{"id":352,"date":"2008-04-19T22:13:00","date_gmt":"2008-04-20T05:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kb.terabyteunlimited.com\/kb-articles\/introduction-to-phylock\/"},"modified":"2026-03-01T21:57:56","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T05:57:56","slug":"introduction-to-phylock","status":"publish","type":"lsvr_kba","link":"https:\/\/www.terabyteunlimited.com\/kb\/kb-articles\/introduction-to-phylock\/","title":{"rendered":"Introduction to PHYLock"},"content":{"rendered":"

Introduction to PHYLock<\/span><\/strong>
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\r\nPHYLock is a software component that functions as an add-on to Image for Windows. Designed to run under Windows 2000 and later, PHYLock enables Image for Windows to maintain a consistent backup of an unlocked partition or volume.
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\r\nNote that consistency is based on a point in time. That is, the backup created by Image for Windows with the help of PHYLock will be a \"snapshot\" of the source partition as it exists at a given point in time. This \"point in time\" coincides with the moment that PHYLock becomes active and the imaging process begins.
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\r\nImage for Windows\u00a0attempts to choose an optimal point in time at which to activate PHYLock. This is done, in part, by requiring a write-free period of time prior to the onset of imaging. However,\u00a0there is no guarantee that all software programs, internal caches, and so forth are in a clean state at that point. (That statement is true of all<\/em> backup software that can be used to backup a partition that is in use.)
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\r\nPHYLock <\/strong>Compatibility Notes<\/strong><\/span>
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\r\nPHYLock 2.04+ - Requires Image for Windows 2.00 or later
\r\nPHYLock 2.01 - Requires Image for Windows 1.61 or later
\r\nPHYLock 2.00 - Requires Image for Windows 1.60 or later
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\r\nPHYLock Download<\/span><\/strong>
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\r\nThe latest version of PHYLock is always included in the Image for Windows distribution<\/a>. Alternatively, you may download PHYLock independently:
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\r\nPHYLock (Compatible with Image for Windows V1)<\/a>
\r\nPHYLock (Compatible with Image for Windows V2)<\/a>
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\r\nPHYLock Installation<\/span><\/strong>
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\r\nIf you wish to install PHYLock via the Image for Windows distribution<\/a>, simply run the Image for Windows setup program; an option to install PHYLock is provided during setup.<\/p>\r\n