Fab's AutoBackup 7 Pro - a must have tool for techs

[GTP]

Absolutely no way I'd leave it on a client computer.
Its portable and small in size so its easy to transfer to a client PC remotely when needed.
Some of my clients are themselves "tech savvy" and/or have family members that are so leaving it there for them to see and copy is a big nono.

 

[Larry Sabo]

It's doing it again -- not concluding and closing a back-up when it appears the job is done. The progress bar just keeps going back and forth and the window is dimmed.

 

[fabs]

It's doing it again -- not concluding and closing a back-up when it appears the job is done. The progress bar just keeps going back and forth and the window is dimmed.

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Sorry. I thought I got this one but obviously not...
Edit: I've added a couple of instructions so this thing would disappear while copying files if it's still there. That will be in the next update. I think I'll release it tomorrow if I can.

 

[fabs]

Hello,
Fab's AutoBackup 7 Pro and Fab's AutoBackup 7 Home & Office V7.9.2.5488 have just been released.

Here is the change log for both versions:

Added:
- The program can now grab QuickBooks 2022 license information.

Fixed:
- Backup / Restore / Transfer for Firefox-like web browsers will be faster as an unnecessary storage folder is now excluded from file copy.
- Using EdgeExport to get legacy Edge favorites could crash the program if current .Net Framework installed version was below 4.6. Now, if .Net Framework version is under 4.6, the legacy "Microsoft Edge Favorites" export feature is disabled to prevent this.
- There could be some blocking error messages at startup saying that Powershell.exe could net be found on some systems where its path its not registered. Now, the program will call it using its full path instead of just "powershell.exe" to avoid this.
- Trial version was supposed to be fully functional for restore jobs. It was not the case for every item.
- A dimmed screen saying that the program was still processing some items could remain on the top while the copy job was performed correctly.

Grab it from your orders history's details on the shop's website at https://store.fpnet.fr/account.php or using the bundled updater tool (click the "Download Fab's AutoBackup 7.X" link within the program and get the updated files).

 

[MudRock]

Absolutely no way I'd leave it on a client computer.
Its portable and small in size so its easy to transfer to a client PC remotely when needed.
Some of my clients are themselves "tech savvy" and/or have family members that are so leaving it there for them to see and copy is a big nono.

No way you would, none of us likely would intentionally (For fear of risking our own licence) -- But accidents happen, employees happen (this was my instance), and sneaky competitors happen.

 

[Appletax]

I bought Fab's Autobackup 4 in 2012. Decided to upgrade to version 7. I asked for an upgrade discount and I received one from Fab's Very nice! Looking forward to the new functionality of the program! Glad to have the latest and greatest version.

 

[fabs]

Hello,
Fab's online store has been migrated to a new platform since the old one is not supported anymore by its developer.
All new orders will now be placed here. If you need to get access to an order placed before May 1st 2022, you'll need to go to https://archive.fpnet.fr

By the way,
Fab's AutoBackup 7 Pro and Fab's AutoBackup 7 Home & Office V7.9.2.5529 have been released.

Here is the change log for both versions:

Added:
- Better support for Outlook PST files on a network share.
- Outlook 2019 and newer do not support profiles migration from Outlook 2010. Now, when restoring or transferring an Outlook 2010 profile, Fab's AutoBackup will also try to add it to Outlook 2016 and newer versions. This way, Outlook will find it at startup and migrate it to the newer version.
Note: in order to avoid potential problems, if a profile with the same name is already registered for Outlook 2016 or newer, this migration will not be performed.

Grab it from your orders history's details on the shop's website at https://archive.fpnet.fr/account.php (ordered before May 1st 2022) or https://store.fpnet.fr/en/order-history for newer orders. You can also use the bundled updater tool (click the "Download Fab's AutoBackup 7.X" link within the program and get the updated files).

 

[fincoder]

Very minor issue with the update process:

Ran my current version (7.9.2.5488) and checked for update, clicked to get the available update.
Got an error "pointer invalid" and the app window closed.

However the updater still ran, updated successfully and started the new version of Autobackup automatically.

So functionally it worked OK, just a messy error popup is all.

 

[JoelM]

@fabs
It's been 3 years since I purchased my 3 year license. I can't remember if you give a discount on renewals or not. If not no worries but wasn't sure.
My order number on the previous platform was 13835
Regardless thank you for your work.

 

[fabs]

@fabs
It's been 3 years since I purchased my 3 year license. I can't remember if you give a discount on renewals or not. If not no worries but wasn't sure.
My order number on the previous platform was 13835
Regardless thank you for your work.

I do if people ask. Check your PMs

 

[timeshifter]

Another Microsoft cluster-bleep!

Customer's old laptop died. He used it while employed by a company that used Microsoft 365 for email and apps. He doesn't work there anymore.

He bought a new laptop. I restored his data from the old drive using Fabs. Picked his Outlook stuff as he had both business and personal accounts. Bought a new sub to Microsoft 365 Personal. After installing and activating Office I'm getting:

"Tell us the account you want to use to open autodiscover.xml" and it prefills his old work account. If I try to plug in the personal email it just reverts back the work email.

Google results all point to a lot of frustration and no clear answers. Since it's a brand new machine and the customer is not in a rush I'm going to nuke and pave and try to avoid restoring anything related to the old work account.

 

[fabs]

Never seen that.
Just in case, have you downloaded the office 365 installer from MS website or did you use the preinstalled office program? This one must not be used as it will not see the restored settings.

 

[timeshifter]

This one must not be used as it will not see the restored settings.

Which one?

 

[fabs]

Which one?

Preinstalled version

 

[timeshifter]

This a new Dell Latitude that did have some preinstalled Office software, but not sure how much it was really installed. During my initial setup of the machine I used his personal Microsoft account. It was going to activate a free trial of Microsoft 365 and I was about to go through with that, but backed out when it was going to do the $99 version instead of the $69 version. So I did the initial OOBE without a 365 trial.

To install 365 I went online and downloaded the setup program and ran it. Didn't watch it closely.

Bottom line, I'm not sure if it really installed cleanly from the downloaded installer or the preinstalled one.

 

[fabs]

This a new Dell Latitude that did have some preinstalled Office software, but not sure how much it was really installed. During my initial setup of the machine I used his personal Microsoft account. It was going to activate a free trial of Microsoft 365 and I was about to go through with that, but backed out when it was going to do the $99 version instead of the $69 version. So I did the initial OOBE without a 365 trial.

To install 365 I went online and downloaded the setup program and ran it. Didn't watch it closely.

Bottom line, I'm not sure if it really installed cleanly from the downloaded installer or the preinstalled one.

You can find out what version it is by looking at its path when you try to run Outlook. If the path is like "C:\Program Files\WindowsApp\...", then it's the preinstalled version that's set up

 

[HCHTech]

Hey Fabs - It's time for me to repurchase, do I have to create a new account on the current purchase page? My existing account credentials don't seem to work there, even though I can log onto the archive page fine. Thx!

 

[fabs]

Hey Fabs - It's time for me to repurchase, do I have to create a new account on the current purchase page? My existing account credentials don't seem to work there, even though I can log onto the archive page fine. Thx!

I've been able to get all customer IDs but not the passwords. You may just need a password reset on the new store website

 

[HCHTech]

just need a password reset on the new store website

Got it - purchased & downloaded. Thanks!

 

[fabs]

Got it - purchased & downloaded. Thanks!

Thank you for your support! Much appreciated