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Snapshots in a Process Tree
Imagine that you test software. You can take a snapshot before installing different versions of a program to ensure each different installation began from an identical baseline. This is an example of using snapshots in a process tree.
Snapshots as Restore Points in a Process Tree
Relationship Between Snapshots
The relationship between snapshots is like parent to child.
  • In the linear process, each snapshot has one parent and one child, except for the last snapshot, which has no children.
  • In the process tree, each snapshot has one parent, but one snapshot may have more than one child. Many snapshots have no children.
  • Often you will likely revert to a parent snapshot, but with Workstation 5 you can also go to any child.


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