COMODO Backup 4.1.2 Released!

Hello,

We are happy to announce the COMODO Backup 4.1.2 was released to public.

What’s new (compared to 4.0)

  • “Create Rescue Disk” button in settings which automatically create a WinPE disc or WinPE ISO image
  • List view replaced the tree view in backup step 1, 2, restore step 1 and in online storage TAB. An address bar will be visible with the list view.
  • Clicking Backup TAB will start a new backup process, so you can immediately set what, where, how and when to backup.
  • Shortcuts and profiles where moved into a separate TAB
  • Option not to restore NTFS security attributes
  • Option to right click → copy log when backup/restore operation finishes
  • Last backup is now a predefined profile in shortcuts TAB
  • Right click menu for Online Storage TAB
  • Options to exclude system or hidden files from backup
  • We support network shares as sources for backup;
  • CCloud drive and all mounted backups are visible as removable drives (before they were visible as fixed drives)
  • Custom profiles can be scheduled

What’s fixed & improved (compared to 4.0 and 4.1 BETA2)

  • Double-clicking on a CB backup file has no effect if UAC is enabled and CB is open;
  • No behavior is implemented when restoring a partition backup while CB is not elevated;
  • Backup failing with error code 101003 for “Files and Directories”, “Registry Files”, “User Folder”, “System State” backup jobs using Email as destination;
  • Memory leak while submitting files for malware scan;
  • The “CBU BackUP” contextual menu shortcut does not work if CB is open and UAC is enabled;
  • CB hang when switching between the snapshots for a .cbu backup stored on CCloud;
  • A folder transfer from CCloud to the local system hang at 100%;
  • Error code 9/crash when trying to save a backup on a CD/DVD already written;
  • Messages referring to computer shut down when choosing to restart after restore
  • Fixed the file transfer error from online storage to local machine;
  • Fixed the first item omission in CCloud tab when deleting a group of files;
  • Fixed the file copy error from local to CCloud when CCloud is empty;
  • Fixed issue reported by user here ;
  • Fixed issue with windows PE function and issue reported by user here ;
  • Fixed password issue reported by user here ;
  • Fixed issues with shell extension not allowing to backup paths that include the space separator;
  • Fixed “An error occurred” and “Check your system date” messages that were randomly displayed when CCloud server was not working properly;
  • Fixed "Simple Copy to a network/ftp/ccloud location is successful with no network connection reported here;
  • Fixed crash reported by user here;
  • Fixed issue with invalid path when setting a network share as location for backups reported in 4.1 BETA and BETA2;
  • Fixed restore verify process cancelling issues;
  • Gui blocking and hangups for CCloud operations on backup, restore, other profiles and online backup pages;
  • COSService monitor Sync Service and vice versa in case one unextpectedly terminates, the other will try to restart it;
  • Diagnostics which didn’t work properly when a file was replaced with an older version;
  • CB automatically cleans left over files from the installation of redistributable pack;
  • issue with “Checking if file … can be used as backup base.” displayed when file doesn’t exist.
  • Mirror (clone) backup crash when multiple disks are present in the system;
  • ‘Restore now’ crash occuring when a text search is in progress;
  • Hang at cbwizard logout from CCloud;
  • Crash when right clicking the properties menu on a file in the restore screen;
  • Mirror (clone) crash when clicking backup now and there`s no destination available;
  • Error “file not found” during the file transfer in “Online Storage” which sometimes occurred;
  • Custom incremental/differential profiles that could not be edited if the backup base no longer existed;
  • Compression issue reported by user here
  • Option to remember connection credentials which was not present sometimes in Schedule page for network backups;
  • Crash produced during cd backup when the file is larger than the available space on disk;
  • Regsitry keys/values backups that failed with code 92 or that could not be exported to script;
  • Issue with opening self extracting backups;
  • Issue reported here;
  • Issue with nothing happening when cbu is elevated and the user double clicks on a backup file;
  • Issue with filters, when switching between backup step 2 and 3;
  • Issues with Last backup in otherprofiles;
  • Issues with address bar in backup step 2, restore step 1 and Online Storage TAB
  • Issues with WinPE;
  • Issues with shortcuts TAB;
  • Issues with sync to CCloud which sometimes may not have worked properly;
  • Setup checks first if newer version of CB is available on website and notifies user;
  • Changed the way schedules and custom profiles are stored in registry. Now they can be edited using regedit in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ComodoGroup\ComodoBackup\ScheduleList;
  • Issue with long and special characters passwords for COMODO Cloud;
  • Issue with simple copy sparse files from NTFS to FAT;
  • CBReparse.sys starting slower on some OS causing diagnostic report to say it’s not running;
  • Backup verification after creation which failed if macros were used;
  • Potential issue with loop when checking for missed schedules;
  • Delete propagation issue on simple copy (delete shouldn’t propagate on simple copy);
  • Potential error code 3 when running scheduled backups;
  • Small logging improvements;
  • Backup error code 43 for |DATE3| macro;
  • 0 KB files created when attempting to create simple copy backups for Microsoft Outlook 2010 when the application is opened;
  • Snapshot selection which displayed wrong information in restore step 2 for cbu files that contained more than 1 snapshot;
  • Mounting large disk/partition backups which seemed to hang;
  • Split backups unmountable;
  • Fixed command line multiple partition backup issue;
  • Dbginfo.bat file in installation directory to collect debug information for analysis;
  • BSOD when scanning computer with CIS caused by cbufs.sys;
  • Bug with restoring files from an incremental backup that are partially changed, the files didn’t restore properly;
  • Xlsx files that could not be edited with Microsoft Excel from CCloud drive;
  • Some crashes with COSService.exe;
  • Added extra command line parameter “/dont_restore_file_security” to avoid restoring NTFS security attributes;
  • Restore issue when part of cbu backup footer is corrupted;
  • Fixed issues when logging in/out from CCloud an CB program didn’t changed it’s state;
  • .Zip backup not created correctly when the “Scan for malware” option was selected;
  • Mounting and unmouting the CCloud drive several times causing CB to continuously display the last wait dialog;
  • CB crashes when attempting to unmount .cbu backups when CB is not elevated;
  • CB crashes when submitting files for CIMA scan;
  • .Zip backup is not created correctly when the “Scan for malware” option is selected;
  • Continuous BSOD when installing CTM 2.9, then CB;
  • Some speed optimizations for instant scan;
  • Context menu for items in CBWizard;
  • Issues with sync to CCloud;
  • Error 29 when performing cbu incremental on sparse file;
  • Error 29 at the end of the restore process when restoring sparse files from cbu backup;
  • Restoring corrupted cbu backups (in previous version error 14 occurred sometimes when trying to restore a corrupted cbu backup);
  • Query allocated ranges for sparse files with zero data only;
  • Sparse files treated as empty if no data present;
  • Large memory leak when restoring sparse files;
  • Scheduling predefined backup profiles issue;
  • GUI hang after several backup operations and no interaction with the application;
  • Improper display of the Manage-Events-“Delete” button tool-tip message;
  • Some translation updates and errors fixed;
  • “Restore directory structure” enabled for partition backups ;
  • Restoring self-extractable backups is now possible with CB;
  • Potential crash when mounting a disk backup;
  • Scripts issue when ENTER or TAB characters are present inside script;
  • The ‘Use Default’ option not working properly in backup/restore;
  • Improper GUI behavior when executing two or more .cbu files;
  • Logging issue and potential errors with reparse points;
  • The date and time for snapshots for Email Accounts and IM Conversations backups not being displayed in restore step 2 when changing the snapshot;
  • Some speed improvements when browsing GUI;
  • Backup failes with error code 4 when attempting to create an ISO backup for the system partition;
  • Scheduled backup fail with error code 1;
  • CBU.exe crash during startup;
  • SFX successfully restored to non existent location;
  • All the files on an ISO type backup saved with Upper Case;
  • Backup fail with error code 97 when attempting to create SFX CBU backups to cd/dvd;
  • COSService crash when canceling a .cbu backup to the Online Storage;
  • CB crash when closing the application during a file transfer from the online drive;
  • Sharing a status on Yahoo Messenger from “Share with friends” not working;
  • CB Wizard can create backup during instant scan;
  • The used and free space of a mounted drive are not retrieved properly;
  • GUI hangs when attempting to start the backup operation during the list population of the backup sources;
  • Mixup between compressed/uncompressed size in restore step 3;
  • The “Scan all files on this computer” option in the Settings menu appears unchecked by default;
  • Improper behavior when editing a custom profile created after a backup operation is complete;
  • The “Restore” from the Summary screen not available;
  • Items backed up to the installation folder without a .CBU extension if Step2 is skipped, a default path is set and one or more macros are added;
  • Invalid path when setting a non-existing path on an existing volume in settings;
  • Backup fail with error code 9 when attempting to create ISO backups to cd/dvd;
  • CB crash after creating the second snapshot based on a schedule;
  • Backup fails with error code 53 for an Email Accounts inc & diff simple copy backup to a FTP Server;
  • The “Mount at Windows startup” option;
  • Issue with mounting backups and network drives;
  • Simple backups to email not working;
  • Destination path is not visible for a schedule / history event to CCloud (CCloud was not visible in Manage TAB);
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ComodoGroup\Common\Settings registry key has options to configure debug log size and to set whether diagnostics should be performed or not;
  • Added /noWizard parameter in CB setup in case wizard installation fails it can be installed without wizard;
  • Issue with backup created with 3.0 version that contained more than 1 snapshot;
  • Self extractable backups created on x64 systems that could not be restored on x86 systems;
  • Disabled log attachment for success mail notification in setup tool;
  • Isolated first split backups are flagged as corrupted when verified;
  • Issue when uninstalling CB, no restart then uninstalling CCloud;
  • Other crashes with CBU.exe and CBWizard.exe;
  • Some typos
  • Other minor issues;

Known Issues

  • Sometimes COSService.exe might crash when performing a login to Online Storage;
  • Somtimes CB may crash when attempting to create backups for the registry files;
  • Some translation in other languages except English may be incomplete;
  • Sometimes CB launches without its UI or the UI can be erased with items from the desktop;
  • The right-click options from Restore Step2 may not work properly;
  • Rigth-click “Online Backup” contextual menu from explorer may not work properly;
  • Sometimes the source selection for the previous backup is not displayed in the “Last Backup” section;
  • The progress bar might jump from 0% to 100% completion for disk/partition backups;

Bug Reports:


Please use this topic to report your bugs. Our moderators collect these bugs and submit them to the devs.

Download Location:

Setup for Windows Vista 32-bit and 64-bit, Windows 2003 Server 32-bit and 64-bit, Windows XP 32-bit and 64-bit, Windows 2008 Server 32-bit and 64-bit, Windows 7 32-bit and 64-bit:

Download locations:

Website:
http://backup.comodo.com

Download link1:
http://download.comodo.com/cbu/download/setups/CB_4.1.2.28_xp_vista_server2003_server2008_win7.exe

Download link2:
http://download.comodo.com/cbu/download/setups/CB_setup.exe

Setup file size & checksums:
34.2 MB (35876288 bytes)
MD5: 9CD675AB8D56A1CAD32A29FD5223ADF6
SHA1: C2DE3F6387A2367E8E376CE17D5509706E8F54DB

Thanks downloading now.

What an impressive fixed list.

amazing work guys!

Comodo Backup is becoming a top contender in the backup space.

congrats downloading now

Thanks! Great release!

P.S. 1) Unfortunately nothing changed with this issue.
2) CB crashes when I select Registry Files in Backup (known issue)

Thanks for the very comprehensive list of fixed issues. It is very helpful to have such a complete list.

Please try to convince Egemen to do likewise :slight_smile: :slight_smile:

It is also extrememly helpful to list the known issues, as you have done.

Is a maintenance release planned for any of the known issues, or do they perhaps only affect a very small proportion of machines? If the latter may be worth making this clear.

Best wishes

Mouse

Well done.
Testing it right now.

How about a portable version?

Try here for portable instructions
https://forums.comodo.com/news-announcements-feedback-cb/cb-portable-t82358.0.html

c

Please use regedit (run it from WinPE’s command prompt) and let me know what values have the “EditionID” and “InstallationType” registry entries in “HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion”

Thanks

b Wish:[/b]

I don’t wish to automatically logon to Cloud every system startup thus I unticked ‘Sign in automatically’.
But that results in the ‘Comodo Cloud’ window showing up in my face every logon, can this start minimized or can an option be added to override this behavior to ‘always minimize at start’?

Worse, it pop’s back up to center-screen every 2 minutes now :o ???

For a work around intill it is fixed why not just make it so you just start it up when you want to use it like by using a startup manager. unless you already do that :slight_smile: