Introducing AX64 Time Machine - hybrid imaging/snapshot software

fwiw, I also think a WinPE plugin or winbuilder script would be a great addition because then people could also include encryption plugins (e.g. truecrypt and diskcryptor), custom drivers and other programs to their AX64 rescue disks.

 

Hi pajenn,

Very true!

For any excellent imaging software like AX64, the WinPE plugins are must.

Best regards,

Mohamed

 

i just install win 8.1 i will give Ax64 another ride , even i wasnt happy with it when backup was corrupted.

hope the up coming version will include some sort of "image test" so i can sleep at night good

 

LOL!

Best regards,

Mohamed

 

but even after a testing it like you mention thing can go wrong in other day and i dont want to test it every day all day ... better have some faith in mind

 

@demoneye

Easter here. I see i think we both have similar windows 8 x64 bytes system except yours prefer ms suggestion to upgrade into Service Pack 8.1 (ugh) but is user's choice sure.

On Pure 8.0 all is been ok on this end with BOTH backup and restores + snapshots incrementals but every system of course keeps different programs and setups.

You can test per aladdin and with your preferred image backup safely saved away, then no issue or something gone wrong cannot upset the machine permanently.

What's your opinion to AX64 Time Machine? Is it seem simple to use for you or maybe it's too soon to tell how well it can be useful for windows 8.1

Easter

 

hi there easter , i didnt upgrade via ms store , i do a clean install after i screw up my system "thanks " to easuse to do back up ... it change my partition when i restore ...

most of my life i use (and still am) Drive snapshot , it never fail me and it doesnt use any tons of running services , i HATE to restore/backup and **** like that , i love to use my pc as an ordinary user , i just keep imaging my system once a week and after 4 image i del them all , make a new FULL BACKUP and so on.

ax64 is mostly (and hope it stays that after the merge ) simple and "option less" like drive snapshot WHICH I LIKE , it just backup restore , doesnt play with your system like acronis does (for example).

i really want to use it as my secondary , fast backup restore system... and keep drive snapshot as the big canon for BIG backups (once a week ) .

it all now up to ax64 and isso what he got to offer after the merge

 

demoneye

For a official record DriveSnapshot for me in all years (all of the many ) on XP never failed not one single moment, ever!! and i share your 100% satisfaction with DS and is stupid fast!! both ways for a little tiny program .

I might soon return to it again for windows 8 x64 for fallback SAFE recovery with confidence i know cannot go wrong.

AX64 is in successful progress and performs!, exceeding all expectations with even better things coming along and is simple fast as is while development continues to surgically fine tune it's unique code methods and strip out errors as they show up.

Expect to be pleasantly surprised with AX64 TM and rest well it's a smart and dependable choice for windows, now and for the future.

Add to that the new advantages of RealCopy an extra bonus for making them both OUTSTANDING!!!

EASTER

 

Originally Posted by demoneye
i just install win 8.1 i will give Ax64 another ride , even i wasnt happy with it when backup was corrupted.

hope the up coming version will include some sort of "image test" so i can sleep at night good

My Gosh and in another thread you where moaning about Easeus todo backup, and stating you will stick to a trusted program such as Active Disk Image, You defo will not be sleeping at night Demoneye.

Does image backups scare you?. You dont need to feel like this. We have all been there, When a backup gets corrupted, cough, cough Acronis trueimage.



Ax64 is the bomb, loving the new beta. Got hit with a nasty virus which set most files to 0kb, i just restored a few snapshots and i was backup and running.

 

what i meant is simple , if i follow your patch of testing , it will not be a complete checking because there is not such one .backup can get corrupted or GOD knows what in a sec u even just test them ... that was my idea , checking them 3 times is fine BUT it doesn't mean in the long run they will keep as is today

 

yes , but i was fooled by its nice user friendly interface and got screwed all over

and dont forget this regarding acronis , as the big and well spread the software is there are MORE unhappy and happy ppl will be out there to report , look at windows OS for example , everyone crying its bad but all use it at the end of the day

 

Couldn't agree more. The AX64 Snapshot features "return to the past" and "back to the future", built-in space time continuum physics is proving positive results.

Regards EASTER

 

Couldn't agree more. The AX64 Snapshot features "return to the past" and "back to the future", built-in space time continuum physics is proving positive results.

Regards EASTER

 

Peter, I think I understand demoneye - I am using verify image with Shadow Protect as it gives me more confidence that the image I took is fine. I fully realise that this is not a guarantee but I think I will never be fully comfortable with doing a restore. If you have backups and possible a second image solution as some here do, it's probably different. For me I do data backups and use one image solution. I have done restores with Shadowprotect, Image for Windows, Keriver and AX64 but if I need to do one, I can't help getting nervous.
Doing a restore on my "real" drive for the sake of proving the image will work, is not appealing. It's a bit like having airbags in your car and doing a full crash - you don't do this just to prove they will deploy. Of course you can always use a separate drive but then things become a bit tedious.

I used to like the combo of Shadowprotect and Fdisr - FdIsr allowed me to roll back without wiping the disk and I still had SP as a backup in case things got pear shaped. Seems most here feel that AX64 already is as reliable as this combo and that's certainly a great compliment.

 

Proper little jerk circle in this thread

 

Didn't Pete2150 already answer the verify issue?: https://www.wilderssecurity.com/showpost.php?p=2278881&postcount=4339

 

no lol , i just trying to point out there is no safe way to make sure the images are good a sec after u test them or use them as a restore check.

any how does SP support windows 8.1 ?

 

As much as I like and recommend to others, AX64, all I can say to the above statement is: Ahhhhh, those were the days.

Acadia

 

I always like to operate on about the same level as Peter2150 when it comes to new and bug-fix updated image program releases. AX64 TM for all the excitement and features (speedshots), is no exception, especially in light of Microsoft pushing forward what's still rather new code in it's 8 system and again 8.1. That requires IMHO quite a balancing act for developers to spread usable compatibility across all platforms. Not always a simple feat.

But that's exactly what Isso is accomplished for us all and in a most dramatic fashion i might add.

As i expressed at the top of this post, for the time being anyway, it's insurance to do an immediate restore after taking an image/snapshot to watch, measure and ensure everything is as expected. With this reasonable practice over a period of time i expect no more practice runs will be necessary anymore.

So far so good on this end, which opens up more time and effort for me to experiment deeper with it in a hope of uncovering those often overlooked but sometimes surprisingly useful unexpected new discoveries that it might offer as another bonus.

Regards EASTER

 

Well said

 

Thanks Mohamed

But that tutorial confused me since it still talks about installing the Windows AIK or ADK