Where Is Waj, he has sure clammed up for some reason.

 

I'm sure if Isso was still at the helm all of these problems some of you guys are having would be actively addressed and eventually ironed out....Sadly he isn't in the chair anymore and goodness knows what's happening now.....Isso has explained his position, the ball is in wajs' court now....Its his responsibility to step forward and update with any news....

 

In case you missed it, the lead developer is pretty much outta the picture, now unless you're the company spokesperson I still believe that it takes a few minutes to log on and give an update...Isso has, waj hasn't.....Its a product, people have PAID for it, they are having problems with it...I heard this word 'patience' bandied about by another developer who I won't name (off topic) but for me it doesn't cut the ice

 

I agree, there is a big difference between appropriate patience and wishful thinking. ISSO earned a lot of respect for the product he developed and the way he communicated. That has all changed. There is no reason for the new developers to be so silent unless it benefits them somehow.

 

Yes, Isso earned a lot of respect and good will but he is the exception in the world of developers as far as I know. What is going on now seems to me to be much more typical. Its a shame but to say that a product is not in development simply because the lead developer is not hanging out on this forum is a bit over the top. If you search AX64 you will find that it has been actively discussed on many forums and in many languages. I have no idea if Isso was active on any other than this one but I suspect he may have been. Certainly it would not be a good use of time for the developers to spend it in posting on forums. If you have any concerns I would suggest you fire of an e-mail to the support desk and ask what is happening.

In the past when I have had questions about the companies status or about the program in general I have done this and replies have been forthcoming in short order. Not as quickly as when Isso was in charge but not unreasonable either.

In fact, if I mentioned in my e-mail that a number of folks had been expressing particular concerns about the program on this forum waj would pop in over the next day or so and post. You might try that before you pronounce AX64 dead and buried.

 

As I said, the balls in his court, no need to ask him for an update, you already have

 

Thanks, I will get Win 8.1.

 

No, I have not. The last time I contacted them was 4 or 5 months ago. I am just waiting for things to unfold.

 

i am also waiting. i stepped down and was trying to be patient after paying for a few lic's for this but honestly im kind of beyond the point of being patient like others. i appreciate isso chiming in and he does not really even have to now at this point but he did. where is anyone else? and who is now the lead guy and where is he? it takes just a couple minutes as said above for someone just to log in and say hello we are working on this and this and will try opur best to get it released as soon as we can. i had planned on purchasing lic's for our offices and im passing now. until this is out with steady releases with no issues ill have to go to my trusted ifw for this purpose. i dont mean to be rude to anyone but so many people have been patient and its not just the people here on wilder's people discuss this program on many many forums as also said in different languages so there are far more people than just this group here at wilders waiting and on hold for something to come of this. and now ill wait till we get some kind of info but i sure will not buy any more lic's for a good while.

 

I have just sent to following email to the AX64 team "info@ax64.com"

"So far I have been very happy with AX64 running on Windows 8.1. However, hot restore fails (specifically, just locks up and does not complete) about once in every 4 restores. I'm always able to recover using cold restore, but hot restore is the most significant feature of your product, and therefore should work as advertised. I have heard rumours about "warm restore" being developed to overcome issues with hot restore, but there has been virtually no information regarding development recently.

There is a growing discontent on Wilder's Security Forums about how development on this project has been wound back recently, and a certain buyer remorse among those who have paid for a license. Could please confirm that the AX64 project is still being actively developed, and if not, will those who have purchased a license be able to transfer their license to Realcopy once it comes out of beta?

Thank you."

 

Well, Waj was very quick responding to my email, and has effectively addressed my concerns. Still no word on a release date, but it certainly sounds as if development is ongoing:

 

Dear AX64 Users,

We sincerely apologize for not touching base with you here on the Wilder's Forums regarding development progress. Although communication here hasn't been frequent, we do respond to our support e-mails very rapidly. Usually within an hour.

We have been working our butts off for Version 2.0 of AX64.

Version 2.0 will include the long awaited warm restore.

On our test PCs, the speed of warm restores is about 40 seconds - 1 minute longer then Hot Restores. The additional time is always consistent as it is the time it takes to boot the recovery environment. Once the restore takes place, it is the same speed as a hot restore.

In addition to this, we have been testing multi-partition imaging. It works very well but still needs more testing. We cannot promise this will be in the next release, but it will definitely be soon.

We are hoping to get a beta out to the Wilder's Community very soon. We understand that the pace may not be as rapid as it has been in the past. However, it doesn't mean we are not working hard!

Last but not least, AX64 is here to stay. We're working hard to make sure we can make this product appeal to as many people as possible. So we're doing a lot of work recently outside of just development.

If you guys have any queries, do feel free to share here on Wilders or via our support channel at info@ax64.com


Best regards,

Waj

 

Thanks waj, much appreciated,,,,,,,and for the rest,,,, as Peter suggested,,,,,,patience.

 

I know what a hot and cold restore is, but what is a warm restore?

 

More or less its,,,,,

As it sounds its half way between a hot and a cold restore. That is, from within Windows you begin the restore process but instead of AX64 doing its thing from that point on it boots into the recovery module. At that point you select your recovery point and it restores as if its a hot restore. As waj noted this adds some time to the recovery process as the program has to load (boot into) the recovery module (the module that it would boot into if it were doing a cold restore).

Thats more or less it,,,,,,,

I think.

 

Will AX64 still support Hot restores or will it change to only Warm + Cold?

If it's going Warm + Cold only, how is this going to work for those using UEFI and can't boot into the recovery media? Wouldn't it essentially break the whole product? Have you been able to fix that issue or has it already been fixed and I haven't noticed?

Edit:

 

Hi Waj, Thanks for your heads up and making us feel confident. You elude to the next release being soon. Soon is a relative term. It could mean weeks or months. Soon was the term you used back in December I believe. Can you narrow it down? Thanks.

 

Hey guys, I think its clear that waj is not hanging out here so questions addressed to him in this forum are not going to be responded to in what we would likely consider a timely manner. If you have a question that you feel needs to be answered by the developer send him an e-mail or don't be surprised if you do not get a reply here.