Backup/imaging software - anyone use Acronis Home 2011 ?

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#70838 1-Nov-2010 11:09

Ive just rebuilt my HTPC with XP Pro and after spending half the day yesterday downloading and installing updates I want to look at creating an image in case I need to do it again.

Ive done a search but the posts returned have dates in 2008 an I expect things to have moved on since then !

I see Acronis have True Image Home 2011 which does both imaging and backups. Does anyone have any experience of using this software ? IIRC its been recommended before for being quite good.

US$50 looks to be good value if it will backup emails, photos, home movies and documents from my wife's laptop aswell as create images. An automated backup plan is something else I need to do because I dont always remember to manually backup the photos every month.

So if this can kill two birds with one stone Ill be happy.

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#398430 1-Nov-2010 11:21

Acronis True Image has been a god-send since Ghost 8. I personally haven't use Acronis True Image for few years now, but it was great when I did.

There are other alternative, free ones that do pretty good job as well... I have used one as alternative to True Image but it was years since I had to do anything like that, we've move on to Windows 7 in the house, so no need for such tinkery anymore.

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#398431 1-Nov-2010 11:21

Ive used the 2009 and 2010 versions and was very happy with them.

They do images as well as day to day backups.

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#398441 1-Nov-2010 11:33

chiefie: we've move on to Windows 7 in the house, so no need for such tinkery anymore.

I had wondered if that would should be an option on my list aswell.

The family pack is great, but I have four pc's to update (although I doubt my wifes laptop can handle it) and whilst everything in the house is working sweetly at the moment its a case of 'if it aint broke dont fix it'.

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#398448 1-Nov-2010 11:46

Windows Vista and Windows 7 both have built in WIM backup, which is taking image of the partition/harddrive.

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#398550 1-Nov-2010 14:40

I use 2011 on my laptop as well as on my parents machines. The email notification is very nice, I can keep up to date on how my folks two computers are going, without having to be there.

I'd highly recommend it.

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#401017 5-Nov-2010 23:45

i used to use Acronis and was wonderfull but now with windows 7 all good and if in case something plays up i use Reimage repair and restores windows to default without having to reinstall or taking space in your drive to backup your system. I keep my data in second drive and norton 360 backs the changes in my data automatic.

good luck Acronis is good software though,

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#401253 6-Nov-2010 22:33

i use oops backup. best auto backup and also saves any changes you make to your files. also it keeps the old file just incase you changed a file and wanted the previous one.
also, dont need to touch it, works on itself