Rollback RX and Win 10

I've always used an imaging program once or twice a month but recently I added the free version of Rollback RX to a couple of Win 10 systems to see how well it works in practice and how reliable it is as a backup system. I have been astounded by the results, as it does indeed create new snapshots in a few seconds and can revert a system to a previous snapshot in very little more than the time required to reboot. OK, you must uninstall it first if for any reason you want to start the computer from ouitside of Windows, such as from a Macrium Reflect bootable rescue disk or a Linux distro for example, but the advantages of using snapshots are such that this is acceptable, to me anyway. However I have yet to see what happens when we get a new Win 10 version, which will happen from time to time. Has anyone here any direct experience of this?

Thanks. I would rather expect it be more or less along those lines - you have to do that if you forget and restore a disk image before uninstalling Rollback. As you wouldn't usually want to revert to a snapshot taken before a version change - you would reimage instead, and as Rollback is so quick and easy to uninstall and reinstall, this isn't a big deal, not for reasonably experienced users anyway.

What I am finding is that I'm using snapshots a lot, far more than I have used reimaging up to now, simply because it is so incredibly fast, easy and reliable to do so. But I shall of course continue with my monthly images as Rollback only complements imaging, it doesn't replace it, and of course the next big update might behave differently.

dalchina said:

Also you'll have realised that disk imaging protects you should your drive fail or your PC become unbootable.

Another benefit of disk images is they can be used with a Laplink product to transfer programs to a new PC or a clean installation on the same PC - not inexpensive, but cheaper and faster than using Laplink's products alone. I've found that very effective - 96% or so- for over 300 installed programs, + personalisation, which would take a long time manually.

I'm an imaging devotee, but Rollback probably means I'll never actually need to use it unless I get a disk failure, and with SSDs these are almost unknown these days.

I need to look into what you have said about Laplink - sounds as if it can do what up to now I've considered undoable.

Fixer said:

I've always used an imaging program once or twice a month but recently I added the free version of Rollback RX to a couple of Win 10 systems to see how well it works in practice and how reliable it is as a backup system. I have been astounded by the results, as it does indeed create new snapshots in a few seconds and can revert a system to a previous snapshot in very little more than the time required to reboot. OK, you must uninstall it first if for any reason you want to start the computer from ouitside of Windows, such as from a Macrium Reflect bootable rescue disk or a Linux distro for example, but the advantages of using snapshots are such that this is acceptable, to me anyway. However I have yet to see what happens when we get a new Win 10 version, which will happen from time to time. Has anyone here any direct experience of this?

Windows XP Era, i use comodo timeback machine
but they delete that software

then rollbackRX
i use until today

i think comodo timeback machine are rommbackRX now...
same option
same methode

i just made 1 clean first snapshot
i need to monthly defrag HDD


and i'm talking about take windows to "clean re-install" more easier with some snapshot as check point
more efficient than windows restore

not to help when hardware error

dalchina said:

Hi, I'm curious as to what impact major feature updates (upgrades) have with that installed.

And as you say (I think) - if the disk fails or the PC is stolen or there's a ransomware attack... a separate image is required.

I could also imaging that having Rollback RX in place could lead to less frequent imaging as a habit.

Can it also protect data only disks?

it working just like deepfreeze but it have snapshot...
more like windows restore but more complete "restore" because it use snapshot "mini image"

if you use it you cant use defrag anymore, it lock defrag.
in easy ways....
roolback is same like deepfreeze but not restore every boot and it have snapshot.(maybe more like windows system restore)
different things with image to prevent haardware failure or missing hdd.

about ransom

i tested on my other pc ...
drive C and D
i protect C and D (except hidden system reserved partition) give it ransom ^_^
after my data got ransomware
i just restore snapshot from boot mode (i dont know does this apps protect the MBR too)

and if i protect C (windows) and system reserved patition it goes error (thats what some people said they have broken windows after use rollback)
note: i never test at windows without separated system reserved partition