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The Clickfree Transformer Cable ($60 list) is one of those game-changing devices that get jaded reviewers like me excited. For years now, I've been advocating backing up your PC, using hard drives with backup software, such as the Maxtor OneTouch drives. The Clickfree Transformer Cable quite literally transforms the backup space, with an easy-to-use, no-touch procedure that makes the hard part (setting up and backing up) as easy as plugging in a memory stick. If you value data like your photos, music, and school or office work, get one of these cables now.
Aug 03, 2011 The Clickfree C6 is a major upgrade to the Clickfree C2N from the same company. The new device adds the ability to back up the entire system. Clickfree is a software program developed by Clickfree Automatic Backup. The most common release is 3.16.449.0, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. A scheduled task is added to Windows Task Scheduler in order to launch the program at various scheduled times (the schedule varies depending on the version).
The Clickfree is a short USB cable, about 10 inches overall, meant to plug in between your PC and any USB hard drive or memory key. It looks like a memory key with an extension cable permanently attached, and in some senses, that's what it is. The Transformer Cable acts like an auto-loading CD-ROM, so you don't have to install anything on your PC. All the drivers necessary are already on your Windows PC.
I know—those of you out there who back up regularly are old hands at the backup game: Just install one of the software packages we recommend (like EMC Corp.'s Retrospect or CMS Products' BounceBack Pro), hook up a hard drive, set up the backup schedule, then remember to keep the system on when that schedule kicks off. For the Mac, it has gotten a bit easier with OS 10.5: Users just need to set up Time Machine after hooking up a FireWire or USB drive, then let the Mac do its thing automatically when the system is on.
Dec 27, 2013 Update: Put It in New Enclosure The answer was posted in a similar thread on another site; open up the enclosure (you'll void the warranty if you do, but as long as you're okay with that) and remove the SATA drive from the board. The software that runs the ClickFree partition is only active with this board. Place the drive in a new enclosure (they are relatively inexpensive) and format as you.
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Dead Simple Backup
But for the less tech-savvy relatives (or friends) you've been trying to persuade to back up, The Clickfree device makes the chore as easy as plugging any USB drive into the Transformer Cable, plugging the cable into the PC, then waiting for a bit. I grabbed an old drive I had lying about, a Toshiba 200GB USB 2.0 Portable External Hard Drive, and connected it to the Clickfree cable. Then I plugged it into my 'bedroom PC,' a Pentium M–powered notebook that I built a few years ago. The notebook is running XP SP2, but the Clickfree software works with Windows 2000, XP, and Vista, as well. (Mac OS X compatibility wasn't on the version I tested, but Clickfree reps tell me that it will be integrated into the cable 'at the end of Q1 2009.') When I plugged in the Transformer Cable/USB hard drive combo, and waited while Windows ran through its usual driver installs, as it does with any USB device, the Clickfree screen came up. A 25-second countdown timer appeared, giving me a chance to click on Options (more on that later) before the drive automatically started backing up.
But for the less tech-savvy relatives (or friends) you've been trying to persuade to back up, The Clickfree device makes the chore as easy as plugging any USB drive into the Transformer Cable, plugging the cable into the PC, then waiting for a bit. I grabbed an old drive I had lying about, a Toshiba 200GB USB 2.0 Portable External Hard Drive, and connected it to the Clickfree cable. Then I plugged it into my 'bedroom PC,' a Pentium M–powered notebook that I built a few years ago. The notebook is running XP SP2, but the Clickfree software works with Windows 2000, XP, and Vista, as well. (Mac OS X compatibility wasn't on the version I tested, but Clickfree reps tell me that it will be integrated into the cable 'at the end of Q1 2009.') When I plugged in the Transformer Cable/USB hard drive combo, and waited while Windows ran through its usual driver installs, as it does with any USB device, the Clickfree screen came up. A 25-second countdown timer appeared, giving me a chance to click on Options (more on that later) before the drive automatically started backing up.
The big thing that impressed me was that I didn't have to install anything. Just about all of the competition, from the big names to the small, require you to install and set up a program before backing up—that's the step that confounds most users. Even systems like the Apple iMac (Penryn), the HP Pavilion Elite m9400t, and the Gateway FX6800-01e, with their included backup software, still require you to go through a setup process.
Backing up the 725MB of pictures, music, data files, and videos on the test notebook took about 6 or 7 minutes. The performance you get will vary, of course, with how much data needs to be backed up, how fast your PC is, and how fast your USB drive is. Still, the process was a lot quicker than I expected, since the Clickfree software searched the whole hard drive and backed up all the data files from both user accounts on the drive.
After the backup, the Clickfree software gave me a status update screen. If I were a novice user, I could then click Continue and go about my business. But I put on my techie hat and looked at the next few screens, where I could search for files to restore, browse the pictures that were backed up, and check the various options. Like other backup packages, Clickfree lets you set the software to ignore folders (like temp and private data folders). One plus of the Clickfree Transformer Cable is that it can support more than one PC, making it suitable for multiple PC households. The Clickfree cable and your hard drive keep track of the different backups, so you don't have to worry about catalog files and multiple backup schedules. Since the Clickfree device doesn't back up system files, there's a lot of space on your hard drive for all the stuff that isn't replaceable—like photos, videos, and Word files. The Clickfree software keeps track of new files and backs up only the new files when you plug the Transformer Cable and hard drive in again. This is much more efficient than recopying the same files over and over again.—Next: A Few Minor Limitations
A Few Minor Limitations
There are a couple of nits: For one, the Clickfree program didn't come up when I plugged in the Transformer and logged on to the Limited-access account on my system, so giving this cable to a Limited-access user, such as a child, isn't going to help that user back up. Most PCs, however, are set up to have only one account with full Administrator access, so if you're savvy enough to set up your family members with separate accounts, you should be able to handle doing the Clickfree backup for them from the primary account.The Clickfree Transformer Cable didn't work with my Toshiba drive when I plugged the cable into a four-way-powered USB hub: The combination needed to be plugged in directly to the notebook or desktop. This is can be a little inconvenient if you have only a few USB ports (if you have an older notebook, for example). The Clickfree Transformer Cable isn't a true disaster-recovery program: In other words, it can't restore your OS and programs when things go wrong, but it saves your most important files, like Word docs, photos, and videos, quickly and easily—the files that are the hardest to replace. (You kept your original install discs and OS discs in a safe place, right?) If you need to protect yourself from a situation where your machine 'won't boot,' then you'll need a program that's much more comprehensive (and complicated) like Ghost, Drive Image, BounceBack Pro, or Retrospect. Clickfree is really all about saving and backing up your files with a minimum of fuss, rather than the much more complicated task of getting your computer back up and running after a system crash.
Restoring files was as easy as browsing through one of the Options screens or opening up the files in Windows. (The hard drive still works as a hard drive, even when hooked up to the Transformer Cable.) I did have to dig through a bunch of nested folders to get to my data through Windows, but it was easy to use Search to find files in Windows, or even simpler in the Clickfree program itself. Since the Toshiba drive was formatted as FAT32, I could even hook the drive up to my Mac for file transfers. When the Clickfree Transformer Cable has Mac OS X compatibility for backups in the near future, it will truly be a one-size-fits-all solution.
As I've already mentioned, you'll need to buy a hard drive or USB memory key to use the Clickfree Transformer Cable, but the user-friendly experience and peace of mind justify the $60 purchase price. Be sure to buy a hard drive large enough to keep all your files—250GB should easily service a family of four, as long as one of those four doesn't use BitTorrent for video files. If you want a simpler one-box solution, Clickfree also has its own line of hard drives with capacities from 120GB to 500GB. But the real beauty of the Transformer Cable is that you can use anything from a 1GB USB memory stick you have lying around to a 2TB Drobo to back up everything important on your PC.
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Free Downloadable Software
The best way to understand the ease of programming for CLICK is to download the Software. Fully functional, you can create a PLC program in minutes. Or use it to configure a system and calculate your power budget automatically. The CLICK Programming Software is designed to be a user-friendly application, and the tools, layout, and software interaction provide ease-of-use and quick learning.
The simple operation of this software allows users to quickly develop a ladder logic program. The extensive help files provide information that will help you get acquainted with the software quickly.
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The Navigation Pane includes tabs for Programming, Function, and PLC.
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Ladder Editor
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Drag and drop instructions from the instruction list onto the Ladder Editor to create your program.