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Comodo Time Machine isn't a "Time Machine" in the Apple sense of the word. Rather, it's a way to take a snapshot of your whole system in a certain state and then smoothly roll back to that state once you need it again.
The main difference between Comodo and Windows' own snapshot system (restore points) is that Comodo rolls everything back. That means that, by default, all your data is included. If you do not explicitly exclude it, you will lose data on the rollback. However, before the system rolls back Comodo takes another snapshot. That means you can undo even the rollback itself. I hope you're following so far; this whole rolling back and forth through time can get tricky.
Despite the "free" price tag, Time Machine is a serious piece of software. It goes so far as to install a bootloader, which lets you get into a "restore console" and roll Windows back even if it's so messed up that it won't boot. Since the software impacts the system on such a deep level, I wanted to test it out using a VM first. Unfortunately, that really didn't work out very well. VMware and Comodo got along badly, and the whole system froze up and became quite wonky.
My intrepid girlfriend volunteered her own system for the test, and we gave it a spin (thank you, Yaara!). On a "real" system, Comodo worked quite well. She was able to make snapshots, install software, and roll the system back without a hitch. After the fold, you can see a comprehensive tour of the interface.
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Screenshot Tour: free Comodo Time Machine lets you roll back your whole system originally appeared on Download Squad on Mon, 10 May 2010 10:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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