Does Rollback Alter Partition/File Structure?

[datasafe]

Good morning all from a cold UK

Rollback RX seems to be a utility I would find very handy. I've read about all the features and I'm impressed.

Before I take the plunge, I have 1 or 2 questions.

Does Roolback RX change the file partition/structure of the hard drive on which it's installed?

The reason I ask is because I quite often swap the WindowsXP Pro C: drive in my computer and I might want to access files on the drive I've swapped out.

Lets say I install Rollback RX on my main C: drive, this drive contains all my date, pictures etc. I then purchase a new hard drive, remove the WindowsXP Pro drive and install Windows 7 Ultimate on my new drive. I then fit the WindowsXP Pro drive as a 2nd drive.

Will I be able to access all my data on my WindowsXP Pro drive to transfer over to my new Windows Ultimate drive?

Cheers

John

[pvsurfer]

Originally Posted by datasafe

Good morning all from a cold UK

Rollback RX seems to be a utility I would find very handy. I've read about all the features and I'm impressed.

Before I take the plunge, I have 1 or 2 questions.

Does Roolback RX change the file partition/structure of the hard drive on which it's installed?

The reason I ask is because I quite often swap the WindowsXP Pro C: drive in my computer and I might want to access files on the drive I've swapped out.

Lets say I install Rollback RX on my main C: drive, this drive contains all my date, pictures etc. I then purchase a new hard drive, remove the WindowsXP Pro drive and install Windows 7 Ultimate on my new drive. I then fit the WindowsXP Pro drive as a 2nd drive.

Will I be able to access all my data on my WindowsXP Pro drive to transfer over to my new Windows Ultimate drive?

Cheers

John

Short answer: It does change the way everything is accessed on the C-drive.

Longer answer: When running Rollback Rx (RBRx) you can, at any time, uninstall it to your current snapshot (i.e., the current state of Windows, apps, personal files, etc.). So before replacing your C-drive, I would suggest uninstalling RBRx to your current snapshot (you really need to do that anyway if you want to install RBRx on your replacement drive, as a single license will only work on one hard drive! Afterwards you will be able to access your old drive in the manner you described.

pv

[HDS-Jacob]

Greetings John,

Welcome to the Horizon DataSys forum. This thread might help regarding multiple hard drives: multiple hard drive questions

Best,
Jacob