
- ACRONIS TRUE IMAGE VERSION REVIEW MANUAL
- ACRONIS TRUE IMAGE VERSION REVIEW ARCHIVE
- ACRONIS TRUE IMAGE VERSION REVIEW UPGRADE
ACRONIS TRUE IMAGE VERSION REVIEW MANUAL
If you've made incremental or differential backups, you can use the image as a virtual time machine to return to your disk to an earlier state (for example, before you installed some buggy software).Īcronis True Image 9 comes with a detailed, though poorly organized, printed manual and a detailed Windows help file.
ACRONIS TRUE IMAGE VERSION REVIEW ARCHIVE
We found it a handy way to access specific files or folders in an archive you simply mount a disk image as a hard drive. One cool feature, Plug Image, makes a disk image appear as a separate hard drive. If you don't have a large enough external hard drive or network disk, you can store images on removable media, such as a rewritable DVD drive. By default, Acronis True Image 9 compresses the data and leaves out some things, such as the Windows swap file, that aren't necessary to restore your system. Of course, if you are making a complete copy of your hard disk, you'll need a large amount of storage space. Once you've made a full backup, these partial backups can quickly and efficiently keep it up-to-date. A differential backup-a new feature in this version of the software-records in one file all the changes made to a disk since the initial full backup. An incremental backup lets you keep a backup updated over time, recording just those changes made since the last incremental backup. A full disk image backs up a drive from scratch. Acronis True Image 9 supports three methods of data backup. Backups of your system disk occur in the background even while you work there's no need to reboot your system.


We hope to see it in future versions of True Image.Īcronis True Image 9 performed well in our informal tests, quickly and efficiently creating images of hard disk partitions. This is an important security feature that Symantec introduced in Norton Ghost 10. The "Add a new disk" feature lets you format and partition a new disk drive, readying it for use on your system.Īcronis True Image 9 offers password protection for archives, but unfortunately, it doesn't support strong data encryption. The Clone Disk feature lets you copy the complete contents of one drive onto another, which is useful if you're upgrading to a larger hard disk. The software includes some useful extras that go beyond mere backup. But beginners are better off with Norton Ghost 10, which completely automates the backup process, making it easy for anyone to create, update, and keep track of disk images.
ACRONIS TRUE IMAGE VERSION REVIEW UPGRADE
Power users and those who have already mastered Acronis True Image should upgrade they will welcome the new features in this fast and efficient application for protecting data. Its tools, while equally powerful, take more time to master and require more hands-on maintenance.

But in terms of usability, Acronis True Image 9 falls behind its bitter rival, Norton Ghost 10. One new feature is file-based backup, for targeted backup projects another is Snap Restore, which lets you start working with a disk even before it's fully restored. The latest version of True Image continues to innovate. Briefly, it lets you create exact copies of your hard drive, whether to another hard drive or to removable media, while continuing to work on the drive you're backing up. Last year's Editors' Choice winner, Acronis True Image, gained the technological lead in disk-imaging technology.
