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Hi folks. I'm looking for a virtualization software that will remind me before shutdown/reboot if I would like to commit my changes. I had a few many "whoops's" with Shadow Defender and forgetting to bring it out of the live mode.

Anyone know of something out there like this? I tried Comodo Time Machine but that bird never took flight.

 

I do not know if such a virtualization software exists, but perhaps you should stay with Shadow Defender and simply try to find a method (script) or a tool that will remind you when you shutdown your computer.

Try to search with Google for example with the words reminder, shutdown. So you can find some useful information.

Take a look for example at the following links:

http://www.geekstogo.com/forum/Pop-up-reminder-prompt-before-shutdown-t146298.html

http://forums.techguy.org/tech-tips-tricks/744259-solved-windows-shutdown-reminder-message.html

Or you could look directly at some of the numerous reminder tools that you will find for example at Softpedia:
http://www.softpedia.com/dyn-search.php?search_term=reminder&x=13&y=10

There was definitely a program created for the purpose you are interested in:
"Shutdown Reminder Pro 1.0" (http://www.pcwelt.de/downloads/tools_utilities/sonstiges/34214/shutdown_reminder_pro_10/).
But it was in German, it was not free (29 €) and it seems to be not longer available. But I am quite sure that something similar will exist.

 

Thank-you Peter, I really appreciate your reply. I guess I should have gone to more lengths to test SD, I didn't realize how long it takes to commit the changes! Yikes!. Ugh... off to experiment with more virtualization programs I guess, hard to find the right one ya know? Thanks!

 

Alan, I dont know if this will help you or not,but a couple of tricks I haves used
to avoid "Duh!!" moments with ShadowDefender,is to set exclusions for those
folders that are always changing,but never receive internet download content.
For example the folder I store "work in progress" documents.

I then lock those folders down with blocked file access in Sandboxie.

I do not have to worry about saving my work over reboot then,and the exclusion is relatively safe.

As far as downloads,my desktop download folder is not excluded,nor do I want it to be,as I never want to save anything from the internet, to my real system,without a conscious action on my part.

Running in ShadowMode constantly trains your "save/commit" reflex much quicker than only using ShadowDefender on demand.
But I know that is the way most people use it.

respect,

rat

 

Hi ratwing, thanks for your post! I am currently still using SD on my Desktop, and Acronis on my test PC.

I'm loving Acronis thus far, it is the best of both worlds, it has the imaging I was wanted in Comodo Time Machine, and the virtualization I wanted in Shadow Defender, PLUS it will remind me when I shutdown!

I will keep both for a few weeks and see which one works best for me. And certainly will take your advice about a excluded folder to put everything in.

Cheers mate!

 

Good show Alan!!

respect, Rat