Was able to download and install. I was about to perform a backup when I noticed how large the backup image would be: It is 8 times larger than using Acronis True Image (the free version that works with WD drives)! And this is with the compression setting to default (normal). No thanks.

Gregg  –  6 years ago  –  Vond je deze reactie nuttig? ja | nee (+20)

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The email arrives with no LIVE/ACTIVE download link, but lost within the text is the TEXT ( NOT a link ):

https://www.minitool.com/download/sm/mtsbsetup_trial.exe

Note: this is v3.2.1.2,

... different from the free trial v3.2.1.1110 on the web at

https://www.minitool.com/backup/

... which has no place to enter registration to turn it pro!

Installation balks at replacing a prior filename, be patient, open Windows, Control Panel, Administrative Tools, Services, browse around looking for MiniTool Agent Services, find NOTHING, then go back to the installation window and, viola, it progresses anyway, try this a few times until it overcomes it fear of renaming prior files.

For me, this installed with NO WAY to register or inspect registration, but I had ( note: HAD! ) a prior version, so perhaps it inherited my prior license, who knows, it does not offer any way to confirm licensing nor expiration time frame.

I would ONLY use it to CLONE, as all other backup methods it promises seem wasteful and proprietary and useless regarding immediate access through Windows File Explorer.

So, has anyone successfully CLONED a re-bootable drive through this software?

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Note: this software has incredible promise,
-- boot to itself instead of WIndows for in-place recovery,
-- bootable media builder,
-- synchronizing ( but NO controls over deleting, that's DEADLY ),
-- PXE ( meaning a crashed computer on your network can boot from this server on another computer, then access and restore backup images created by this software ),
... and so on, but who's gonna try that at home and hope it works when needed, versus just swapping to a replacement hard drive, reinstalling Windows and software, and then bringing in personal stuff? I can see PXE working for cash registers and kiosks, but not for custom personal separate and different computers ... but that's just me, everyone has their own path, so to speak.

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So, who successfully CLONED using MiniTool ShadowMaker Pro 3.2 software, and how do you compare it to alternatives?

Thanks.
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Peter Blaise  –  6 years ago  –  Vond je deze reactie nuttig? ja | nee (+15)

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