Snapshots

Working in linux now, I am creating a virtual machine for windows with virtualbox (vmware is another story!). I want to install fdisr in my VM and then use a snapshot from my physical machine to update my VM machine. What folder in the C:\$ISR is the 2nd snapshot? What I want to do is just copy the folder into the VM replacing the VM's 2nd snapshot. If that does not work, I will try with an Archive file.

Thanks!

 

I always use archives to create snapshots in another environment, of course I never tried this in a Virtual Machine, but I would probably try it.
I do this often :
- restore image A
- take an archive of image A
- restore image B
- restore archive A in image B

 

I have left windows, but still need it for some things. A VM is perfect for this.

The problem with VM

I have XP home, evertime I use Converter to convert my machine it fails at 13%, the only answer I can get from the VM forum is that XP home is not supported. I then try to create the VM from a acronis image, it fails at 93% everytime...I had enough and gave up. I created with virtualbox a XP home very easily. Now I want my machine in the VM. I guess the archive is the way to go. I will try this weekend and let you know how it worked.

Thanks

 

My theoretical assumption is that, once FDISR is installed in VM, you can IMPORT any archive to a new snapshot, no matter where that archive is created. You can use copy/update also if that is possible. I don't know anything about VM and VirtualBox.

 

My hardware is always the same, I have only one computer.

 

OK then. It shows how unfamiliar I am with VM.

 

There is still one bright light in an otherwise clouded situation of possibilities.

Thanks to FD-ISR's archive feature as Eric mentioned, where you may or may not be able to reconstruct a working snapshot in it's entirety due to the hardware differences, if not, an FD-ISR archive still can hold any and all your data/programs/installers or what have you and you can transfer them to whatever you please. I know this is not the answer being looked for, but it at least does hold some other useful potential between machines.

 

Does the present-day FD-ISR Rescue permit you to copy the rescue file to a backup medium?

 

There is no option within the program itself to backup the rescue area. There is no single rescue file, the actual rescue area contains all the directories/files that were present when the snapshot was taken. Using alternate means i've been able to backup the data contained in the rescue area. However i haven't tried to restore it yet to see if it still works.

 

Thanks. I assumed the option wasn't included. I was mostly interested if one could do as you say you've done; that is to back up that data, which offers the potential of using it for more than is intended.

Peter, the rescue file I was talking of was whatever form of record it uses for the rescue snapshot.

 

Can I use FDISR Rescue inside a snapshot of the real FDISR, just like Returnil + FDISR or
FDISR Rescue + Returnil ?