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"Going Strong For 20 years."
James M. - Technology Integration SpecialistFebruary 21, 2024
STARTING PRICE
CA$48
per feature
EASE OF USE
4.5/5
Based on Capterra user reviews
System recovery software to protect Windows & Mac workstations against pre-existing vulnerabilities & threats by rebooting & restoring.
Provider
Faronics
Located In
Canada
Foundation
1996
Open API
Unverified
Deployment
Cloud, SaaS, Web-Based
Training
Webinars, Live Online, Documentation
Support
Chat, Phone Support
Designed for professionals and businesses within IT, education, retail, government, healthcare, hospitality, and more to manage and secure multi-user computing environments.
Content Source: Deep Freeze
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Deep Freeze Reviews
Pros
It is a great software if you own a cyber or something of the sort because it allows you to turn back time everytime someone makes any kind of changes on the computer.
This software is perfect to secure your computers. You can let anyone use the computers that has DeepFreeze and if anything goes wrong, you just have to reboot and you system is back like brand new.
Perfect way to keep your office computers clean. I like the fact that you can set a time and the computer will go back to the way it was when you started.
The ease of use and the ability to interact with machines via the cloud directly with your phone via the app.
Cons
I used to run cybercafe and one most critical problem we all cyber-cafe owners faced that corruption of Operating System due to viruses, threats, improper use of system.
During the time that it is thawed, only tasks for which it was defrosted will be carried out, since during this period it will be vulnerable to the action of viruses, etc.
I honnestly dont have a lot of cons about this sofware... the only downside is that if you forget to save a file on an external drive, you are gonna loose it on the reboot.
Managing Deep Freeze with Windows Update can be challenging and frustrating. I've ran into issues where it will continuous restart because it's updating and stuck in frozen mode.
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Going Strong For 20 years.
James M.
"Dee Freeze - now and forever!"
Overall: Fantastic! As I have said, it just one of the couple of software I distinctly like. It has neve failed me ever since. The peace of mind it gives you is priceless. I can't imagine don't having it on my PC or laptop with the kind of dynamic job I'm having. I can fool around with software without worries because I know the system is already been preserved.
Pros: - The best feature of the best with Deep Freeze is it's capability to segregate a copy of your boot drive or your drive c and make it solid secure. I mean, whatever you do with your boot drive - put malware in it, delete files, save files in it or even put in upside down - one quick restart will do the trick.- This is one of the couple of software I avidly use in the whole wide universe. The other one is Registry Easy (now defunct - hoping they'll be back soon). Deep Freeze has been solidly been by my side ever since. And it's been ever since that I haven't had any corrupted boot drive in m PC. Imagine the peace of mind it does.- I can install any form of software even malware laden ones for testing and I don't have to worry since the boot drive where I have installed the test software in safe and sound.- It also gives you allowance to allocate thawed state in the same directory where you have frozen. In cases where you need to install software you need to retain.- And the best thing about this is it is so affordable. Best bang for the buck. So far, it hasn't subscribe yet to the current trend where most software are acquired through subscription basis. You can buy the software and own it for a lifetime.
Cons: - Of course, if you happened to save a file inadvertently on a frozen drive and you happened to restart it, then Deep Freeze is unforgiving - you won't be able to recover it. In my case, I am well aware of this.- Now, if you happened to uninstall Deep Freeze improperly, you'll run into danger that it will corrupt your entire boot drive. Deep Freeze cannot be uninstalled customarily via Control Panel, you need to use the app itself to uninstall it.
"A fresh pc after every reboot"
Pros: Once the management console was installed and seeds configured, the deployment was very smooth and painless. Keeping computers in the original configuration is a great timesaver.
Cons: New OS releases can cause some issues but Faronics has always been able to resolve with point releases.
"Very useful for computer protection"
Overall: We used Deep Freeze to protect the school computers from careless student use but discontinued its use with time.
Pros: Deepfreeze can protect your computer from pretty much anything that a careless use could do to it. A simple restart takes care even of serious issues such as a virus.
Cons: As good as Deep Freeze it has some glaring problems. Many users simply leave the computer on to avoid having to reinstall the programs they want. Also, many viruses and malware simply steal information today against which there is no protection.
"This program is practically essential in my day to day."
Overall: It helps me not have to worry about the things they download or the bad configurations that users run on computers.
Pros: The advantages are many. The most basic are; The restoration of the hard disk to the state in which it was before the use of the users, the selection of the discs that you want to freeze and those that do not. As also more complicated things from the server interface; as the execution of batch files customizable from the server and applicable to each machine remotely. It also has a calendar to decide that way, when you want to run a batch file, update windows or "thawed locked" (useful for updating software without worrying about someone else using the computer and deconfiguring it). Without forgetting the availability of "wake on lan" without having to write the MAC of each machine manually, useful when you have many computers. I use batch files personally to keep programs and applications updated at all times.
Cons: The only important disadvantage I find is having to place a user and a password to run programs on computers remotely, which is not necessary with other software (not for the same purposes as deep freeze).
"Deep Freeze saves my company from viruses and user mistakes"
Overall: My company supports a lot of computers and has a lot of users. The fact that Deep Freeze keeps every single computer the same, all the time, is a blessing for the PC technician. Deep Freeze saves us from OS issues and frees us up to work on hardware issues.
Pros: Deep Freeze freezes my computers settings and configurations so that unauthorized changes from a user or virus cannot damage the system. It stops users from installing unapproved software as well and if something does get installed, a simple restart will restore the computer back to the same as the day it was imaged. Very handy and saves a lot of headaches.
Cons: Ease of changing the computer means you have to thaw the Deep Freeze client so changes can be made. It is a somewhat time consuming process to wait for PC restarts.
