Hi !
I've been using HBS free for 1 year now and for me it was mostly set it and forget it.
Saved me a few times though !

A few days ago I noticed I had no notification about HBS.... Had a look at the log and for sure there were a bunch of errors. Starting october 1st, without any obvious pattern, I started getting the following :
   
Task is supposed to start dayly at 3:30am, there is NO error in windows events log.

Restarting the computer and manually starting the task works just fine.

I don't know which version of HBS it started with (if it's even related !). What I know is that I had this problem with 5.5.2.0 and upgrading to 5.5.2.1 hasn't changed anything.

Any help would be greetly appreciated.
Daniel.

Before I purchase I'd like to know a little more about how licensing works. This is from the perspective of a person who never uses Hasleo while installed on Windows except to make the Rescue.iso. I only make and restore backups from the rescue environment and always remove the program from my PC after making the Rescue.iso.

Example scenario:
I am currently using "PC-1" and I buy the non-lifetime version (I understand how that works with no major version upgrade, 5.x to 6.x etc.).
A year or two from now, I upgrade my mainboard and CPU, and reinstall Windows 10 Enterprise (or maybe even Windows 12 Enterprise) onto a clean, wiped hard drive. Now it is "PC-1.a".
Does Hasleo still work or de-activate itself? What about the Rescue Disk I created? Is it checking for hardware changes or good to go?

Another year later, I upgrade my GPU and get a new SSD and now it's "PC-1.b" almost "PC-2" by now. Still work or de-activated?

After the changes from "PC-1" to "PC-*.*", will Hasleo still install and activate long enough to make a new Rescue.iso from version 5.5.2.1 to say 5.8.0.0, or will it see a new mainboard and CPU and refuse to activate? Does it phone home to check activation after the initial activation, ever? Is an internet connection required, ever, after the initial purchase and activation?

Each time I install-make rescue.iso/uninstall, reinstall new version-make new rescue.iso/uninstall it to upgrade my Rescue.iso from one minor version to the next minor version (same goes for Major versions if Lifetime License), does it activate without issue or does it think I am installing it on a second PC and refuse? Does it give me one of those "This license is already used and invalid" messages?

I'm not trying to be difficult, but I've run into similar problems in the past, many times, and need to know exactly how it works before I pay for a product I may not even be able to use in ~two months.

Thanks in advance.

I have been using 2 tasks (one for C drive & one for D drive) - full disk backup
Both have been scheduled for 8:00am and the option to run if missed was enabled.
The computer is usually started some time shortly after 8:00
I was finding that the C drive task usually ran first and would fail every now and then.
The D drive task was pretty reliable.

I had wondered if timing was an issue... let's say the computer was started at 8:01
and the HBS task activates before the USB drive was fully on-line.

My work around that seemed to give me more reliable backups:
- disable the HBS schedules
- create a .cmd task that include the 2 backup tasks
- use Windows scheduler to activate the .cmd

Unfortunately the new home release does not have CLI support so I will have to go back
to HBS scheduling. I will monitor my backups more closely to see if I can
find any pattern to the failed updates. (Comment: It would be nice to have CLI
support in the home version)

JD

Just for clarity, I would like to know what support is available if
I do NOT select lifetime support

Will I be able to download updates for some amount of time
or is the support tied to the version in effect when purchased?

For personal use I plan to purchase the family bundle
with life-time support.

However, I will want to purchase a commercial version for
an NPO where I volunteer (limited budget) so probably
would not purchase the life-time support.

Thanks for any info

JD

When Installation mode = VHDX, the Virtual hard disk size numeric field does not accept keyboard input. The value can only be changed using the spinner arrows or by pasting a number. This makes large adjustments (e.g., from 2 TB default down to 500 GB) slow and frustrating.



Steps to Reproduce

1. Launch WinToUSB Professional.
   
2. Select a Windows 11 ISO and edition.
   
3. Choose a destination disk.
   
4. Set Partition scheme = GPT for UEFI and Installation mode = VHDX.
   
5. Click into Virtual hard disk size and attempt to type 500.
   

• Keystrokes are ignored; the number does not change.
  
• Only the up/down spinner arrows change the value.
  

Hi Team,
We are currently using the Halseo WinToUsb Pro Version 9.5 (Build: Jan 6 2025) and facing problem while cloning and creation of Win 11 ToGO Drive.

1. Cloning :
Previous systems created can no longer be cloned as the tool takes forever (~ More than 3 hours) and crashes without any error.

2. Win 11 To Go Creation:
The operation was not successful after 99% completion which failed with an Unknown error 0x003100B2000001B1 (ErrorWin11.jpg)
The ISO file that was used : en-us_windows_11_iot_enterprise_version_25h2_x64_dvd_67098cd6.iso [Downloaded from Microsoft Visual Studio marketplace]

However after failure the device was not recognizable on the laptop and had to be removed and connected back.

The contents on the drive (ErrroWin11_Contents.jpg)
The size of the created contents (ErrorWin11_Size.jpg)

Wanted to know if Win11 To Go can actually be created with the version 9.5 being used, or any changes to procedure needed due to reported error.

Thanks

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Hello,
  Smart backup should be enabled by default. At least for OS disk which MS is changing the WinPE partitions almost on every couple updates. 

Thank you

I would like to define a network storage path to a directory tree but can only define a path to the top level.

I have tried \\{server}\{top}\{sub} and everything else I can think of but only \\{server}\{top} is accepted.

Quote: Hasleo Backup Suite V5.5 /// Completely Free Windows Backup and Cloning Software for Windows PCs and Servers!

Not anymore with v5.5.2.0 !!! Even Windows 10/11 Enterprise is no longer supported (bad decision)!

Software still buggy after all this time!

DiskClone still missing FileClone feature!

I know you need to earn money but if Windows Client OS Enterprise support is also removed, then sorry guys!

Over 15,000,000 Wonderful Users (not including us).

Software already removed!

Time to move on to Veeam!

Bye bye!

I just tried around a bit with the new HBS Free v5.5.2.0.

When I install the free version in a VM with Windows Server 2025 Standard, I receive the following error:
There are bad sectors on the drive. (0x075400690000045D).



Pretty sure this can't happen in a VM.

And why is the free version able to backup on a server edition?
Shouldn't this trigger another error message?

I tried the same with an earlier snapshot and version v5.4.2.5 doesn't throw that error.

Log's attached, hope that helps