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

[fabs]

I dont seem to have any luck with new versions of Fabs Autobackup.
Latest version keeps getting stuck on "Taking Ownership of: Additional Folder" or "Processing Public Additional Folder."
I've tried stopping and restarting Fabs, restarting PC and re-run Fabs, leaving it for 4 hours etc.

Older version works like magic.

By "older version", what version do you mean ?
The taking ownership feature has been changed a while back since it used to crash (silently) when dealing with too long paths. Then it continued its job flawlessly in appearance but it could miss contents that were under those unprocessed folders. This may be why older version seems to work for you on this job while newer doesn't.

Now, to find out what's happening now on this (every ?) machine, can you please post your [DIRS] section from your autobackup.ini file ?

 

[Diggs]

I put a fresh copy of Win10 on a computer yesterday that had been in a scam. I FAB'd the old drive to the new install and although it would then connect to the Internet it would not find any sites. (Proxy error.) Turns out the scammer, in an act of revenge, told the lady she'll never use the Internet if she doesn't buy their security package which she didn't and hung up. It seems he set a null proxy effectively blocking the Internet. I'm just trying to figure out how that setting got transferred to a fresh install. Is that something that would have happened during some settings transfer using FABs? It's all I can think of.

 

[nlinecomputers]

Is that something that would have happened during some settings transfer using FABs?

Yes. Those settings are in the old Internet Explorer properties tab. And Fabs does backup proxy settings by default.

 

[fabs]

@Diggs I wanted to reply the same thing as @nlinecomputers but I could not connect the forums !
Note that you can exclude any item by default.
Here's how to proceed (Fab's must be closed) :
Edit the defaults.ini file. Set the IESettings value to 0 under [UserItems] section.
Next time you'll use Fab's this item will not be ticked.

 

[JoelM]

Is anyone else having the issue that I just realized for a while and through several updates of the program the QB license is not showing up on the desktop of the new computer nor are the license keys that should be backed up by nirsoft.
I haven't tried looking in the archive for them. Perhaps they are there and just not being put on the desktop
This has been on multiple computers and multiple versions of Fabs

 

[fabs]

Is anyone else having the issue that I just realized for a while and through several updates of the program the QB license is not showing up on the desktop of the new computer nor are the license keys that should be backed up by nirsoft.
I haven't tried looking in the archive for them. Perhaps they are there and just not being put on the desktop
This has been on multiple computers and multiple versions of Fabs

If you have set Fab's to store reports somewhere else, you will find all of this in that location

 

[JoelM]

If you have set Fab's to store reports somewhere else, you will find all of this in that location

Not on purpose if I did it was an accident

 

[fabs]

Not on purpose if I did it was an accident

If that's the case, there should be a "ReportsStorage" value under [CONFIG] section in the AutoBackup.ini file. Then just delete that value and reports will be back to desktop at next restore/transfer

 

[JoelM]

If that's the case, there should be a "ReportsStorage" value under [CONFIG] section in the AutoBackup.ini file. Then just delete that value and reports will be back to desktop at next restore/transfer

That value does not exist. Is it possible those 2 functions are not working? It's only the Intuit Quickbooks License Key & the Product Keys with Nirsoft ProduKey that do not seem to work. The rest seems fine.

 

[fabs]

That value does not exist. Is it possible those 2 functions are not working? It's only the Intuit Quickbooks License Key & the Product Keys with Nirsoft ProduKey that do not seem to work. The rest seems fine.

I have no QB license key here but the Produkey.txt file has just been restored to desktop like it was supposed to.
Edit : the QB license key has been restored to the desktop as well. So, I don't know why it does not work for you so far.
Can you send me your autobackup.ini file to fab [at] fpnet [dot] fr ?

 

[JoelM]

I have no QB license key here but the Produkey.txt file has just been restored to desktop like it was supposed to.
Edit : the QB license key has been restored to the desktop as well. So, I don't know why it does not work for you so far.
Can you send me your autobackup.ini file to fab [at] fpnet [dot] fr ?

Sent.

 

[fabs]

Sent.

Well, I did not had any problem: both "produkey.txt" and "Intuit QuickBooks license key.txt" files are on my desktop when I restore them.
Perhaps I could remote in an affected machine on your end ?

 

[JoelM]

Well, I did not had any problem: both "produkey.txt" and "Intuit QuickBooks license key.txt" files are on my desktop when I restore them.
Perhaps I could remote in an affected machine on your end ?

I don't have one at the moment. I already finished and delivered the one I did today. I'll reach out to you next time I get a chance. Thanks

 

[fincoder]

the QB license is not showing up on the desktop of the new computer nor are the license keys that should be backed up by nirsoft.

Product key utilities being blocked by antivirus?

When backing up or transferring using Fabs, I always need to disable the antivirus (including in Windows Security if another isn't present) to allow product key retrieval utilities to run.

 

[fabs]

Product key utilities being blocked by antivirus?

That's happening at restore so, the tool is not called. The .txt file is just supposed to be copied to the desktop.
By the way, there's no third party tools involved in QB license extraction

 

[JoelM]

That's happening at restore so, the tool is not called. The .txt file is just supposed to be copied to the desktop.
By the way, there's no third party tools involved in QB license extraction

Where are these 2 items normally stored in the archive? I can look to see if they are even there.

 

[fabs]

Where are these 2 items normally stored in the archive? I can look to see if they are even there.

You should find them under public folder

 

[JoelM]

You should find them under public folder

Ok. I do see them in the archive. They just don't seem to get copied to the desktop of the new computer when I do the restore.

 

[fabs]

Ok. I do see them in the archive. They just don't seem to get copied to the desktop of the new computer when I do the restore.

Really strange as it did while I was using your configuration file. Puzzled...

 

[fabs]

Hello,
Fab's AutoBackup 7 Pro and Fab's AutoBackup 7 Home & Office 7.10.1.5745 have just been released.

Here is the change log for both versions:

Added:
- Pro only: Ability to select the "Keep only browsers bookmarks" box by default. For this, edit the "defaults.ini" file and set the "OnlyBrowsersBookMarks" value to 1.
- Installed antivirus software(s) are now in the installed software report's header.

Fixed:
- Pro only: If changes were made to the defaults.ini file while the program was running, they were overwritten when program was closed.
- The program could look frozen while installing drivers. Now, it shows what it is doing in background when running Windows 10 / 11.
- Drivers were not copied into separated folders at restore/transfer and it could lead to installation problems.

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).