Review of an Acronis True Image Home 2012 Backup Strategy
A computer backup strategy is a necessity for any computer user that values their data stored on the hard drive. Acronis True Image Home 2012 makes backing up a computer an easy task to accomplish. A solid backup plan consists of more than just copying your important photos and documents to a safer place, computer imaging or cloning is also a very important strategy to keep your data safe. Keeping your backed up data in another location is also critical to keep your backups safe in case of a disaster.
There are many different scenarios that could be used to keep your data safe. Imaging or cloning your computer hard drive is one of the most important aspects of any backup plan. What you do with the image and the succeeding incremental backups depends on your situation.
For the purpose of this review of Acronis True Image 2012, the scenario is a simple one. I just got a new Dell Inspiron 15R, created a new partition, set up all the applications, and personalized it just the way I want it. I do not want to do that again any time soon so I want to be able to get this computer back just like it is as soon as possible if a disaster should happen.
The first step is to take an image of the entire hard drive. An image or clone of your hard drive will allow you to restore your entire computer back to a healthy state in case of a hard drive crash in a matter of minutes. If you have a logical hard drive crash, you can restore the image right back to the same hard drive. If you have a physical hard drive crash, you can simply install a new hard drive and put the image on the new drive using Acronis True Image Home 2012.
I clicked on the Backup and Recovery tab and the obvious choice was to click on the Disk and Partition Backup button.
The following screen shows the options that I chose. This is totally customizable to set the backups as you desire. I set it like I wanted it with all partitions selected and the Full Backup Method, which creates an image, and then I smacked the Backup Now Button to get started.
When it was finished, it told me so. If I ever have the need to restore that image, all I have to do is go the Backup and Recovery page and hit the Recover button and the laptop will be as good as new.
The next step is to copy the image that was just created to a separate folder or drive. The object of this step is to save a good image file to insure that you can clone your computer back to the state it was in when you took this image. If you choose to do incremental backups on a regular interval, there is a chance that a virus or spyware could be backed up to the created backup image file thus making the image quite worthless.
Once the original image is tucked away in a safe spot, I need to turn on scheduling and set up a backup scheme. There are many different backup schemes available and even more options to backup to your preferences. I chose the Incremental backup scheme, which backs up only the changed files.
I feel pretty safe having a backup job run weekly but there are other options; daily, weekly, monthly or upon event. Up to you. I chose to backup the computer every Friday night at 11:00pm and changed a couple of the advanced settings as well and clicked OK.
Acronis True Image Home also allows you to backup files using Acronis True Image Online to further protect important files. The Plus Pack Add on allows you to put the backup image on a computer with different hardware. This is an all around solid, easy to use backup program to keep computers safe from any unforeseen mishap that will happen. Notice I said “will happen”, it’s just a matter of time.
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Acronis True Image 2012
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Acronis True Image Home 2012 continues to improve their home backup solutions to the extent that it makes no sense to not backup a computer. This program is easy to use and fairly priced for all of the features packed into it. The integration of Acronis Online Backup makes it even more sensible to use. The Plus Pack add on is another great feature to have available. Don’t wait until it is too late – Backup your computer today. See our review of all of the features available with Acronis True Image 2012.
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Acronis True Image 2012 Plus Pack
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The Acronis Plus Pack incorporates features that were until now only available in the Acronis Corporate editions. The add on feature adds the power to restore images to dissimilar hardware, Dynamic Disk Support to restore dynamic volumes easily and the added Microsoft Windows Preinstallation Environment (WinPE) Support to speed up your recovery process. The Plus Pack makes the move to a new computer a breeze.
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Acronis Online Backup
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Acronis Online Backup has been released featuring 250 Gigabytes of secure storage space for up to five computers. Acronis has long been a leader in data backup and recovery solutions and the addition of cloud backup capabilities, they have taken a huge step in keeping your data even more safe and secure. See our Review of Acronis Online Backup. The online backup solution can either be integrated with Acronis True Image or used as a standalone program. Use the Coupon Code for Acronis Online Backup to save you 10% COOLAOB2010
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True Image for Netbooks
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The Acronis True Image Home Netbook Edition is a toned down version of the original backup and imaging software. Netbooks are becoming increasingly popular but they typically have smaller screen sizes and a bit less power than a regular sized laptop. Netbooks still need to be backed up. Acronis to the rescue again. The Netbook version of True Image has all of the backup, recovery and imaging features as the full version including online backup capabilities. Get more information about the Acronis True Image Home Netbook Edition.
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Previous Version Reviews
As you may know from our reviews of previous versions of True Image, this software is a solid tool to help you keep your data safe on your computer. Here are some of our popular previous reviews that show how well True Image performs on various backup and recovery tasks:
Acronis True Image 2012 Review
Acronis True Image 2011 Review
Image and Restore a computer with True Image
Use Acronis Online Backup with True Image Home
Upgrade a Hard Drive using the Acronis Cloning Utility
Create a Bootable Rescue CD
Create a Bootable Rescue USB Drive
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