ShadowProtect Desktop 3 is out...

Hmm, i didn't know that, thanks for the comparison though. Paragon Drive BackUp Pro also restores an entire drive, (hence drive backup(name)), including however many partitions you have sliced the disk.

So you're saying SP (Desktop) cannot but only restore a "single" partition at a time?
I haven't tried it yet but i wonder if even little 'ole DriveSnapshot could handle such a restore also.
I know it images AND restores across partitions with complete 100% success for me each & every time, and WITHIN WINDOWS!

 

Easter,

SP is very similar to Ghost 12. Neither can create or restore a "whole disk" image but they can restore multiple images, one after the other. Neither can clone a whole HD in one step but they can clone partitions. So if you have 4 partitions, you need to run the clone wizard 4 times. Some see this as a problem. I don't clone whole HDs so it doesn't bother me.

 

Hey guys,

The HIR (Hardware Independent Restore) works as it should in SP.

My original set up was non-raid and I needed to change it to a Raid0 configuration.

After the restore I noticed the system was acting strange and all of a sudden I get this window saying "I have exceeded my installs on the OS and I have 3 days to activate". I have installed once since I bought it. So by adding this Raid driver I was flagged. I had to activate by phone. I was asked if I replaced the Mobo and I said "no".

All I can say is SP ROCKS!!!

 

SP has no selection boxes for harddisks, like ATI, it has only selection boxes for partitions.
But that doesn't make much difference for restoring partitions, you only have to mark a little more with SP, than with ATI. In my case it doesn't make any difference because my harddisks have only one partition.

The fact that you can put several partitions in a queue, means that you don't have to wait until a partition is restored. SP simply continues with restoring the next partition, until all queued partitions are restored. I can't call that a disadvantage, that is just another way of working with the same results and convenience.

 

I just got SP Desktop. I am very exited, have been planning for a while on investing on my backup strategy (new hard drives and the software behind it) and finally I am going to put it to work.

ErikAlbert: How does SP backs up then sector 0, MBRs, etc? I am pretty sure I have read here that SP can backup absolutely everything, including those? What do you have to select on the backup wizard? This is important info for people using boot loaders or programs like FD-ISR or RoollBack.

Thanks.

 

Thorz,
Peter is right. I even restored images on a zero-ed harddisk, no problem for SP.
SP gives me always back, what I expected. I played with SP alot in September-October, while I was creating several images : not one single error during numerous backups and restores. I know it's hard to believe, I couldn't believe it either, but facts are facts and a fact is more respectable than the Lord Mayor of London, like my English teacher always said.

 

Thank you both. It is fantastic to read this info.