Acronis True Image 2020 Review

Acronis True Image 2020 Review

If you are looking for a one stop solution to backing up your data, then Acronis True Image 2020 Review will have you covered, no only does it back up your data, it has a built in anti ransomware protection. Don't leave it to late, ransomware can strike at anytime and without proper backup and proper security measures, you and your business is vulnerable.

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[nelsono]

been using Acronis for years and I swear by it. It has saved my butt a few times. Makes upgrading the boot drive very easy. I was a bug fan of Norton Ghost back in the day
but after trying Acronis I switched to it. A must-have piece of software for me

[supremelawfirm]

For anyone who has not yet purchased this software, here are a few tips to get you started with your own inexpensive file backup procedure for Windows systems:

(1) format your primary drive as C: / E: (assuming D: is an optical disc drive): you can quickly shrink C: with the PartitionWizard freeware, then format the remainder as E: ; we have separated system software and our databases in this manner for many years, and it works great;

(2) add a second drive and format it with space for a clone of C: e.g. drive letter F: , then format the remainder as G: for data; C: and F: should be exactly the same size;

(3) get some practice with XCOPY which will give you experience making copies of data on E: to the G: partition on your second drive; XCOPY can also be run from batch programs inside Command Prompt, for example:

E:
cd \
XCOPY myfolder G:\myfolder /s/e/v/d

If you want XCOPY to list the changes it would make, but you don't want it to make any changes in the target G:\myfolder, then do this:

XCOPY myfolder G:\myfolder /s/e/v/d/l

To get help with XCOPY command line options, do this:

XCOPY /?

(4) finally, you'll need a professional package like Acronis to write drive images of the C: system partition to E: and/or to G: ; we write drive images to G: and then copy those drive images to E: (this sequence is highly recommended if you are still using HDDs because it minimizes thrashing of the read/write heads).

We prefer to clone C: to F:, and then we easily boot from that second copy of our OS by changing the boot drive in the motherboard''s BIOS. Also, that clone on F: should have all of the same device drivers as the original system on C: . And, restoring C: typically executes a lot faster when the restore task is launched from F: instead of booting from a CD-ROM "rescue" disc.

If you are installing a brand new, unformatted second drive, PartitionWizard freeware also has a "Migrate OS" function which works great, but the entire target drive must be "unallocated".

Quite honestly, for simple tasks like the procedures described above, Acronis is overkill.

Nevertheless, if you are making lots of changes to the system files in C: e.g. you enable Windows Updates to be installed whenever Microsoft schedules them, you should buy a package like Acronis so you can create and manage a time-series of C: backups.

Alternatively, there are freeware versions of Macrium Reflect and EaseUS Disk Copy, which can be downloaded and installed, for purposes of testing and acquiring experience with software that does a subset of features supported by Acronis.

[bobw]

Thanks for the video Brian! I understand that with Acronis you can do a backup that can be used on a new PC with different components. Would be very interested if you could do a video showing how to go through this process. Thanks.

[NoEggu]

-- Restoring a file:
1) So let's say that you mistakenly clobber a file, and your only option to restore it is from one of your True Image backups, which you have stored on your external USB drive.
How do you navigate to that backup location to copy back the file that you need?

-- Mounting a backup image:
2a) Let's say that you are not sure of whether or not something in one of your folders got screwed up. So you want to compare that folder to what recently got backed up.
Previous versions of True Image allowed you to mount the backup image as a drive letter, peruse it, open those files to check their contents, etc.

I did not see the "Mount Image" option in this video's review.
Has that feature been retired?

2b) If the mounting an image feature is still there, will it allow you to mount the image as a regular user, or must you be logged in under an administrator's account?
I am asking this question, because, once upon a time, I used version 2013, and it allows for a regular user to mount an image as a drive letter (very useful).
You would get the UAC prompt, and would have to enter the admin password. Upon doing so, your image got mounted.

When I upgraded to the 2016 version, they screwed that up, requiring you to be an administrator. If you were logged in as a regular user, True Image did not ask for the admin password (no UAC prompt or any other prompt). It simply ignored the "Mount Image" request.

Their tech support suggested that I upgrade to the 2017 version, that just came out. I did so, and it had the exact same issue (very frustrating and time wasting).
This is when they lost me as a customer. So I never checked into whether or not they resolved this issue, and I am curious to know the answer.

Thank you.

[clutchSA]

Good video but Acronis is too expensive at $50 per Year. You don't get to use it 12 monts from now. I used Clonezilla to clone a same size or larger ssd witj no issues. It's crude but won't harm your discs and it's free.

[SuperLittleTyke]

When I was using Windows XP regularly, the free Personal Edition of Acronis True Image 8 was all I needed to make a system image of boot drive C. It never failed. Then later when I got a Windows 7 PC I purchased Acronis True Image 2015. But the later version wasn't /isn't as straightforward or user-friendly as version 8. I hated it. Acronis seemed to have made the interface more, not less, complicated.

And now this version 2020 you're reviewing seems yet more arcane! Software producers think they can only sell to new customers by offering more and more bells and whistles. Where is the simple software we used to love? How on earth do users who know nothing about computers except to switch them on and use Word or Excel ever understand the currently available backup software? I'm now checking out MiniTool ShadowMaker, as it seems to be easy to use.

[skyterrapin]

Upgraded to this from to clone a disk. Just does not work and already issues raised on forums. How could they release it in this condition?

[hishamk]

My current drive 4TB is about to die, and I have to make a complete disk clone that includes the OS and all the software such as Office 2019 Pro Plus, Adobe Photoshop, etc. Are there any extra steps for my case or just doing the typical steps from Acronis True Image Disk Cloning process? Also, can I do the disk clone that includes the system and all software from the USB port for the new drive instead of the SATA port? After the completion of the disk clone, do all I need is to swap my new drive clone disk with the current almost dying drive?

[hammybunghole]

Been using it for 10 years and just bought 2020 2 days ago as i create an image of my C drive every saturday

[davidstacconi]

Seems promising but it's extremely slow for a full backup on a newer computer...

[greatestjourney]

I appreciate your tutorials but you keep reading the same keywords and phrases for SEO. We got it the 1st time.

[pedrovaleryl]

Good video, I have been using Acronis since version 2009, I had try the Acronis TI 2020 beta version and I must say that it's not a lot of significant changes from 2019. So I don't think it's necessary to upgrade if using a perpetual license. Subscription users are automatically upgraded to 2020 at no extra cost which is nice.

[ZIROBYTE]

HELLO ! is acronis 2020 the new version retro comatible with the old acronis 2019 created images ? will a rescue disc created with acronis 2020 able to restore asystem with the immage created/saved created with acronis 2019 ? thank you !!

I mostly use this on a start up C.D. when it is installed it can cause a lot of conflicts E.G. the realtek usb 3.0 card reader. B.S.O.D. is the result.

[mtzgbl]

My program does not even open. I've done it on more than 1 computer.

[KeronBullock]

Acronis True Image is a must have software on your machine it is absolutely fantastic to me it's one of the very best based on my experience using it compared to others such as macriim reflect, aomei etc.

[paulwarner]

Thanx for the video. I'm using this version but won't upgrade as it's now rental software. This 2020 version seems to work fine in Win 10 and 11 so no need to update .

[bobmusikk]

After seeing one of your videos I was about to buy Macrium Reflect which I'm using for a while which is doing the job. But, after seeing this video I gave a try at Acronis and wow, much different, more featured and simpler. Thanks

[danmac]

NOT a review, just an overview of what it claims to do, not a test of if it does.