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| From | ...w¡ñ§±¤ñ <winstonmvp@gmail.com> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | alt.comp.os.windows-11, alt.comp.os.windows-10 |
| Subject | Re: Convinced me, going to backup first. |
| Date | 2025-02-17 12:49 -0700 |
| Organization | windowsunplugged.com |
| Message-ID | <vp03sj$19qf8$1@dont-email.me> (permalink) |
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Cross-posted to 2 groups.
micky wrote on 2/17/2025 4:48 AM: > In alt.comp.os.windows-10, on Sun, 16 Feb 2025 18:31:25 +0100, > eternal@notreally.com (Juancho) wrote: > >> On Fri, 14 Feb 2025 22:27:20 -0500, micky wrote: >>> Okay, even though I still don't think I have a lot to lose if something >>> goes wrong, Newyana's tactful urging and Paul's nagging have convinced >>> me to backup first. >>> >>> Macrium Reflect Free is no longer free, even if you have the last free >> >> I use "Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows FREE", and it is battle tested and >> easy to use, not to mention FREE. >> >> https://www.veeam.com/products/free/microsoft-windows.html >> >> Any particular reason to prefer Macrium over Veeam Agent? > > Only that I'd used Macrium and had never heard of Veeam until you list > it here. > > In fact, years ago, I found using Macrium confusing for quite some time, > and looked for something else this week. I liked Minitools, the > partitiion manager that I'd used before, and dl'd and installed their > backup software, but it was confusing too. Easeus recommended DiskCopy > and Todo, and only one was free and I couldn't tell from their blurb if > it would do what I wanted, as simple as that was. > > So back to Macrium. Which I had to install on the new computer and as > I say in another thread insisted on registration and said it would send > me a link to a code, and the email came, with a link, but the link had > no code, only mention of Trial Version, good for a week or maybe 30 days > (with a monthly charge after that!!). Others here say it doesn't insist > on registration, but I remember it doing so, a specific message which > only appeared after I clicked Next, that said roughly, Either register > or cancel. But others here say no, so try it and let us know if you > could install it without giving a code (or an email address probably). > Missing the reason. The method you used that requested a link via email was unnecessary when running the installer bits for Version 8.0.7783 or earlier. No registration is required, no link need be recieved. You can clear up your confusion by uninstalling MR, reinstalling the free version(8.0.7783 or earlier) and follow the exact same steps that multiple persons have referenced or supplied. -- ...w¡ñ§±¤ñ
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Convinced me, going to backup first. micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> - 2025-02-14 22:27 -0500
Re: Convinced me, going to backup first. Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-02-15 03:06 -0500
Re: Convinced me, going to backup first. "Allan Higdon" <allanh@vivaldi.net> - 2025-02-15 04:51 -0600
Re: Convinced me, going to backup first. micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> - 2025-02-15 08:42 -0500
Re: Convinced me, going to backup first. "Allan Higdon" <allanh@vivaldi.net> - 2025-02-15 10:58 -0600
Re: Convinced me, going to backup first. micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> - 2025-02-15 23:34 -0500
Re: Convinced me, going to backup first. ...w¡ñ§±¤ñ <winstonmvp@gmail.com> - 2025-02-15 23:46 -0700
Re: Convinced me, going to backup first. Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-02-16 09:21 -0500
Re: Convinced me, going to backup first. micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> - 2025-04-01 18:08 -0400
Re: Convinced me, going to backup first. Newyana2 <newyana@invalid.nospam> - 2025-02-15 09:14 -0500
Re: Convinced me, going to backup first. Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2025-02-16 11:21 +0000
Re: Convinced me, going to backup first. micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> - 2025-02-16 13:45 -0500
Re: Convinced me, going to backup first. ...w¡ñ§±¤ñ <winstonmvp@gmail.com> - 2025-02-16 13:14 -0700
Re: Convinced me, going to backup first. Char Jackson <none@none.invalid> - 2025-02-16 17:53 -0600
Re: Convinced me, going to backup first. ...w¡ñ§±¤ñ <winstonmvp@gmail.com> - 2025-02-17 00:49 -0700
Re: Convinced me, going to backup first. micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> - 2025-03-10 10:33 -0400
Re: Convinced me, going to backup first. Char Jackson <none@none.invalid> - 2025-03-10 13:24 -0500
Re: Convinced me, going to backup first. micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> - 2025-03-10 10:38 -0400
Re: Convinced me, going to backup first. Daniel70 <daniel47@eternal-september.org> - 2025-02-18 20:54 +1100
Re: Convinced me, going to backup first. micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> - 2025-02-18 11:53 -0500
Re: Convinced me, going to backup first. Daniel70 <daniel47@eternal-september.org> - 2025-02-20 20:04 +1100
Re: Convinced me, going to backup first. Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-02-20 09:07 -0500
Re: Convinced me, going to backup first. Daniel70 <daniel47@eternal-september.org> - 2025-02-21 18:25 +1100
Re: Convinced me, going to backup first. Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-02-21 09:21 -0500
Re: Convinced me, going to backup first. Mark Lloyd <not.email@all.invalid> - 2025-02-21 18:06 +0000
Re: Convinced me, going to backup first. Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-02-21 16:16 -0500
Re: Convinced me, going to backup first. eternal@notreally.com (Juancho) - 2025-02-16 18:31 +0100
Re: Convinced me, going to backup first. Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-02-16 19:51 -0500
Re: Convinced me, going to backup first. micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> - 2025-02-17 06:48 -0500
Re: Convinced me, going to backup first. Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2025-02-17 15:06 +0000
Re: Convinced me, going to backup first. micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> - 2025-02-17 10:58 -0500
Re: Convinced me, going to backup first. Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2025-02-17 16:38 +0000
Re: Convinced me, going to backup first. ...w¡ñ§±¤ñ <winstonmvp@gmail.com> - 2025-02-17 12:49 -0700
Re: Convinced me, going to backup first. micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> - 2025-02-17 22:05 -0500
Re: Convinced me, going to backup first. Daniel70 <daniel47@eternal-september.org> - 2025-05-28 00:16 +1000
Re: Convinced me, going to backup first. "Allan Higdon" <allanh@vivaldi.net> - 2025-05-27 10:34 -0500
Re: Convinced me, going to backup first. Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-05-27 14:31 -0400
Re: Convinced me, going to backup first. Daniel70 <daniel47@eternal-september.org> - 2025-05-28 20:12 +1000
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