Genie Timeline Free 2012 User Reviews

• 5.0 stars

  "Attractive intuitive reliable improved. Almost perfect."

  April 29, 2012  |   By jsaintanne

  Version: Genie Timeline Free 2012 3.0.1.500

  Pros

  * Easy interface.
  * Full user empowerment.
  * Fast.
  * Improved.

  Cons

  * Versioning isn't searchable in free version.

  Summary

  Amazing free backup software just 1/2 star short of perfect.

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• 1.0 stars

  "Good concept, but the software misses it's target goals"

  April 28, 2012  |   By svenvandevelde

  Version: Genie Timeline Free 2012 3.0.1.500

  Pros

  It DOES perform a timeline backup.
  Backup DOES work without much disturbance.
  It's concept allows for simplicity and user friendliness.
  Genie provides good end-user support.
  Nice user interface.

  Cons

  It is a very dangerous tool. It does not a good job, due to the following reasons:
  - When you have multiple users on the same PC, it will only perform a backup of the files of the user the backup is installed for.
  - Intelligent backup is dangerous. It will only backup the files with the extensions you request. The list of extensions is not complete.
  - As a result, it consumes your backup drive space with files you don't want. Intelligent backup works for ALL your connected drives, even the xTB drives which you don't want to have included.
  - There is an 'exclude from backup' function in the tool, but it is hidden, not user friendly.
  - Recover sometimes fails for a number of files without reason. The tool crashes when recovering, and you have to restart.
  - The "system recovery" option does not do a good job, and it is VERY SLOW.
  - Files are spread out over the backup library between the "intelligent backup", and the "selective backup". Confusing

  Summary

  I am a registered user for 2 years, and have purchased 3 licenses. I would advise to consider very well the cons when doing a backup.
  
  Updated on May 3, 2012

  On top of what i wrote, there is another con, the tool does not recognize file renames, which results in the loss of versions of files that you rename!

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