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

[cypress]

@fabs

Just wanted to say thank you again for an excellent product. I ordered the Pro 7 version last night with 3 year support. Definitely worth it and looking forward to using it on my next job.

 

[brandonkick]

So I'm a bit confused....

If we had Autobackup V6 Pro, do we automatically get upgraded to V7 Pro?

If that is not the case, do we get a discount for upgrading to V7 Pro?

From reading the last two pages, it seems like maybe you don't have to pay for V7 Pro if you have V6 Pro?

 

[Slaters Kustum Machines]

So I'm a bit confused....

If we had Autobackup V6 Pro, do we automatically get upgraded to V7 Pro?

If that is not the case, do we get a discount for upgrading to V7 Pro?

From reading the last two pages, it seems like maybe you don't have to pay for V7 Pro if you have V6 Pro?

Fab's AutoBackup 6 Pro updates will now bring only fixes. New features will now be added exclusively to Fab's AutoBackup 7 Pro.
If you have ordered your Fab's AutoBackup 6 Pro after 2017/09/17, you can upgrade your license to Fab's AutoBackup 7 Pro at no charge.

https://www.fpnet.fr/?page=abproupgrade&lang=en

 

[Haole Boy]

I am a bit surprised about the first request. On my side, Firefox opens fine when clicking this icon. In the source code, the progam is set to look at the registry at "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Software\Classes\http\shell\open\command", so when the default browser is set at this level, no problem. I have changed it to "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\http\shell\open\command" instead.

Thank you for making this change.

The second one is a lot trickier: Fab's AutoBackup lists the files to copy and recreates all the folders. That's difficult to also list EVERY folder, get their dates AND keep good performance.

I understand, and I like the idea of making it an option if it's too much of a performance penalty. Just mentioned it just to plant the seed for a future solution.

Again, thank you for considering these items, and for your support.

Harry Z

 

[fabs]

Fab's AutoBackup 7 Pro V7.0.0.32290 has just been released.
Change log:
Fixed:
- Extra spaces when copying/pasting order information are now ignored when filling the activation form.
- When just restoring public items, the "PUBLIC" profile is now selected automatically as target profile for restore jobs.
- There was no "backup.conf" file generated when just generating exports with the Nirsoft tools and nothing else selected. This made the restore process impossible in this case.
- The "Use VSS" label colors could not be changed.
- The "Show log" button could load the log in Internet Explorer instead of the default browser.

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

 

[fabs]

I understand, and I like the idea of making it an option if it's too much of a performance penalty. Just mentioned it just to plant the seed for a future solution.

I have found a way to set back folders timestamps at the end of the copy process. Like I was supposing, it can be time consuming if there are a lot of folders and the backup/restore media is slow, so, it is optional, like using VSS or not. This will be in the next update.

 

[Diggs]

Hmmm..... Installed software list is off in the "PUBLIC" directory of the archive? I must have missed this in the release notes? Why hide it? (It also doesn't seem to transfer....?)

 

[fabs]

Hmmm..... Installed software list is off in the "PUBLIC" directory of the archive? I must have missed this in the release notes? Why hide it? (It also doesn't seem to transfer....?)

It was also the case in V6 when doing a multi user backup. About the transfer issue, I am checking now.

 

[fabs]

It also doesn't seem to transfer....?

First try with a direct transfer (with a hooked drive of course!), no issue, the file is put on the public desktop.
Just to be sure: when you say transfer, are you meaning using direct disk to disk transfer or backup then restore?

 

[Diggs]

Sorry - I meant back up to an archive and then restore to a new machine. I can see the folder of installed software in the archive but when the process of restoring is complete it is not on the restored/new machine.

 

[fabs]

Sorry - I meant back up to an archive and then restore to a new machine. I can see the folder of installed software in the archive but when the process of restoring is complete it is not on the restored/new machine.

You have spotted somethin wrong. If there no other public item selected but software list, there is no public entry in the backup.conf file, preventing any access when restoring. I suppose this is your case right? I am fixing this now.

 

[Diggs]

I requested the "user1" profile be restored to "user1" and "PUBLIC" be restored to "PUBLIC" but the Installed Software list never was transferred.

Thanks for the prompt attention!

 

[fabs]

I requested the "user1" profile be restored to "user1" and "PUBLIC" be restored to "PUBLIC" but the Installed Software list never was transferred.

Thanks for the prompt attention!

I am investigating and will make the necessary changes ASAP

 

[fabs]

I got it. I have some other changes to make (among others for folders timestamps) and will release an update quickly

 

[fabs]

Fab's AutoBackup 7 Pro V7.0.1.32387 has just been released.

Change log:
Added:
- Ability to keep folders timestamps.
Fixed:
- Installed software lists could not be copied back to the public desktop at restore.
- The debug and error reports feedback forms were not working.
- The program did not play sound at the end of a job even if it was set to do it.

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

 

[cypress]

Sorry - I meant back up to an archive and then restore to a new machine. I can see the folder of installed software in the archive but when the process of restoring is complete it is not on the restored/new machine.

Yeah this is how I do most of mine. Backup and restore. Sometimes I will do transfer. Glad to know a fix was applied for this.

 

[Haole Boy]

I have found a way to set back folders timestamps at the end of the copy process. Like I was supposing, it can be time consuming if there are a lot of folders and the backup/restore media is slow, so, it is optional, like using VSS or not. This will be in the next update.

MAHALO!

 

[fabs]

Fab's AutoBackup 7 Pro V7.0.1.32393 has just been released.

Change log:
Fixed:
- The program could not locate the target Dropbox path in restore or transfer mode.
- 1 second tolerance has been added for copied files time stamps comparisons.


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

 

[Larry Sabo]

I used Autobackup 7 Pro to backup/restore files between a Windows 7 PC and a Windows 10 PC. All went well except for the Outlook 2016 nickname cache data; it did not restore. In the NK2 backup folder, I saw just a .dat and a reg file. Not knowing what to do with the .dat file, I loaded the reg file, hoping it might help but no joy.

The old PC had the account set up as POP whereas the new one is set up as IMAP. Both are using Outlook 2016 so the only NK2 file on the old laptop is from when it was imported into Outlook 2016 two years ago. Anyone else having similar problems? Any guidance?

 

[fabs]

I used Autobackup 7 Pro to backup/restore files between a Windows 7 PC and a Windows 10 PC. All went well except for the Outlook 2016 nickname cache data; it did not restore. In the NK2 backup folder, I saw just a .dat and a reg file. Not knowing what to do with the .dat file, I loaded the reg file, hoping it might help but no joy.

The old PC had the account set up as POP whereas the new one is set up as IMAP. Both are using Outlook 2016 so the only NK2 file on the old laptop is from when it was imported into Outlook 2016 two years ago. Anyone else having similar problems? Any guidance?

There is no more nk2 file on Outlook. There is an autocomplete cache. This is that .dat file. It should have worked if you had restore the outlook profile like it was. If I understand well, you have set up an imap account instead of the original pop3. Since the accounts are different, the registry settings and the file are different too.
I have never come across that. I would proceed that way:
First, send an email to whoever you want for outlook to create a new autocomplete cache file.
Close Outlook. Open this folder in your explorer: "C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Outlook\RoamCache". Copy the newest "Stream_Autocomplete_xxxxxxxxxxx.dat" file's name to the clipboard, rename it to something like "Stream_Autocomplete_xxxxxxxxxxx.dat.old". Now rename the file restored by Fab's AutoBackup with the name copied in the clipboard.
Now, restart outlook and see if the autocomplete cache works as expected.
This is totally theoretical, I do not know if it will do the trick.

Hope this helps