Introducing AX64 Time Machine - hybrid imaging/snapshot software

i was using also FDISR but man , comon , this software is dead already , and doesnt suit for this days BIG os installation.

when i say other than ax64 it doesn't refer to dead software

 

As was said earlier...you are entitled to your opinion.

But, to be honest, I do not really think very many of the 'Ppl' frequenting this thread are really interested. We are just hear to discuss and improve AXTM...which not just a backup solution but a hybrid backup/snapshot solution.

If you have something constructive to impart, please, feel free.

 

And they are.....

 

Originally Posted by demoneye
we all know what software available in the market , ax64 is good but not the best , there are some old software who do a great and most important reliable backup more than ax64 is at this moment...

Please spill the beans Demoneye.

I have used every backup/imaging app out there on the market and my toolkit consists of the best tools out there today and AX64 is included.

The only downside for AX64 for me is a universal restore feature, but im sure something will be in the pipeline in the future.

You need to come correct Demoneye and do some research on backup/image programs. We all can have an opinion.

This thread is not about the best, only support on the current topic (AX64),

Please dont waste our time Demoneye.

 

OK, I just noticed the SP2. I wonder if that has anything to do with our USB mice (mouses?) not working.

 

Hi Pete.

Welcome to the new generation of ISR but this time with full backup capability.

Regards Easter

 

No problem using manual snaps and only snapshot or restore in Thawed state. Also tested a couple more Lite Virtualizations but not worth mentioning, not due to compatibility, but because other issues with the software's themselves.

Deep Freeze has no slow down issues after a Frozen state session to backup/restore, super fast all the time. Shadow Defender works as well but with slow downs on first snapshot/restore after exiting Shadow Mode session, after that long first one AX64 works fast until you use Shadow Mode again.

From my own testing both are great. For best compatibility, performance, usability/reliability with AX64: Deep Freeze #1, Shadow Defender #2. SD will be my backup LV if I find any problems in DF with AX64 (none so far).

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My guess for that first slow down with SD is the way it enters LV mode compared to DF. SD enters LV during a hot/live OS state, whereas DF requires a reboot to enter/exit LV mode.

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Update again, AX64 + Deep Freeze same results from more 'guess' theory testing...

While Deep Freeze is in Thawed state (or without any LV installed), say you trip a forced restart, BSOD, reset button, power outage etc. AX64 side-effect of forced restart will be slow snap/restore for one time only.

You can prevent that side-effect by going into Deep Freeze Frozen state and try force restarts/shutdowns. Go back to Thawed state, snapshot/restore with no slow down side-effects! thanks to DF graceful or proper entry and exit out of LV modes.

AX64+Shadow Defender fails and lacks this side-effect fix feature as expected

This slow down issue seems only to Shadow Defender, Returnil and others that use similar method. Otherwise AX64 works great with LV's that functions like Deep Freeze, TimeFreeze (restart to enter or exit LV).

 

Way too much activity in one thread, hard to follow. AX64 needs its own forum, or at least a separate thread only for program news and updates.

 

Isso has a forum of our own in the works. He said it is a little more involved than he expected, but it's coming.

 

Isso,

You might be interested in my recent collision with Rollback RX and how AX64 TM saved my butt.

https://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?p=2268835

AX64 TM has proven itself to me numerous times and when I decided to test RBX, I thought TM would be my fallback solution. Unbeknownst to me, RBX was screwing the party. However, TM saved the day by going to the snapshot I saved before I installed RBX.

So let this be an important lesson. The fact that manual snapshots are not merged/consolidated is a GOOD THING!!! I was able to restore to that saved snapshot without any problems. Corruption gone. All back to normal. Keep this functionality just as it is. Manual snapshots must remain untouched!!

Your product saved the day yet again.

 

Thanks for sharing your experience with us.
Yes I agree please keep manual snapshot feature available. Some ppl, me included, would like to have a little more control sometimes as to when to make a snapshot.

 

I also want to wholeheartedly throw in my own endorsement to please keep MANUAL snapshots AS IS.

I experienced a near calamity of my own recently and falling back to AX64 TM manual snap absolutely resulted in a perfect victory snatched straight from the jaws of a certain defeat.

Talk about a close call.

This program is indeed a true safeguard unlike any other.

Regards Easter

 

Hi All

From what I understand there are no plans to get rid of manual snapshot or the fact that they are not merged/consolidated automatically. I believe that what is in the pipeline is to do with (i) how often auto snaps can be set to be taken & (ii) how auto snaps will be retain before merging/consolidation starts, i.e., so that there is always a user defined number of unmerged/unconsolidated auto snaps available, etc.

I am sure that Isso, when back from his travels (hopefully in relation to a well earned vacation... ) will give us all an update/reassurance...unless that most excellent Marketing VP, The Frog, is about and can enlighten us...

 

A big ditto here

 

And I would like to say, please, LET'S KEEP THIS THING SIMPLE. If isso's company is to survive they are going to have to appeal to the "many", not the geeks at Wilder's.

Acadia

 

+1

Best regards,

Mohamed

 

Absolutely! Isso and company have been doing fantastic at keeping it just that way.

 

So...ALL requests for features, etc...to the AX64 feedback page:

http://feedback.ax64.com/forums/206143-general

so Isso & the team can review, sort, deliberate and decide on what to include or not, and we can assist by voting for our favourites...and check on progress of future enhancements that are in the pipeline...

 

I always like a manual option, not hidden and easily accessible first and an automatic option second, I'm a hater of software that foists an automatic anything onto you by default without asking.

 

The one feature I NEED, and others have requested, is a Verify. I have had a few times with other software where the backup went fine but when I ran the Software's Verify option, it failed.

When you try a restore, THAT is not the time to find out that the backup image or snapshot failed! This can be an option so it will ALWAYS Verify, or only Verify when you select it!

 

There is a workaround : you mount a given snapshot as a virtual drive and perform a chkdsk on it. If the snapshot is corrupt, you will certainly see many chkdsk errors.

 

legacy, what do you mean by "universal restore?"

 

Universal Restore (Acronis) lets restore an image of Windows operating system to different hardware environment.