Rollback RX - Professional

Since the release of v12 is imminent (it's been staged in the Horizon DataSys download area as I type), I'm starting a new "generic" Rollback RX thread for any future discussions concerning any version of Rollback.

Just trying to keep things simple for newer users...

 

V12 released a few days back. Are you testing it?

 

No... that's what Horizon DataSys is supposed to do prior to release. I'll wait until I hear from the "street."

At the moment uptake in the user community from W10 to W11 runs between just under 1% to just under 9% depending on the DATA set/survey you use for reference. It's been almost 9-mo since W11's release (July 2021)... that's a pretty slow uptake. That will most likely lead to slow uptake as well amongst RBrx users to v12.

 

Just saw this. Have been using the Rollback v11 for several months with no difficulties at all. Am going to get that v12, now that have learned from you it exists, and will surely report back in a few weeks if any interest. Hope you will keep this file open, as am interested as well to hear what the "street" has to say. Rgds

. ps Have not upgraded to Windows11 (computer doesn't meet requirement) so not sure if the new version Rollback of benefit, but will get it anyhow in case other improvements/fixes might be included.

 

Hi @timmy ! I will be testing v12 shortly, specifically to see if anything in the SSD TRIM management area has changed (I doubt it). Up to this point it's never worked or been active as long as RBrx has been installed along with its special disk driver, even though HDS has always claimed it is active.

I'll report back when done...

 

You can take a quick look HERE to see if any of their v12 changes may affect the way you use RBrx...

 

Thanks Froggie, and nice to hear from you.
Don't wish to cry havoc, but when I removed the v11 and installed v12, immediately ran into problem: the computer would not start at all, just a blank screen. Had to use the Aomei boot disk to get it going. Tried again with the v12, same thing. Until am able once again to regain courage, must rely on the Aomei and on Shadow Defender. I do suspect it's a difficulty on this machine alone, and not universal.

 

Well, if it was universal, there wouldn't be any users of v12

 

I use Eazy Fix. They haven't officially released V12 yet. You can get it here: http://download.eazsolution.com/EazyFix12.zip. They released a new version/build on March 15, 2022. I'll use V12 once it's officially out and share my experience with it here.

 

In RBrx Pro they have removed the baseline manager totaly, it takes some figuring out how to do a new since there is no info at all within the gui how to do it. That is not good at all, especially for new users. There should at least be some info.

Maybe they removed it long ago, i have not used it since the begining of v.11, or maybe end of 10.

 

Here is an explanation of the change:

https://support.horizondatasys.com/Knowledgebase/Article/View/158

 

Hi

In some other RBrx thread i think i read, some time ago, that after inactivating the protection one should restart the pc, do i remember correctly, and if so, why should one do that?

 

If you want it activated once again, it's a requirement (it'll do it automatically when you re-activate). If you just want it inactivated so that you can do System Maintenance types of things (real defrag <if required>, optimization of SSDs <TRIM>, re-partitioning, etc.), you must restart it in order to replace the TRIM-incompatible disk driver in order to do the work described earlier. If you're just deactivating it for the heck of it, no need to restart.

Why would you be de-activating your System?

 

Well, for the heck of it!

I just activate it when needed, trying software etc, mostly it is set to OFF. Sometimes it has to be set to off before a W.update which afterwards i do maintenance, so a restart then is what i will do from now on.

Now i do not have to wonder about this item when inactivating out of no reason.Thanks for the data.

 

I'd love to try this.
I used RxPro for years. Until I got a Windows Surface Book 2. And every so often total failure to boot, requiring full reinstall with backup files.
Never happened on any of my other PCs or previous Toshiba laptop.
I uninstalled it from the laptop a while ago.
Suspect strongly, from the release notes, it might have been fixed, but as I'm not 100% sure of the cause, can't know it won't happen again. UEFI bootloader issues peculiar to this laptop.
The last time something like this happened, the in built restore handled it fine. And it's been stable for a long time - making me pretty certain it was the Rx that caused it.

 

Remain downhearted, depressed and in a spin that have never been able, after several successful months with the old RB version, to get the new one to work (rebooting just stalls completely, then must use the Aomei Backupper to restore). Was hoping the "street" might have produced more feedback, but sadly no. Soo, am now relying on the Aomei alone, which is good, but does not have the zip and verve and instant gratification afforded by the Rollback. Aomei a faithful and reliable old dog, vs a frisky puppy RB.

 

Cant you use the old version?
Since there obviously is a conflict in the startup try windows "diagnostic startup" tool.

I stopped using RBrx some years ago due to corruption of snapshots, but this version works fine, so far, for me after some weeks of testing.

 

Hi hey hello again, here we go again (slogan of Big John Arthur, contemporary of Smiling Ed') the good news from this house is RB v12 has started working again after many months of not. They came out with an updated build, 2707819707. When installed that, was success. Hope this info of any use. Rgds to any who still attend here. PS the info from Froggy about when you need to restart, and from the fellow in Germany about the baseline management, both valuable. thanks

 

Some of us have waited with baited breath until we're long since blue in the face and look at Rollback with only frustration. The thing which is always puzzled me is in that after all the years the same company has had that Flagship Product that at least for home user's it still is a program that one needs take care of to keep good backup images for when it Borks out. And i suppose it still even now years later still chokes unexpectedly.

The 65 thousand dollar question for me is that with v12, how it will behave with Windows 11. Anyone daredevil enough to have tried it on that version of Windows yet?

 

Re question above about w11, have only 10 here but instruction books says v12 specif designed for w11, so if not work would be a surprise, Do realise that the Rollback has been vilified, cursed and condemned in these pages, as well as being subject to notorious clichés including not touching with a 10-foot pole and having a special place in Hell for it. But can only tell you personal experience quite good, no crashes or other problems. Every so often just turn it off, make an image backup, trim, windows update, run scandisk, etc. and then turn the RB on again, few clicks and done.

 

Thanks @timmy for sharing your view and expectations that DOES work for your system O/S.
I had great success with their little brother similar to Rollback years ago and actually never encountered troubles the main program seemed burdened with in those days. I forget the name offhand but you guys know the one. Eazy Fix i think it was.

 

There was something similar many years ago called GoBack. Over the years, it was acquired by various companies.

And now, EaseUS has a program called System GoBack, which I think may be a completely different program.

And then there is AX64 Time Machine, which a lot of people on this forum went crazy about at the time.

 

I recall those. AX64 TM had such promise for a time and it's own devoted very long forum thread with Developer Isso assisting with support and new releases. Shame it faded out since there was much excitement as it improved and drawed plenty of attention as you so well remember .

 

Yeah, the crowds went crazy for it back then.

 

Hi!
I don't know what the problem is with my snapshots, each is repeated and has a CKD suffix in the name.
It is marked as incorrect in validation and needs repair.
https://imgur.com/DbGFqrl