Introducing AX64 Time Machine - hybrid imaging/snapshot software

Isso... some good news and some bad news

The laptop is now at 1.5gB so I uninstalled and re-installed AXTM to start from scratch. Saved a BASELINE and (2) additional snaps.

Now when I use the HOT restore all works fine so there is some sort of RAM size issue still left in the bowels of this sucker.

Now for the BAD news... the recovery disc I made from the previous ISO no longer works. As soon as I hit the RESTORE button, about 2-sec later the machine does a hard reset and reloads the recovery disc.

I remade the recovery disc, via ISO (just in case), from the freshly installed AXTM on the 1.5gB recently upgraded laptop system and tried again... same result, it just never starts the restore process... instead it reboots the machine, I know not why, it worked before when the machine was at 1gB.

I'll keep digging...

 

Hi Froggie,

Instead the Recovery Disk, you can create a Recovery Boot Menu, and replace the files in the directory with different versions of AXTM and test it.

Best regards,

 

Thanks, Mohamed... I just may do that. I'm trying to keep the machine very basic and straight forward for alpha testing purposes. I'm not sure the different ISO versions make any difference at all... just trying to keep things "lined up."

 

Dear Froggie,

Every time, a new version of IFW comes out I built a new ISO. This ISO contains the newer files including the newest version of IFW, such as v2.75 ...... and now v2.79. I then unrar the ISO, and replace all the files in the directory. When I load IFW from the Boot Menu, it comes up with v2.79

Best regards,

 

Froggie,

I agree about test bed, it indeed should be an average system.
For RAM - I'll look into this, it actually should work even with less than 1 GB total RAM.

For ISO - could you upload it somewhere and PM me the link (or send it to info@ax64.com)? I'll check it out in coming few days.

 

Hi Isso, do you have any projected release date in mind. The more I think about it the more anxious I am to buy a copy.

 

Hi BG, thank you! The estimated release date is end of March this year. Maybe slightly sooner or later - depending on the beta testing results.

 

Wow! Thats good news, I have been watching this thread and I am pretty excited about this program. Great to hear that it will be out this year!

 

Same here, also been following this thread with great interest. I worship (no, that is not too strong if a word), I worship FirstDefense-ISR. I was able, once again with our friend Pandlouk's instructions, to get FD installed on my new Win7 64-bit SSD. But still, I wonder how long this can continue (of course with Pandouk's capabilities maybe forever )

I know there are differences between FD and AX64 but also similarities. Could this be the next FD-ISR? I don't know. But I really like the fact that Isso keeps checking in and keeps us informed, how precious is that!?

Is this AX64 program a one man program? If so, I can only state that my all time favorite programs have mostly been one man programs: FD-ISR, Sandboxie, and ShadowDefender. Not to worry Isso, even if this a group effort, if it can replace the irreplaceable FD-ISR, then you have got a true winner.

Acadia

 

noons, Acadia, thank you for encouraging comments!

I never tried FD-ISR, AFAIK that project is no longer developed, right? And same I heard about ShadowDefender... Not a good sign, I hope we won't end up like that

No, AXTM is not a one-man program, right now there are 3 developers working on it. And my own contribution is quite small, I'm mainly managing the development.

Isso

PS could somebody enlighten my why FD-ISR has been stopped? Everybody tells me it's a great software...

 

Well, I am sure that most of us do not know the full story. Let's face it, not all incredible programs can make it financially. Excellent products including near perfect software programs, automobiles, bicycles, chain saws, whatever, have not always made it for marketing reasons that we simply are not privy to. Anyway, Isso, if your new program can get anywhere even close to replacing FD-ISR, then I can guarantee you fans among Wilders ... I only hope that it can guarantee you financial success unlike FD-ISR (still my all time favorite program bar none).

Acadia

 

I hope it replaces Shadow Protect. I have no problem paying for AXTM if it does Bare Metal Restores properly and supports USB3 drives properly.

J

 

Hello,

I have been following this thread from the beginning. I must say this product has me excited as it definitely seems innovative in the imaging software category. So far I have held off trying it out since it is still considered in the alpha stage. Is the beta getting close and/or do you have a rough date as to beta yet? I am getting anxious to give it a try...

 

Yes, I will be buying it when I can get a credit card, but free version once released first! I hope it won't be crippled too badly.

 

Probably because it had reached it's zenith, there was no future upgrade path for additional revenue.
The developer would have had to plan to add a feature similar to AXTM's 'BMR' in order to earn additional revenue from the already installed base. He may have considered the market already saturated with imaging programs and not worth the effort. Or, someone else offered enough money to buy the tech that he 'couldn't refuse'.
J

 

Or, if it was a one man operation, some thing could have happened that made it hard, or impossible, to continue. Health issues could easily derail a one man show.

 

Thank you for the information Acadia, I fully agree.

 

JW,

The first release of AXTM will be lacking partitioning functionality, but later we are planning to add it - at that point you may compare the programs and see whichever fits your needs best.
USB3 drives are supported in AXTM at this moment - both in main program and from recovery media.

 

Hi Kent, thank you. Beta is planned to be released in about a month.

 

FirstDefense-ISR was sold to another company and Leapfrog Software inc. retained the right to use the ISR technology only for 1 snapshot (multisnapshots and archives patents were passed to the other company).
So Leapfrog could only evolve FirstDefense-Rescue, but was a very limited version of FirstDefense-ISR.

Panagiotis

 

Hi Isso. In July 2012, you wrote...

"For how the program works - it's nothing revolutionary.

It's an imaging software that monitors the disk changes in realtime and allows to take full (baseline) and incremental images - just like Macrium Reflect or Acronis TrueImage. It also has a functionality to restore only the changed sectors between two incremental images, i.e. rather than restoring the entire partition, we restore only the sectors that have changed within certain period of time. This makes the restore much faster."


Based on the above statement, can you tell us what the next AXTM snapshot will do if I do a FULL disk defrag without any file or file content changes before or after the defrag? Just trying to understand a few things... thanks.

 

Isso,

Have you decided how many machines are allowed for each license?

1,2,3 per license? Or will there be "Bundle" license packs ?

I would need to install on up to 3 machines. ( Work, Personal and laptop.)

Thanks !

 

Froggie,

It will do the same thing as any other imaging app - i.e. create rather big incremental file. Since imaging programs don't monitor files, but rather sector changes, they don't really differ between file write and file move operation.

However Windows 7 introduced some new capabilities that actually allow to separate defragmentation operations. We have plans to use them to significantly decrease the backup size after defragmentation.

Isso

 

pratzert,

I haven't yet thought about the licensing details, but there will be a single license option and a "Household" license. Let me tell you the details later, after the beta release.

Isso

 

Isso,

Ok.. thanks.