is RollBack Rx Pro Safe ?

[lethalman]

i used to love Norton go back in the early 2000s but its not made any more. i need a back up tool .windows restore is not that good when its incomplete all the time.ive got drivers too update but scared of my system messing up. want comes close too go back seems too be RollBack Rx Pro ?  but is it safe? i never had probs with Norton go back. want do you all think please?

[goretsky Supervisor]

Hello,

Horizon Data Systems, the developer, has been around for 27 years. 

I do not recall hearing anything bad about them, but I also haven't used their software, either.

Regards,

Aryeh Goretsky
 

[Som]

I can't believe someone actually used Norton go back. My memory of that is crapware preinstalled in OEM pcs that was usually removed soon after first boot

[+Nik Louch Subscriber²]

On 25/06/2025 at 18:49, Som said:

I can't believe someone actually used Norton go back. My memory of that is crapware preinstalled in OEM pcs that was usually removed soon after first boot

Their initial offerings (AV) were fine, but then there was just absolute stagnation and they had no idea what to do with themselves so they created solutions to problems that really didn't exist, convinced users they did but then realised nobody was buying into it, so bundled their bloated crap with OEM builds.

Arguably, the whole AV market got a bad name with end consumers for a period because of companies such as Norton.

[Som]

On 26/06/2025 at 08:39, Nik Louch said:

Their initial offerings (AV) were fine, but then there was just absolute stagnation and they had no idea what to do with themselves so they created solutions to problems that really didn't exist, convinced users they did but then realised nobody was buying into it, so bundled their bloated crap with OEM builds.

Arguably, the whole AV market got a bad name with end consumers for a period because of companies such as Norton.

And McAfee. The only computer that I've come across that had both an antivirus and got infected by one of those devastating encryption viruses and McAfee installed. Total piece of crap.

[OliviaCoop]

I've been using it for years without any problems, because RollBack Rx Pro works great as a replacement for GoBack. You just have to make sure you're using the latest version for your build of Windows. But still keep a separate backup. Since snapshots are not a complete replacement for regular backups.

[DJ-Light]

 

It still works on Windows 10 and 11 and creates a full disk image. I've used it many times and the restore process is always successful. The advantage is that it's integrated into Windows; you don't need any other program. Just select create system image.

[Accuphase]

I trust it more than System Restore, which shouldn’t really be trusted at all.

[Longboard]

If still interested..

Wilders pulled it apart over the years

https://www.wilderssecurity.com/threads/rollback-rx-the-unofishul-faq.374977/

Macrium, Terabyte, or Hasleo are better bets.

Wilders has a whole subforum for backups: https://www.wilderssecurity.com/forums/backup-imaging-disk-mgmt.97/