Rollback RX Pro vs Reboot Restore RX Pro
I have some chatting with the Rollback tech support staff last night and below are some questions fielded.
For easier typing I’ll use the following acronyms
Macrium Reflect – MR
Rollback RX Pro – RRX
Reboot Restore RX Pro – RRRX
As Window 10 Creators Update is approaching next month, hopefully, I’ll need to reformat my tablets with only a single partition into two(2) partitions and use of backup/restore system imaging and “snapshot” programs. So, it’s evaluation time for “snapshot” programs.
MR will be my first choice for system imaging and, after chatting with Rollback tech support staff last night, it seems RRRX trumps over RRX in meeting my daily needs for automatic restoration to a clean state after each reboot and after a hard reset. If MR comes with a “snapshot” feature which can meet my daily needs then I’ll consider this 2-in-1 features program instead. FI, I have written to MR and awaiting their reply.
The questions fielded were more of a suitability nature in meeting my needs rather than the specific detail in the use of a particular feature
Questions
1) Can RRX perform the same functions (i.e. restore to a clean state after each reboot and after a hard reset) as RRRX?
Yes, it can be done with the Task Scheduler inside RRX but only for each reboot.
2) What is the difference(s) between RRX and RRRX?
All features the same EXCEPT that RRX do NOT have a reboot feature after a hard reset. RRRX is easier to manage if you just want the functionality to reboot. RRX has more enhanced features.
3) Why are features listed on RRX showing very much more than RRRX on its website?
Reason being RRX is the company’s flagship product.
4) Are “snapshot” images saved as encrypted or unencrypted images?
By default they are saved as encrypted images using AES-256 encryption protocol for both the products.
5) And how does saved encrypted images, on rollback, affect drive which has MS BitLocker enabled and with on-the-fly encryption program like VeraCrypt?
There’s incompatibility between the saved encrypted images and MS BitLocker/VeraCrypt. You’ll need to turn it off (for MS BitLocker) or not to use (for VeraCrypt) to avoid compatibility issue (I supposed here that there’s a possibility of corrupted saved encrypted images here if both encryption are used)
6) Where are ”snapshot” images being saved on the drives?
They are stored in their respective drives since RRX and RRRX are not imaging programs so there’s no possibility of moving snapshot/baseline data.
7) Since saved images are on their respective drives will this impact on how many “snapshots” can be saved per drive vs its storage capacity?
You can delete older “snapshots” automatically after taking “X” number of "snapshots" to cater for drive space limitation.
8) Does RRRX works on SSD besides HDD? Does it support UEFI/GPT as well? Does RRX protects the MBR?
Yes, they do.
9) Will RRX and RRRX get my drive running if it gets damaged say a major flaw like a physical damage?
No, they won’t
10) RRRX pricing is US$36 for 5 to 24 PCs
Reboot Restore Rx Pro Pricing | PC Time Machine Windows System Restore Software
Hope they can help you too,