Drive Snapshot for Windows

User Reviews

• This works and works well!

  pcadmin2October 14, 2012

  Pros

  Easy...affordable....works! I tend not to believe reviews because you just don't know who is writing them. Try it on your own and make your own decision. (Now if everyone is saying there is a virus or malware in it then I would think twice but then I would hope CNet wouldn't have it on their site.)

  Cons

  There are no cons just trolls. It works!!!!! Plain and simple! Don't believe the people that are saying it doesn't.

  Summary

  Too bad most of the reviews are wrong. This software works just fine. If it didn't work for you then you did something wrong.

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• A must have in your tool box

  February 21, 2010

  Pros

  No installation Command line options graphical interface

  Cons

  Some command line options are not available in Graphic interface

  Summary

  Fast, small and extremely reliable disk imaging system.

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• 1- Way too expensive; 2- Did not work

  mycalrpSeptember 28, 2009

  Pros

  Easy to use, nice interface

  Cons

  Did not work. Price is too high. Try Macrium Reflect, or R-Drive.

  Summary

  Did not work, and their tech support could not help. Had to abandon the program as non-functional.

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• trial already expired so I was unable to try out.

  wolfe4656February 9, 2009

  Pros

  Dont know could not use it.

  Cons

  Trial alread expired.when I opened it to try it said expired so I was unable to try out.

  Summary

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• Imaging disaster recovery tool that just works!

  naexpertJanuary 23, 2009

  Pros

  Easy to use. No install required. Uses own snapshot tech or VSS. Very cheap. Backs Windows and Linux. Can browse images (sna file) very easily so can copy and paste files back if required. Restore to VM Fantastic.......

  Cons

  No logs are created.

  Summary

  I have been testing Drive Snapshot for a few weeks now and I am rolling this out to backup a few servers and workstations. Very easy to use and the command line switches are a doddle to use in a batch file. Create a batch file and then schedule it using Windows scheduler and you have yourself a very fast and stable disaster recovery system. Can back up to USB drives which is what I do and then take them off site. Drive Snapshot compresses the images on the fly so unlike Windows own NT Backup where the bkf files are not compressed, Drive Snapshot creates images that can be up to 50% smaller than the data being backed up. Brilliant. It also has its own snapshot texhnology that freezes files at point of starting backup so open files can continue to be used i.e.SQL etc. Also automatically uses VSS if required i.e. for Exchange. Considering this product does pretty much what Acronis and Symantic do, Drive Snapshot well underated and I would urge you to consider this as an alternative to the main stream disaster recovery software. Try it for 30 days free, you will will want to but it!

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• useless since I cannot open it

  charlesspottsDecember 28, 2008

  Pros

  I cannot open it

  Cons

  I cannot figure out how to use it

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• Easy solution to mirroring and restoring your OS

  malcaradaOctober 4, 2008

  Pros

  No installation needed Simple interface Easy to use Backs up and restores data easily Creates a mirror copy of your OS

  Cons

  You can't program it to back up at a certain time

  Summary

  You do not even need you to install it to run DriveSnapshot this can be done optionally from a USB thumbstick if you wanted to, this software will make your life very easy to mirror and restore the whole OS, there are three main buttons on the interface, "BACK UP" ; "RESTORE" ; "VIEW DATA", the last one being a viewer of the backed up data, it cant get any better than this.<br /><br /><span class='notifyMsg'> Updated </span>on Oct 5, 2008<p/>Drive Snapshot can actually be scheduled for backups it uses Windows Schedule, I withdraw all cons from this product.

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• The Best Hard Drive Imaging App. Period

  mikemigaMay 24, 2008

  Pros

  I've used loads of drive imaging programs, freeware, commercial and shareware, and Drive Snapshot outshines them all. Very fast. Ability to image the drive while running the operating system is unparalleled, except for Terabyte Unlimited's Image for Windows, which requires an add-on program and reboot. It's simple and effective. The price is well worth it. Combined with a BartPE boot disk for restore functions, this is the way to go.

  Cons

  Nothing.

  Summary

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• Simple. Well written. Good e-mail support. Efficient.

  bobanovApril 3, 2008

  Pros

  I love this! Doesn't install, it's just one exe file. Backups the drive even if it's working.

  Cons

  Too little colors used on UI? :)) <p> <p>Seriously: It could do scheduled backup ... who wants to write batch files these days?

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• WTF? It installs and then says that it is expired as of 9/2004.

  JoeClemsonJanuary 11, 2008

  Pros

  The install is small and installs fast, so you don't feel like you wasted a bunch of time after you realize this piece of crap don't work.

  Cons

  I feel like a retard now. I just lost 10 minutes of my life that I'll never get back.

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