Introducing AX64 Time Machine - hybrid imaging/snapshot software

Yes it is regrettable but still, I would rather have 2 programs to choose from rather than to have to settle for the only one that is on offer. I also suspect we will see more of the AXTM sort of "innovation" from other companies coming on-line not too far down the road. It is a shame that AXTM seems to have given their "first out of the gate" advantage away though.

EDIT: I was just thinking that the little info that we have on the new Macrium product says that times to image and revert (delta) are reduced by UP TO 90%. So lets say it is 90% (I will give them that but...) so if it takes me 1.5 hours to do a normal cold restore that means 10 min or so to do a new Macrium one. AXTM is considerably faster than that on a hot restore revert to a resent snap. It will be interesting to see what Macrium does really deliver in the real world. Marketing is one thing, reality is often another.

 

Yes, you are right (especially the last sentence).
But at least there are movements out there. Now, is there any results? Let's wait.
And let's not forget that speed & reliability need to be balanced out.

 

Here it says 90% OR MORE:

Macrium Reflect

I agree about restore speed - for instance AX64 can be very quick indeed with a short chain, but V2 with 10+ hourly incrementals is very slow...

 

I stand corrected

 

Show of hands, pls... has your BETA license died for all those using Build #548 (mine has)? Thanks!

 

Pete, Are you running Win 7 or Win 8 (8.1)? Remind me which version of AX64 were you using that you had great success with?

I'll be purchasing a new computer soon with Win 8.1 and I'm curious which version has been the best with Win 8.1?! Thanks.

 

Glad ya brought that up. I have been wondering the same thing and me hand is up.

 

Yupper!

 

It's really sad. Isso had it made until he gave it to these guys. They have a few weeks until it's over.

 

Yes,it says on the web-page:
"This beta has an expiration date, which is 1 Feb."

Wajamus,please release a version without expiration,i'd like to keep my current backups done with the beta.

 

Ya,548 was working great for me as 528 does not.

 

In my eyes AX64 is dead , dead, dead
Time for us all to move on , I have.

 

Yes, v2 beta has died here too. But, having in my case gone back now to using v1, which is good also....but is there a way to create a pre-boot environment for v1? Have searched all options but not found. thanks any help. rgds

 

Zat so, re Reflect. Well thanks, am hoping it will take place. The Macrium Reflect is I think the best. Also really like the Time Machine, v2 (now expired) and also v1. Hope the TM Co. can get their present difficulties taken care of. And if it has to do with a worker having left, maybe hire a new and even better one.

 

Select "Create Recovery Media" from the main window, then <click> on the "Install" button (not "Start"). The other selections are for creating external RECOVERY MEDIA only.

PS- and remember, if you want to unINSTALL AXTM, use the above option window to do an "Uninstall" of the "Local Storage" BEFORE you unINSTALL AXTM.

 

Too bad they've fallen on hard times. One of the better product offerings if they could get all the issues ironed out and decent pricing. Hopefully they can find a good replacement coder but probably a pipe dream.

 

To Mr. Froggie (aka S.E. MC) In the AXTM v1, when I click the "Install" button (to create pre boot option), get a popup "Please insert your Windows installation CD and click OK." Don't have such a disk. Not sure what's going on.

 

Yes that's right. The Time Machine Co. folks are the most wonderful in the world...so long as they give us just what we want, and when we want it.
But let them falter or delay even once (how dare they stop our version 2) Let's get em! string em up.


Yupper?

 

Timmy, v1 looks for a special file, placed on your system when Windows was first built, called WinRE.wim... it's the Windows RECOVERY ENVIRONMENT. Some OEMs remove that file (for whatever reason, I do not know), and when that happens, v1 cannot build the recovery environment. Instead it asks for the standard Windows distribution for building a Windows system.

Apparently your system does not have such a file on it. If you've ever had Rollback RX on your system, that app will rename that file and then no one can find it.

What OS are you running on your system? Maybe we can find a Windows distribution on-line that you can use for this purpose.