Re: Backup question

Hank:

Are you sure? Windows 7 seems tgo indicate I can backup individual files or
do a system image:

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows7/Back-up-and-restore-frequently-asked-questions

Mel


"Hank Arnold" <rasilon@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
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"Decent" is about it. There is no way to do anything except restore the
entire drive. No ability to restore files or folders.


Regards,
Hank Arnold
Microsoft MVP
Windows Server - Directory Services
http://it.toolbox.com/blogs/personal-pc-assistant/

On 6/27/2010 11:49 AM, MZB wrote:
On 6/27/2010 10:58 AM, Mark Opolo wrote:
True,

Acronis can contact you by email but try contacting
Acronis..........without
paying.


"BillW50"<BillW50@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
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In news:i06gj4$cqq$1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx,
MZB typed on Sat, 26 Jun 2010 23:29:40 -0400:
I have been using Acronis True Image 10 Home to back up my computers
(all XP). The package does not mention Windows7. (The highest is
Vista).

Well I like many others have used Acronis True Image because many
swear by
it. Although some of us have had lots of trouble with Acronis True
Image.
And last year, I wrote a number of pages of information that I believe
users should know about. When it works, it works great. But Acronis
doesn't really care about customer support or problems that has been
there
version after version.

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Acronis True Image Problems
http://it.toolbox.com/blogs/itnetworkguru/acronis-true-image-hell-15076

I guess all of the dire warnings on Amazon and elsewhere are valid.
http://www.amazon.com/review/R1FYARN6A01DEL

Use mostly use ATI, but I not really happy with it for the following
reasons
http://episteme.arstechnica.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/99609816/m/609006650931?r=735007850931#735007850931


Acronis True Image Home 2009 Problems
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2336020,00.asp

Acronis True Image 2009: Disk Clone does not complete!
http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r22674079-Acronis-True-Image-2009-Disk-Clone-does-not-complete


Acronis True Image 2009: AWFUL customer experience
http://torley.com/acronis-true-image-2009-awful-customer-experience

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Acronis True Image Home 2009 Review
When selecting a data backup, try choosing a specific category...but
then
deselect a folder or two, as shown above. For this example, I chose to
backup some website files. I continue on and create the backup
archive as
previously detailed. Then when I browse the archive in Windows
Explorer...

The files are not there!

This is a major bug in the system, one that causes me to rate the
category-based backup feature of Acronis True Image Home 2009 dead on
arrival.

Acronis True Image Home 2009 also has issues with removable USB
drives/keys. A few times, when I was testing the backup feature using
my
USB stick, I would get some kind of error about sector 63 and the
backup
would occasionally fail. A quick search about that message revealed
that
it is a known bug in the latest versions of Acronis True Image.

Acronis promises that a patch is on the way for the USB bug.
http://www.notebookreview.com/default.asp?newsID=5103

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Acronis Forum Archive
http://forum.acronis.com/

More information
(!) Acronis does not guarantee that images created with a newer build
of
the product will be supported by older builds. This means that
restoring
an image created with Acronis True Image Build 8163 may fail with
Acronis
True Image Build 8076.
http://kb.acronis.com/content/1517

Drives might not contain a valid MBR and therefore are not supported
http://kb.acronis.com/content/1515

- The software uses a 64 digit serial code. How much time do Acronis
think
we've got to waste?!
- Nearly all serial numbers are shipped as being faulty! This is an
ACKNOWLEDGED PROBLEM on Acronis' web site and you should register
online
instead of through the software itself.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Acronis-True-Image-Home-2009/dp/B001GCTRBE

More importantly, if a backup fails you get no notification! Instead it
quietly buries the evidence in the log file in the hope that one day
you
might browse it and see the failed backup. Come on Acronis, this is our
data we're talking about! If a backup fails I want alarm bells to ring!
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Acronis-True-Image-Home-2009/dp/B001GCTRBE

What distinguish Acronis True Image Home 2009 from other backup/restore
software
http://www.techsupportalert.com/content/acronis-ti2009.htm

digital rights management make it completely unusable
http://forums.thinkbroadband.com/windows/3498735-acronis-true-image-2009.html?fpart=2


Vista Broken After Restore
http://www.abxzone.com/forums/f49/acronis-true-image-2009-users-report-114470.html


It backed up fine to my USB external hard drive (Maxtor 4 Plus). But it
was unable to mount the file it had made, nor to recover with it. Their
tech support said to copy the backup file to an internal drive.
http://donnedwards.openaccess.co.za/2009/03/acronis-true-image-2009-home-and.html


Acronis True Image Home 2009 Conflicts with USB Card Reader Drivers
http://www.acronis.com/homecomputing/support/kb/articles/1047/

Acronis True Image Universal Restore - Problems
http://cheelam.com/blog/2009/04/01/acronis-true-image-universal-restore-problems/


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I did research on this for days and found using search engines this
just
isn't so. And here I found a reoccurring theme.

1) A different build number won't restore from another one. Will
usually
say the file is corrupt and you can't do anything with it.

2) If a backup fails, it doesn't notify you and stores it deep in the
logs.

3) Problems with 64 character serial number reverting back to trial
version at next startup.

4) Has problems with missing MBR or non-standard MBR drives.

5) Has problems with some USB Card Readers.

6) Emailing support takes 5 to 6 weeks for an answer, which usually has
nothing with the problem you are having.

7) Can't restore Digital Rights Management correctly.

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--
Bill
Asus EEE PC 702G8 ~ 2GB RAM ~ 16GB-SDHC
Windows XP SP2



Actually, it appears that Windows 7 has a decent backup program?? (Built
in)

Mel


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