Acronis

[Paddyw01]

Hey guys,

I've been recommended Acronis as backup software. Customer reviews on other websites are very mixed though. About 30-40% of people have rated it one star, so I'd like to have a few opinions from you guys. Is it any good? Do any of you use it? Any problems?

Thanks

 

[Paddyw01]

ARGHH that's what I hate! Conflicting opinions Makes it worse due to the fact people on here know more about computers than most.

Huddy, how did it play up on your customer's PC's?

I guess that once my trial of Acronis ends, I'll give SyncbackSE a go.

God all I wanted was a program that can do full and incremental backups of files I choose when I choose to, and there seems to be so many different opinions

 

[Paddyw01]

I'm guessing that the Windows backup software doesn't do enough for you? People are very quick to ignore what already comes with their system.

I've been using that for a while but for some reason, the last time I backed up some of my files using it, my whole computer froze right when it was verifying the data. I had to physically reset my machine as everything was frozen, including ctrl+alt+del.
I'm just looking at other options now, as I don't want my system to lockup.

I've been using it for years, to image my system partition and to restore it, and I've never had any problems with it. I would recommend it to anyone.

Acronis not Windows backup right?

It's great, I use Acronis to image my 60Gb c:\ partition weekly. Have had to restore twice when I shafted the partition and it was as good as new.

Also use SyncBackPro to mirror all my important data to an external drive but it doesn't support imaging.

I would give Acronis a big thumbs up for its imaging ability

How long have you used it for?

 

[Paddyw01]

Not long on my home pc, around 6 months ago when I decided I should probably invest in backing up my stuff and not wing it, but used version 8 at my previous job all the time with no issues (well the occasional schedule didn't run was all)

Yeah tell me about it. I've left my backups last and we're talking close to 1tb worth of films, music, photos documents etc...

I have used acronis for years (in work) from version 8 upwards

I stupidly got them to buy the latest corp version ( 10 )

They have totally screwed up what was a wonderful piece of software

Acronis 9.7 8206 , is the best version I have found to use , version 10 sucks donkey testicles

Well I'm trying out version 10 Home Edition and it seems to do what it says on the tin. Why do you think it's so bad?

So you'd suggest Version 9.7, but are there any other backup programs out there all of you would recommend? This is more difficult than choosing the right present for your other half lol.

 

[Paddyw01]

I've been playing around with Acronis for a while now, and have just finished a full backup of my music (which took over 3 hours), and now I can't add to that archive!

Basically, I've created a backup archive of my music, and I want to backup the data I added to my music folder since then (incremental I believe it's called) into the same folder (makes logical sense doesn't it), and I can't add to that archive! It keeps creating a new archive, and it seems to be a whole new backup. Oh and yes I have added extra music into my music folder, so it should be backing up that new music into the original backup.

For crying out loud, I just want a simple backup solution that will create an initial, full, new backup with the option of adding to the SAME backup when I choose to. Help!?!?!

 

[Paddyw01]

Your using the HOME edition
Iam using the CORPORATE edition , they are different

Your trying to manage 1 PC , Iam trying to manage several hundred , theres a big difference.


Paddw01
Thats the way acronis works (if you RTFM) you create 1 full image
Then if you want to do an incremental of this full image , it creates a new file
with the files that have changed since the first full image.

LOL, several hundred is a big job. Just wondering, why hasn't your company or whoever the hundreds of PC's belong to have not just built up just one server and backed that up? We have 8tb worth of usable storage space in our film production dept at Uni on one server, and that one server is backed up. Simpler I'd thought.

Well if that's the way Acronis works, then it'd the dumbest backup program period!! It's completely logical to have one main full backup and incremental backups onto the same backup file. Why have Acronis done this?
Tell me if I'm wrong, but presumably, if, let's say on monday, you do an incremental backup and it makes another backup file separate to the original file, then it does another on tuesday, it'll make a third incremental backup file. Will it not? Stupid if it does...

Oh and I've just resorted to copy and pasting my data. Crude I know, but I'll just wait until I can use Windows 7's in built backup feature which I hear is very good