Introducing AX64 Time Machine - hybrid imaging/snapshot software

User customisation is on the cards for the future...as I understand it...but what I cannot understand is why you would want to save the snaps/backups to the drive that you are trying to protect. If the drive 'dies' so do your snaps/restores...and then where are you in terms of recovery?

 

This is awesome! We'll just replace the HyperStor with whatever we finally agree upon

Isso

 

Panagiotis,

DeltaRestore is a fantastic name. I searched the net and I didn't find anyone that uses this yet. I guess this might be a perfect choice. What do you guys think?

Isso

 

He is good...I hope that you are remunerating him properly...otherwise the competition will snap him up.

 

DeltaReStore is great for the hot restore function but I think that something else is needed to differentiate the other side of AXTM, i.e., the cold restore function...so that potential customers understand they are getting the best of both worlds...AXTM's USP.

 

Got it! The overall functionality is DeltaReStore (as per Panagotis' suggestion) and this has 'Hot' & 'Cold' modes?

Does that work?

And if not that then what about 'Snap' & 'Full' modes?

 

Works for me... but I hope it doesn't work for folks who only want a "partial" foreskin restoration

 

Snap-Restore & Full-Restore should cover that concern. Or if these are taken how about Snap-Recover Full-Recover.

 

I agree...you can restore backwards or forward...BUT both already assigned or used by others...unfortunately...

 

While DeltaReStore may have meaning for someone who is knowledgeable of PC terminology it has no meaning for those who do not. You may as well call it XRestore for all the info it provides and since we are looking for some term that captures clearly what each function does I suggest this one fails.

 

I had amended my suggestion to Snap-Recover & Full-Recover while you were posting since in the interim I searched and found that the original suggestions had been taken. My suggestion has now been amended to Snap-Recover & Full-Recover.

Edit:

How about SnapReturn and FullReturn

 

Hello,

Just an idea and it may be a bit silly... Since AX64 is referred to as a "Time Machine", how about TimeSnap and TimeRestore...

 

In my opinion this is a very temporary state of affairs. It may be small now but it won't be small for long.

I agree.

 

As I said, this is a RAID1 setup, so if a drive fails, there would be no problem. However, IF a file my wife is working on gets messed up, she could go to a backup of that file and recover it..ie: undo her changes.

 

On one of my laptops I created a 2nd partition on the internal drive and store the snaps there. Would this work for you?

 

I don't disagree with you but the same is also true for terms like image, hot, cold, clone, differential, incremental, online, offline, snapshot etc.
As about capturing clearly the online restore function, the term "delta" for those that are familiar with databases backups, it describes exactly what it does when restoring...

Panagiotis

 

Yeah !
I think it's a winner

 

I guess it could. However, I believe that the software creates its own directory. Still, a partition may be a better idea as that would be a different drive letter and would not add to the backup size.

 

Where does the word Delta have relevance to restore though. A delta is the fourth star in a constellation. I vote for a simple name easy to relate to. Like Incremental Restore It/Full Restore It.

 

So, is there a way to verify an image?

 

Not yet but i think it's in the coming.

 

Good lord this thread is suddenly moving fast...

Here's another shot: LiveRestore. Because unlike other imaging solutions, this one will restore while Windows is active. I think that's a big distinction. It's not just about speed, but also about when you can do it.

Or... Wait for it....

Live Turbo Restore!!! (tcha-ching!!) *clouds parting, sun piercing through, echoing choir sound*

 

Or, how about Hyper/Recovery (or Hyper/Recover) and Full/Recovery (or perhaps one of the other full restore suggestions from above).

I did a quick search for hyper recover(y) and there does not appear to be anyone using this in software.

 

I hope it IS added as it sure is good to know that the image file is GOOD.

Well, here goes another build of a CD from XP...

 

Folks,

I've created a poll

Please vote. My vote went to DeltaRestore
The author of the winner receives a free 4 pack AX64 Time machine license!

If I missed some of the ideas please let me know - I'll add them.

Isso