The file gbdevice.sys, known as Norton GoBack API Driver, belongs to software Norton GoBack by Roxio. Norton GoBack (previously called WildFile GoBack, Adaptec GoBack, and Roxio GoBack) is a Microsoft Windows based disk utility that can record up to 8 GB of disk changes. It allows the disk drive to be restored to any point within the available history, allows older versions of files to be restored and previous versions of the whole disk to be browsed. The application works by replacing the Master Boot Record and the partition table with a single partition. This allows a hard drive to be changed back, while at the same time protecting the file system from alteration so that the revert information remains intact. The changes made in the partition table can cause problems when dual booting other operating systems on the same hard disk. GoBack should be disabled when using low level disk utilities such as formatting software since low-level utilities that do not check for the presence of GoBack can cause data to become corrupted.

Most non-system processes that are running can be stopped because they are not involved in running your operating system. gbdevice.sys. is used by Norton GoBack, If you shut down gbdevice.sys, it will likely start again at a later time either after you restart your computer or after an application start. To stop gbdevice.sys, permanently you need to uninstall the application that runs this process which in this case is Norton GoBack, from your system.

After uninstalling applications it is a good idea to scan you Windows registry for any left over traces of applications. Registry Reviver by ReviverSoft is a great tool for doing this.

The ReviverSoft experts have not yet reviewed gbdevice.sys

A process usually a part of an installed application such as Norton GoBack, or your operating system that is responsible for running in functions of that application. Some application require that they have processes running all the time so they can do things such as check for updates or notify you when you get an instant message. Some poorly written applications have many processes that run that may not be required and take up valuable processing power within your computer.

We have not received any complaint about this process having higher than normal impact on PC performance. If you have had bad experiences with it please let us know in a comment below and we will investigate it further.

The first thing you should do if gbdevice.sys. is causing errors on your computer is to run a Windows registry scan with Registry Reviver If you are still seeing errors after this you should uninstall the program that gbdevice.sys, belongs to, in this case Norton GoBack