Advice Request Shadow defender not commiting change in exclusive folder

[kingofring]

i am using visual studio, and i have my project folders in exclusive folder from being on shadowed mode.
but when i do some changes on my porject , and after a restart my project not been saved and there some strange files being appeared in my project folder(check IMAG)

these strange files can be opened using notpad and it contains my codes from my project,, any solution ??

PLUS : if this helps more,, when i shut down my pc and boot again, my C drive doesnt comes back to last time been shadowed ( i mean like all changes been commited)
but only and only i restart my pc = all changes gone .. i dont know if shadow must be restarted to get pc to the last shadowed mode or not .. thats not happned on my win 7 OS,
now i am using win 10 ..

any solution ?

 

[bjm_]

Maybe....
Q : Why Shadow Mode works only if I restart the computer, If I shut down the computer, all changes remain after reboot.
Fast startup is turned on by default in Windows 8/10. When it is turned on, Windows will take hibernation instead of shut down, so after reboot all changes will remain. To discard all changes made in shadow mode after shut down, please disable fast startup.
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http://www.shadowdefender.com/help.html > Frequently Asked Questions

 

[kingofring]

Maybe....
Q : Why Shadow Mode works only if I restart the computer, If I shut down the computer, all changes remain after reboot.
Fast startup is turned on by default in Windows 8/10. When it is turned on, Windows will take hibernation instead of shut down, so after reboot all changes will remain. To discard all changes made in shadow mode after shut down, please disable fast startup.
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http://www.shadowdefender.com/help.html > Frequently Asked Questions

ok thanks , i got it why changes being remain,, but what you mean by Maybe for first issue ?? do i need resintall and install again ? or this is wont help in win10

 

[bjm_]

Fast Startup Off was meant as a generic cure all re Windows 10. I'm not familiar with Visual Studio.
I do not use "File Exclusion List". On occasion, I'll employ context menu Commit by Shadow Defender.
IMO ... I agree with:

In my experience the only thing I would not recommend doing with SD, is trying to use 'file exclusion list', 'registry exclusion list', and 'commit now' from the SD's GUI. If you need to keep a file or folder, use the right click option on the menu 'Commit by Shadow Defender', it always works.

https://www.wilderssecurity.com/threads/the-unofficial-shadow-defender-support-thread.293075/page-237#post-2926865

 

[kingofring]

Fast Startup Off was meant as a generic cure all re Windows 10. I'm not familiar with Visual Studio.
I do not use "File Exclusion List". On occasion, I'll employ context menu Commit by Shadow Defender.
IMO ... I agree with:

https://www.wilderssecurity.com/threads/the-unofficial-shadow-defender-support-thread.293075/page-237#post-2926865

i used once time commit button, and changes on my file are gone that why i came to exclusiv list,,,any way, my question and issue still not resolved about these strange files, are these because of shadow ?

 

[ichito]

Hi @kingofring ...some mentions in your topic:
- data can't be protected in SM if they are shared with other locations that are out of virtualisation e.g. cloud synch services
- it's reasonable not to save important data...vide your project...in system disk - it should be rather used only for working system and apps
- if you are interested look at my SD review...some info could be useful

Shadow Defender - An Unobjective Review :)

This review is based on my review originaly published on Polish forum SG.pl ca 5 years ago. I decided post it here because SD after such period is still efficient and strong at the same level as in the past. Of cource SD was updated few time since those times but there was rather minor changes...

malwaretips.com

 

[kingofring]

Hi @kingofring ...some mentions in your topic:
- data can't be protected in SM if they are shared with other locations that are out of virtualisation e.g. cloud synch services
- it's reasonable not to save important data...vide your project...in system disk - it should be rather used only for working system and apps
- if you are interested look at my SD review...some info could be useful

Shadow Defender - An Unobjective Review :)

This review is based on my review originaly published on Polish forum SG.pl ca 5 years ago. I decided post it here because SD after such period is still efficient and strong at the same level as in the past. Of cource SD was updated few time since those times but there was rather minor changes...

malwaretips.com

1- thats was not happening in my previous win 7, my all projects being saved correctly
2- these data (projects) not being shared with other locations like cloud etc, its just in a folder in DESKTOP with exclusive list in SD
2- i have a backup for my important data, but i need to do some changes in my projects sometime, so i need exclusive list in SM

- this issue not happened before even in my new os win10, its just began newly, i still not get why this happening and is it because of shadow defender or my visual studio , so i can fix it or find a solution, i already post in VS community, and they confirmed these strange files has nothing to do with visual studio, i should seek help from SD community ..

 

[ichito]

1- thats was not happening in my previous Windows 7, my all projects being saved correctly

So?....with SD on Win7 there was not such issue and on Win10 we have one...conclusion can be like this - the reason is Win10 not SD

2- these data (projects) not being shared with other locations like cloud etc, its just in a folder in DESKTOP with exclusive list in SD
2- i have a backup for my important data, but i need to do some changes in my projects sometime, so i need exclusive list in SM

Desktop as an object (folder) is a part of system files so
- can be not only easly bypassed by malware ( alot of attacs by this way)...
- but also can be quite easy modified without user intervention like sync technologies what is also an option of Windows 10 and a separate mechanism to login system using MS account.
Keeping privat and important data on no-system disk is not a quirk but the good security practis. Storing data on other local disk is the easiest way to resolve your problem. Second way - you can try change write cache in SD option and switch to RAM and than observe effects.
At the end...Win10 with continous updates/patches is the most unstable OS I know...it's like some building in the state of neverending renovation. Is not easy to developers to follow all changes that in short time undergo next changes.