DO NOT USE ON SSD DRIVES! While RollBackRx works a lot better than system restore (with features like rolling back in under a minute to being able to rollback at boot before windows even loads) it does have one massive drawback: SSD drives. i booted up to find RBRx defragmenting my SSD - not a TRIM a defragment. This all happened in the boot phase before Windows was even loaded so it was not possible for the Windows Kernek to manage what was happening to the drive. Documentation gives absolutely no help to find out why a defragment is needed on an SSD (i suspect it is not but the software doesn't differentiate between SSD and HDD.
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When installing some new software, Rollback Rx gives me the possibility to roll back, Only have to restart my PC and roll back in seconds ! The advantage is that there are no traces from the new software left. So I can try new software and when I don t want to keep it, I roll back and my PC is not poluted !
What started off with Norton GoBack eventually became Ez-Fix (if you're like me and you remember these two, you're older than dirt haha).
RollBack came onto my radar when I heard the developers of these programs were working on a new program. I bought a license in 2010, and I've been using it since.
Works very well with their disk imager, Drive Cloner. I use the two in conjunction and it works very well.
Only real complaint I have is that with some Windows 10 updates I've had to uninstall it first. I've had to do this twice, and while it's not Horizon DataSys' fault, it's still frustrating. So here's hoping they iron this out soon!
Otherwise, perfect program and recommend for backup and testing purposes.
DO NOT USE ON SSD DRIVES!
While RollBackRx works a lot better than system restore (with features like rolling back in under a minute to being able to rollback at boot before windows even loads) it does have one massive drawback:
SSD drives.
i booted up to find RBRx defragmenting my SSD - not a TRIM a defragment.
This all happened in the boot phase before Windows was even loaded so it was not possible for the Windows Kernek to manage what was happening to the drive.
Documentation gives absolutely no help to find out why a defragment is needed on an SSD (i suspect it is not but the software doesn't differentiate between SSD and HDD.
10/3/19 development for RollBack Rx Home has come to an end. https://horizondatasys.com/rollback-rx-home-eol/
Thanks for mentioning this! The app has been marked as discontinued with a link for reference.
Reply written over 2 years ago
Saved my ass a couple of times. You'll like it.
NO NO NO, it seems like a good idea, basically is a more broad Windows default System Restore, and is fast, the big-huge problem is that it blows up SSDs like it was no tomorrow, the snapshots make hardrive not delete ("free") data sectors until there's no information of it on the snapshot, so it can recover delete files etc, the big problem with this is that TRIM command that is essential for an SSD lifetime is blocked, SSD will only be allowed to write on free space that was already free on the snapshot, and in every new snapshot, less and less of this cells are availabre so SSDs drivers will die very very fast. Another fact is that it won't save your data from drive failure too, so also it's not a real backup solution!
There is no doubt that this software is highly rated but all users. Of course nothing is ever perfect but the benefits of being able to rollback to an older snapshot or restore point as though all your files travelled back in time is amazing. Partner this together with it's ability to recover you from any infection such as the likes of Ransomewares / Ransomware then you can't go wrong. Did I mention it is also for free?? I have now moved on to the pro version because I love the unlimited snapshot options and also I can set automated tasks on Rollback and I don't have to worry about it anymore and let it fly on it's own.