Hi guys,
We always appreciate the dialog that occurs on Wilders. Thank you to the supporters and the constructive comments.
AX64 has always worked towards the goal of creating the simplest and fastest disk imager for Windows, for ultimate peace of mind.
In order to achieve this, we set out with a minimalist UI, hourly backups (no schedule) and super fast incremental backups and restores.
Unfortunately, AX64 time and time again fell short on delivering "ultimate peace of mind". Hot restore was a flawed architecture and warm restore failed to achieve the speed we desired.
It has been a topsy turvy ride - AX64 being a small startup has continued to hustle for resources in order to achieve the simple flawless app we set out to make. In this regard, we are immensely grateful to Wilder's for being our testers, guinea pigs and critics. THANK YOU.
It's been a long time coming and it is clear much of the community here is losing patience with us. But today, our team truly feels its on the verge of releasing a build that holds true to our vision of simple, peace of mind.
But before I explain why - let's recap the core issues:
Hot restore: A unique method to restore just the changes on the disk. Results in a restore that can takes just seconds to minutes.
Pros: Super fast restore, comparable to a snap shot program.
Cons: Restores occasionally would fail, as restoring in Windows meant third party apps could interrupt the restore. Thus hot restore, ultimately unreliable.
Warm restore: Slow in comparison to hot restore.
Bare metal restore: V2 left baremetal something to be desired, for a long while. This is now fixed in the latest build.
If these three core issues exist (especially the first two) AX64 fails to be
1. A reliable app that provides peace of mind and
2. Fails to be a super fast disk imager.
A totally new restore method.
We've been working for a long time on a revamped restore method - we called it "Native restore".
Without getting too technical, it has the reliability of warm restore and the speed of hot restore. It runs outside of Windows and is not susceptible to third party app interruptions like hot restore. It also doesn't have to boot into a recovery environment like warm restore, so we don't sacrifice on speed.
When's it available?!
A select few have already had the chance to test it and so far - awesome feedback so far.
There are some issues and we're ironing them out.
Notably:
Restore from a network drive will not work with native app. Warm restore still works for this.
Sometimes full restores occur. We are aware of why and we're fixing the issue.
Other than the above, it appears restores are fast and work every time.
Issues aside, we are ready to share the latest build to anyone keen to give it a test drive.
Private Beta
If you'd like to test it, we'd love your feedback. The more feedback, the faster we can iron out the issues and get a final release out.
To apply to be a tester, simply mail us at and we'll send you a private link to the native restore build of AX64:
info@ax64.com
This is big news. We're confident native restore holds the key and is the final step to achieving the consistently fast, simple and reliable disk imager that we always envisioned since the beginning.
Thanks again Wilders for the continued dialog and support.
Best regards,
Wajamus
AX64 Team