Question about Fab's AutoBackup 4 Tech

[RegEdit]

Is Fab's AutoBackup 4 Tech meant to be run from your bench computer or do you install it on the customer's computer (example after you reinstall Windows)?
And if you run it on their computer do you have to pay for a new license each time?

 

[mraikes]

Is Fab's AutoBackup 4 Tech meant to be run from your bench computer or do you install it on the customer's computer (example after you reinstall Windows)?
And if you run it on their computer do you have to pay for a new license each time?

It's portable, so not really installed anywhere. I run it from my bench computer for offline backups, and customer computers for online backups & restores.

 

[PCX]

You can use it both on a bench computer and on the clients computer. The program is portable, so you wont have to install it and it does not require a separate license to be used on multiple computers.

 

[RegEdit]

By portable do you mean that it runs off of a USB device like process explorer or other simple program?

 

[adrian]

Yes, I run it off my usb key. Great little program

 

[mraikes]

By portable do you mean that it runs off of a USB device like process explorer or other simple program?

Exactly.

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[RegEdit]

Alright. I'm gonna buy the tech version.
Since this thing only selectively backs up certain stuff do you all additionally create a full backup of everything or the entire users folder (plus anything that looks important that they may have saved just within the C drive)?

 

[PCX]

Alright. I'm gonna buy the tech version.
Since this thing only selectively backs up certain stuff do you all additionally create a full backup of everything or the entire users folder (plus anything that looks important that they may have saved just within the C drive)?

If we are doing a reinstall or replacing a HDD, we backup all their settings and preferences using Fabs. We then backup all their user data onto a backup drive using Linux. Personally, I think it is a great tool, but I do not trust it to backup everything. Maybe it is just me, but I feel like it has missed a few things in the past.

 

[RegEdit]

I'm guessing that the best method might be to back up everything, then use fabs to extract the important stuff from the backup, and then of course import it back into the new Windows installation.

 

[adrian]

I find it very useful to use fabs when restoring a users profile, particularly Outlook settings, desktop background etc...

Also backup all files with unstoppable copier just in case - but as PCX mentions, linux would do the same.

 

[RegEdit]

I find it very useful to use fabs when restoring a users profile, particularly Outlook settings, desktop background etc...

Also backup all files with unstoppable copier just in case - but as PCX mentions, linux would do the same.

Does a linux transfer halt when encrypted files and folders are encountered?

I haven't been able to get RoboCopy to work (and XCOPY stops when long file paths are encountered) so I am thinking about just setting up an Ubuntu machine.

 

[PCX]

Does a linux transfer halt when encrypted files and folders are encountered?

I haven't been able to get RoboCopy to work so I am thinking about just setting up an Ubuntu machine.

We have done this thousands of times and I have never seen it happen. Linux usually does not care about permissions or encrypted files when backing up and transferring data. I assume that as long as you are not trying to open it and you are simply backing it up and then transferring it again, you wont have any issues with encrypted files.

As for a separate machine for backups, thats what we have. We use Linux Mint on one of our machines for diagnostics, back ups, cloning, data recovery, etc. It gets used more than any other computer in the shop.

 

[adrian]

Just to add: I've recently purchased acronis backup and recovery and have been testing it out. Will probably use this to create an image as its super fast and ensures I have everything, and use fabs as above to restore user profile data and settings.