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If you do not want to see the setup wizard at reboot, you can check the box to not display the configuration wizard at startup on that screen.

#Memeo instant backup settings software#

If you have not yet created a backup plan, the software is designed to remind you to set one up in order to make sure your files are protected, which is why you received a prompt at reboot.

#Memeo instant backup settings update#

Once the backup drive is reconnected your plans will update automatically, which is the reason Memeo needs to run in the background. Memeo was developed to run in the background of your system tray to monitor files for changes, ensuring your Backup and Sync plans are as up-to-date as possible. Millions of people use Memeo Backup and AutoSync everyday to safely backup and sync their most important documents. IвЂ™m sorry for your recent experience with Memeo, Steve. The name Memeo will forever be associated with malware.

#Memeo instant backup settings trial#

It strikes me that Memeo may be useful, and the free trial may be a good way to market it, but putting aggressive features into a backup program was really dumb. Compared to others, I feel lucky ( Yahoo Answers ultimately suggests reinstalling Windows). I used the Windows 'Add and Remove' (under Start/Settings) and it seems to be gone. There was no uninstall option in the start menu, so I went online and found that uninstalling Memeo is a big concern of many people. The expression is a general term used by computer professionals to mean a variety of forms of hostile, intrusive, or annoying software or program code.' This behavior certainly fits the definition (from wikipedia) in that it is 'software designed to infiltrate a computer system without the owner's informed consent. Why? If users cannot turn software off, then that software is malware. There is no reason for it to be running at all when the backup drive is not connected! I selected quit, but it started again. I closed Memeo and saw a message that it would be running in the background. The next morning (today), after I removed the external drive and restarted my laptop, Memeo started up and prompted me to create a backup plan. I used the Lenovo softare to back up my hard drive overnight. Only after installation did I realize that it was a 30 day free trial.

#Memeo instant backup settings install#

I was prompted to install it, and I did, since it appeared to be free with the drive. was the standard size for an external drive that is 1/50,000 the size! The hard drive came with Memeo software (Autobackup and Autosync). This is mind-boggling to me because I remember when 20 Mb. So, I bought a Western Digital hard drive. It needs an external hard drive to backup onto, and it will want to make that drive bootable. I ultimately decided that while Rescue and Recovery could be much more transparent, it is worthwhile, provided that it is never ever set for scheduled backups (at least not in the case of a laptop which is not likely to be on at times when it is not in use). There are some serious issues here about giving the user control and knowledge of the process. Automating backups is appealing, but it ties up the CPU, RAM and hard disc space. Lenovo's Rescue and Recovery program, which comes with the Thinkpad, has some useful features but can also be aggravating. I will discuss Lenovo's 'Rescue and Recovery' which I used and Memeo Backup and AutoSync. This post is about the backup that I attempted once everything was working well again. If I find the time, I'll blog about that separately (the bottom line is that Malwarebytes, run in safe mode, is what finally worked). I recently had an adventure with a computer virus (Virtumonde/ Vundo!).