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

New topic... I used Fab's (latest update) to migrate a customer's Win 7 to a new Win 10 machine. One of the installed programs was QuickBooks. Installed QuickBooks on the new machine and it started, but could not find the company files! Went back to the old machine to see where they were located, and found that the user put them in the user name directory (i.e. c:\users\joe ) . So this is kinda sorta a user error as they (aesthetically, at least) should be in their own directory, but Fab's did not copy them! So, is this a defect in Fab's Autobackup? I pulled the drive to run Fab's as the Win 7 system was barely running and I did not want to spend time fixing it when I can just grab what I need offline. Also, the drive had a few bad sectors, which show up when doing a backup, but no errors from Fab's during it's run.

P.S. Yes, I know I can specify additional files / folders to copy, but my assumption has always been the Fab's will grab anything relevant in the user's profile.

Harry Z
 
Haole Boy said:
So this is kinda sorta a user error as they (aesthetically, at least) should be in their own directory, but Fab's did not copy them! So, is this a defect in Fab's Autobackup? I pulled the drive to run Fab's as the Win 7 system was barely running and I did not want to spend time fixing it when I can just grab what I need offline. Also, the drive had a few bad sectors, which show up when doing a backup, but no errors from Fab's during it's run.

P.S. Yes, I know I can specify additional files / folders to copy, but my assumption has always been the Fab's will grab anything relevant in the user's profile.

Harry Z
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QuickBooks files are handled as public data and not files that belong to a user profile. Fabs looks for them a their default location an nowhere else. This is why they did not get copied. That was not a fabs malfunction
 
Haole Boy said:
and found that the user put them in the user name directory (i.e. c:\users\joe ) . So this is kinda sorta a user error as they (aesthetically, at least)
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Should have been installed in the default QuickBooks location to begin with.
Haole Boy said:
Yes, I know I can specify additional files / folders to copy, but my assumption has always been the Fab's will grab anything relevant in the user's profile.
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Only if it is in the default location.
Haole Boy said:
So, is this a defect in Fab's Autobackup?
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No, it is not.

That is why I always look thru the root of the c drive and the users folder to see if there are any non default folders created there.
 
Yeah I get why you might not view this as a defect... but... the files are / were in the user folder (C:\Users\Joe) so I was expecting them to be copied, just like you copy every file under C:\Users\Joe\Documents whether or not they are in a folder under Documents. If you disagree that these files need to be included automatically, that's OK. I will look for them from here on in. Love your product and just want to make it better.

Harry Z
 
I've noticed lately that after using Fabs from a USB drive, Windows won't eject the drive. Safely Remove Hardware reports the drive is still in use.

This is running a backup or restore, program and data are both on a portable USB HDD, and after exiting Fabs. After 3 or 4 attempts the eject still fails. I'm not sure if this is a Windows or Fabs issue.
 
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fincoder said:
I've noticed lately that after using Fabs from a USB drive, Windows won't eject the drive. Safely Remove Hardware reports the drive is still in use.
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When that happens to me, I modify Recycle bin properties to not move files from the drive letters of the source drive. After a minute or so, I can usually safely remove the device. If not, I prefer to restart the PC than risk losing data.
 
fincoder said:
I've noticed lately that after using Fabs from a USB drive, Windows won't eject the drive. Safely Remove Hardware reports the drive is still in use.

This is running a backup or restore, program and data are both on a portable USB HDD, and after exiting Fabs. After 3 or 4 attempts the eject still fails. I'm not sure if this is a Windows or Fabs issue.
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Larry Sabo said:
When that happens to me, I modify Recycle bin properties to not move files from the drive letters of the source drive. After a minute or so, I can usually safely remove the device. If not, I prefer to restart the PC than risk losing data.
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Looks like a windows problem so.
 
Hello,
Fab's AutoBackup 7 Pro and Fab's AutoBackup 7 Home & Office V7.5.0.3327 have just been released.

Here is the change log for both versions:

Added:
- Support for installed drivers.
- MailBird email client data is now handled.

Fixed:
- In rare cases (1 known case so far), target public downloads path could not be detected and could trigger a built in security feature preventing source file from being overwritten by itself and get destroyed in restore or transfer mode.
- Updater tool did not overwrite old translation files.
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).
 
Fab's Autobackup Pro is a seriously A W E S O M E bit of software. (ashamedly) I don't yet have the latest version so if my requested function below already exists, please correct me.

I'd like to see how much space Fab's expects to use for a given function before it actually begins the copy process. I occasionally run a bit tight on space on my 'copy to drive' and would like to know if I have space for the Fabs backup before it starts, craps out, and I have to go find another destination. I've never lost anything in this process, I just think it would be nice to know I need more space before the hassle.

I envision this function right after Fabs enumerates everything and just before the actual copy process begins. Maybe with a countdown timer and a BACK button to give me a chance to abort the process and attach more destination drive. Sort of 'this backup will use approx 15GB of space and will automatically continue in X seconds'. Ideally it would also do a quick check of the destination free space at this time and stop the process and tell me that I don't have enough space to do the backup.

I think this functionality would be helpful in the scenario where Fabs is used as a periodic backup of a person's data. Often these folks will simply be copying their docs/pics/etc files and all will fit on a flash drive.

Thank you @fabs for your hard work and great product!
 
Porthos said:
Already there.
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So... Help a fella out.... is this a ver 7 thing? What I get when running ver 6 is 'processing' after you make your selections, then BOOM, the copying starts. At that point I see something of a progress status ("12.46GB remaining", etc.). I don't see a tally of what space is going to be required BEFORE the copy process begins, nor do I see an option to stop and change destination. Only a 'cancel' button while the copy is in progress.

As I mentioned before, if Fabs sees that there is not enough space for the NEXT FILE, it craps out and THEN allows me to choose another destination (and deftly recovers from a potential calamity).

I'm guessing I'm either not describing what I'm after adequately or it's in V7 and not V6. Please enlighten me either way.
 
SlickMinnow said:
So... Help a fella out.... is this a ver 7 thing? What I get when running ver 6 is 'processing' after you make your selections, then BOOM, the copying starts. At that point I see something of a progress status ("12.46GB remaining", etc.). I don't see a tally of what space is going to be required BEFORE the copy process begins, nor do I see an option to stop and change destination. Only a 'cancel' button while the copy is in progress.

As I mentioned before, if Fabs sees that there is not enough space for the NEXT FILE, it craps out and THEN allows me to choose another destination (and deftly recovers from a potential calamity).

I'm guessing I'm either not describing what I'm after adequately or it's in V7 and not V6. Please enlighten me either way.
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Yes, I see the issue. It would be nice if Fabs checked "total required space" against "total available space" on the target drive before starting the copy procedure and give a prompt if there's not enough space: "Retry, Change Target, Continue Anyway, Cancel"
 
Oh I just found it!

On the last page where you see the Launch button, click the Show Options at the bottom.

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Now check the Show Total Size option.
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Now when you click the Launch button, it will do the sums then pause and display the total space required. This gives you a chance to adjust your target drive if necessary to make sure there is enough space.
 
glennd said:
Oh I just found it!

On the last page where you see the Launch button, click the Show Options at the bottom.

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Now check the Show Total Size option.
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Now when you click the Launch button, it will do the sums then pause and display the total space required. This gives you a chance to adjust your target drive if necessary to make sure there is enough space.
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Thank you for that. I don't see such an option with v6 though. Is this new for 7?
 
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