dotTech Exclusive: 30 free licenses of Backup4all Professional!
February 2, 2010 258
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Backup4all should be a familiar name to dotTechies because I have written about Backup4all multiple times in the past. For those that don’t remember, or don’t know, what Backup4all is, let me recap.
Backup4all is an easy-to-use, commercial file backup software that comes in four flavors: Backup4all Lite, Backup4all Standard, Backup4all Professional, and Backup4all Portable. Here is a chart listing the features of Backup4all and comparing the feature differences between all four versions:
In the review of Backup4all Lite (v4.0) I wrote last February, I was impressed by Backup4all – specifically the extensive plugin support – yet felt the Lite edition was a bit too basic. So, flash forward to this February and dotTech is here to give away 30 licenses of Backup4all Professional (the fully-featured edition of Backup4all) to 30 lucky dotTechies for free! Whoever wins a license of Backup4all Professional “get the same rights as (regular) customers of Softland.” In other words, the winners of these licenses will be able to receive all “minor updates” for free. What exactly is a minor update? Well, currently Backup4all is v4.4. A minor update would be v4.4 -> v4.5; a major update (i.e. an update that won’t be free) would be v4.4 -> v5.0. However, don’t worry. Once you reach the point where you no longer receive updates for free, you can still use your version of Backup4all Professional indefinitely because it will still be supported.
That being said, here are the rules for this giveaway:
Version being given out for free: v4.4.189
Free updates: Minor updates only
Supported OS: Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003/Vista/Server 2008/Win7
Download size: ~19 MB
- To win a license of Backup4all Professional, you must post a comment below stating that you want to enter the drawing. If you do not state specifically that you want to enter the drawing, you will not be entered.
- You may only enter once and you may only win one license. Anyone caught trying to enter more than once or trying to win more than one license will be disqualified.
- 10 licenses are reserved for dotTech donors, authors, forum admins, and artists (if you fall in this category, please specifically state it in your comment; also if you are a donor, use the e-mail you donated with so I can verify). The other 20 can be won by anyone.
- I reserve the right to award specific people licenses if I feel they have helped foster the dotTech family by being very active (the people who fall into this category is at my sole discretion).
When posting a comment, please make sure you enter an e-mail that is 100% valid and an e-mail you will check because the licenses will be distributed directly by my contact in Softland. If you win and don’t have a valid e-mail or an e-mail you don’t check, your license will go to waste. However, please don’t post your e-mail in your comment! You should never post your e-mail on a public form. Just enter the e-mail you want to be contacted at in the “E-mail” field when writing your comment – I will be able to get your e-mail from there. Or if you are a registered dotTechie, just post a comment normally and I will be able to find your e-mail.
By entering in this drawing, you give dotTech permission to give your e-mail to Softland – so they can contact you with your license information – if you win.
The winners of this giveaway will be determined using a random number generator when the giveaway ends (there will be a random number generation for the 10 reserved licenses, and there will be a random number generation for the other 20). The giveaway will end in 72 hours (on February 5, 2010).
Good luck to everyone!
Anyone that misses out on a free license can always purchase Backup4all from the homepage. The price ranges from $19.95 to $49.95 depending on what edition you want. You can get a 10% discount if you enter the coupon code CHRM09.
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Please enter me in the drawing.
I would like to enter the drawing for the giveaway, thanks.
I’m very interested as well. Please count me in.
I would like to enter the drawing for the Backup4all license. Thank you for all the help you provide.
Please enter to me for the Backup4all professional licenses.
Hello, I would like to enter so I can have a chance to win a license
Ashraf u do great work!
Count me in, please enter me in the drawing.
Well Ashraf, count me in. Hopefully i’m one of the lucky ones.
Thx.
Ecomm
Please include me in the lucky draw. I have tried GFI backup but not totally satisfied. And Backup4all lite lacks incremental backup. Backup4all Pro may be what I need.
Really appreciate your reviews.
Would love this software to make backups more easily.
ASHRAF SIR
I AM ENTERING IN THE DRAW.
LET ME WON MY FIRST ELECTIVE GIFT OF THIS YEAR.
THANK YOU
rachana
Enter me for a free license of Backup4all Professional.
Hi Ashraf,
I Would like to enter the drawing for the free Backup4all Professional license . Use your reviews all the time.
Thanks in advance.
Ashraf, please enter me in the drawing for Backup4all Professional.
I would like to enter the drawing.
Many thanks for the kind offer and arrangement!
Like your review; was searcing for a tool to backup my outlook folder to my NAS
Would not mind having the full blown thing; count me in ;)
Cheers,
Leo
Please enter me in the drawing for Backup4all.
Just started on GOTD recently; delighted to discover your reviews.
Please enter me in the drawing for Backup4all. I am a donor.
Thanks
Hi Ashraf,
Please accept my entry into the drawing for Backup4all Professional.
Thanks for your helpful reviews here and on GAOTD!
Dear Ashraf:
Please enter me in the drawing for Backup4all in both the general drawing as well as the dotTECHIES reserved drawing.
I am much older than your typical demographic; in part because I am disabled from mini-strokes, heart problems, etc. Folks out there, in your careers, the old saying “take good care of your company and it will take care of you”is bull in today’s workplace. Once you become “damaged goods” it’s cheaper to ease you out of your job before you know the door has hit you in the arse on the way out.
Biggest frigging, flaming RANT against WEBSITES is slovenly proofing AND ESPECIALLY lazy construction of fill-in data menus!! C’on web design wiz kids. I,m too old, in too much debilitating pain, and type too dam slow to have to Guess how you want your [e.g.]date format or your state format;or worst country format.Just frosts my ass something fierce. You kids are too young to have had to work on PUNCH CARDS.
Praise the Lord that time has been passed to the archelogy and history departments of our Universitys’ and Colleges’: NOT ON ANY OF TODAY’S WEBPAGES!!!
Succinctly look at Ashraf’s fill-in above. Short, simple and, more important, preceeded by clear distinct request for certain information and why!
Rated: 5-stars
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First time visitor although I’ve followed your reviews on giveawayoftheday; please enter me in the drawing for backup4all pro; thanks
Wow, what an amazing opportunity to win a a free license of Backup4all Professional! I would so appreciate being entered into the draw please. Many thanks for all the super work you do, excellent reviews included!
Hi Ashraf,
I have been reading your reviews here and on GAOTD for a long time and admire the work you do.
For too many years I have procrastinated to learn to back up and I am due for a crash.
This is the reason why I want to enter the drawing for Backup4all Pro
Thank you
W
Hi Ashraf,
Please enter me into the drawing for Backup4all Pro.
I’ve been a fan for over a year and have donated.
Thanks,
Taz
visiting dottech after long time (got busy). i want to enter the drawing as i always like to come back to see valuable info posted here about free software and other stuffs.