In general, how does this type of software affect system resources and performance?
I've been trying Rollback Rx, and to cut a long story short, it's not for me.
Yes the defrag is of the snaphots, not the HD. From the help file:
If you have taken or deleted many snapshots, you need to defrag snapshots to reclaim free disk space and improve system performance. ..... For best system performance it's important to defrag snapshots and defrag them often.
From what I can see the performance hit, particularly CPU, is negligible. The memory footprint isn't large.
One thing that puzzles me is that in order to change which partitions are "protected" you have to reinstall. For example I originally installed with system partition protection only. If I want to add another partition I need to reinstall. Now that's not something you're going to do often, but I think the installation instructions should be a bit cleared about that!
I've been trying Rollback Rx, and to cut a long story short, it's not for me.
Go on Dennis, do tell Is because of the vagaries of your particular build, or have you had problems with it?
Well, my build doesn't have any vagaries as you put it, it's a sweetly running system with what I would call a perfect setup for what I do. And that's the way I want to keep it.
The only vagary is System Restore, which I don't, and never will, trust.
Using Returnil, Sandboxie and Macrium Reflect, none of which need to start with Windows, or have a service running, I can do everything I need to do in way of trying out new software, surfing as safely as it's possible to be, and having a backup of my entire System Drive on hand for any disaster.
I don't like the conflicting opinions from different reputable sites regarding whether you can or cannot use a third party defragger, or whether you can or cannot make an Image backup with this running.
Too many unknowns for me. With my setup of choice, I know exactly what I'm doing, how I'm doing it, and when I want to do it.
Of course, this is just my opinion. If you like it fine, but it's not for me.
Well, my build doesn't have any vagaries as you put it, it's a sweetly running system with what I would call a perfect setup for what I do. And that's the way I want to keep it.
Sorry Dennis, I didn't mean "oddities" . I know my system is set up "just so" too, and I don't like to add anything that doesn't blend in with that balance. But because my system is set up "jut so" and quite heavily tweaked, it is not "your normal system" ... those are its whimsical bits and I sometimes find that things designed to run against "your average build" just don't fit in.
I take your point about the circumstances when you'd need this software. To some extent it's protection from myself . Sometimes I'll go off on a whim and find myself in new territory, and at least I'd know I was covered. If I was disciplined enough to use a VM then I might not have to worry about that.
One thing that you raised that I need to look at questions whether you can still take a disk image. Indeed I should check compatibility with Reflect generally; like with its recovery console.
No worries. Another thing I wasn't too keen on was it apparently putting itself into the Master Boot Record, so it was running before my system booted up.
I know that's for a reason, in case of System Failure, but it did feel like it was in control of my PC before I was. I have more than enough rescue packages for that eventuality anyway.
And the complete System Drive backup I have with an Image will get me up and running whatever disaster strikes, even a failed hard drive.
If that happens, then Rollback will fail along with it. Rollback has it's good points of course, but the "can you" or "can you not" debate about making an Image with Rollback installed is enough in itself to make me come down firmly on the "not for me" side of the fence.
The bottom line is if you like it, and it works for you, then go with it, but be aware of the Defragging and Imaging issues, and be sure of what you're doing before you do it.
But beware it is still just an early beta.
Also it is not new by Comodo it is using the workings of Rollback RX Eaz Fix & AY Recovery.
I believe they have taken on the developer of the above software.
Will be interesting I think.