Fab's AutoBackup: moving users to a new PC without losing anything
A technician's tool for backing up and transferring a user's data and settings, including from a PC that won't boot, with an unusually generous license.
Replacing a user’s PC is easy. Replacing it without losing their bookmarks, Outlook setup, desktop files, and the one spreadsheet they swear was “right there” is the hard part. Fab’s AutoBackup is built for exactly that job.
Quick links
| Tool | What it’s for | Business use | Official download |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fab’s AutoBackup Pro | Moving a user’s data and settings to a new PC | Paid, one license covers your company | fpnet.fr |
What it does
Fab’s AutoBackup backs up, restores, or transfers a user’s data and settings from one Windows installation to another: documents, desktop, pictures, browser data, email data including Outlook profiles, and more.
The Pro edition, aimed at technicians and repair shops, is portable, so it runs from your tools drive without installing anything. It adds the features that matter most in the field:
- Handling multiple user profiles at once
- Importing data from a dead PC’s drive over USB
- Direct disk-to-disk transfers from an old drive to a new computer
It supports Windows XP through Windows 11.
When to reach for it
- PC replacements and hardware refreshes
- Wiping and reinstalling Windows
- Rescuing a user’s data from a machine that won’t boot
What it doesn’t do
It moves data and settings, not installed programs. Plan to reinstall applications on the new PC, and have your license keys and installers ready before you start.
Licensing fine print
Fab’s AutoBackup Pro is paid software, sold with a year of updates, with a three-year option available. Unusually, one Pro license covers unlimited technicians and computers within your company, which makes it a good value for a small MSP. If a license lapses, the software keeps working; you only lose access to updates and new downloads.
Check that the transfer finished and spot-check the user’s key files and Outlook before you wipe or recycle the old drive. The old drive is your only undo button.
Official download: fpnet.fr, with Pro licenses sold through the official store
Related tools
- WizTree: finding what’s filling a disk
- Advanced IP Scanner: a fast inventory of everything on the network
- Wireshark: seeing what’s actually on the wire
Sources
- Fab’s AutoBackup (official site): data and settings transfer, the portable Pro edition for technicians, dead-PC import, disk-to-disk transfer, and Windows XP through 11 support
- Fab’s AutoBackup 7 Pro (official store): update terms, the unlimited-technician license, and what happens when a license lapses
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