Author Topic: Bvckup 2 is in open beta ! (Read 101417 times)

apankrat · « **Reply #75 on:** May 22, 2014, 03:46 PM »

Thanks, Joe. This was the most productive beta I've ever run, period. I'm extremely happy how it went and the amount of help and support I got from it.

Re: doing a separate announcement thread - I think everyone who wanted has already learned about the release :)

Jibz · « **Reply #76 on:** June 05, 2014, 02:54 PM »

If you are using betas and planning to moving to the production release, make sure to grab a beta license in the next few days. This will be your 50% off coupon for the license.
-apankrat (March 24, 2014, 06:23 AM)

I think I got my beta license last year sometime, I just upgraded to the latest version and tried clicking the menu item to license, which got me the purchase page with a purchase code starting with "BETA-" filled in.

The price still says $20 for a personal and $40 for a business license though?

apankrat · « **Reply #77 on:** June 05, 2014, 02:59 PM »

Click "Review Order" and you will see the adjusted total.

Jibz · « **Reply #78 on:** June 05, 2014, 03:14 PM »

Click "Review Order" and you will see the adjusted total.
-apankrat (June 05, 2014, 02:59 PM)

It won't let me press that button without entering my credit card details. Would be nice if you could see the price without doing that.

apankrat · « **Reply #79 on:** June 05, 2014, 03:57 PM »

Indeed, it doesn't. For BETA-xx codes it's 50% off. Or you can try the PayPal form, there's no CC info there.

Jibz · « **Reply #80 on:** June 05, 2014, 04:15 PM »

Hmm ok, thanks for the clarification.

As a matter of principle, I am against blindly entering my cc info and pressing a big button without being able to see the correct price

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apankrat · « **Reply #81 on:** June 06, 2014, 01:13 AM »

Fair point, OK.

PS. There's always a magic CC# 4242 4242 4242 4242 which a test Visa card number

beethoven · « **Reply #82 on:** July 12, 2014, 03:59 AM »

Is there any difference between the last beta and the current release version with respect to current features or bugs?

apankrat · « **Reply #83 on:** July 12, 2014, 05:37 AM »

Is there any difference between the last beta and the current release version with respect to current features or bugs?
-beethoven (July 12, 2014, 03:59 AM)

It would've been really strange if there weren't any, wouldn't it? :)

As of Release 69 the differences are as follows:

New features

⦁   Added support for backup run simulation (dry runs)
⦁   Extended shadow copying to recognize optional modules
⦁   Added an option for overriding default backup settings

Issues resolved

⦁   Fixed an issue with log viewer stealing input focus
⦁   Fixed a rare on-exit issue
⦁   Fixed two UI issues with editing periodic backup settings
⦁   Added an isolation layer for the Select Folder widget
⦁   Fixed several smaller UI issues
⦁   Fixed an issue of not logging context of certain failures

Other changes

⦁   File filters can now match by a file size range
⦁   File browser in filter configuration is now symlink-aware
⦁   Periodic 6-hour backup is a new default (was: real-time)

You can get the list by checking for updates from the last beta. It always shows the diff against latest production release.

beethoven · « **Reply #84 on:** July 12, 2014, 07:40 AM »

Thank you apankrat - was just wondering what I might be missing if I trial the beta first

Armando · « **Reply #85 on:** July 14, 2014, 07:34 PM »

Bought it a while ago; I'm more than satisfied. No problems what - so - ever. It just runs in the background, doing its job silently, quickly, efficiently and without fault. It's very well done.

(PS I still use the real-time sync option, which works well for syncing my multimedia collection over a network.)

apankrat · « **Reply #86 on:** July 16, 2014, 05:44 AM »

Great to hear :)

By the way (or rather, completely unrelated) - I did a Show HN post on Hacker News and it generated over 20K uniques in 24 hours. Highly recommended if you've got a good project to show.

Armando · « **Reply #87 on:** July 16, 2014, 01:19 PM »

Thanks for the link. Some interesting questions/answers there!

apankrat · « **Reply #88 on:** October 29, 2014, 10:08 AM »

Can I bump this thread? Just killed few weeks on adding SMTP client into a backup app and I just need to share

https://www.bvckup2....port/forum/topic/474 - release notes
https://www.bvckup2.com/wip - screenshots and notes on the process (these strangely help with motivation, so I just keep doing them)

tomos · « **Reply #89 on:** December 14, 2016, 04:52 AM »

It doesn't do versioning, but here are my thoughts on this.

I firmly believe that versioning needs to be done in a way that doesn't lock file history to specific software. This means that the version archive format needs to be open and documented. This in turn means that I should either invent and document such format (but then someone else will need to code alternative tools to work with it) -or- I can adopt an existing format.

Can you guess where this is going? ... 3,2,1 ... That's right - it should use Git :-)

So the plan as it stands is to get the V2 on the road first and then to tackle file versioning.
-apankrat (October 22, 2013, 02:24 PM)

wondering if you still considering this idea?

apankrat · « **Reply #90 on:** December 15, 2016, 06:03 AM »

wondering if you still considering this idea?
-tomos (December 14, 2016, 04:52 AM)

Yes, it's still on the plans. It's just gets too damn long sometimes to get from an idea to having time to properly execute it. I'm thinking we need another 6 months to get v2 feature complete, which includes adding SMART diagnostics, backup verification and several UI features. After that, we'll see what to do next.

apankrat · « **Reply #91 on:** May 06, 2018, 08:48 AM »

Bump. New release is out, R79. Notable changes:

1. Brand new copying module called the ultra copier:

Faster bulk copying - details
Faster delta copying - details
Resumable copying and fast error recovery - details

2. Automatic retrying for transient, network-related failures (details).

3. New look for the progress bar. Obviously, a very important change.

While at it, here's 5 years worth of all prior re-styling takes - https://bvckup2.com/wip/18042018

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Complete change log is over at changes/release-79

nogojoe · « **Reply #92 on:** May 06, 2018, 04:51 PM »

Bump. New release is out, R79. Notable changes:

-apankrat (May 06, 2018, 08:48 AM)

hi apankrat, having trouble installing bvckup 2 getting error message

" The procedure entry point VssfreeSnapsotproperties Internal could not be located in the dynamac link library VSSAPI. dll"

Running WinXP3

Regards nogojoe

apankrat · « **Reply #93 on:** May 07, 2018, 05:53 AM »

Looking into it, stand by...

apankrat · « **Reply #94 on:** May 07, 2018, 09:43 AM »

Should be resolved now. Updated version is available from https://bvckup2.com/get

nogojoe · « **Reply #95 on:** May 08, 2018, 03:56 AM »

Should be resolved now. Updated version is available from https://bvckup2.com/get
-apankrat (May 07, 2018, 09:43 AM)

Thanks apankrat program is installing Ok .
regards nogojoe