I've already said that whether HBS will be free for Enterprise versions of Windows or not, depends solely on Hasleo. I don't expect anything from Hasleo. I'll be using version 5.4.2.5 for as long as I can.
After purchasing WinToUSB Professional + Lifetime Free Upgrades, I also bought Hasleo Backup Suite Professional for $54.95. However, I’ve noticed that the Hasleo Backup Suite Professional Family edition for $89.95 has since been released. Is there a way to upgrade to the Family edition by paying the price difference, or am I out of luck?
(10-31-2025, 05:31 AM)bebeago Wrote: [ -> ]After purchasing WinToUSB Professional + Lifetime Free Upgrades, I also bought Hasleo Backup Suite Professional for $54.95. However, I’ve noticed that the Hasleo Backup Suite Professional Family edition for $89.95 has since been released. Is there a way to upgrade to the Family edition by paying the price difference, or am I out of luck?
I also bought 2 Professional licenses and would rather have bought the family pack instead if I knew this was gonna happen.
Will probably keep the licenses now though, I see it as a $20 donation to the developers.
Contact them through Support AT EasyEUFI DOT com and I'm sure they will be able to help you...
(10-31-2025, 05:31 AM)bebeago Wrote: [ -> ]After purchasing WinToUSB Professional + Lifetime Free Upgrades, I also bought Hasleo Backup Suite Professional for $54.95. However, I’ve noticed that the Hasleo Backup Suite Professional Family edition for $89.95 has since been released. Is there a way to upgrade to the Family edition by paying the price difference, or am I out of luck?
Yes, as @Froggie said, please contact us via
[email protected]. Thanks.
(10-31-2025, 02:00 PM)admin Wrote: [ -> ] (10-31-2025, 05:31 AM)bebeago Wrote: [ -> ]After purchasing WinToUSB Professional + Lifetime Free Upgrades, I also bought Hasleo Backup Suite Professional for $54.95. However, I’ve noticed that the Hasleo Backup Suite Professional Family edition for $89.95 has since been released. Is there a way to upgrade to the Family edition by paying the price difference, or am I out of luck?
Yes, as @Froggie said, please contact us via [email protected]. Thanks.
Thank you for the quick and favorable handling; I really appreciate it
(10-31-2025, 06:46 PM)bebeago Wrote: [ -> ] (10-31-2025, 02:00 PM)admin Wrote: [ -> ]Yes, as @Froggie said, please contact us via [email protected]. Thanks.
Thank you for the quick and favorable handling; I really appreciate it
You're very welcome! I'm glad I could assist you.
(10-30-2025, 01:52 PM)admin Wrote: [ -> ] (10-30-2025, 12:44 AM)Dude Guyman Wrote: [ -> ]$55-200 is not cheap software either. If it was $10-20 I may take the risk, but not for $50+.
Sorry, but NOPE!
Since the release of Hasleo Disk Clone in 2020, we've spent five years developing Hasleo Backup Suite. Some of Hasleo Backup Suite's features originated from Hasleo Disk Clone, so in reality, it took us more than just five years. Now you're telling us it's only worth $10 to $20. Bro, you're using Windows Enterprise Edition—that's commercial use. If you can find backup software offering lifetime free upgrades for just $10 to $20, we'd be happy to give you the license you need for free.
I was not saying Hasleo is only worth $10-20, just that for $50+ (which is fine otherwise), I am not willing to pay that for software with a "time bomb" in it, for the reasons I mentioned. If I pay for software, I should be able to use it, forever. Maybe not newer versions (maybe discounted $$ upgrades?), but when the version I paid for is set to self destruct on a given date, that is just a veiled subscription, just like Macrium, and it's why most of us are here, isn't it.
I don't like the Enterprise/LTSC restriction either. What version of an OS I use is my business. I use Linux too and will
never use Windows 11, or 12 most likely.
(10-30-2025, 05:16 PM)n8chavez Wrote: [ -> ]I think I'll wait until all this is settled before I buy a license. The last thing I, or anyone, want if some there to be anything that restricts the ability to use HBS when I need it. I'll wait for the timebomb to be removed, then I'll buy.
Same. When the time bomb is confirmed to be gone, and I confirm that version works well for me, I may rethink a purchase. The time bomb and the Enterprise/LTSC restriction puts a nasty, bad taste in my mouth though. I don't like attempts at my computing habits being dictated to me or controlled by someone else. I have had software I paid for outright block itself from running on my PC (after an update/patch) before because they had deliberately black listed a certain model of Lite-On CD/DVD burner I had in my system because it was capable of reading/writing data they did not want me copying. Nope!
(10-30-2025, 05:42 PM)admin Wrote: [ -> ]Some users have complained that the free version doesn't support Windows Enterprise. I'm sorry, but commercial use should be paid for. Individual users generally don't use Windows Enterprise Edition anyway. Are we wrong about that?
Yes, you are. I use LTSC because it is less invasive/bloated, and not in any "commercial" way. Why or what O/S or how much I pay for it, I use is none of your f'ing business. You make and sell good software, or you don't. What/how/when/why I use it is my f'ing business alone. That said, on a free version, I am not complaining about it and would have bought a paid version...except for the "self destruct" code in it.
(11-01-2025, 12:35 AM)Dude Guyman Wrote: [ -> ] (10-30-2025, 05:42 PM)admin Wrote: [ -> ]Some users have complained that the free version doesn't support Windows Enterprise. I'm sorry, but commercial use should be paid for. Individual users generally don't use Windows Enterprise Edition anyway. Are we wrong about that?
Yes, you are. I use LTSC because it is less invasive/bloated, and not in any "commercial" way. Why or what O/S or how much I pay for it, I use is none of your f'ing business. You make and sell good software, or you don't. What/how/when/why I use it is my f'ing business alone. That said, on a free version, I am not complaining about it and would have bought a paid version...except for the "self destruct" code in it.
It is wrong for someone to describe this restriction as a bomb and self-destruction, we have been exercising restraint. Our software has been using this mechanism for more than ten years, and we have explained this restriction many times before. We have also said that the machine would be reintroduced after the paid version is released. Over the years, have you ever seen us use such a mechanism to coerce customers into upgrading in order to use our services? Users with a lifetime license still use the software normally, even if they purchased our product in 2012.