When performing a Disk Image using Drive Cloner Rx - the image will only have a single snapshot; the snapshot (or system configuration) that your PC was in when you've taken the Image... This image will NOT CONTAIN any of the other RollBack Rx snapshots or the RollBack Rx application.
Why is this?
As with all disk imaging applications; these utilities are designed to copy over Windows files and folders. So basically, whatever Windows can see will be able to be copied onto the image.
However, when RollBack Rx is installed there are two components that get installed:
- The Subconsole, which is the mini OS that boots prior to Windows.
- The GUI component - which is the Windows component that hooks into the Subconsole
The
Subconsole is installed and written directly onto the sectors of the hard drive in its own encrpted form that is invisible to Windows. Since the subconsole can not be seen as a file or folder, it does not get copied over onto the image.
The
GUI component is fully visible by Windows and will get copied over onto the image.
The net effect is that you will have an image/clone of a single snapshot.
The image will not contain any other snaphots, or the RollBack Rx subconsole (therefore no RollBack Rx). The GUI component will be copied over and you will see a "greyed-out" RollBack Rx Icon on the task bar. This is because it Windows drivers can not communicate with it Subconsole (because it not longer exists in the new image).
You will get this same result with ANY disk imaging application such as Ghost, Acronis etc. even our Drive Cloner Rx.