Snapshots Overview

A snapshot enables you to save the state of a debug session for later review. Each snapshot stores all the data required to reproduce the state of the program at a specific step instruction within the debugger. Multiple snapshots are possible, which enables stepping through a debug session without having the program executing. These snapshots are stored in an album (.dsa) file that can be shared with others. Snapshot albums are listed in the Snapshot Albums view.

NOTE Snapshots are only available when the Eclipse Debugger for C/C++ (EDC) plugins are installed.

The following topics cover various snapshot concepts and actions: