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Norton GoBack(previouslyWildFile GoBack,Adaptec GoBack,andRoxio GoBack) is a disk utility forMicrosoft Windowsthat can record up to 8 GB of disk changes. When thefilesystemis idle for a few seconds, it marks these as "safe points". The product allows the disk drive to be restored to any point within the available history. It also allows older versions of files to be restored, and previous versions of the whole disk to be browsed. Depending on disk activity, the typical history might cover a few hours to a few days.

Operation

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GoBack replaces themaster boot record,and also replaces thepartition tablewith a single partition. This allows a hard drive to be changed back, even in the event that theoperating systemis unable to boot, while also protecting thefilesystemfrom alteration so that the revert information remains correct.

GoBack is compatible with hardware RAID drives.

Incompatible products

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Due to the changes made to the partition table, this can cause problems whendual bootingother operating systems on the samehard disk.It is possible to retain dual-boot compatibility, but can involve saving the partition table before enabling GoBack, and after enabling GoBack, re-writing the partition table back to the disk (after booting from a different device, such as aLive CD).

It may also be necessary to disable GoBack prior to using certain low level disk utilities, such as formatting software. Such low level utilities which do not first check for the presence of GoBack can (in combination with GoBack) cause data to become corrupted. Another example of an incompatible program is the Windows version ofTrue ImageFor Windows. GoBack is also incompatible with products such as Drive Vaccine PC Restore and RollBack Rx - as these products require access to the master boot record.

Usage precaution

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  • Several users atCNETReviews have reported data loss after installing this product. CNET gave Norton GoBack 4.0 an editors' rating of 3.5 out of five stars, but the average user rating was only 1.5 stars.[1]
  • Norton GoBack 4.0 does not support hard drive partitions of 1 TB or higher.
  • As per Symantec, Norton GoBack 4.0 is not compatible withWindows Vista.[2]

Product history

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  • GoBack was designed byWild File,Inc., a company located inPlymouth, Minnesota.The software was shown atCOMDEXin November 1998 and released in December 1998. A patent for the technology was issued in January 2000.[3][4][5][6][7][8]
  • March 2000:Adaptec,Inc., acquires Wild File for approximately $29 million.[9][10][11]
  • April 2001: Adaptec creates spin-off company,Roxio,Inc., which retains the GoBack product.[12]
  • May 2001: Roxio GoBack 3 Deluxe is released, this time also supporting theNTFSfilesystem, which by now was being used more widely since the release ofWindows XP.[13]
  • August 2001:SymantecCorp. announcesNorton SystemWorks2002 which includes GoBack 3 Personal Edition by Roxio.[14]
  • April 2003: Roxio sells GoBack toSymantecfor $13 million.[15][16]
  • September 2004: Norton GoBack 4.0 is released by Symantec and included in Norton SystemWorks 2005.[17]
  • November 2007: Symantec releases a Vista-compatible version of Norton SystemWorks for 2008 (11.0) which no longer contains GoBack, but the Premier Edition of SystemWorks now includesNorton Save & Restore 2.0.[18]
  • March 2009: As per Symantec, Norton GoBack has been replaced byNorton Ghost 14(Norton Ghost however is missing some functions that Norton Goback had).[19][failed verification]

Awards

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  • May 2000: Adaptec GoBack 2.1 receivesPC MagazineEditors' Choice Award.[8]
  • June 2003: GoBack 3 Deluxe receives PC Magazine Editors' Choice Award.[20]
  • June 2004: Norton GoBack 3.0 receives PC Magazine Editors' Choice Award.[21]
  • August 2005: Norton GoBack 4.0 receives PC Magazine Editors' Choice Award.[22]

Competing products

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See also

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References

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  1. ^"Review: Norton GoBack 4.0".CNET.Retrieved2009-03-27.
  2. ^"Compatibility of Symantec consumer products with Microsoft Windows operating systems".Symantec. Archived fromthe originalon 2011-07-16.Retrieved2008-02-22.
  3. ^U.S. patent 6,016,553.Method, software and apparatus for saving, using and recovering data. January 18, 2000. Inventors: Schneider; Eric (Plymouth, MN), Ferril; Chuck (Shorewood, MN), Wheeler; Doug (Plymouth, MN), Schwartz; Larry (Coon Rapids, MN), Bruggeman; Edward (Chaska, MN). Assignee: Wild File, Inc. (Plymouth, MN).
  4. ^Stephen Manes (1999-02-22)."Time travel for the error-prone".Forbes.Retrieved2009-03-27.
  5. ^"Pony Computers to Feature GoBack Software".Business Wire. 1999-03-09.Retrieved2009-03-27.
  6. ^Mike Avery (1999-09-06)."GoBack Offers a Ride That's a Bit Too Wild for End Users".Network Computing.Archived fromthe originalon 2012-02-21.Retrieved2008-03-20.
  7. ^"Wild File, Inc. announces alliance with Gateway; Fortune 250 PC manufacturer to ship award-winning GoBack software".Business Wire. 1999-09-20.Retrieved2009-03-27.
  8. ^ab"Adaptec's GoBack is PC Magazine Editors' Choice".Adaptec Press Release.2000-05-08. Archived fromthe originalon 2012-03-04.Retrieved2009-03-27.
  9. ^"Adaptec acquires Wild File, leader in continuous backup and system recovery software".Press Release.2000-03-14. Archived fromthe originalon 2012-04-04.Retrieved2009-03-27.
  10. ^"Adaptec acquires Wild File".Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal.2000-03-14.Retrieved2005-05-22.
  11. ^"MONiTOR Magazine, Vol. 7 Issue 8, Byte Beat".MONiTOR Magazine.2000. Archived fromthe originalon April 15, 2005.Retrieved2005-05-22.
  12. ^"Adaptec Approves Spin-Off of Roxio".Adaptec Press Release.2001-04-12. Archived fromthe originalon 2012-04-04.Retrieved2009-03-27.
  13. ^"GoBack To Get Back!".Roxio Press Release.2001-05-07. Archived fromthe originalon 2012-04-04.Retrieved2009-03-27.
  14. ^"Symantec's New Norton Systemworks 2002 Delivers Enhanced Virus Protection, Advanced System Recovery Tool, Windows XP Support".Symantec Press Release.2001-08-27. Archived fromthe originalon 2012-09-29.Retrieved2009-03-27.
  15. ^"Roxio sells GoBack".CNET.Retrieved2024-09-16.
  16. ^"Roxio sells GoBack to Symantec".Silicon Valley Business Journal.18 April 2003.Retrieved2024-09-16.
  17. ^"Symantec announces Norton SystemWorks 2005; includes full version of Norton GoBack".Symantec Press Release.2004-09-14. Archived fromthe originalon 2012-09-10.Retrieved2009-03-27.
  18. ^"Symantec releases the latest versions of Norton SystemWorks; Premier Edition includes Norton Save & Restore 2.0".Symantec Press Release.2007-11-16. Archived fromthe originalon 2012-09-29.Retrieved2009-03-27.
  19. ^"Symantec search results for GoBack".Symantec. Archived fromthe originalon 2013-02-03.Retrieved2009-03-27.
  20. ^Fisco, Richard (2003-06-17)."Review: GoBack 3 Deluxe".PC Magazine.Retrieved2009-03-27.
  21. ^Sarrel, Matthew (2004-06-08)."Review: Norton GoBack 3.0".PC Magazine.Retrieved2009-03-27.
  22. ^"Review: Norton GoBack 4.0".PC Magazine.2005-08-17. Archived fromthe originalon 2012-10-10.Retrieved2009-03-27.
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