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R-Drive Image Changelog

What's new in R-Drive Image 7.1 Build 7112

Dec 17, 2023
  • New features:
  • For a multiple-machine license, the user can select a computer which license will be deactivated when transferring the license to another computer.
  • More advanced features to unlock BitLocker-encrypted disks have been added to R-Drive Image startup version.
  • Improvements:
  • New restore options (recovery from root path, copy attributes, etc) have been added.
  • QR-code activation have been added to R-Drive Image startup version (GUI).
  • Bugfixes:
  • The R-Drive Image startup version couldn't open BitLocker-encrypted external disks where images may reside. Fixed.
  • The update scheme for R-Drive Image nay have worked incorrectly in some cases. Fixed.
  • When selecting the destination for the new image with a default file name, the File name field may have corrupted the destination and file name if the Next and Back buttons were clicked. Fixed.
  • R-Drive Image may have not recognized internal drives in some cases. Fixed.
  • R-Drive Image couldn't copy data to a BitLocker-encrypted disk, even when it was successfully unlocked by R-Drive Image. Fixed for the Windows and WinPE startup versions.
  • The graphical representation on the Copy option window may have looked weired when copying data to a BitLocker-encrypted disk. Fixed.
  • Files from password-protected (without encryption) images created from individual files could not be recovered. Fixed.

New in R-Drive Image 7.1 Build 7110 (Sep 22, 2023)

  • New features:
  • Support for BitLocker Drive Encryption, both for BitLocker ToGo and BitLocker System Drive Encryption.
  • Improvements:
  • Lin and WinPE have been added to default names of startup iso files.
  • Startup Linux version: exFAT partitions can be created.
  • Bugfixes:
  • Sometimes an VDI image couldn't be connected. Fixed.
  • An automatically suggested file system type of the partition may have been arbitrarily changed when the size of the partition was changed. Fixed.
  • Windows PE version:
  • The program may have displayed incorrect disk layouts when a GPT disk was copied to an MBR disk. Fixed.
  • A newly created exFAT partition may have displayed incorrectly. Fixed.
  • It was impossible to change the disk Letter/Label for a newly created exFAT partition on an MBR disk. Fixed.

New in R-Drive Image 7.1 Build 7108 (Jun 10, 2023)

  • Bugfixes:
  • R-Drive Image may have displayed spanned volumes with visual artifacts when a restore/copy action was canceled. Fixed.
  • Automatic activation didn't work correctly on Windows XP. Fixed.
  • R-Drive Image may have detected an opened bitlocker partition incorrectly. Fixed.
  • R-Drive Image didn't check for availability of network drives while executing scheduled "Create image from files" tasks.
  • Startup version (Linux): The program crashed when an image was selected on the Select image file panel and then the Next and Back buttons were clicked if the system had a small display resolution, a large number of files and folders, and the file was deep into the folder tree. Fixed.

New in R-Drive Image 7.1 Build 7106 (May 24, 2023)

  • New features:
  • Support for new virtual disk formats (read-only): dmg (all versions) and e01(ewf)/ aff (Commercial and OEM Kit versions).
  • Bug fixes:
  • It was unclear which image files were broken when several files in the folder were checked. Fixed.
  • Incremental and differential images may have been created incorrectly if file encryption was used. Fixed.
  • File systems and sizes weren't shown for removable media on the Select files for new image panel during the Create image from files action. Fixed.
  • The Next button was inactive when a task was being edited with the Rotation options - No rotation - Differential options. Fixed.
  • The Image check action may have worked incorrectly for several image files of various supported formats. Fixed.
  • Several cosmetic bugs in the Windows and WinPE versions have been fixed.

New in R-Drive Image 7.1 Build 7105 (Apr 6, 2023)

  • R-Drive Image couldn't open its old image files (the arc extension). Fixed.
  • The "Existing partition table is invalid" error message appeared for external USB disks if their enclosures returned altered disk sizes. Fixed.
  • Information entered on the Backup options tab was not preserved between different image creation acts. Fixed.
  • Some cosmetic bugs have been fixed.

New in R-Drive Image 7.1 Build 7102 (Mar 8, 2023)

  • New features:
  • The .rdr image files can be encrypted using strong AES-XTS encryption.
  • Support for the VHD/VHDX virtual disks has been added for all program versions.
  • System and other locked NTFS disks can be resized without system restart.
  • Any supported disk partition scheme can be converted to the MBR/GPT layout.
  • All images in a specified image set (rotation) or a folder can be checked in one action.
  • A startup version of R-Drive Image can now be based on WindowsPE platform.
  • Bugfixes:
  • It was impossible to move a newly created or copied partition to the leftmost position on the disk if the first partition had been removed.
  • It was impossible to restore Windows dynamic disks using the Raw disk copy (copy as binary) option. R-Drive Image showed the Unable to prepare clear partition layout operation message. Fixed.
  • The pop-up window may have shown multiple names for a Apple CoreStorage container when the cursor hovered over the container.
  • Some fixes for the French localizations.
  • Several cosmetic bugfixes.

New in R-Drive Image 7.0 Build 7009 (Dec 21, 2022)

  • R-Drive Image may have incorrectly process the system partition when the Expand/Shrink partition to whole disk option is selected. Fixed.
  • R-Drive Image may have incorrectly deleted incremental/differential files when their backup quota exceeded. Fixed.

New in R-Drive Image 7.0 Build 7008 (Oct 9, 2022)

  • Bugfixes:
  • R-Drive Image may haven't worked in Windows 2000/XP. Fixed.
  • File time stamps weren't shown in local time formats. Fixed.
  • Task status could not be changed when the task couldn't be renamed due to incorrect new task names. Fixed.

New in R-Drive Image 7.0 Build 7007 (Oct 4, 2022)

  • Bugfixes:
  • It was impossible to create a mail message with program logs if the mail program was already running. Fixed.
  • It was impossible to save any file to a folder which was a symlink to another folder. Fixed.
  • It was impossible to create an image of the system partition. Fixed.
  • Sometimes, the program may have frozen during partition creation on an empty hard drive. Fixed.
  • The startup version: sometimes the program didn't show the content of a selected image on the Select the destination for the new image panel. Fixed.

New in R-Drive Image 7.0 Build 7006 (Oct 4, 2022)

  • New features:
  • The startup version is based now on the Linux kernel with support for the CPU x2-apic feature.
  • Improvements:
  • Passwords in scripts are now encrypted.
  • Bugfixes:
  • When a user clicked a disk or folder on the Select the destination for the new image panel, the program moved to the next stage instead of opening the object. Fixed.
  • The .rdr image files remained visible even when the default extension was changed to .vmdk. Fixed.
  • File sorting didn't work when the user clicked column headers in Detail View. Fixed.
  • File's time modification stamps were shown incorrectly. Fixed.
  • The program may have frozen when a large .zip file was in a disk root. Fixed.
  • The built-in Partition manager could not initialize a disk if it contained invalid traces of a previous partition table. Fixed.
  • The built-in Partition manager could not create a partition on an empty flash drive. Fixed.
  • The program may have crashed in some cases during image creation. Fixed.
  • The program scheduler tried to save task options that weren't supported by system's scheduler. For example, Repeat task every and Delay task for up to are not supported in Windows 2000. Fixed.
  • Partitions on the target disk may have appeared twice after disk copy/restore operations. Fixed.
  • The startup version showed a file system even when it had been already wiped. Fixed.
  • Some cosmetic bugs have been fixed.

New in R-Drive Image 7.0 Build 7005 (Jun 9, 2022)

  • Improvements:
  • Color contrast is improved in the TUI Startup version.
  • Bugfixes:
  • Files in rotation schemes were not correctly deleted if the Image split size parameter was used. Fixed.
  • Sometimes it was impossible to restore data from images. Fixed.
  • Several cosmetic bugfixes.

New in R-Drive Image 7.0 Build 7004 (May 19, 2022)

  • Improvements:
  • R-Drive Image installs now its startup loader on the Windows system partition when there's not enough space on the active partition.
  • When a path to a folder is entered on the image creation/restore/check panels, R-Drive Image opens that folder and shows its content.
  • Bugfixes
  • R-Drive Image may have thrown an incorrect message about an UEFI system when it was impossible to install its startup loader on a pure BIOS system. Fixed.
  • All files on the last disk (rather than only selected ones) were included into the image when files on multiple disks were selected for image creation. Fixed.
  • When the Connect as Virtual Drive file shortcut command was executed on an image containing only files, R-Drive Image tried to mount this image, which was impossible. Fixed. The program now throws a warning message that This image contains no partitions that can be connected to the system.
  • Several cosmetic and localization bugs have been fixed.

New in R-Drive Image 7.0 Build 7003 (May 19, 2022)

  • Improvements:
  • Default task names become connected now with their action types.
  • R-Drive Image changes the paths to network drives to the UNC format in tasks if the tasks are created for other users.
  • The Disk signature collision panel immediately appears when copying a hard drive with a system disk to another hard drive.
  • Bugfixes:
  • A source disk remained marked when it was dragged from the sources to targets, and the Copy options window was closed. Fixed.
  • Count/size data may have disappeared when moving from a selected folder when creating an image from files. Fixed.
  • A script that created differential or incremental images running the GUI or command string may have resulted in different results. Fixed.
  • When copying a hard drive with a system disk to another drive a warning Unable to mount the volume may have appeared. Fixed.
  • An incorrect progress text was shown while executing a script from a command line. Fixed.
  • It was impossible to cancel a restore or copy operation from a shortcut menu. Fixed.

New in R-Drive Image 7.0 Build 7002 (Feb 4, 2022)

  • Improvements:
  • Display of free space for an image has been improved.
  • Command names in the Create task menu have been made clearer.
  • Bugfixes:
  • No files appeared selected when a newly created task to create images from individual files was opened to edit. Fixed.
  • R-Drive Image may have frozen when a partition, which was set to copy to empty space, was resized. Fixed.
  • If two partitions were created and a disk letter was selected for the second partition, it was possible to selected the same disk letter for the first partition. Fixed.
  • The last slash was missing in the suggested path on the Not enough free space message, which may have resulted in an invalid path. Fixed.
  • It was impossible to move an object selected to copy/restore to the place of a deleted partition. Fixed.
  • There was a residual outlining on a double-clicked source object. Fixed.
  • R-Drive Image may have frozen when Wipe HDD or Clear HDD commands were executed in the Partition Manager or the Restore Image action. Fixed.
  • It was impossible to perform operations on individual partitions during setting a Copy whole HDD action. Fixed.

New in R-Drive Image 7.0 Build 7001 (Feb 4, 2022)

  • Cosmetic improvements and minor bugfixes.

New in R-Drive Image 7.0 Build 7000 (Jan 18, 2022)

  • New features:
  • A new, completely redesigned wizard interface with improved graphical controls, drag and drop object manipulations, and visual source and target binding.
  • A partition manager that allows the user to delete, wipe, create, and re-size partitions and logical disks.
  • Image creation from individual files, not only from disk objects.
  • Disk wiping. The entire disk can be wiped using simple or advanced wiping algorithms. This feature is very useful for disk cleaning before disposal.
  • Advanced and versatile logs accessible directly from the user interface.
  • Advanced file filtering to make search for files and marking them easier. File filters can be created directly on a R-Drive Image panel or set/edited manually (Batch mode).
  • Support for rotation schemes (a further development of backup sets). A rotation scheme is a set of files (usually a file for a full image of an object and a number of its incremental/differential backups) which R-Drive Image treats as one unit. Rotation schemes are used to flexibly control the parameters of complex backup tasks. R-Drive Image supports predefined and custom rotation schemes. Custom rotation schemes are available in the Corporate, Technician, and Commercial licenses.
  • Support for the VMDK file type, a popular virtual machine disk format (only in Corporate, Technician, and Commercial Licenses).
  • Improvements:
  • Support for APFS sealed volumes in macOS BigSur has been added.
  • Support for ReFS 3.7 (Windows server 2022) has been added.
  • The OpenSSL used in the built-in mailer has been updated to the 1.0.2 version.
  • Bugfixes:
  • ExFAT partitions may have been copied incorrectly. Fixed.
  • FAT32 Bitlockers to go couldn't be detected. Fixed.
  • S.M.A.R.T. attributes for Intel NVME devices were determined incorrectly. Fixed.
  • The task finish time parameter was omitted in email reports. Fixed.
  • The size of virtual free space that occupied the entire uninitialized drive may have been determined incorrectly. Fixed.
  • If GPT partition table copies had the same offset/size but different GPT Guids, the partitions were duplicated two times. Fixed.
  • The resulting partitions and volumes weren't immediately combined into equals when ReFS partitions were copied/restored. Fixed.
  • An unnecessary direct volume may have appeared for a single formatted partition which end coincided with the drive's end. Fixed.
  • The mount driver may have loaded incorrectly under Windows XP/2003. Fixed.

New in R-Drive Image 6.3 Build 6309 (Feb 19, 2021)

  • Bugfixes:
  • R-Drive Image could not open incremental images with the total number of disks is larger than 4096 in all sessions. Fixed.

New in R-Drive Image 6.3 Build 6306 (Oct 17, 2020)

  • Improvements:
  • A Windows setup which startup disk was converted from GPT/UEFI to LDM/GPT can now be restored from its image, remaining bootable.
  • The number of cases when a warning message that the disk needs formatting during disk copy/restore operations appears is greatly reduced.
  • Bugfixes:
  • Execution of scheduler tasks may have interrupted when the laptop changed its power from AC to its battery. Fixed.
  • None other disk copy methods could be selected if the Copy Dynamic Disk method was selected on the Disk Copy panel but R-Drive Image failed to create a disk copy task. Fixed.
  • Old drivers DrvSnSht.sys, DrvSnSht64.sys, R-ImageDisk.sys, R-ImageDisk64.sys conflicted with the core isolation feature. Now R-Drive Image doesn't load them and removes them starting from Windows 10 April 2018 Update (build 17134).

New in R-Drive Image 6.3 Build 6305 (Jul 24, 2020)

  • It was impossible to copy a larger hard drive to a smaller hard drive when the total size of partitions on the first disk is smaller than the size of the second disk. Fixed.

New in R-Drive Image 6.3 Build 6304 (Jun 23, 2020)

  • Improvements:
  • In the command-line version:
  • Error messages have become more informative.
  • Partition expansion to the maximum size and shrinking to the minimum size during disk copy have been added.
  • Partitions and free spaces can be specified separately.
  • APFS volumes can be directly specified within their APFS container.
  • Bugfixes:
  • Memory may have leaked in the GUI version during setting a scheduler task. Fixed.
  • Only one partition was imaged when several partition were specified for imaging when the commands from Version 6.2 were used. Fixed.

New in R-Drive Image 6.3 Build 6303 (Jun 18, 2020)

  • Improvements:
  • The Startup Media Device Selection panel now shows the labels and sizes of connected bootable USB devices.
  • If two versions of R-Drive Image are simultaneously installed into separate folders, Scheduler now shows tasks from the both version.
  • Bugfixes:
  • If a UEFI bootable partition was mounted to a disk letter through a link of an object of the DeviceHarddisk0Partition1 type (using a non-standard tool like Mount ESP), its volume may have been duplicated, and two volumes may have been created, instead of a single real one. Fixed.
  • APFS partitions may have been restored incorrectly if the command-line version was used. Fixed.

New in R-Drive Image 6.3 Build 6302 (May 21, 2020)

  • Improvements:
  • R-Drive Image shows now several APFS volumes in an APFS container proportionally to their size.
  • Bugfixes:
  • R-Drive Image may have created APFS volume images incorrectly. Fixed.
  • R-Drive Image may have restored APFS volume images incorrectly. Fixed.
  • R-Drive Image working under Windows may have created APFS useful-data-only images as sector-by-sector images. Fixed.

New in R-Drive Image 6.3 Build 6301 (Apr 20, 2020)

  • Bugfixes:
  • When the startup version created huge (>10 GB) images over the network (cifs) image data may have been corrupted.

New in R-Drive Image 6.3 Build 6300 (Apr 15, 2020)

  • New Features:
  • Support for the APFS file system has been added including the APFS Fusion Drive.
  • Automatic update of the device list for disk imaging/copying operations has been added.
  • Automatic update of the device list for boot / OEM media creation operations has been added.
  • When R-Drive Image runs out of available free space while creating an image, a new place can be specified, and the image will be split accordingly.
  • Task progress for running tasks is shown in the scheduled task list.
  • A tooltip shows detailed information on selected task in the scheduled task list.
  • Improvements:
  • The Locked disk dialog box shows the list of processes and files that lock the disk.
  • Linux kernel 5.4.11 is used in the startup version.
  • Bugfixes:
  • R-Drive Image may have crashed when the last part of a multi-file image was selected and the Restore files or folders option was specified on the Restore Mode Selection panel. Fixed.
  • Only the Mark All and Unmark All command were active on the right pane of the Select Files panel when folders and files were to be restored. The Mark and Unmark command were not active. Fixed.
  • Strange object of 0B may have appeared on the target disk diagram when the raw method was used to restore the entire disk. Those objects disappeared after the Refresh command. Fixed.
  • It may have been impossible to restore data from an image of a smaller disk to a larger disk. The Target partition/volume size is too big error message would appear. Fixed.
  • The password may have been lost when the task was edited. Fixed.
  • The -s=I: script command didn't make the partition active, although the script returned the successful result. Fixed.
  • The entire disk could not be restored using the Realign partitions method. R-Drive Image returned the Specified volume size is too small error message when clicking the Next button on the Processing (Confirm operations) panel. Fixed.
  • The minimum required partition size may have been calculated incorrectly. The Specified volume size is too small error message would appear if the new partition size was too close the the minimum possible. Fixed.
  • If the paths to some image parts of a multi-part image were not specified, R-Drive Image showed that the user ignored some write errors, but the final message would be that Image restored successfully. Fixed.
  • Files and folders may have been impossible to restore. When the files and folders were selected on the Select Files to Restore panel the Unable to prepare the operation error message was appeared upon clicking the Next button. Fixed.
  • Only zeros were shown for the minimum and maximum partition sizes on the Restore / Copy Parameters panel. Fixed.
  • When the Cancel button was clicked R-Drive Image continued performing its current operation until the Yes button was clicked on the Are you sure you want to stop current operation? dialog box. Fixed.
  • R-Drive Image didn't immediately show many disk alterations performed outside the running program. They appeared only after clicking the Refresh button or program restart. Fixed.
  • An encrypted bitlocker partition could not be successfully copied or restored. It couldn't open it from File Explorer, although R-Drive Image showed it as a successfully restored bitlocker partition. Fixed.
  • Many internal and cosmetic bugs have been fixed.

New in R-Drive Image 6.2 Build 6208 (Jul 20, 2019)

  • Improvements:
  • Linux kernel 5.0.9 in the startup version.
  • Bugfixes:
  • R-Drive Image could not restore an image to an offline HDD. Fixed.
  • R-Drive Image could not restore a GPT partition on a disk without a partition table. Fixed.

New in R-Drive Image 6.2 Build 6207 (Jul 20, 2019)

  • Improvements:
  • A new option "Raw disk copy/restore" has been added on the OEM System Recovery Media Options panel. It enforces the raw disk restore method during data restoration.
  • Bug-fixes:
  • A GTP startup disk with a BIOS loader (Linux-style) may have failed to boot a computer. Fixed.

New in R-Drive Image 6.2 Build 6206 (Dec 5, 2018)

  • Bug-fixes:
  • R-Drive Image may have estimated the progress and remaining time incorrectly when restoring/copying CoreStorage partitions. Fixed.
  • Copying (not recovering) of a CoreStorage partition was always performed in the sector-by-sector mode, even when the Useful information only option was selected. Fixed.

New in R-Drive Image 6.2 Build 6205 (Dec 5, 2018)

  • Improvements:
  • The program help has been updated.

New in R-Drive Image 6.2 Build 6204 (Dec 5, 2018)

  • Improvements:
  • Data can be restored to an HDD from images of LDM/LVM/ACS/AR/MDADM volumes

New in R-Drive Image 6.2 Build 6203 (May 4, 2018)

  • Bug-fixes:
  • R-Drive Image may have crashed if an encrypted CoreStorage partition was selected. Fixed.
  • It was possible to copy data from one component of a multi-component volume (i.e. ldm/lvm/wss) to another component. Fixed.
  • R-Drive Image may have crashed when copying an LDM disk in the raw mode. Fixed.
  • It may have been impossible to copy a hard drive with an unlocked bitlocker volume. Fixed.

New in R-Drive Image 6.2 Build 6202 (Apr 21, 2018)

  • Improvements:
  • Support has been added for Arabic and Indian characters to the startup version.
  • Bug-fixes:
  • Connections under the local system account to Windows Server 2016 may have worked incorrectly if UNC paths and logins/passwords were used. Fixed.
  • If an HDD was marked for copy and it contained partition(s) with several parent HDDs, these HDDs were marked for copy too. Fixed.
  • The Chinese characters may have displayed incorrectly in the startup version. Fixed.

New in R-Drive Image 6.2 Build 6201 (Mar 13, 2018)

  • New features:
  • Support for Windows Storage Spaces created in Windows 10 Fall Creators Update has been added.
  • Support for Linux mdadm RAIDs has been added.
  • Support for Apple CoreStorage/File Vault/Fusion Drive Volumes has been added. If the volume is encrypted, R-Drive Image asks for the password.
  • Support for automatic partition resizing for dynamic disks has been added. Dynamic disks can be copied/recovered to disks with different sizes.
  • Support for logins/passwords in network paths.
  • Improvements:
  • A Check For Update button has been added to the start panel.

New in R-Drive Image 6.1 Build 6109 (Dec 16, 2017)

  • Bug-fixes:
  • Sometimes when there were only one disk copy mode and several disk signature collision resolving modes during HDD copy, those disk collision modes weren't shown and could not be selected. Fixed.

New in R-Drive Image 6.1 Build 6108 (Jul 30, 2017)

  • Improvements:
  • In the startup version:
  • Linux kernel 4.12.3
  • Support for MMC devices is added

New in R-Drive Image 6.1 Build 6107 (Jun 20, 2017)

  • The image of a locked Bitlocker partition could be created incorrectly. Fixed.

New in R-Drive Image 6.1 Build 6106 (Jun 20, 2017)

  • Startup version: support for SMBv2 and SMBv3 network protocols is added.

New in R-Drive Image 6.1 Build 6105 (May 29, 2017)

  • Improvements:
  • A new Linux kernel 4.10.8
  • A new startup option: GUI (Safe Mode), in which Linux kernel video drivers are used instead of xorg drivers. May be useful for the Intel HD520/530 built-in video adapter.
  • Bugfixes:
  • The Safe mode didn't work in the VMware environment. Fixed.
  • DHCP query might started before receiving the Initialization success message from network adapters.

New in R-Drive Image 6.1 Build 6104 (Mar 28, 2017)

  • Improvements:
  • BIOS RAID detection is improved in the startup version.
  • Bug fixes:
  • Scheduler tasks under a user account were created without elevated privileges. Fixed.
  • 16-bit applications, specified in the AUX field on the Scheduler -> Backup panel, could not start. Fixed.
  • The Next button on the Scheduler's Time/Event panel was active when the Start and End dates coincided. Fixed.

New in R-Drive Image 6.1 Build 6103 (Mar 28, 2017)

  • New features:
  • Scheduled tasks can be repeated during one day and randomly delayed within a specified time interval. The latter is useful when several images are to be simultaneously created on the same server at the same time.
  • Improvements:
  • Linux kernel 4.9.10 in the startup version.
  • Bugfixes:
  • Some fixes in image creation of UFS partitions.

New in R-Drive Image 6.1 Build 6102 (Dec 1, 2016)

  • Improvements:
  • Improved display of partitions on partition diagrams. Small partitions look wider.
  • Bug fixes:
  • The program might create an incorrect image for a disk locked with Bitlocker or with unknown file system. Fixed.
  • Startup version:
  • New features:
  • Support for exFAT disks for saving/reading disk images.
  • Improvements:
  • Support for a mouse wheel in the GUI version.
  • An improved NTFS driver, verbose mount errors connected with Windows hibernation.
  • Bug fixes:
  • Some cosmetic bugs are fixed.

New in R-Drive Image 6.1 Build 6101 (Dec 1, 2016)

  • Bug fixes:
  • The program might crash if several actions were specified in an existing task. Fixed.

New in R-Drive Image 6.1 Build 6100 (Nov 8, 2016)

  • Improvements:
  • In the startup version:
  • Linux kernel 4.5.0.
  • Improved support for MMC disks
  • A new options ACPI OSI is added to the Troubleshooting for boot media.

New in R-Drive Image 6.0 Build 6014 (Apr 6, 2016)

  • IMPROVEMENTS:
  • In the startup version:
  • Linux kernel 4.4.1
  • Improved support for Microsoft Surface Pro 4

New in R-Drive Image 6.0 Build 6012 (Jan 12, 2016)

  • Bugfixes:
  • Startup version: the program might crash when restoring a large number of files.
  • Program's GUI might work slowly when a large number of existing files were to be skipped during restoring. Fixed.
  • Symlinks might be incorrectly restored. Fixed.
  • When an OEM system media master image was larger than 2.3GB, yet fitted to a single DVD, R-Drive Image split the image into two files on one iso image. Fixed.

New in R-Drive Image 6.0 Build 6011 (Jan 12, 2016)

  • Bugfixes:
  • Startup version: the program might crash when restoring a large number of files.
  • Program's GUI might work slowly when a large number of existing files were to be skipped during restoring. Fixed.
  • Symlinks might be incorrectly restored. Fixed.
  • When an OEM system media master image was larger than 2.3GB, yet fitted to a single DVD, R-Drive Image split the image into two files on one iso image. Fixed.

New in R-Drive Image 6.0 Build 6010 (Nov 10, 2015)

  • Bugfixes:
  • If there’s an unconnected network drive in the system, R-Drive Image could use its drive letter to connect a disk image. Fixed.
  • When R-Drive Image tried to connect an image on a network drive, an error Cannot connect an image appeared. Fixed.

New in R-Drive Image 6.0 Build 6009 (Oct 21, 2015)

  • Improvements:
  • Linux kernel 4.2.2 in the startup version.
  • Bugfixes:
  • When restoring individual files and folders,
  • Symlinks/hardlinks were recovered incorrectly. Fixed.
  • Find file sometimes didn’t work for Find all matched files and Find first matched file options. Fixed.
  • The Next button might remain inactive if only files on the right pane were marked. Fixed.
  • It was sometimes impossible to restore only empty folders. Fixed.
  • Previous search parameters may remain on the Find/Mark dialog box. Fixed.

New in R-Drive Image 6.0 Build 6008 (Oct 7, 2015)

  • Bugfixes:
  • When recovering files from an image, empty folders might not be recovered. Fixed.
  • Memory might end when a system dump was being created for a large disk (several TB) with many incremental/differential backups (hundreds). Fixed.
  • File search might not work for file recovery from an image. Fixed.

New in R-Drive Image 6.0 Build 6007 (Sep 15, 2015)

  • Improvements:
  • Improved recognition for BIOS RAIDs.

New in R-Drive Image 6.0 Build 6006 (Aug 11, 2015)

  • Improvements:
  • Startup version:
  • linux kernel 4.1.3
  • Improved recognition for BIOS RAIDs
  • Bugfixes:
  • Sometimes an image file might be created incorrectly for ext4fs disks with the 1024-Byte block size. Fixed.

New in R-Drive Image 6.0 Build 6005 (Aug 5, 2015)

  • Improvements:
  • Faster restoration from images for small files.
  • Startup version:
  • Linux kernel 4.0.4
  • Improved BIOS RAID detection.

New in R-Drive Image 6.0 Build 6004 (Jan 20, 2015)

  • Improvements:
  • Startup version:
  • Linux kernel 3.18.2
  • Support for SATA BIOS RAID based on the NVIDIA MCP55 chipset.
  • Bugfixes:
  • R-Drive Image might incorrectly show GPT partitions for dynamic disks over GPT. Fixed.
  • R-Drive Image could incorrectly show partition sizes for disks with 512 B logical sectors connected as 4KB disks. Fixed. Such situation could happen for some 4KB disks connected over USB.
  • R-Drive Image could not select partition type when an MBR partition was restored to a disk without any partition layout. It could be restored only as logical. Fixed.

New in R-Drive Image 6.0 Build 6003 (Dec 6, 2014)

  • Improvements:
  • In the Startup version:
  • Linux kernel 3.17.4
  • Improved support for the Broadcom NetXtreme ethernet adapters

New in R-Drive Image 6.0 Build 6002 (Dec 6, 2014)

  • Improvements:
  • A new Linux kernel 3.17.2 for the startup version.
  • The startup version can be loaded from CD/DVD on a UEFI-booted machine.
  • Bugfixes.
  • The startup version might not work under MS HyperV. Fixed.

New in R-Drive Image 6.0 Build 6001 (Dec 6, 2014)

  • Improvements:
  • R-Drive Image prevents Windows from going to sleep when it performs disk actions.
  • Bugfixes:
  • When there were incorrect zero-sized partitions on an MBR disk, R-Drive Image could copy that disk using only the raw copy method. Fixed.

New in R-Drive Image 6.0 Build 6000 (Oct 23, 2014)

  • Support for Windows Storage Spaces (Windows 8/8.1 and 10), Linux Logical Volume Manager volumes, and MacRAIDs.
  • UEFI boot for the startup version.
  • Support for HiDPI (retina-like) screens for the startup version.

New in R-Drive Image 5.0 Build 5000 (Oct 23, 2014)

  • Full support for the GPT partitioning layout. R-Drive Image can create GPT disks, resize them, and change their partition layout during copy/restore operations.
  • Support for S.M.A.R.T. warnings. If a hard drive has a risk of a possible hardware failure, its S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology) system throws special warnings. R-Drive Image displays such warnings and includes them into its confirmation e-mails.
  • Serious increase in read speed for compressed images.
  • Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012 support. The new R-Drive Image version supports all Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012 operating systems.
  • A new faster and more robust disk processing engine. R-Drive Image became more stable and reliable.
  • Separate files can be restored from images.
  • Support for several languages in GUI and help.
  • A startup version with GUI.
  • A new image format with a new file extension, .rdr. The old image formats are still supported.
  • Disk signature collision resolution for disk to disk copy.
  • Support for the ReFS file system (Resilient File System), a new local file system Microsoft has introduced in its Windows 2012 Server. All disk actions are supported, except partition resizing.
  • BCD-based boot loader setup.

New in R-Drive Image 4.0 build 4010 (Apr 24, 2007)

  • Windows Vista and 64 bit processors support. New R-Drive Image version supports all Windows Vista operating systems and 64 bit processors.
  • Microsoft Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) support. In order to create a point-in-time snapshot of a database, the servers like Microsoft Exchange, Microsoft SQL and Oracle are notified before backup process begins. The technology allows synchronizing the servers' database and creating the correct copies of quick-changeable data.
  • Dynamic Disks and BSD slices support. Dynamic disks and BSD slices can be backup, restored and copied. The feature is supported in both Windows and bootable versions of R-Drive image. You may create an image of one disk or a volume of any type and then restore the image back to a dynamic or basic disk. However when such image is restored you may not change a size or other characteristics of the target disk. When you restore a dynamic disk image to a basic disk, the basic disk remains basic and is not converted to the dynamic disk.
  • Writing to NTFS partitions. Now the R-Drive Image bootable version (based on the Linux kernel) supports writing to NTFS partitions as well as R-Drive Image Windows version.