Compatibility with Windows Shadow Copies? Degradation of SQX performance over time

I have been having lots of trouble with SQX recently, it will function for a bit, then stop working - building, various crosschecks, etc etc will just stop working, clicking start they never start, SQX just gets stuck and never goes anywhere. Its seemingly random, and affects many processes and cross checks regardless of simulation level or complexity of optimizations. retarting the application or rebooting the computer does not help.  Tried fresh installs, even alternate hard drives, works for a bit then performance of SQX degrades overtime and the bugs arise again. After a few days its too unusable to use. I have reported this in separate bugs where it has potentially been addressed for 118.

I realized I tuned on windows shadow copies around build 115 after SQX would randomly fail to save or even delete strategies in data banks upon exiting/restarting. Following this I turned on Windows shadow copies (twice per day) which has saved my backside more than a few times allowing me to recover strategies. I am wondering now though, if this could be be the cause of the degradation in SQX performance over time, its just a hunch, but given SQX is busy building and testing custom projects 100% of the time, these shadow copies will always run during peak activity of SQX. Could shadow copies be interfering with the data integrity of SQX files?


Its just a guess/hunch, but the way SQX functionality degrades over time feels like a global issue is impacting . I am reluctant to turn off shadow copies, but if its feasible or certain they are incompatible with SQX, I will disable them. In the event that they are incompatible, what backup software are you using that works alongside SQX and can run without issue when SQX is open and running?