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General questions and bugs

walter
edited August 2014 in Acrosync for Windows
Hi,

using the x64 beta 0.92 version on Windows Server 2012 R2.

What are the exact differences between the commercial and the personal license?
On purchase you'd get an e-mail with a license code?
I've read that the app was designed as a portable application. Would it be possible to store all settings inside a config file inside the app directory (by default) instead of the registry?
What happens to my license when I format my OS and install it from fresh?

It took me several minutes to find out that adding / deleting profiles can only be done via the tray icon instead of e.g. a context menu on the tab inside the main gui.
Maybe you can add that functionality there, too?

The app isn't fully unicode aware, right?
It is able to sync file names like "äößßß.txt" correctly but when it displays such a file in the tooltip over the tray icon, the file name is garbled.

Apart from that it works extremely well for a beta version...

Comments

  • gchen
    You can purchase a personal license if you're using Acrosync for non-commercial purposes, for example, on a home computer to sync your personal files, photos, etc.  Otherwise a commercial license is required (for example, on a work computer that belongs to your company).

    After you place an order in the app, a license code will be generated on the license server and Acrosync will download and install it automatically.  And yes, you will also receive the license code in the email.  In case you format your OS and re-install Acrosync, it will be able to download the license code again from the license server the first time it runs.

    A context menu on the tab to add/delete profiles is a great suggestion.  I'll add that.

    The config file is doable, but I'll consider it if more people request this feature.

    The unicode display issue is a bug and should be fixed in the next version.

    Thank you for the great feedback!

  • walter
    Thanks for the fast answer.

    In case I'll replace system components (MB + graphic card + a hard disk) what will happen then? I guess you're calculating the serial based on a hash of hardware components (like windows does) and if "enough" of them are changed / replaced the serial wouldn't fit to your computer any more.

    What happens to the license if you use it on a laptop and it get's stolen?

    I'm not asking to circumvent any license restrictions but to protect my software investments (especially because the license isn't bound to a user but a single device).

    More feature suggestions:
    Being able to execute the Acrosync client via a batch file with command line parameters (e.g. profile="D:\Acrosync\Temp_Backup.ini" "D:\Acrosync\Work_Backup.ini" log="D:\Acrosync\Logs\%DATE%.log). It shouldn't show the gui in that case but only the animated tray icon, execute both profiles, save the log to it's destination and quit afterwards). Would be much easier to do automatic backups.

    Btw, are profile groups planned?

    Regards,
    Walter
  • gchen
    If the hardware hash changes and Acrosync can't find the license you previously bought, just send me an email and I'll create a new license for you at no cost.

    A command line version is being planned although it won't be based on profiles.  Instead, it would take plain parameters like directories, login info etc.

    What are profile groups?
  • gchen
    Walter,

        You can try the new version 0.93 binaries at here:

        Now there is a context menu for adding/deleting profiles activated by right clicking the tabs.  Also fixed is the unicode displaying bug in balloon messages.

    Thanks,
    Gang 
  • hanshans
    Hi, I have problems using it with SSH

    without over port 873 everything ist fine, but if try ssh and port 22. i get diffrent errorer messages.

    I use hidrive

    http://www.strato-faq.co.uk/article/2046/What-are-the-paths-for-FTP,-SMB,-WebDav,-Rsync,-etc.-.html


    i tried also verification with ssh key file but did not work either.

    any idears??

    Love your tool because it is easy and simple..
  • gchen
    Hidrive's rsync environment is very different from others.  Anyway I made a small fix to use escaped paths rather than double quoted and that seemed to make it work.  The new builds can be found under the same links:


  • hanshans
    Thank you very much.

    I used the 0.93  win 32. Version and it works perfekt with ssh.
    A dream come true.

    A simpel Rsync gui, witch works perfektly.
  • jk03264
    To issues on first attempt to install the trial/beta version:

    (1) Attempted to download and run the beta trial version from the download link at https://acrosync.com/windows.html. ; Seems to install correctly, but attempting to actually run it produces a message from Win XP Media Edition 32 bit, no VSS) that seems to indicate it was installed at
      c:/Documents and Settings\[UserName]\Local Settings\Application Data\Acrosync\AcrosyncClient32.exe
    and that it is "not a valid Win32 application".

    A little checking indicates that it is, in fact, there rather than in c:\Program Files\Acrosync as Windows conventions would dictate.

    Is this a temporarily screwed-up installer or something more serious?

    (2) The LICENSE.TXT version placed in that directory by the installer is zero-length and actual license terms don't seem to be on your site where I can find them.  If this works, it will be primarily for individual non-commercial use, but I regularly use three different Windows machines in different locations (a Win7 Pro 64 one on which I'll try to install later today most often).  I'm happy to pay for the commercial license to avoid any doubt if it would allow some flexibility for one user with multiple machines, but can't tell if that is the case.  Is it, or are these strictly one client machine per license?

    thanks.


  • gchen
    That web page failed to detect that you were running XP.  The executable built for XP is AcrosyncClientXP.exe.  You can download the installer for XP at http://acrosync.com/win32/acrosync_installer_winxp_0.93.exe

    LICENSE.TXT is just a placeholder and I haven't written anything for it.

    A license is always bound to a machine, whether it is personal or commercial.
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