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

[fabs]

Not a fan of this addition. Is there an easy way to bypass this part? A lot of my clients have programs installed that they don't use anymore, and I don't want to waste time or disk space reinstalling them for no reason.

Yes you can make this unchecked by default. For this, edit the defaults.ini file, then, under [PublicItems] section, set InstallSoftware variable to 0 instead of 1. Then the box will be automatically unchecked every time you start Fab's

 

[JoelM]

I know this is a lot of extra coding but my suggestion would be to not only have a checkbox option to enable or disable like you do with the drivers option, but to also be able to selectively choose individual programs to have it install and to not include. I agree with @sapphirescales that I often take it as an opportunity to not reinstall some programs to clean the machine up but other programs it would be nice to have them automatically.

 

[fincoder]

to also be able to selectively choose individual programs to have it install and to not include.

That would be a great enhancement.

 

[fabs]

This will probaly not be part of the very next update. I am working on the ability to use Chocolatey and automatic skip for already installed apps.

 

[Metanis]

My personal preference is to manually install just what the user tells me they need. Although a more automatic approach would be helpful for email, messaging, and collaboration apps like Outlook and Teams. Lately I've been using the Winhance utility for this application and debloating control.