Giveaway of the Day Forums

1. 

   dehawk
   Member

   Suppose my computer crashes a month from now. The software downloaded just today, can it be redownloaded?

   Posted 16 years ago #
2. 

   ldahl
   Member

   Hi Dehawk!
   Well, you can redownload the software, but it won't work. The name of the site is Give Away of the Day. That pretty much says it all. Download, activate and install the software on the day(a rough 24 hour period) it is offered. It is yours to use, free, until such time that you lose your data due to crashes, reformatting, fire, theft...etc. :)
   Sometimes software is re-offerd at a later date or something very similar is offered, or you can read the comments, there is often excellent, free alternatives suggested.
   Hope this helps.

   Posted 16 years ago #
3. 

   BillW50
   Member

   You can do what many techies do. As we backup our hard drives regularly. Thus if something goes wrong, we can restore everything back once again. Even our GAOTD software, fully registered and all.

   Posted 16 years ago #
4. 

   rawis
   Member

   ok, i see.

   Posted 16 years ago #
5. 

   gonzo
   Member

   Does this procedure work using ordinary file backup software like Titan Backup, or just with disk imaging software like Ghost, Acronis, and Macrium Reflect?

   I realize disk imaging packages recover everything, but will file backups restore GAOTD offerings if that's all that you need, and, say, you didn't suffer a total meltdown?

   Posted 16 years ago #
6. 

   LeKanaw
   Member

   Bonjour Gonzo

   I think *some* softs could be restored w a "simple" bkup, provided you know what u'r doing, but not all! Best solution is Imaging ur HD.

   BUT the point of this project is, if you really like & use a program, you are supposed to buy it.
   GOTD lets us experiment w a lot of softs & games, exactly for that purpose.
   It's ours till we do a reformat or change PCs, not to keep for life, right?!!!

   Amicalement, M.

   Posted 16 years ago #
7. 

   copmom
   Member

   I'm still trying to find a good program that can make a total image of my hard drive in case it dies! Any suggestions?

   Posted 16 years ago #
8. 

   Robert
   StrayCat

   Hi Copmom,

   If you own a Seagate or a Maxtor drive (even a portable one) check this.(look for no 6)
   Acronis is IMHO the best available nowadays.
   Some computer magazines even offer free Personal versions of Acronis True Image.

   Alternatives are Paragon,Ghost and...Macrium Reflect(recent give away).

   Or you can use the free imaging soft from EASEUS

   Posted 16 years ago #
9. 

   copmom
   Member

   Thanks Robert. Shucks.. mine are both Western Digital! I wrote myself a note earlier to check into Acronis True Image. Might be the way to go. I did get the Macrium one as well as Paragon from here, but truthfully, now I have too many things to choose from and wasn't sure which was best! I think I'm on overload in my brain???
   And I don't think Easus is free..just went there and it's $69

   Posted 16 years ago #
10. 

    Robert
    StrayCat

    Paragon(v 8.5 Personal) works fine too,Copmom.But...be sure to run a thorough checkdisk on your HD before imaging.
    ..or you could get an unpleasant surprise when trying to restore to a (new)drive.

    I noticed True Image is capable of skipping bad sectors.

    BTW EASEUS Disk Copy 2.0 is freeware.
    Copmon, to prevent overloads go for Acronis.
    :)

    Posted 16 years ago #
11. 

    copmom
    Member

    Robert, thanks for the advice! I think Acronis might be the best one too!!

    Posted 16 years ago #
12. 

    LeKanaw
    Member

    Bonjour Lauri :D

    If you want to, send me your address, I think I have something that might interest you, regarding Acronis ;-)

    I do agree w Robert, if you have a choice, Acronis is the way to go, even though it's expensive.
    Gizmo made a series of articles on Imaging Backup sometime ago, I found very interesting. From that, I concluded Ghost is out of the question!

    Peace, Manu

    PS: Salut Robert, saw ur message :D Thank You!! Et j'ai répondu!!! ;*)

    Posted 16 years ago #
13. 

    copmom
    Member

    LeKanaw, thank you for the offer.

    {{{{{{{HUGS}}}}}} ~ Lauri

    Posted 16 years ago #
14. 

    Robert
    StrayCat

    Bonjour Princesse :)

    I think BuBBy is enjoying some time off and tasting some nice beer ice cream right now...
    Anyway he really deserves it. :)
    Thanks for the reply and yes, I do understand your reasons...
    But I am also glad you joined us again.

    Amicalement,
    Robert

    Posted 16 years ago #
15. 

    BuBBy
    Teh adnim

    I'm still here. Not so much time off - but my time is being shared between multiple projects. As always, if you need some help or intervention from me - you only have to PM me. :)

    Posted 16 years ago #
16. 

    copmom
    Member

    I'm still waiting to hear something from Lekanaw...... hummmmmmmm?

    Posted 16 years ago #

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