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Acronis True Image
What a pain backups are
but have you ever fallen victim to a crash that made you lose
everything? It’s then that you wish that you had taken the time to make
that data safe. Well hindsight is always a good thing but how about
putting it into practise? Acronis True Image 10 will allow you to do
just that with a minimum of fuss and the best thing is that version 10
is also Vista compliant. Here are some of the new features of the latest
offering:
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Windows Vista support
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Selected file backup
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Outlook backup
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Application protection and
restoration
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Quick backup
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Explore backups (without
mounting)
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Create backup rules
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Email notifications
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Save to FTP
The
only real part of this application becoming annoying is in the very
beginning but if you work your way through it, you should be set up in
no time. I loved the fact that you could set the program up to backup
selected applications and files, after all you don’t need to back up the
operating system for example.
For
those of you who are not tech savvy, never mind. True Image is a pretty
easy to set up program and installation is just a matter of a few clicks
and you will be done. There are a number of options to choose from
during the install, but if you are feeling lost simply follow the
defaults and all should be fine.
Actually using the software is easy and the interface is very much like
a windows one. You can select what you want backed up and then where you
would like it backed up to; whether it be portable media or a folder on
a hard disk. Personally I recommend portable media such as a external
hard disk or flash drives due to the fact that if your hard disk crashes
permanently and your backup is on it, then you have lost everything.
For
those of you who have a fresh install that they are happy with, you will
be pleased to know that True Image also supports cloning and the
compression of the image onto disk is very well handled with no problems
re-expanding the volume when restoring it. It’s a very well rounded
piece of software.
Be
sure to keep an eye out for updates though as there are some programs
that it doesn’t yet support, but I am sure that in time it will. The
Acronis website is also a good place to go through and see what is
covered.
Finally, I would have to say that this is a must have piece of kit if
you are ready to get serious about not losing data. It’s not an
expensive application and with it’s massive bevy of features is truly
worth the purchase. Editor’s Choice here!
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