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I tried bvckup2 maybe a year or two ago. But I stopped using it because of a couple of license issues (?). The thing is, my work machine is Windows but my empl
by AnonC 7y ago
I tried bvckup2 maybe a year or two ago. But I stopped using it because of a couple of license issues (?).
The thing is, my work machine is Windows but my employer doesn't have a good backup solution (other than OneDrive, which I don't like much because of its speed and restrictions). I wasn't sure if I could buy a personal license and use it to backup my work machine at my own cost, since said employer wouldn't pay for this or reimburse the cost. The personal license terms sounds strict to prohibit such use. I'm not sure if that's what was meant though. The new licensing model since June seems to address this, with no distinction on the kind of use.
But the second issue was the cost of the license itself. It just is high for me (due to currency and other issues), and I couldn't find any discount codes either. Now I see that the prices seem to have increased further since June 2019 (so it's beyond my reach). I don't recall the feature set of the personal license from before, but the new Basic version seems pretty basic, and seems to have too many differences with the Pro Workstation version. Narrowing that gap could make for better tiers, IMO.
- apankrat 7y agoYou are correct that you would've needed an Professional license for your case. Personal licenses were basically a 50% discounted option for backing up one's photos and music stash. Re: pricing - it is what it is, sorry. We are trying to move towards pro IT use and the pricing reflects that. Basic license is not really meant for home use, but rather for certain very specific replication scenarios. In fact, I am considering removing it altogether, because it only serves to confuse simpler (read, non-IT) home users into thinking that it's meant for them, while it _is_ quite restricted.