A few small bugs / comments, Export to Fat32 issue

[ObiWanCeleri]

I did a quick search and couldn't find a recent comment about this topic, hope I'm not spamming

Version 5.6.2.1 Free on Windows 11 Pro

1. So I created an Emergency Disk. When selecting a destination drive / key, it gives a drive number, followed by the hardware name and then the size. 
Since you're going to format that drive, the drive number doesn't cut it. you ABSOLUTELY need to give the drive letter. Imagine formatting the wrong drive!!!

2. This might be a limitation of WinPE but once formatted, my 64GB is listed as having ~30GB total size. Nothing dramatic but you're loosing 50% of the available space.
(I verified. It IS a microsoft limitation LOL)

Now let's go to the system backup screen, backup options.

3. Since (ideally) you put the backup file on the USB drive, you need to split it in 4096mb chunks. If you select "FAT32 - 4096" and press OK ... then go back in the backup option menu, it reverts back to "CD-650" no matter what you select. If you proceed with a backup, Hasleo proceeeds with one monololithic file anyways.
The solution is to select "Custom size" instead and type "4096". Since I don't like living on the edge "4000" is fine and does the job for me.

4. Maybe it's me but the compression level and splitting values should be the program's general preferences.

5. I was wondering if it was possible to have Hasleo show the recovery screen and preload the proper backup file from the command line? 

So far I'm impressed by this program and given a bit of polish it can be turned into a real winner.
Also kudos for the price. At 30$ I'm thinking of making it a required software for any machine that I assemble and sell. 

ObiWanCeleri (also known under the pseudonym of Louis)

[admin]

Dear @ObiWanCeleri,

Thank you for your thorough testing and kind words, we really appreciate users like you who take the time to help us improve. Let me address each of your points one by one.

1. So I created an Emergency Disk. When selecting a destination drive / key, it gives a drive number, followed by the hardware name and then the size.?
Since you're going to format that drive, the drive number doesn't cut it. you ABSOLUTELY need to give the drive letter. Imagine formatting the wrong drive!!!

Thank you for your suggestion, we will improve it in future releases.

2. This might be a limitation of WinPE but once formatted, my 64GB is listed as having ~30GB total size. Nothing dramatic but you're loosing 50% of the available space.
(I verified. It IS a microsoft limitation LOL)

Hasleo Backup Suite uses only up to 32GB of space when creating a bootable USB flash drive to ensure compatibility with both BIOS-based and UEFI-based computers. If the FAT32 partition size exceeds 32GB, it may fail to boot on some computers, especially those booting in legacy BIOS mode. We will improve this feature in a future update by creating multiple partitions on the USB flash drive.

3. Since (ideally) you put the backup file on the USB drive, you need to split it in 4096mb chunks. If you select "FAT32 - 4096" and press OK ... then go back in the backup option menu, it reverts back to "CD-650" no matter what you select. If you proceed with a backup, Hasleo proceeeds with one monololithic file anyways.
The solution is to select "Custom size" instead and type "4096". Since I don't like living on the edge "4000" is fine and does the job for me.

Thank you for pointing it out. This should be a bug, and we will fix it as soon as possible.

4. Maybe it's me but the compression level and splitting values should be the program's general preferences.

Currently, compression level and splitting values are set per backup task to provide flexibility for different backup scenarios. However, I understand that having them as global preferences would be more convenient in some cases. We will adding an option to set global defaults in future releases.

5. I was wondering if it was possible to have Hasleo show the recovery screen and preload the proper backup file from the command line?

I'm afraid I don't fully understand your point. Could you please provide more details?


We sincerely admire your detailed observations and constructive feedback. We are delighted that you recognize its value, and it would be a great honor for us if you make it a standard tool on the computers you assemble and sell.

If you have any further ideas or run into other issues, please don't hesitate to let us know.

Best regards,