Emergency Disk Rebuild Notices With New Version Releases

[garioch7]

I did a perfunctory search of "Emergency Disk" in this Forum, but I did not find a Topic dealing with notifying users when the Hasleo Team recommends that users/customers rebuild their Emergency Disks.  Some competing imaging products do that in their Version Release Notes.

I would suggest that the Hasleo Team consider including that information in the Version Release Notes, not only when it IS required, but also when it is NOT.  Perhaps this has been previously addressed, and I just failed to see it, being relatively new here ... 

Have a great day.

Regards,
Phil

[CDC9762]

Good idea!

[admin]

@garioch7,

Thank you for your suggestion, Phil. In future release notes, we will clearly state whether rebuilding the Emergency Disk is necessary. In fact, after installing a new version, we always recommend that users rebuild their Emergency Disk to ensure compatibility and reliability.

Have a nice day!

Best regards,

[garioch7]

@admin,

Thank you for your reply.  I do know that we are supposed to create new Emergency Disks with each version upgrade, but some of us are lethargic.  Being informed when the Hasleo Team definitely recommends a rebuild would be helpful, and I am very happy that future release notes will reflect that.

I am ashamed to state that I have not rebuilt my HBSP Emergency Disk since October 2025! 

Have a great day, and thank you, as always, for your prompt response.

Regards,
Phil

[admin]

Hi Phil,

Thank you for your suggestion.

We'll clearly state in future release notes when an emergency disk rebuild is strongly recommended. Additionally, we may consider displaying a direct prompt to the user when the program is launched for the first time after installing a new version (not for V5.8, as the translation work has already been completed).

Have a nice day!

Best regards,

[garioch7]

@admin,

Additionally, we may consider displaying a direct prompt to the user when the program is launched for the first time after installing a new version (not for V5.8, as the translation work has already been completed).

My personal view is that might be considered too cautious.  Yes, the best practice is always recreate USB Recovery Disks, but that is an extra step, which often is not necessary, unless there has been an enhancement or modification to the HBS infrastructure that will result in old USB Recovery Disks lacking full functionality to backup, restore, etc., new and old images.

Including such a prompt after each and every version upgrade may lead some users to conclude that HBS is onerous to use, constantly requiring the rebuilding of the Emergency Recovery media after each version update, which at present seem to occur roughly monthly.  Another imaging product I use only includes the notice in the new Version Update notes that USB Emergency Disks should be rebuilt when such an infrastructure change occurs, which over the years I have been using that product before discovering HBSP, has usually only occurred about every year or so, more or less.  In the interim, that product might have introduced a half-dozen or more version updates without that notice.

I am but one user, so I invite others to provide their feedback.  Feel free to disagree with me: this is only my personal opinion.  It does not reflect the views of Hasleo, but Hasleo is constantly seeking feedback to best respond to customer preferences and needs, so I am throwing in my two cents, which is probably worse less! 

Have a great day.

Regards,
Phil

[Epictetus]

@admin,

Additionally, we may consider displaying a direct prompt to the user when the program is launched for the first time after installing a new version (not for V5.8, as the translation work has already been completed).

My personal view is that might be considered too cautious.  Yes, the best practice is always recreate USB Recovery Disks, but that is an extra step, which often is not necessary, unless there has been an enhancement or modification to the HBS infrastructure that will result in old USB Recovery Disks lacking full functionality to backup, restore, etc., new and old images.

Including such a prompt after each and every version upgrade may lead some users to conclude that HBS is onerous to use, constantly requiring the rebuilding of the Emergency Recovery media after each version update, which at present seem to occur roughly monthly.  Another imaging product I use only includes the notice in the new Version Update notes that USB Emergency Disks should be rebuilt when such an infrastructure change occurs, which over the years I have been using that product before discovering HBSP, has usually only occurred about every year or so, more or less.  In the interim, that product might have introduced a half-dozen or more version updates without that notice.

I am but one user, so I invite others to provide their feedback.  Feel free to disagree with me: this is only my personal opinion.  It does not reflect the views of Hasleo, but Hasleo is constantly seeking feedback to best respond to customer preferences and needs, so I am throwing in my two cents, which is probably worse less! 

Have a great day.

Regards,
Phil

FWIIW, I would appreciate a reminder for when making a new/updated Rescue Disk is essential compared with just desireable. I generally make a new Rescue Disk with each upgrade of HBS anyway (and I mostly make a new full, manual, image daily which is so easy since HBS is so quick). But a prompt of when making a new Rescue Disk is essential to ensure, say, backwards compatibility with an older image would be useful in my view.

[admin]

Thank you, @garioch7 and @Epictetus, for your feedback.

We agree that prompting after every update would be overly cautious. Therefore, we will adopt a middle ground approach: the program will only show a proactive prompt when underlying infrastructure changes occur that affect the compatibility or functionality of the Emergency Disk, making a rebuild necessary. For routine updates, we will simply recommend in the release notes that users rebuild their Emergency Disk.

This way, users receive clear guidance without being overwhelmed.

Have a nice day!