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Thread ID: 118599	2011-06-13 03:22:00	Comparing WindowsImageBackup with Acronis True Image Home 2011	BBCmicro (15761)	PC World Chat

Post ID	Timestamp	Content	User
1208845	2011-06-13 03:22:00	After a year without problems I decided to reload my Win7pro64 desktop, but try out some imaging first. Here are my results (C drive with 64 GiB used): Acronis (installed) create = <20min, size = 26 GiB, restore = 33min Acronis (boot disc) 19min 26GiB 29min Windows (installed) 32min 44GiB 32min (CPU = i5-750, Disc = WD 1TB Green, Windows and Backup on the same disc but different partitions) I can't think why Windows created such a big file unless it uses less compression. It would seem to use a similar scheme to Acronis because an option has appeared in Windows backup to convert Acronis images to Windows images I preferred the Acronis method because the Windows screen was a bit confusing. eg, the "settings" are not in series and it is easy to have the backup going before you set the settings. At the same time, there is a bit of a trick with Acronis. By default Acronis wants to "manage" all the backups you make so that it can keep track of incremental backups etc. If like me you only make full backups and you want the freedom to rename them and move them to wherever you want, you will come into conflict with Acronis management and possibly cause COM Surrogate messages. The trick is - immediately after making a backup, go to the main screen, click My Backups, Remove Backups from List, All Backups. That's all. The backup you have just made will still exist but it will now be free from Acronis' clutches. To restore the backup file, just choose Browse for Backup File and take it from there I am pleased that my backups all worked without problems. Instead of reloading from scratch I eventually restored to a Windows image I made not long after the original loading a year ago. This worked fine too	BBCmicro (15761)
1208846	2011-06-13 03:26:00	I prefer W7, its free, space is a dime a dozen!	SolMiester (139)
1208847	2011-06-13 03:46:00	WD & seagate have free/re-named cut down versions of Acronos.	1101 (13337)
1208848	2011-06-13 03:47:00	I could never get Acronis to do automatic backups. Gave up trying and now do them manually.	Pato (2463)
1208849	2011-06-13 06:41:00	Moved to active@ since Win7 home doesn't backup over networks using the inbuilt method. Active is a fraction of the price of Acronis and works better too	gary67 (56)
1208850	2011-06-13 07:36:00	I just moved to active@ too. Had a few problems with TI 2011, like: forum.acronis.com and forum.acronis.com	Renegade (16270)
1208851	2011-06-13 09:30:00	I have used Acronis 11, Acronis Echo 8, Acronis Universal, Paragon, Norton Ghost. Acronis is my favorite, it makes the smallest files, you can mount the Image as a virtual drive if you only need to extract a few files. It is faster. * Make your C drive no bigger than 60GB. * Divert "My Documents" to another partition. * Make full backups rather than sequential or incremental. * You do not need Auto backup if you keep your data on another partition. * You only need to back up the system after major software or update changes. * Backup your data files with Acronis Acronis backs up faster from Windows than a CD, this is very convenient for backing up data files. Acronis Universal will install an Image from one machine to another. I took an Image of my Dell Vostro Laptop W7 Pro and restored it to my ASUS Desk top. It scans the Image and the machine you wish to receive it, removes any drivers that may cause a crash and replaces them with Generic drivers. After its installed you can install any missing drivers.	mzee (3324)
1208852	2011-06-13 21:08:00	Active does all of that and costs less	gary67 (56)
1208853	2011-06-13 22:20:00	I have used Acronis 11, ... Does Win 7 work with Acronis 11?	bk T (215)
1208854	2011-06-13 23:00:00	Does Win 7 work with Acronis 11? Last time I tried it, it was hit and miss. Acronis said it had backed up / imaged Ok, but at least 50% of the backups I made from various customers PC's (saving their data before reinstalling) failed to restore back to a drive. One thing Acronis doesn't like is a corrupted system. When I make images/ backups I use a bootable CD,using acronis, if the system is sometimes damaged it pops up with a message saying it cant do the task and to run the systems disk checker (chkdsk), couldn't simply clone either, same message. Thats why I use Active@ now completely, damaged corrupted drives are no problems, still makes an exact image.	wainuitech (129)
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