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- Windows Operating System
- SnapRaid Version 10.x or lower
- n mb Free Space on target drive
- .Net Runtime 4.5 or higher
Q: What is SnapRAID?
A: SnapRAID is a software-defined snapshot-parity engine for Windows and Linux operating systems. On the most basic level, it offers protection to the contents of a filesystem under its umbrella by computing the hashes of its component filesand storing the results on a parity file. In the event of a complete hard drive failure, this parity file can be used to reconstruct the lost data. For full detail, visit SnapRAID's official comparison of file protection engines.
Q: Why a GUI, the Command Line works!
A: Sometimes, ‘point and clicks’ are easier for a novice to get going with. SnapRAID's somewhat vague documentation and deep configurability can make adopting it offputting to those looking to try it out! Our larger goal is to create a feature-complete GUI with additional management features designed to aid a user in maintaining a functioning SnapRAID environment.
Q: I’m still uncertain, is there more ?
A: Yes, Have a look at the following documentation for pictures etc.
Q: So what are these "Larger Goals" ?
A: See the roadmap below for a complete breakdown of what I mean by this.
- Attempt to keep up with the minimum support of the latest SnapRAID. – On-going.
- Ease of use(Phase I) [All Done]
- SnapRAID has three commands, so lets make them simple to access for a novice
- Progress indicator(s)
- Logging – Interactive and straight to log.
- Auto start-up on user login
- Tool-tips to guide
- Phase II Phase II Feature requests (Upto V.15-0x)
- Pause, Change priority, Abort.– Done
- Command Extension – Allow extra parameters to the defaults used.– Done
- Scheduling. – Done
- Graphical view(s) of the protected data.– Done
- Phase III – (Restart for V.17-xx onwards)
- New Compiler – Installed
- Move to GitHub (MS removed all the old Code and issues – Oops) - Done
- Use Mark Down for GitHub – Learning
- New Layout and Theming – Learning
- New SnapRaid 11.x – Installing
- Translations.
- New Commands.
- Log view(s) diagnostics.
- Mailer with status reports.
- Phase IV (Recovery and new SnapRAID Commands ?)
- Extended Help with recovery – interactive guides etc..
- Show what could be recovered (This will require looking into the SnapRaid codebase to interpret the status file(s)).
