Rollback Rx

Thanks for your replies. Actually I just wish to protect the system, not the data. This is why : for instance, I want to test a new anti-spam software : I create a snapshot, install the anti-spam, then launch Outlook Express and download new messages. When I am satisfied with the test, I chose to to a rollback but I don't want to lose my outlook messages. If Outlook files are residing on a non protected partition, they will not (should not) be affected by the recovery. If I don't do so, I probably will have to manually select the folder where these files are (which also forces me to know where relevant data files are, which is usually tricky).

.merle1.

 

I realize I forgot to say something important : actually I do protect the data, but this time using Acronis True Image. Since data are on a separate partition, images are smaller and incremental images even smaller (20 MB every day or so). I have a schedule backup every 2 days.

Which also led me to have yet another partition to store data with high volumes such as mp3, mpeg and so on.

.Merle1.

 

Hi again,

I'd be most happy to use a simpler solution, but I have not found how I can make partition images and use Rollback at the same time, and having the partition image reflect the actual state. AFAIK, imaging a Rollback-protected partition only gives as a result the baseline. In case "Update baseline" fails, which is a rather critical operation, there is a strong risk of losing everything. One can generally lose one week or more of system update, but not data like e-mail, hence the different handling.
But like I said, if someone has a better solution...

.merle1.

 

When using Rollback, each snapshot is current as of that moment. If you have Rollback make time-scheduled snapshots or on occurence of certain events such as reboots, you will accumulate a number of snapshots, each current as to all info and all monitored partitions as of that moment, without regard to the baseline snapshot which may have been taken a day ago or a year ago. If you have a BSOD or system failure, Rollback can automatically take a snapshot as of that moment as well. Thus you should never be "out -of-date".
If you restore your monitored partitions to an earlier point in time, you just have to retrieve any documents, data files etc. made since that date and incorporate them into the restored partition.

 

Anybody here uninstalled Rollback Pro. and tried to reinstall it ?
Well if you ain't you're gonna have probs. Will not activate and will return
paid for version to DEMO !

 

What version do you have? The latest one is 7.2.1

Because I uninstalled it over the week-end and reinstall the latest version without any problems.

 

I`ve never had any problems uninstalling either. I tried it just to see how well it uninstalls and it did just fine, and installed just fine also.

 

Same version as I've got... thing is I had to do a couple of uninstalls, the first one or two were OK but then I received a window saying I'd used up all my
activations.....hmmmm.

 

I thought it was a good policy to separate at least your OS from your personal data in order to protect your personal data even better.
I can be wrong of course, but that's what I learned during my readings on the internet.

Horizon DataSys created even a freeware, called "Folder Mover" for Rollback Rx Users, but I assume you can use
this tool independently. I think TweakUI does the same thing.
http://www.horizondatasys.com/products.html

Once my new computer is complete, I'm planning to do this and it will be my very first time, because I always worked with only ONE partition ("C:").
I'm going to use one of these tools, because moving folders requires also registry changes and these tools take care of that too.
I assume it will be a little more complicated, but that's just a matter of getting used to it.
I already have done some experiments and I like that partitioning stuff and its advantages.

 

Am beginning to read my way through this thread. It sounds very interesting to say the least.

Does anyone know if I could use RoolbackRx with BootIt NG as a partitioning software or would I be courting danger?

Thanks.

Gary

 

Thanks Pete. It does raise the general question of using partitioning software in general with the product. That is using a program that goes beyond the Windows XP Disk Management facility. I might have to contact them about this because this program seems to have grabbed my attention now.

Gary

 

With Rollback Pro, u can have upto 30,000 different C drives.

 

Yes, aigle, I see that now, and have for well over a month.

Acadia

 

Sorry I am 1 month late. LOL. Are u using it?

 

Not yet ... if it ain't broke ...

Acadia

 

I think I read while searching for other threads about Rollback RX, that someone said they could not reaprtition or modify partitions after installing the program. I gues you would have to uninstall, do your partitioning changes and reinstall the program. Am I correct in this assumption. I would like to hear anyone else regarding any conflicts between Rollback Rx and the use of partitioning software, whatever program it may be. Thanks.

Gary

 

Did that and now all I got was 2 activations before it returned
to DEMO. Seems to me that when you pay for this prog. you never really own
it. Rip off.

 

Any other user tried to uninstall and reinstall it multiple times( i mean at least more than twice)?

 

Although, I have not yet tried this with the latest version, the difficulty in immediately activating after several uninstalls has been apparently corrected in v. 7.2.1.

I could not activate version 7.2 after several uninstalls but an email to Lyle and crew ( support ) had me up and running again.

So definitely not the rip off you suggest!!!!!!!!!