And by that I mean this: With Shadow Defender, when my PC is in shadow mode, I can still commit changes to files. I also have a folder on my desktop named Exclusion where I put items that I do not want erased whenever I reboot while in shadow mode. From what I've been able to find, other products like Deep Freeze & Reboot Restore RX, indicate that I must create a space elsewhere (another drive or an allocated space). I am hoping there is software that is available and that works just like Shadow Defender...or is that impossible? Thanks in advance.
@RenoKid, There's nothing! ...and that's why I'll keep using SD (until a future Windows update/upgrade breaks it).
Thanks--that's pretty much the conclusion I've come to after scouring the web for days now. Like you, I will continue to use SD until it breaks. So freaking sad. Why can't someone else recreate that awesome little program? It works so well, I would have gladly paid him a yearly subscription fee without hesitation.
If you have a fast CPU, a late generation of SSD, a late generation of USB SSD, an imaging program (in my case Macrium Reflect) can be almost as fast as SD, and very safe as well. Incremental backups can take seconds and restoration of images are usually about a minute if one is restoring only the OS. I have SD but I have uninstalled it as it is really unnecessary nowadays with fast computers. I agree with you though it is an excellent program, and the best in its class.
I completely agree with this. If you have paid version, and do a delta restore (changed only), it will be even faster. I think this is as close as we can get now, in a way that's reliable.
