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

[fabs]

Fab's AutoBackup 7 Pro and Fab's AutoBackup 7 Home & Office V7.10.0.5673 have just been released.

Here is the change log for both versions:

Added:
- Pro only: ability to keep items unselected by default. For this, create a "Defaults.ini" file in Fab's AutoBackup 7 Pro executable folder. Any item can be excluded by default like Apple IOS devices backups. For items list, see user's manual at page 46.
- Support for Windows Explorer quick access pinned folders (Windows 10 and 11).

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).

 

[Haole Boy]

Aloha Fab. I've been able to access your new "shop" by changing my password, but the order history page is empty. Should it show my order history? Or do I just create a new order (I can't remember if you provide a discount for renewing customers...).

Mahalo

 

[fabs]

Aloha Fab. I've been able to access your new "shop" by changing my password, but the order history page is empty. Should it show my order history? Or do I just create a new order (I can't remember if you provide a discount for renewing customers...).

Mahalo

That's normal. I could not migrate orders when I had to change the store website.
You will find them at https://archive.fpnet.fr

About the discount coupon, I've sent one to your mailbox

 

[fabs]

Aloha Fab. I've been able to access your new "shop" by changing my password, but the order history page is empty. Should it show my order history? Or do I just create a new order (I can't remember if you provide a discount for renewing customers...).

Mahalo

Thanks for renewing your license. However, I'm a bit surprised that you finally did not use the discount coupon I've emailed to you. Haven't you got it ?

 

[fabs]

Hello,
Fab's AutoBackup 7 Pro and Fab's AutoBackup 7 Home & Office 7.10.1.5716 have just been released.

Here is the change log for both versions:

Added:
- Pro only: To make default items exclusion handling easier, the program will now create the Defaults.ini file inside the program folder if it can do it (if it is writable). This, way, there is almost no need to check user's manual in order to exclude an item by default. Just edit this file using Windows notepad, set the item to exclude value to 0 and it will be ignored for next backup/transfer job..

Removed:
- IncrediMail support. This discontinued email client relies on Flash Player which is also discontinued.

Fixed:
- Minor cosmetic issues

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]

It would be useful to report the registered antivirus in the Installed Software report.
This can be obtained from the registry, or the script command:
Get-CimInstance -Namespace root/SecurityCenter2 -ClassName AntivirusProduct

as mentioned in this article:

Detect the state of your Windows Defender antivirus.

Currently we help companies protecting their devices. Some of them are willing to shift to other AV products like Microsoft Windows Defender. The challenge in these operations is to monitor the sta…

mcpforlife.com

 

[fabs]

Sure I guess that could be done quite easily. That being said, it also should appear in the list as an installed program right ?
Also, that would work only for current running operating system. I don't think I can find this for a hooked drive or from a PE.

Edit: the thing seems to be doable even with a hooked drive or from a PE boot media by querying he registry at HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Security Center\Provider\Av
Now, I need to get and parse the AV product names (there can be more than 1) so I can put them in the report.

Edit2: All good. The registry thing works a treat. This way, I can get all installed AVs from any system, even if it is hooked drive or it has been booted using a PE media. Of course, Source software registry hive must be readable for that! That will be in the next update.

 

[fincoder]

it also should appear in the list as an installed program right ?

The installed software list can be quite long with lots of stuff that isn't needed, I've missed AV software in that list on occasion.

All good. The registry thing works a treat. This way, I can get all installed AVs from any system, even if it is hooked drive or it has been booted using a PE media.

Fantastic!

 

[GTP]

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.

 

[fincoder]

Latest version keeps getting stuck on "Taking Ownership of: Additional Folder" or "Processing Public Additional Folder."

Is that just for a particular PC or drive? Maybe the drive has issues, try cloning it first.

EDIT: Oh it's barcelona in disguise... I suppose you've already though of drive issues. Sorry, ignore.

 

[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 ?