Gary, great post! Nice of you. Very wise point of view about.

I tried a number of times - it seem to install successfully but then would not open. If I tried reinstalling it then I was told it was already installed and would I like to first uninstall before (re)installing. I did all this a number of times but it would never open to run so I could never enter the serial number. It looks like a good program from various comments, but it wouldn't work for me on a fully patched Windows 10 system. I wrote to 24/7 tech support 3.5 hours ago but no response.

Esther IT,
And who, or what, gives you the right to come and criticize people's position on this site?
We TEST their free softwares and give them FEEDBACK ...for FREE and in return, they give us a crippled software or ask us to engage in some raffle draw? Do you know how many systems have been crippled, in the process of testing these free softwares?
Do we complain over that or are we reimbursed for that?
I have been on GAOTD for twelve years and these shenanigans just started a few years back.
Like somebody said: What is the point of giving away a software that does no justice, by way of improvement on already existing, FREE softwares of the same category?

And please, your English has broken my screen, who do you think should pay for it? (lol)

Esther IT, Much of the idea of GOTD is to also critique programs. If there are free or better programs out there, there is no reason to not critique the giveaway version. This gives its developers feedback on what to fix or not fix and make better moving forward. In forums, many developers appreciate the feedback be it good or bad. It gives them a roadmap moving forward.
No one is doing any scandals.

Esther IT, do you run Win10?
Hence, that OS was given for free for Win7 users as an upgrade. You never complain about the bugs that is still around? For a long time, that OS was a Beta. What do you do with the bugs you find as an "IT", nothing? Because you had it for free? That can be a slap in the face for Microsoft and they love feedback!

Other example and search for it. Rockstar's GTA 5, where a user found a loading time bug. Guess what? Thanks to his feedback, he collected 10.000 USD from Rockstar to solve a problem that exists for over 6 years! Now think first, before you shout for the Devs. Instead, report the issues.

Have a nice weekend and problem free.

Dan, I am here from the first month of borning giveawayoftheday in the Internet Universe, only I tested program and wrote notes in Russian part all time.
But now my country is near to be a part of the EU and NATO, and I am here, because the English language will be the second after our state, which is not Russian.
So, do not shut my mouth up!
And I said about unfair scandalists. Are you them?

DJ, And I said about unfair scandalists. Are you them?

Read, pls, attentivly my post.
I do not mean critics.

Folk, read, pls, attentively my post and after say something. I have meat "unfair scandalists"...

"....All unfair scandalists have to be taken away from here...."

Who is not them for what to attack me& Support them and their "unfair scandals"?
So such write, pls, in that case. We are supporting such people, - who only abuse developers and workres of this forum. But if you do not support, that read all test of mine, but not only the header of it.

Esther IT, You are right, Esther IT! All these quarrelsome guys have done our being at the forum very nervous and unpleasant. Sometimes, I do not want to come here and to write my opinion of view about any program from that reason. Many of them can only abuse and shut the mouths of other people up. You are right these guys: Dan and DJ and others like them, are real quarrelsome guys and scandal-makers. They only offend the other with their unfair posts, dislike and make scandals here.
So, respect and like for your post.

Dan, I do NOT work in the DoYourData company. I work in other International IT-company and I am a user here, like you are.

Esther IT: That really is a silly post. To describe as "evil" someone such as myself who merely said that a paid-for product like this ($14.99) needs to offer more than freeware to justify its price, not to mention the effort of downloading and installing, is hysteria re-defined.

Esther IT, I may not share 100% of your opinion, but everybody has the right on an opinion. However, I support very much your statement about languages. Who speaks or writes English or any other language being not his/her language merits respect, rather than blaming this or that language flaw. I don't understand people speaking English as their native language (mostly incapable to speak anything else) but always snubbing those speaking on a foreign language. They should rather be ashamed because of their limits, rather than pointing the finger to small mistakes of polyglot people. English is also not my native language, only one of the four ones I fluently speak. Welcome in the EU: there polyglots are very appreciated! :-)

Peter Wilkinson, read, pls, my post from the first: I have written about scandals and here not about program. Your post "blind" and silly.
I am RIGHT! Such people like you are only do scandals here, even without reading post of people.

TK, You are not authorized to give me advice. I don't know you and I don't know who you are. I only know that you are some letters on the forum, written by an unknown person. Go you from HERE! It is my native forum, where I am more than 20 y.

R, read from the first my post about behaviour here, but not about program or technical moment. Or you write here only because want to show yourself but not for TRUTH?
I am STRONG right, I have seen!
Some guys here only DO SCANDALS, but not test program and give truth point of view about.

Mario Valerio, thank you so much for your politeness and kind.
God bless you and all yours!

Same problem here. Nowhere to enter license. It shows "Pro" in interface, but "Free" in add/remove programs.

DoYourData, How to activate it offline without the server??

TK, Thanks, that worked. I thought I'd already tried that and it took me to the website to purchase a license, but in my frustration I was mistaken. A wee clarification in the readme.txt file would be most helpful for dense neanderthals like me -;)

Rune, click the "upgrade to pro" at the bottom left, then enter the key from readme.txt

AFPhantom2, That option is not available here. Maybe it auto-installed as Pro. I had an old version before and it says Pro already.

Peter Wilkinson, It's not 'time-limited'. i agree about 'Soft Organiser', but its GAOTD is just the same as 'DoYourData Uninstaller - lifetime licence with no updates.

Peter Wilkinson, This is not a time-limited product, but a free lifetime, No hassle offer, so I am confused about what you are not liking about this offer? I also use Soft Organizer, but this is a great alternative for anyone that does not have an uninstaller.

AFPhantom: Mea culpa; I was confused by the mention of a price tag for today's give-away in the text on this page, plus the reference to time-limited, which of course refers to the actual 24 hour GAOTD offer period.

That aside, today's software IS commercial; the developer is even on here offering a discount of 50% off.

My point remains exactly as before: commercial software if it's to be worth any asking price at all must be superior to freeware alternatives.

Conclusion: whether free or paid-for, DoYourData uninstaller offers nothing which Soft Organizer (amongst others) doesn't already offer, hence why I see no reason to use it (I downloaded and installed it earlier this year when it was last given away).

The developer needs to decide if it's marketing a freeware or commercial product. If the former, no need for things like today's 50% offbuy-a-license-now promotion.

AFPhantom2, In actuality, yes it is a time limited product. It will work great while you have it, but when it's time is up to move on to a newer improved version, it cannot.
As he explained, he gave Do Your Data a run and compared it to software out there that is free to use...ie you don't have to pay for updates. To get Do Your Data updated, as with most GOTD programs, you have to pay for them.
Saying that, yes this is a good alternative if they have no uninstaller and thank you GOTD for offering software for us to try and critique.