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

[britechguy]

OneDrive by default will free up space gradually, on a file-by-file basis depending on how recently the file was opened. In your case every file was newly saved to the OneDrive folder so it would have taken weeks for OneDrive to begin freeing up space automatically

Well, now I know this. I've already moved off what had been my Public Documents on my old machine to temporary "cold storage" which has freed up a bit less than half of the 512 GB on this drive. So I'll watch over the coming weeks to see just how long it takes for all this data to sync to the cloud.

Luckily, I don't have this issue with the partner's computer, which came with a 1 TB SSD, which was tons of space over what all his data took.

Live and learn . . .

 

[DRPCNZ]

AND of course we must never forget that the data size is normally less than disc size used

 

[fabs]

Hello,
Fab's AutoBackup 7 Pro and Fab's AutoBackup 7 Home & Office 7.12.5.6131 have just been released.

Here is the change log for both versions:

Fixed:
- When typing backup destination path, if it did not exist, the program would not let user go further. Now, it will just check if destination drive or network share exists, then unlock the "next" button. If destination path is writable, the specified subfolder will be created on the fly.

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]

the specified subfolder will be created on the fly

Thanks @fabs

 

[sapphirescales]

@fabs Any idea when Version 8 will be released?

 

[cypress]

Honestly, I would have slapped a 1tb drive into the machine.
Assuming NVME, I would just grab one of these. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BTM263Y...colid=2C62N8Q8N0AKG&ref_=lv_ov_lig_dp_it&th=1
There is a choice between Gen 3 and 4.

Wow, I am ashamed to say that I pushed Silicon Power so much that I never knew about these! Kudos on this!

 

[britechguy]

Assuming NVME, I would just grab one of these. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BTM263Y...colid=2C62N8Q8N0AKG&ref_=lv_ov_lig_dp_it&th=1

By the way, that is the 1 TB drive that's in my machine right now. It's also the one I'm referring to in regard to temperatures. Their specs say 0 - 70 degrees C, in reality, it's more like 55 to 67 degrees C sans any heat sink.

I'm the contrarian, or at least a bit of one, when it comes to heatsinks. OEMs don't put heatsinks on the SSDs in laptops, so I don't add them on replacement/upgrade ones, either.

Right now I'm at 61.

 

[Porthos]

OEMs don't put heatsinks on the SSDs in laptops

I have the belief that OEM's do not use high-speed/performance drives. They do not run as hot.
The higher speed/performance produces more heat.
I have a silicon power nvme in my usb enclosure and it gets quite warm.

 

[britechguy]

The higher speed/performance produces more heat.

Agreed. And if you look at the spec sheets, at least in most cases, the newer generations show Tmax creeping up along with the speed creeping up.

If the storage makers believed that heat sinks are needed, and on really high performance gaming machines using top end NVMe SSDs they are, those are generally included with the SSD when purchased.

This is not to tell anyone what they should or should not do. You've got to do what makes you comfortable. I'm comfortable running anything within the temperatures specified in their spec sheets, even allowing for very brief spikes above Tmax on very rare occasions. The devices themselves tend to throttle these days when that happens. Others feel entirely differently. You've got to do what feels right to you.

 

[fabs]

@fabs Any idea when Version 8 will be released?

Hi,
Sorry but no. That’s a long path to go. Until then, I’ll indeed continue with 7.x improvements.

 

[frase]

Have a problem with latest Fabs. I made a backup, then drive DK'd, so reran the backup. Now when I try to restore the first fail is there and the second successfull one. The issue is the .conf file. When I run it it seems to link to the first failed backup. Is there another .conf somewhere or can I edit the first to correctly direct it.

 

[fabs]

Have a problem with latest Fabs. I made a backup, then drive DK'd, so reran the backup. Now when I try to restore the first fail is there and the second successfull one. The issue if the .conf file when I run it it seems to link to the first failed backup. Is there another .conf somewhere or can I edit the first to correctly direct it.

If your first backup was interrupted, then you should probably not try to restore it at all. That's just my advice. Then, if you want to restore it anyway, you may need to edit the backup.conf file so it will match that partial backup.

This file should be located inside "X:\Path_To_Your_Backup\YYYY-MM-DD\Computer_Name" folder. If it is really not there, you can create one at this exact place (or depending to your backup configuration, in the folder where you find folders like "User_Name_1", "User_Name_X", "PUBLIC".

Here is how the folders structure should look like :

X:\
|__[PATH_TO_YOUR_BACKUP]
   |__[YYYY-MM-DD]
     |__[COMPUTER_NAME]
        |
        |__[USER_NAME1]
        |  |__[archive]
        |
        |__[USER_NAME2]
        |  |__[archive]
        |
        |__[PUBLIC] (if you backed up public stuff)
        |  |__[archive]
        |
        |__Backup.conf

Here is a Backup.conf file content example :

[USER_NAME1]
ArchivePath=USER_NAME1\archive

[USER_NAME2]
ArchivePath=USER_NAME2\archive

[PUBLIC]
ArchivePath=PUBLIC\archive

Edit this using notepad (or create it if it does not exist) and save it as "Backup.conf". Then you'll be able to restore what you have in this backup

 

[frase]

Thanks @fabs

EDIT: @fabs , what I meant was I didnt use the first fail. I reran the backup all together, though the original .conf file remained. I did do what you stated anyway, thanks again.

 

[britechguy]

I'm asking here after doing a quick run through of the User's Guide (and probably missing something): Can Fabs AutoBackup be run from the command line?

I'd love to be able to recommend it to my blind and visually impaired clients, but the accessibility issues with the existing GUI are just too great. But if it can be successfully invoked for backup and recovery entirely from the command line, that opens up a functional option.

 

[fabs]

I'm asking here after doing a quick run through of the User's Guide (and probably missing something): Can Fabs AutoBackup be run from the command line?

I'd love to be able to recommend it to my blind and visually impaired clients, but the accessibility issues with the existing GUI are just too great. But if it can be successfully invoked for backup and recovery entirely from the command line, that opens up a functional option.

Yes it can. However, only backup is available in command line mode, not transfer or restore.
There’s a bundled tool called “Command line builder” that is here to help you making the command line you need.

 

[britechguy]

@fabs,

Thanks, truly, but in this case I'd need both the backup and restore to be "command line-able" for this to be a viable solution for the population I'd love to be recommending it to.

 

[fabs]

@fabs,

Thanks, truly, but in this case I'd need both the backup and restore to be "command line-able" for this to be a viable solution for the population I'd love to be recommending it to.

Sorry but command lining restore process is way too complex to handle. This is why it’s not there.

 

[fabs]

Hello,
Fab's AutoBackup 7 Pro and Fab's AutoBackup 7 Home & Office 7.13.0.6227 have just been released.

Here is the change log for both versions:

Added:
- Desktop icons layout is now supported. Note: this feature is tied to screen resolution so, if it has changed between source and target systems, Windows will rearrange icons by itself regardless of transferred settings.

Fixed:
- Home & Office version only : There could be access permissions issues when backing up to a NTFS drive root without setting a sub folder and not running then program with administrator privileges. Because of this, the program could not write the "backup.conf" file needed to restore data.
- Updater tool seemed to be stuck at downloading languages files when download process was finished even if there was no issue.

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).

 

[HCHTech]

Desktop icons layout is now supported.

I love this. Something like this is a sign of a very mature program STILL BEING IMPROVED. Imagine that. I only wish we would see this type of effort applied to....oh, I don't know....Intuit maybe? Adobe? So many others.... Well done, Fabs!

 

[britechguy]

Something like this is a sign of a very mature program STILL BEING IMPROVED. Imagine that.

We don't have to, thank heaven!

That being said, small allows independent decision making and a degree of nimbleness in changing things that any large bureaucracy can never match. But that doesn't excuse "the big boys" for sitting on their proverbial laurels and improving nothing, however slowly, in any way, shape, or form.

Fabrice has been a sheer pleasure to deal with in private correspondence regarding Fabs, too. Getting a direct response, from a product developer, that clearly indicates that they've not only read your message, but considered what it actually said (rather than what they wanted it to have said) is pure joy! Would that all technical support were both this technical and supportive.