Desktop Snapshots

Using Desktop Snapshots

Snapshots let you effectively back up your virtual machine so you can restore it with ease.

For instance, if you're about to carry out an upgrade that could potentially stuff up your system, you can shut down your virtual machine and grab a snapshot beforehand.

If the upgrade goes off without a hitch, the snapshot can be removed; if things go pear-shaped, you can simply roll back the machine to its previous state.

Snapshots are available right across all DaDesktop types, meaning Fresh Start, Trainer, Participant, and Standalone machines can all make use of them.

Just a heads-up: when you restore a snapshot, the machine will be powered down and ready for a restart.

 

Creating Snapshots

 Here's how to take a snapshot. Give it a clear, descriptive label so you'll know exactly when it was captured.

 

In the example below, you can see two snapshots have been taken at different points. These can be restored or deleted as needed.

 

Automatic Desktop Snapshots

If you'd rather have snapshots captured on a regular basis so you don't forget, Automatic Desktop Snapshots is the way to go.

You can set how many snapshots to keep and the interval at which new ones are taken right here New Zealand.