"Snapshots" on win10 laptops?

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@scottalanmiller said in "Snapshots" on win10 laptops?:

@Pete-S said in "Snapshots" on win10 laptops?:

@Dashrender said in "Snapshots" on win10 laptops?:

Unlike VM backups - Windows generally doesn't have the ability to stop using the "disk file" and create a new one for changes, then allowing you to discard the extra disk, thereby reverting to the original. That's the process that makes snaps so good.

I think it actually does have that ability. That is what volume shadow copy (VSS) does.

I think both system restore points and backups uses it behind the scenes.

That's exactly how it works VSS is just a "normal" snapshot service.

I made a real image backup earlier in lieu of snapshots and I can see that it has made a "System Image Restore Point".

It's shows up under the properties of the system drive under Previous Versions. You can view all files in the snapshot but to restore it you'll have to go through the same procedure as restoring a system restore point but click to see more restore points.

I believe VSS snapshots are full volume. So it's possible you can create a real snapshot indirectly by just running a backup on a single file or folder. I will explore that possibility.

notverypunny

Don't know if anyone is still looking for other options, but I had looked at these guys before and it seemed like a decent product:

https://horizondatasys.com/rollback-rx-time-machine/rollback-rx-home/

They've got a pro version as well as a deepfreeze-like product that automatically reverts to a saved state when the machine is rebooted.

dafyre

@JaredBusch said in "Snapshots" on win10 laptops?:

@Pete-S said in "Snapshots" on win10 laptops?:

Or do I need to use 3rd party solutions for backup and imaging?

Veeam Backup & Replication CE?

Cloudzilla Live?

Veeam Endpoint Protection is free if you go 3rd party.

I highly recommend this. Currently backing up my office machine to a home drive and my personal laptop at home to a network share.

Mario Jakovina

@notverypunny said in "Snapshots" on win10 laptops?:

Am I imagining things or did Windows licensing at one point allow for use of a virtual environment on top of the physical install? If this is (still?) the case, would a W10 install in vbox do the trick?

Licenses fo Windows Server editions allow this.
Standard Windows 10 licenses do not allow running in VMs.