Introducing AX64 Time Machine - hybrid imaging/snapshot software

thanks TheRollbackFrog
i guess the recovery media are created like image for windows ,in my case wasn't easy,because it moves the file inside the recovery environmente and i was not able to restore manually
i had to restore an image

 

Not at the moment but with an 8-12 AUTO period the last (3) would most likely be unMERGEd.

Both that capability and the ability to use COMMAND LINE arguments have both been requested. The CL arguments would easily allow anyone to schedule anything via the standard Windows Task Scheduler.

 

By what you said above..You said you went thru an upgrade meaning 8 to 8.1 and say you can't create recovery media?? Thats because u had to do it from 8. Read what you said......

 

And I did. I asked you what makes you think I didn't? You said "Should have made it before you upgraded to 8.1". And I did. Read what you said.

 

Ok..You said in your quote that you upgraded and can't create a recovery media...Correct? The reason you can't is you are trying to do it from Windows 8.1...right? You say after going thru the upgrade...right? Has to be made while under Win 8. Not 8.1.

 

I was adding my input to the report that upgrading from 8 to 8.1 made the creation of the recovery media work. I did not work for me. I wasn't even replying to you.

 

Mantra... the RECOVERY MEDIA creation is pretty easy under AX64 TM. <click> on the media creation button, select either CD/DVD, USB or ISO and off you go. it creates the media by using a copy of the OS included WinRE, adds specific drivers to that media that may be unique to the platform its being created on, then burns that media... very simple.

CD/DVD creation currently does not work on W8.1 due to some missing files in the Microsloth W8.1 distribution (that used to be in W8 )... they are working on a workaround. If you install the app on a W8 or W7 system, a media may be created that works fine on W8.1 when needed... or contact AX64 Tech Support and they should lead you to an ISO link that works fine on W8.1.

 

TRF.

It just needs a little Copy/Paste and then Win8.1 can create AX64 CD/DVD recovery media.

 

I believe you could elaborate, since (apparently, according to what I've read) nobody knows/has mentioned it here

 

What I think Brian is saying is the following:

 

Basically, for a successful creation of Recovery Media under Windows 8.1, copy the following two files to C:\Windows\Boot\DVD\PCAT :

1. etfsboot.com

2. efisys.bin

It won't allow you to copy these two files, unless you take ownership of C:\Windows\Boot\DVD\PCAT

Best regards,

Mohamed

 

Which files are needed? In Win8 these are...

C:\Windows\Boot\DVD\EFI\en-US\efisys.bin
C:\Windows\Boot\DVD\PCAT\etfsboot.com

Backup both files


Where are the files?

In a Win8 partition
In a Win8 ISO or DVD
In a Win8 backup image




You can't restore these files using Windows Explorer or a Command Prompt in Win8.1. They will restore in a WinPE and you can even use a Win8 boot disk as the WinPE. Win8.1 doesn't have a en-US folder so create one. Restore the files to the paths shown above.

I didn't use Take Ownership but if you prefer this method instead of a WinPE then run both of these lines from an Admin Command Prompt...

takeown /f "C:\Windows\Boot\DVD" /r
icacls "C:\Windows\Boot\DVD" /grant users:F /t

 

Thanks, got the files from my Win 8 DVD and successfully made an .iso image. =)
Edit: Also went fine writing it to my USB with YUMI. =)

 

Does AX64 do the ISR snapshots to the same drive (the drive it's installed on?) I assume it does. (Sorry if this has been asked before but this thread is waaay to large to read through for such a simple question.)

 

Hi Han,

It is on a separate partition or a drive. Even to a NAS server on the network. Though, the network drive should be mapped as a local drive.

Basically, AX64 is an imaging programs with increments images only. It protects just the OS partition. This is the simplicity of AX64, which most of users have demanded.

The hot restore of AX64 incremental image serves as ISR, and it can be called as snapshot.

The sister product of AX64, called RealCopy, will protect more than one partition and will have more bells/whistles, but won't be as simple as AX64.

Best regards,

Mohamed

 

Hi Han,

Test drive it for 30 days trial, at the end if you want to buy it, don't forget to ask Isso in a PM the regular 25% discount for Wilders' members.

Best regards,

Mohamed

 

Hi Han,

If you cold restore, then it will restore like a regular imaging program, and will restore from baseline until all the incremental images. Though, in comparison to other imaging programs, AX64 is very, very fast.

Best regards,

Mohamed

 

Now, these are what I called: inter-dimensional friendly quotes

 

Uh, oh... the pesky one is BACK!!

 

Mohamed (Aladdin) I am wondering if the discount for Wilders' members is still functioning --I cannot see a place to enter discount code in purchase pages.

Tyler

 

Tyler, you need to contact user ISSO through the Personal Messaging (PM) system of the forum and ask for the discount code for Wilder's members.

 

Okie Dokie. So.... Hmmm. Here I am, with AX64 installed. Begin the imaging process. All goes well.

If I set it to automatic hourly backups, and set that backup location to be one of my external drives, I'm clear that if needed, I can "roll back" to a time desired in a hot restore situation.

Question 1: If for some reason the system gets really screwed up and I can't boot, then I'd need to do a cold restore from a USB drive or CD, right?

Question 2: And if so, what's the protocol you guys are using? Meaning, how often are you making a cold restore thingy (technical term)?

Question 3: Is the point of the cold restore to just get the system running again so you can then choose one of your hourly auto backups to restore to again so all is well? Meaning, just get the darn thing running again, then choose your point in time to restore to after that?

What's a Chamlin to do?

 

Hi Chamlin

Answers are:

1) Yes,

2) You are confusing a 'cold' restore with a full image methinks. A 'cold' restore is done outside Windows and because it cannot reference the AXTM tracking file it will recover you to base image + up to whatever increment you select when initiating the restore. Up to you how often you make a base for full image, but personally I renamed the AXTM folder to something else on a weekly basis, and the next initial back up is a complete image, &

3) The point of the 'cold' restore is as described above, i.e., because the 'hot' restore relies on the AXTM tracking file, which is not accessible if you cannot boot into Windows, a 'cold restore runs outside of Windows in a temporary Windows environment built from files stored on the recovery media.

Once you have booted into the recovery media and have the AXTM Browser available you can select any snapshot/backup available, just like when doing a 'hot' restore.

But you could 'cold' restore to the base image and then 'hot' restore to an automatic snapshot...but what is the point if you can go to the same point in one step...from the 'cold' restore?

HTH?

Regards


Baldrick

 

Thanks, Baldrick. Yes that helps. And yes, I was confused. So I'd best dive in and make the USB or CD and have the experience of booting up to it and learn. Yup, that's what's needed here. I'll review the wise words in prior posts and get that going, and report back, Sir!

Peace from Chamlinville