Image for Windows (disk imaging)
| Developer(s) | TeraByte Unlimited |
|---|---|
| Stable release | 3.50
/ 15 January 2022[1] |
| Operating system | Windows NT 4.0 and later |
| Type | Backup software |
| License | Trialware |
| Website | terabyteunlimited |
Image for Windows is a disk imaging utility for Microsoft Windows developed by TeraByte Unlimited. When first released in 2002, it was one of two disk imaging software products that could create a consistent point-in-time backup of Windows while Windows was running.[citation needed]
The point-in-time technology used by Image for Windows consists of using a special driver, named PHYLock, that effectively redirects data being overwritten by Windows to a holding cache. Since Microsoft's introduction of the Volume Shadow Copy Service (vssvc.exe), this technology concept is now generally available to any Windows based backup software.
Image for Windows supports Windows NT 4.0 and later. It supports both x86 and x64 versions of Windows.
See also
- List of backup software
- List of disk cloning software
- Comparison of disk cloning software
- Comparison of disc image software
References
- ^ "TeraByte Unlimited :: Products :: Image for Windows :: Upgrade History". Retrieved 2 July 2020.
Further reading
- Jon L. Jacobi, (Aug 11, 2008) Editorial Review of Image for Windows, PC World Downloads
- Frank Ohlhorst (November 24, 2009) The ghost in the machine: 3 disk imaging apps, Computerworld
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