Free alternative to fabs auto backup

[Computer Bloke]

That he'd buy pirate copies is hardly surprising. He has advocated such before. $9 copies of Office on eBay and so forth.

I'm not in the morality business. I'm in the making money business.

At least he's up-front and consistent about it!

 

[bdoggman]

That he'd buy pirate copies is hardly surprising. He has advocated such before. $9 copies of Office on eBay and so forth.

I'm pretty sure eBay doesn't allow you to sell pirated software. Just because it's cheaper doesn't mean it's a pirated. Besides I get all my information from here. There's lots of members here that buy software in the exact same way. That's how I found out about it. I believe it was Brytec guy. I'm pretty sure he's probably the most popular out of all of us.

 

[Computer Bloke]

I believe it was Brytec guy. I'm pretty sure he's probably the most popular out of all of us.

Shouldn't this be moved to the Humor Section?

 

[phaZed]

I'm pretty sure eBay doesn't allow you to sell pirated software.

Not knowingly... but go ahead and announce that it is pirated, on ebay, and see what happens. eBay is an auction site for sellers, for buyers. The ultimate responsibility lies primarily with the seller... not eBay. Nobody ever lies on eBay!

Just because it's cheaper doesn't mean it's a pirated.

Correct, however, when a deal is too good to be true, like $5 Office and $9 Windows, you know something is wrong. It's likely volume activation but could be straight up pirated. Either of which is still illegal.
What you need to know, is that if anyone comes looking at you and your software YOU are the one who is charged with a crime of receiving stolen property/running illegal software. The ignorance defense doesn't fly in court and you're going to have a hell of a time explaining how you thought such cheap software was legit. I sincerely hope you are not buying these software packages for customers.

Besides I get all my information from here. There's lots of members here that buy software in the exact same way. That's how I found out about it. I believe it was Brytec guy. I'm pretty sure he's probably the most popular out of all of us.

Monkey see, monkey do?
If 'he' jumped off a cliff, you would too?
He broke the law, I can too!

I give your business a very small chance of success at this rate.

Software and business expenses are silly to fret over anyways.. the stuff is tax deductible... in the states anyways. So, really, I get reimbursed most of what is spent on "LOB Software". Why risk everything over "almost free anyways!"?

 

[MDD1963]

You just can't stop the parade of 'anything for a like' youtuber's peddling for thieves with links to $10 WIndows 10 Pro and $15 MS Office, etc...; one can only assume they get a 1% kickback on each one sold, etc..

 

[nlinecomputers]

Don't waste your breath guys. He is a crook. He will get taken out in the end. They always do.

 

[Computer Bloke]

Software and business expenses are silly to fret over anyways.. the stuff is tax deductible..

Cash only. I hate big brother knowing what I make.

Perhaps not in this case.

 

[fencepost]

People already complain my rates are to high.

@sapphirescales gets a lot of flack on here, but you should pay attention to what he says. He charges premium prices and makes money but his customers aren't complaining a lot about his prices because he's providing good service to people for whom his prices are not an issue.

If you're competing against Craigslist techs/pizza techs/trunk slammers/the man in the van, then yes your prices are too high because you're competing for cheap customers. What you want is to be the person who's providing good service to the good customers - the ones who have money, who value what you're doing, and to whom it's worth it to go to one place and pay the price to have it taken care of rather than spending the time shopping around for the cheapest option because they have more time than money. The people who serve and want to serve those cheap clients are hustlers because they are always hustling - for the next dollar, next customer, next way to shave a few pennies, etc. I know this because I'm trying to finish extricating myself from working with someone like that and it makes me insane.

Think about what a good customer looks like, about what the customers you want look like, about what the customers you're pursuing or getting look like, and figure out what you need to do to move from the current set to the ones you want and the ones that are good.

Then go and buy the legit software. If people complain that it or you are too expensive, explain that it's expensive because you do it right, legitimately and without cracked software or shortcuts and it costs that much because that's how much it costs for your time and the tools to do it right. Explain that you purchase the tools you use because you want the vendors to keep providing and improving them.

 

[Fred Claus]

Uhh, what? Are you sure it was a legit copy? What version are you on? There are constant updates. It's well worth updating.

I'd say it's a pirated copy because it wasn't purchased from the website. However if you have AutoBackup it's only 10.00. Pro is 45.00

 

[brandonkick]

I bought my copy of Fabs Autobackup Pro V6 last year on "backup day" I do believe. Maybe that was two years ago?


Either way, I paid about $30 for it and have only ever used it for personal work. I used it twice I think, maybe three times
and the simplicity made it worth while even then. If your charging 45 per whack, then this tool pays for itself in two
usages. Even better, it makes the work so much easier you can lower your data migration rates. Easier for you, faster for
you, cheaper for the customer.. everyone wins!

 

[TenYardFight]

Shouldn't this be moved to the Humor Section?

Have mercy.

Sent from my SM-G950U using Tapatalk

 

[frase]

Damn I use it just about every PC I get in the shop- for sanity sake , purchased a couple years ago.
Best tool in my kit, apart from me

 

[bdoggman]

There is transwiz, but as I'm sure folks will quickly point out, it too is only free for personal use. I have tried it in the past and it seemed to do a good job. I didn't pursue the matter because it didn't seem to do anything quicker or better than FABs - which, as everyone says, is well worth the money.

You sir are a smart man! Thank you for staying on the original topic and not trolling. this is what I was looking for.

 

[GTP]

There is transwiz, but as I'm sure folks will quickly point out, it too is only free for personal use.

......this is what I was looking for.

I don't think this stipulation means anything to this guy...

 

[seedubya]

Thank you for staying on the original topic and not trolling. this is what I was looking for.

No one's trolling.

People are genuinely ****** off with your cluelessness. You have openly admitted to being an amoral, unprofessional skinflint. What did you expect? Most of us here detest piracy because we know that, besides being illegal, it lessens both the real and perceived value of our services hurting ourselves more than anyone else. The exact same goes for the use of improperly licensed software e.g. home license where professional is required. Such actions also lessen the view of our industry as professional and ethical. The biggest issue I have with IT services is the low, low, low barrier to entry. Your post and replies is living proof of this. This community has always been very anti-piracy and pro-professionalism so posts like yours will always generate a massively negative response.

There is something you can learn here.

 

[bdoggman]

No one's trolling.

People are genuinely ****** off with your cluelessness. You have openly admitted to being an amoral, unprofessional skinflint. What did you expect? Most of us here detest piracy because we know that, besides being illegal, it lessens both the real and perceived value of our services hurting ourselves more than anyone else. The exact same goes for the use of improperly licensed software e.g. home license where professional is required. Such actions also lessen the view of our industry as professional and ethical. The biggest issue I have with IT services is the low, low, low barrier to entry. Your post and replies is living proof of this. This community has always been very anti-piracy and pro-professionalism so posts like yours will always generate a massively negative response.

There is something you can learn here.

It was never my intention to offend anyone. I apologize if I have. I'm here to learn just like everyone else

 

[brandonkick]

It was never my intention to offend anyone. I apologize if I have. I'm here to learn just like everyone else

And yet your constantly told that there really is no such "free" product that is acceptable for you to use professionally, but the issue is you've accepted a suggestion of a "free for personal use only" tool as the answer to your question. It violates the TOS. The company or developer who created that tool made their wishes known that they did not want businesses out there profiting form the work this dev has done without being compensated for it. As a full time professional software engineer myself, it hits home pretty well. When people take the fruits of my labor for free, it takes money out of my pocket. I not only have the time spent actually developing the app, I have a lot of time and a lot of money invested in becoming able to do such work. How would you feel if someone picked up a computer you did hours and hours or days of work on, and then you wind up somehow not getting paid for it? Do you like not being compensated when you work? I don't know about you, but I go to work to earn a paycheck... not because I like to work.

In saying that, I personally am not in risk of not being paid for my efforts.. but when you rip off software or you use "free" software in scenarios it should not be used in... your taking money away from the people who created that tool. It's not to say you would have paid for that software anyhow... but it is to say that you are benefiting from work that you shouldn't be benefiting from. The benefit of that tool that you didn't want to pay for is the tools selling point. If it lets you do enough extra work in any given time frame, and brings up your revenue by "x" dollars... then the tool may be very attractive and the cost seem very insignificant.

It's hard to compete with people who either steal software or use solutions they shouldn't be using. Usually turns out that those people also charge rock bottom prices, and it's easier to do so when you don't pay the fee for the tools like another legit shop might.

Your going to do what you want, regardless of what we say, that much is clear. So you can use that tool that you shouldn't be using in a professional setting, but as I've stated... is the $50 or $60 really to much to fork out to support FABS? Time is money in life, and this tool is going to save you a lot of time. You'll recoop that $50 or $60 nearly instantly.

 

[GTP]

I have a copy of fabs I bought off eBay about 2 years ago for 10 bucks or so that works great.

If this isn't the "Pro" version and you are using it in a business situation to support your clients, then I believe you are in violation of Fabs Autobackup's TOS.

 

[Archon Prime]

Wow...is this even a serious thread?.... buy the Pro version! it pays for itself in 1 use and saves a ton of time!

 

[Kitten Kong]

I think this thread has now run its course.

@bdoggman, buy legitimate software, preferably from the author, then you will know that your fully licenced. There is no point in scrimping on software such as this, when it costs literally pennies, which you would make back in the 1st couple of uses.

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