Introducing AX64 Time Machine - hybrid imaging/snapshot software

Hi All,

I currently use Easeus, along with AX64, the snapshot feature is okay on todobackup and does not cause any problems for me with my backup.

Todo is great for a universal image if my pc died. It has never let me down yet.

AX64 im very happy with at the moment. As long as the boot cd keeps working, its all good.

 

That's good to know.

 

Rx is not an imaging program and its snaps must be stored on the protected drive. Quite a different animal from AX64 which is a hybrid.

Its been years since I used it but Acronis TI used to be able to do restores from within Windows.

 

I do find it troubling that the purchase page is not working and has not been fixed. This is not at all a good sign. I do hope there is nothing serious going on either with Issos health and AX64s development. Basically, fingers crossed at this point.

 

Isso did log on and say he was Ok himself and he would explain soon....We can only speculate in the meantime, perhaps there's been a falling out with the other partners involved, a biggie has shown an interest in buying the product and its developers or there are legal problems...In the meantime I wish Isso all the best and hope everything is in his favour....AX64 is such a fantastic product.

 

Let's kill this right here because the internet has an ugly tendency of turning groundless speculations into an alternate reality (without the word "alternate"). Before you know it, someone will be spreading this story as "I read it in a thread" that nobody can search because of its size then take it as truth.

We simply don't know. All we have are circumstantial observations that may or may not relate.

 

It's normal that people will speculate when they have time and energy invested in something. Isso can put a stop to it with another post.

 

Well said MarcP...let's not even go there. What will be will be...and nothing we can say will change that...so lets say nothing...until we know from the man himself.

 

agree but i can honestly say i REALLY hope this program will grow and evolve in the future. after becoming so fond of it i will miss it dearly if it goes the way so many do into the software graveyard...that is all i will say.

 

I know Isso said he'll post again soon, but he needs to address the thread as quickly as possible to prevent speculation going on and on.

Obviously, all this talk has probably made it easier for people to miss the query I posted last night.

 

I did a restore of a three hour old snapshot last evening on x64W7 SP1 and upon auto reboot keyboard and mouse (USB devices) were dead. I booted in safe mode after forced shutdown and tried the same snapshot again and the same thing happened. Again I forced shutdown and restored the next snapshot which was 12 hours old. Unfortunately I dozed off and when I woke up (maybe 40 minutes later) the PC was asleep. Waking it showed merely a blank desktop and empty task bar. Safe mode again but this time I decided to "Restart" from safe mode and it successfully booted into that last snapshot I'd selected. I suppose I should have tried that from the beginning. Any ideas why AX failed?

 

I heard back from Isso last night regarding the payment system being down and he indicated he was aware of it and that it is being worked on.

I am becoming rather concerned about the future of AX64 to tell the truth. There are many (possible) good reasons as to why Isso has been absent from the forum, not so many as to why the payment system would be down for so long.

 

I hope there is more to come of AX64. Hopefully some good reason behind the works.

Also the payment system been down, only takes about 10 minutes from a web designers perspective to set back up.

come on Isso spill the beans please, A lot of folk sweating at the moment.

 

agree i would not care if i was still testing it but i did go ahead and buy a lic when they first were for sale. i was planning on buying a few more. i do hope everything is okay with isso, but i also hope i did not waste the money if this end up going the way of so many others. i have hope but i wish we had some kind of confirmation. even just a glimmer of hope lol

agree about the payments, i actually along with my wife both do web design and set up. and it usually a quick fix. and if isso is there ill even offer my service to take a look at it for free if he needs someone to if it would help. or even help setup a better cart for him.

 

Hello Thread:

I was invited here by my old friend twl845 and I see many familiar names.

Now I'm here and read #1 and some of the posts (in the thousands) I wonder what I can say not having installed the product.

For backup imaging I have the Paragon tools and they work, so my first question is why switch from a well funded firm to a one man part time worker firm? For backup is that not an unacceptable risk?

I already use one product like that Sandboxie so the idea of 2 one man bands on critical applications scares me.

I gather the main appeal is the simplicity of the product and the ability to easily switch from one backup image to another but what else?

This is NOT a challenge post , but maybe my invite will be revoked

 

Hi, Maybe you should check out the web site: http://www.ax64.com/ to look at.

 

Will AX64 backup to DVD disks, or do you have to have a USB hard drive to do so.

 

Peter says.
I'm glad know it, thanks.

 

I am not sure about this but the think about AX64 that makes it better than other apps is the ability to do quick restores from within Windows. I suspect that if you do not wish to have auto backup on, which would make the disks very awkward to say the least, then AX64 is not for you. In short, if you want to backup to disks and are using a backup program you like now then stick with it. If you want the ability to revert in under 5 min (from within Windows) then give AX64 a try.

 

Ok, will give a try, it sounds like a good program, Thanks

 

You are as usual right! I will look at the features.

BUT nobody wants to talk about my base question (deep base ) of the risk of 2 key tools supported by one guy in each case.


Is my concern groundless? Seriously is it?

 

There are a number of products out there, free & paid, which are managed by a small workforce and they're still going strong. That's not to say things will change, but that's a risk one has to take, based on historical use and development of the products in question.

AXTM is new and still has a way to go in terms of development. The concern for some users here at the moment is not hearing from Isso, the lead developer, and the fact the payment system is down. However, the stable version of the product is still there to try in the meantime while we wait for Isso to address the forum.