Upgrading to Acronis True Image 2021

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We have been offered a deep discount to upgrade our Acronis backup software.

Is it worthwhile to upgrade from Acronis True Image 2019 to 2021?

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Check information on line. I have read there are big changes in the backup methods, and that it doesn’t work for some people.

I used Acronis for years, using a bootable rescue disk for both imaging and restoring. My last version was 2017. There have evidently been changes since then.

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You may want to look at the Acronis version comparison chart at  https://www.acronis.com/en-eu/personal/versions-comparison/

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I recently upgraded from ATI 2020 to 2021. The main difference I noted was the new “Protection” features. I must also say that in testing, I have not been able to get Restore from an external USB HDD to work, either from the full app using a normal boot or from the Acronis Bootable USB. Even though I have the drive attached which contains a current “Entire PC” backup set per Windows Explorer, Acronis can’t find it. Currently working with Tech Support to try to resolve.

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I recently lost my C drive (a Western Digital 2TB SSD on my workstation that was running Windows 10 2009.

I was unable to recover the system using Acronis backups from either my internal D drive or an external drive.

After significant effort I have recovered the full system but am wondering if I am better off using Acronis, or other backup software, or simply periodically making a mirror image of my C drive on an external disk.

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chasrome

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I used to use Acronis years ago. They would fix some serious bugs only in new versions which one had to pay to upgrade to. I switched to Macrium and have never looked back. When users report bugs to Macrium, Macrium tries to fix the bugs as quickly as possible.

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Ditto!!!

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Kathy Stevens

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Me too.

Acronis tried hard to help me with the 2020 version but without much luck.  It is a very tricky program to use for recovery since Win10 was forced on us.  The 2014 version (which does not work with Win10)  was the last one to work as expected on recovery.

 

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Kathy Stevens

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We have been using Acronis 2019 and recently lost our C Drive.  Was unable to recover using Acronis.

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As a long time Acronis user and frequent BETA tester, I routinely create back up images of our “C” drives on a weekly basis. On one computer, we back up to the “D” drive. On my computer and the other two computers, we back up to an external drive — well, actually a drive we insert in a Kingwin KF-256-BK Hot Swap Rack w/USB Hub (price around $33) which accepts both SSDs and conventional hard drives. Acronis lets you schedule backup images. And we use full backups – incremental backups may be quicker, but you’ve got to keep all of them and can’t just delete some of them.

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[Alex5723]

Kathy Stevens wrote:

We have been offered a deep discount to upgrade our Acronis backup software.

Is it worthwhile to upgrade from Acronis True Image 2019 to 2021?

I am staying with Acronis 2018 as there is no way to skip the installation of the anti-virus/malware/ransomware… bloatware with the new version.

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@alex5723

Good advice re bloat in the newer versions of Acronis.

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I was already running a full featured protection suite, and then Acronis anti-ransomware did some false positives.   After shutting it off it left the anti-ransomware software installed.   While you can fiddle around with things like:
net stop AcronisActiveProtectionService
I prefer a more light-weight solution.

Windows 10 22H2 desktops & laptops on Dell, HP, ASUS; No servers, no domain.

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But you can turn off the protection features and just ignore them — which is a good idea because some them can really slow down your computer.

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Does anyone have experience using the Western Digital 2020 version of Acronis True Image that has a release date of 08/13/2020 and is available as a free download from WD if you have a WD drive installed on your PC.

The WD down load site describes the software as follows,

“Acronis True Image WD Edition can clone drives, backup the operating system, applications, settings and all of your data, while also securely wiping any confidential data you no longer need.  Acronis True Image WD Edition provides you with all the essential tools you need to recover your computer system should a disaster occur, such as losing data, accidentally deleting critical files or folders, or a complete hard disk crash. If failures occur that block access to information or affect system operation, you will be able to restore the system and the lost data easily.”

Supported Operating Systems include:

• Windows 7 SP1 (all editions)
• Windows 8 (all editions)
• Windows 8.1 (all editions)
• Windows 10 – starting with Update 2 (WD ATI 6126 or greater)

It is not clear if the current WD version includes the bloatware that comes with the purchased version of Acronis 2021.

Any thoughts?

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If I recall correctly from the free Seagate Acronis these free versions are barebone backup/restore.. and not the full Acronis (2019/2021..)

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I’ve been on 2014 until recently. Change to another app for additional features.

cheers, Paul

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Kathy Stevens, alQamar

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I’m still using TI 2011 to make and restore whole system backups, booting from CD.
It works perfectly with no fuss.

A1ex

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Kathy Stevens

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To the person who can’t get Acronis to restore or find the portable drive even though it will back up to it. I had the same problem until I discovered you have to make the rescue disk or USB on the same computer you are trying to restore too. Hope this helps.

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Correct.  This is the only way to use the 2019 or 2020 versions for recovery.  I have not tried teh 2021 version yet.

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That is the possible reason why I was unable to recover my system using Acronis 2019.

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[Robert]

I would strongly recommend reading the posts in the Acronis forum from the many people reporting multiple problems with Acronis 2021. I did upgrade and rapidly wished I had not. I suffered several issues with desperately slow back ups, CPU hogging causing my high spec PC to slow to a crawl, “unable to access drive” errors when clearly the drive was accessible, “unable to lock file” error, the list goes on. When I requested a refund of my upgrade fee I was refused as I had exceeded the thirty day limit so I was penalised for trying to rectify issues with a previously reliable product.

I am sure that Acronis will eventually get it sorted but I cannot risk losing my system until then so I now use other back up software.

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[alQamar]

As an Acronis MVP I would like you to know that 2021 is a generally good release with some caveats to be aware

• ATIH 2021 has not only changed from tib to tibx, with some of the limitations lifted in 2021 that were present in 2020 when it was introed
• the subscription version other than the perpetual version will disable Windows Defender without a note in favor for Acronis Cyberprotection
• Despite many tickets the issues for different ATIH customers the Acronis Dashboard backend issues are not solved. Introed in 2020.
  You cannot rely on the backup status and in consequence the email notifications even for fresh installations. (Reproed 2 weeks ago). In some cases new computers are not listed in the dashboard.
• Many of the security issues reported for ATIH 2020 / 2021, especially for the new antivirus do not seem to be addressed as per today. I am in still in the hope the Acronis Team is working on these.

I do not want to go into detail any further.

 

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It is only good if it works and I found out the hard way that I was unable to recover my Windows 10 workstation using Acronis.

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GoneToPlaid wrote:

I switched to Macrium and have never looked back. When users report bugs to Macrium, Macrium tries to fix the bugs as quickly as possible.

+1 ….. Unmatched Forum / Macrium Support and App integrity. Look at the Forum (vs. formal Sppt Ticket) to get a feel of questions and how they are handled.

https://forum.macrium.com/Reflect-V7/Disk-Imaging

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Kathy Stevens

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Like a few others in here – I used to be an Acronis user – but made the switch to Macrium long ago. That is really all I can offer. There is no real value in constantly paying for upgrades that offer little value. Even with Macrium (which had little to no initial incentive for me to move from v6 to v7) – I waited about a year to make the move.

Remember what this is at the end of the day – backup software. As long as the application is creating solid backups that you can actually rely on when needed – it’s doing it’s job.

Have learned for almost all of my software to focus on what’s important. All the bells and whistles and extra flashy doodads won’t make a bit of difference if your backups are not accurate and useable.

Have to assume that Acronis or Macrium or whoever – should have mastered the basics by now – so I would never spend any more money on this types of app unless there was a quantum leap in performance regarding the size and speed in which they can take a full system image.

There is no shame is staying put on a version that works for you.

Cheers

Sonic

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Kathy Stevens

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As mentioned else ware, I was unable to recover my Windows 10 2009 C Drive using Acronis 2019 despite having backups on my D and external drives.

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Kathy Stevens wrote:

As mentioned else ware, I was unable to recover my Windows 10 2009 C Drive using Acronis 2019 despite having backups on my D and external drives.

Hey Kathy

I think if you could not actually recover the Windows system drive – when you needed to – I think you have answered your own question on whether it’s worth it to upgrade.

If it were me – all it would take is one failure (right when I need it) to make me drop a company fast. I believe this is what I went thru with Acronis but that was at least ten years ago – I cannot remember why I quit them – but it had to be a logical reason.

I can vouch for Macrium tho. They are in another league for a product and especially support – these guys are on it 24x7x365.

Sonic.

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You are right, our time with Acronis is coming to an end.

Macrium is one option moving forward.

We are also considering cloning the C drive of our recovered machine (and storing the SSD  away in a safe place) and then periodically coping our document directory to the D and external drives. Then if we lose the system we can replace the unreadable C drive with the clone and transferring files from the D or external drive  back to the C drive.

More in a separate post when I have time.

 

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The best disk-imaging tool I’ve found is Macrium Reflect.  The free version is more than capable of handling all of my disk imaging needs (end-user, not sure about corporate needs), and there is of course a paid version with more extensive capabilities.  However, I’ve never needed any of those features.  I’ve used Macrium Reflect Free for several years, and make regular image backups of my C: drive on different machines (mine, my wife’s, my “tinkering” laptops, Linux, etc.) especially prior to installing any significant updates to the system like a Windows feature upgrade.  Also, it allows you to mount the image backups (except for Linux file formats) as virtual drives so that if I have to do a reinstall of Windows I can access the image backup and transfer files from the backup to the fresh install.  It’s well worth exploring, and hey, the price is right!

//Steve//

 

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To all users who are having trouble restoring their Acronis True Image backed up image: Please, do not try to restore from your Windows installed Acronis version program,

Create the boot flash drive first, then boot up your PC with this flash drive and make sure that the external drive USB drive where your backed image is saved is also connected to your PC.

So with both your boot flash drive and your external backup drive connected to your PC you can now BOOT UP.

I guarantee you that you will now be successful in restoring your backed up Acronis image.

Good luck all.

 

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Kathy Stevens

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I thought the discount to upgrade to 2021 looked like a bargain. Was I wrong! First of all the “upgrade” moved me from a perpetual license to a subscription basis. Secondly, the installation took my computer to a dead stop while disabling all applications that accessed external services because it was “protecting me”. The installation ground on for hours and when complete I could not access the user interface to Acronis! I found some software on their website which rescued me and I quickly disabled the “protection”. I’ve uninstalled the upgrade and gone back to the 2020 version which has been working fine for the past year.

There is an attractive feature in the 2020 version (it might be in there in earlier versions) that takes about 2Gb of an external HD to make it bootable, runs the Acronis software on boot-up and allows access to the backup on that drive or any other drive attached to the system. I’ve also always had success using a USB drive as the boot source.

I’ve used Acronis since roughly 2009 and it has always done what I needed until this most recent release.

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@anonymous:  There is an option to select a non-subscription upgrade.  (You have to look carefully for it, though!)

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Kathy Stevens wrote:

I was unable to recover the system using Acronis backups

Have you tried older versions of Acronis installed on another PC?
Are you able to mount the backup images to extract the files?

cheers, Paul

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Paul T wrote:

Are you able to mount the backup images to extract the files?

There is no mount. Double click and the backup image opens in Windows Explorer.

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anonymous wrote:

First of all the “upgrade” moved me from a perpetual license to a subscription basis.

Yes, I stay on a stand-alone licence in preference to a subscription licence wherever possible.  But you do have to remain alert to being moved without noticing what is happening.

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I decided to upgrade to the non-subscription version.  No issues, BUT note that if you make full disk/system backups, you can NOT use a recovery disk to recover individual files from such backups if the images were saved in the newer .tibx file format.  You can only do so if the image has been saved in the older .tib format.  Files can, however, still be recovered from file backups as before.

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petesmsst,

I just double-clicked on a .tibx file residing on an external USB hard drive and had no trouble getting to and reading an individual file. Did a copy/paste to another drive to verify that I could restore a signle file. I have not tried doing this when booting from a recovery disk.

Acronis 2020, Windows 10 Pro, Version 20H2, build 19042.630.

Norm

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petesmst wrote:

you can NOT use a recovery disk to recover individual files from such backups if the images were saved in the newer .tibx file format.

You don’t need a recovery disk to recover files… just double-click on the backup file .tib/.tibx for full access.

There is a hack for Acronis 2020/2021 to backup with the old .tib format instead of .tibx.

How to create a Disk backup as .tib (not .tibx)

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I used Acronis years ago until Macrium came out. In my opinion Macrium is a better product than Acronis. I have never had a problem with Macrium.

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Kathy Stevens

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Sounds as if Macrium is preferred over Acronis to protect against system loss.

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Kathy Stevens wrote:

Sounds as if Macrium is preferred over Acronis to protect against system loss.

I’ve never had a failure with Macrium.  That’s good enough for me….

//Steve//

 

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I never had a failure with Acronis until I lost a C drive and needed to do a full recovery on a new SSD.

How many time have you used Macrium to recover a system?

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You keep telling us you had a failure with Acronis but you have not given any details, despite our requests.

Please provide full details of what you have tried and answers to our questions. Replying in your other thread is best. #2317988

cheers, Paul

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Kathy Stevens wrote:

I never had a failure with Acronis until I lost a C drive and needed to do a full recovery on a new SSD.

How many time have you used Macrium to recover a system?

Several.  Before any major change to my system, I do an image backup with Macrium.  Then, if (and sometimes when) the update farbles up my system, I have a fallback.  Trusting in Windows’ restore points is one thing, but if those get messed up I like to have additional insurance.

I also use it whenever I do a Windows reinstall, since I can then access the image as a drive letter once Macrium has been reinstalled on the new system, and then copy files over from the old image to the new installation.

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[jniffen]

I still will create a backup by booting the Acronis 2016/2018 DVD and have the scheduled process backup as well.

Then restore by booting via DVD I was also able to restore from the Acronis 2106 schedule backup.

Will Macrium allow the same process of backing up via a DVD or USB thumb drive?

I’m old enough to remember using Norton’s Ghost in the day.

Since the SATA SSD 3.5″ 500GB drive are around $50.00, I periodically will test my backups. If you don’t, then you really don’t have a backup.

 

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All of the backup apps allow you to boot to USB/DVD and backup.

My preference is to install the software and backup from within Windows. That way the backup is automated and I can’t forget.

cheers, Paul

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SonicMojo wrote:

Kathy Stevens wrote:

As mentioned else ware, I was unable to recover my Windows 10 2009 C Drive using Acronis 2019 despite having backups on my D and external drives.

Hey Kathy

I think if you could not actually recover the Windows system drive – when you needed to – I think you have answered your own question on whether it’s worth it to upgrade.

If it were me – all it would take is one failure (right when I need it) to make me drop a company fast. I believe this is what I went thru with Acronis but that was at least ten years ago – I cannot remember why I quit them – but it had to be a logical reason.

I can vouch for Macrium tho. They are in another league for a product and especially support – these guys are on it 24x7x365.

Sonic.

Sonic:

I’m convinced by comments here, including yours, that I should drop Acronis and go with Macrium. Two questions for you backup experts.

1. What Macrium product is recommended for a typical home user who currently uses about 1.3 TB on the Acronis Cloud.  Also, does Macrium have a cloud backup?
2. If one is cloning locally, what’s wrong with using Window’s System backup?

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There is no information provided about why the restore failed, and others here have vouched for the reliability of Acronis. Given you pay for a cloud backup I would not be changing without very good reason.

Test your backups by booting to a USB and attempting to restore some files. If this works you know your backup is OK.

cmar6 wrote:

If one is cloning locally, what’s wrong with using Window’s System backup?

We recommend 3rd party apps to clone because they are more flexible – and free.

cheers, Paul

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Paul: Thanks for the ideas, which I will try. When you say “booting to a USB”, do you mean the recovery drive on USB that I created after doing Windows system backup?

If so, how does one get the computer to boot to the USB rather than to the HD?  By “restore files” do you mean from the Windows 7 backup on the external drive or do you mean restore from the Acronis Cloud backup?

Thanks, cmar6

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cmar6 wrote:

If one is cloning locally, what’s wrong with using Window’s System backup?

At the moment, nothing, but please mind that “System Image Backup (SIB) Solution” is marked as discontinued/deprected since Windows 10, version 1709 (however, it has not been removed). Microsoft page says that:

We recommend that users use full-disk backup solutions from other vendors.

 

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I have used Acronis True Image and find it is hit or miss on a successful recovery.

Now I have been using Aomei Backupper free version for 5 years with no problems & just purchased the pro version that has cloning and sync options and will help you move your system to SSD.

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anonymous wrote:

and will help you move your system to SSD

The free version will move your system to SSD too – so will the other free backup apps.

cheers, Paul

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Paul: Since consensus on this board seem to be to go with Macrium, would their free edition be enough for system backup (is that the same as cloning?) and for daily differential backups?  Thanks, cmar6

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cmar6 wrote:

how does one get the computer to boot to the USB

Plug in the USB, turn the computer on and press whatever key your machine uses to change the boot device – often F12. Press it lots as soon as you press the power button. If you get the Windows startup screen you are too late.

To test the boot you can select it from within running Windows. See this post.

cmar6 wrote:

By “restore files” do you mean from the Windows 7 backup on the external drive or do you mean restore from the Acronis Cloud backup?

Both. You need to test that you can restore files before you need to do it for real.

cmar6 wrote:

Macrium, would their free edition be enough for system backup and for daily differential backups?

Any of the free offerings will do that for you.
Keep an eye on this thread for details on a real life trial of backup software.
https://www.askwoody.com/forums/topic/macrium-reflect-boot-media/#post-2320100

cheers, Paul

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TIBX NOT ANYMORE

I have been a faithful ATI user for quite a few years. Recently after a crash, Acronis could not accept its “tibx”  format for recovery and as a result of the whole process  I lost almost 3 months of data. I am now fishing through the “tibx” bits and bieces.

After this post-catastrophist phase I intend to replace it with a different software.

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This whole thread should be moved to the appropriate subforum of the “Backup” Forum.

Zig

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Got this by mail.

Acronis True Image is now
Acronis Cyber Protect Home Office

“Hello,

We’re writing so you’re the first to know about an exciting change – we’re renaming Acronis True Image to Acronis Cyber Protect Home Office!

Why the change? When Acronis True Image launched in 2003, it was the first personal disk imaging software. We named it so people knew they would get a true image of their data.

But as the challenges of protecting data evolved, Acronis True Image evolved too. With its unique integration of backup and anti-malware technology, it does so much more now than simply back up your data that it’s time its name reflects that fact.

That’s why, with the next month’s launch of the new version, we’re renaming it Acronis Cyber Protect Home Office.

You don’t need to take any action: It’s the same high-performing solution you know and trust. You simply need to get used to a new name that lets you know you’ve got more than just backup software.

As always. Тhanks for choosing Acronis.

The Acronis Team”

I am still hanging to my Acronis True Image Home 2019.

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Not only renamed. But they also became very greedy.

Acronis is now subscription-only. Shame on you.

 

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Alex5723 wrote:

We’re writing so you’re the first to know about an exciting change – we’re renaming Acronis True Image to Acronis Cyber Protect Home Office!

This change is so exciting I can barely contain myself.

Windows 10 Home 22H2, Acer Aspire TC-1660 desktop + LibreOffice, non-techie

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We use Acronis True Image 2019 and just received the update email stating that, “A free update is required for Acronis True Image”

The Acronis email went on to state, “Update your software before February 2022 to keep using all Acronis functionalities.”

The update is being driven by Acronis’ attempt to get 2019 users to have access their global network of cloud data centers. They go on to say that they require all users download and install the free mandatory software update for Acronis True Image (versions 2017–2021) whether they wanted access to cloud storage or not.

They then state, “We highly recommend that you install this update before February 2022. Doing so will not only enhance your security, but is also necessary for all product features that use the Acronis Cloud to continue working properly. If you choose not to update your software, certain functionalities will be unavailable beginning in February.”  However, they fail to delineate exactly what functionalities will be unavailable.

We do not use Acronis cloud storage and are wondering if it is really worth installing the update. Our thoughts are to avoid the update.  In addition, there are other options to have the functionality of Acronis 2019 without having to do the mandatory update.

For those who have Western Digital drives in their systems they can download the free Western Digital version of Acronis from the WD support web site at no cost.

In addition, the WD version of Acronis is free of the Acronis bloatware.

So, the question is what is missing from the Western Digital version of Acronis? The answer appears to be relatively simple and may be summarized as follows:

• Additional backup and recovery capabilities with 500 GB cloud storage and features included
  • Make off-site backups of files, folders, and full disk images
  • Singh, replicate, search, retrieve, and archive files both locally and in the cloud
  • Backup Microsoft 365 data, including Outlook.com and OneDrive content
  • Create an all-in-one recovery drive with everything needed to restore your system
• Extended anti-malware that protects both device data and backups
  • Guard your data against the latest malware with real-time protection
  • Scan your full system or at-risk folders for viruses on demand
  • Avoid malicious websites and phishing attacks with web filtering
• Easy management with access from anywhere
  • Monitor everything at a glance through intuitive online dashboard
  • Get assistance from Acronis support directly via email, chat, or phone
  • Add yearly subscription to always get the latest upgrades. Cancel anytime and roll back to the Acronis true image for Western Digital

After figuring out the above, we uninstalled Acronis 2019 and installed the WD version and all appears to be working as if we had done nothing at all.

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Kathy Stevens wrote:

In addition, the WD version of Acronis is free of the Acronis bloatware.

Not so. It has all the bloatware from Acronis 2021 which stopped me from upgrading my Acronis 2019.

Description

Acronis True Image for Western Digital software delivers easy, efficient, cyber protection, integrating award-winning backup with an AI-based defense against ransomware and cryptojacking attacks.

https://support.wdc.com/downloads.aspx?lang=en&p=502

I don’t use Acronis cloud yet I have updated my copy of Acronis 2019.

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Many many years ago I used Acronis TI. Then it became expensive but I could still get it for a deep discount through a user group. I went to Easeus for a while but that is not tollerant of a mixed system.

Long story short, I have been on Macrium Reflect free for many years now, and have had to use it a number of times – eg, it has saved my ***. Can’t recommend it highly enough – it is tops in my book. I run a mixed system – win11 (was win10,8,7 etc) and linux Mint. It is very easy to run on win, or stand-alone usb stick. I tend to image my SSD just before win updates, or if I am making a big change to Mint, I will image just that partition. Either on win or stand-alone. I keep the backups on an external SSD which can be swapped for other SSDs and thus provide off-site backup.

It is free, and it works!

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Help!  I switched over to Acronis TI for WD Element Portable drive.  Nightmare all around.  Any suggestions on how to remove/uninstall.  Every suggestion has worked until reboot and voila, it is back!  Definitely a novice here so any help is appreciated.

Thanks,

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We need to know how it is back? Exact details and maybe a screenshot please.

What backup program do you want to use?

cheers, Paul

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I used to have Acronis True Image 11 on Win 7 (x64), I have tried contactin them via on-line chat and on-line form to no avail, I’m about to kick them into the long grass.

All I’m trying to find out is, if I can re-install and use the license key for True Image 11, can anyone help? Thanks, Dave

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David wrote:

All I’m trying to find out is, if I can re-install and use the license key for True Image 11, can anyone help?

While you “Can” re-install it, the question is whether or not it is supported or not. If it is a re-install of True Image 11 on to Windows 7, then there should be no problem. It may not even ask for the license. But, if when you apply the license it comes up with an error message about too many computers, you should be given an option to remove the old device. And if THAT should fail for some reason, you can log into your account at https://account.acronis.com/#/products/ and you have the ability to manage your license there.

ETA: And you can download ATI 11 there as well. What you can NOT do is use the license for the newer versions. If you buy a new version and use your ATI11 for a discount, you would need both licenses.

 

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Thank you PL1 for the prompt reply.

I did try to access my account without any luck, I used the same log in details I’d used before and clicked ‘forgot  password’ without luck…. they have change the name back to True Image by the way, but still subscription based.

I suppose I could copy the disc off-line in a Imaging docker and then try, my best bet I think would be to root out an alternative, I heard Acronis slows the machine a little, true or not I can’t say.

Again, thank you.  Dave

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David wrote:

I suppose I could copy the disc off-line in a Imaging docker and then try, my best bet I think would be to root out an alternative, I heard Acronis slows the machine a little, true or not I can’t say.

Do you just need a copy of the install program?

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Hi again,

No thank’s, I  do have the install media and the license key  for a full edition that I got from Acronis moons ago, just that I wanted to know to save hassle.

I do have a Stardeck copying dock, I could take the drive out, do a clone AND then try…. I should have thought there’d be no chances of getting it registered if they can’t find my Email, better looking for alternatives and have done, no objection to paying for one, it won’t be Acronis for sure.

I do have my eye on Macrium as krism mentioned, never hearf of Terabyte Image, I’ll have a quick shufty right now.

Dave

 

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I forgot that I made a comment here. Perhaps a year or so ago I switched from Macrium to Terabyte Image. Though I bought everything, the only thing I use is Image – either the app on win10, or “IFL” usb boot stick(Image For Linux)(which is simply the Linux based stick)(they have 3 or 4 varieties included)(100GB data in about 2 minutes). I run a mixed win/Mint system on one ssd and it does nicely – many times I have backed up, or restored just mint, or just win. Always worked fine for me. ~$50 to start if I recall correctly, and I just paid them $10 for version 4.

edit – $50/yr is a lot for ATI, imho.

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a wrote:

$50/yr is a lot for ATI, imho.

I agree, There was a time when their prices were very reasonable. I often bought a 3 pack Perpetual ATI upgrade for cheap money.

Now Macrium is charging the same thing, $50 Annually. I bought a 4 pack back at $75 before the huge price increase for Perpetual additions at $239.

If I wasn’t all set with two working solutions, I’d give Terabyte Image a try.

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That’s the thing. If what you have works for you, stick with it!

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Dave wrote:

I should have thought there’d be no chances of getting it registered if they can’t find my Email

You can register it with only the license. They just suggest registering it with your account. I always skip that and enter my serial#.

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Acronis True Image for Western Digital is a free download as long as you have a storage device from:

• WD,
• SanDisk,
• G-Tech, or
• network storage by Western Digital.

So for the $12 cost of a ScanDisk USB drive you can download and install the most recent version of Acronis.

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Hi all,

Got to thank you all for the responses which are all noted, time to get something done here rather than let it ramble on. I’ll get a spare drive do a clone in the StarTech docking station so I’m left with a working drive then I can have a play.

Whether I end up with Acronis 11 and only Acronis 11 or someone else’s I dunno,   I’m cosidering looking at Macrium…. that may well be a better option considering Acronis is altering their product  back to ‘True Image’…..  reading the web they are losing customers, NOTE:  They are only changing the product name and not the pricing – that will go a long to get their customers back won’t it?

 

Dave

 

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After a long, unsuccessful run with R-Drive Image, I have just today switched back to Acronis. True Image 2025 is the only version Acronis said has been tested with Windows 11. I’d two useless True Image 2019 and 2021 perpetual licenses. So I decided it was OK to have a product which actually works well for only Windows 11. I accepted Acronis’s offer of U$69 for a ‘perpetual’ license. Tech support is via chat or e-mail:  I’m OK with that because before their company tried their manic Cyber Protect strategies their True Image worked OK.

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Dave wrote:

I’m cosidering looking at Macrium…

There is still a free version of Macrium Reflect available and legal to use. The only option that is removed is the ability to set a password on the file.

Editor’s Note:
To get to the free version. During installation, you need to check personal use > and agree to use the software only for personal, non-commercial purposes. Then, you will need to uncheck register this installation of Macrium Reflect. T

Macrium Reflect Free Edition is being retired. Security and major bug patches will be provided until 1 January 2024, but there are no planned feature changes or non-security-related updates following this update. Note: This notice only applies to Macrium Reflect Free.

from https://www.macrium.com/product-support-policy

Can I continue to use Macrium Reflect Free?
Yes, you can continue to use the software in perpetuity, your license to use the software is unaffected.

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It IS a shame that they retired the free version…….. Liked it!

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We installed the almost free version of Acronis True Image for Western Digital 2023, Build 39676 on May 10, 2023 and the license is good until February 8, 2028.

And yes, it is free if you already have a Western Digital drive and have not already downloaded and installed Acronis.

See my post from yesterday.

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Just registered with you all here.

TBH,  I don’t mind paying for an item if it’s reliable and it works how I want….. all I wanna do is to clone a drive with a computer  without any fancy trimmings Acronis did that for me once…. until it went ‘pear shaped’  and I un-installed it and cleared the registry.

Prolonging the thread here, sorry.  I cloned the hard drive as usual lo and behold it only cloned one partition, I tried and tried and tried – I got differing results.

It would clone one partition only leaving the other blank, this could be either the boot or file section… a funny thing happened sometimes the blank partition would be given the correct drive letter and sometimes not, which ever partition it was blank.

Normally I could see all the programs and files on the cloned drive, under a differing drive letter obviously, this was usually G and H in my case. No other programs was  affected, none at all.  Dave

 

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What software did you use to clone the drive? Your Acronis 11?
Cloning a drive copies sector by sector.
If you clone a drive, the clone takes up the entire target drive.

On your computer, open Disk Manager. Take a screen shot of the results and post it here.

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To clone I used Acronis 11…. it cloned the entire drive with the two partitions, I could put the cloned drive in and it would boot no problems, done it many a time…. sorry  I can’t do any screen shots – I don’t have Acronis installed anymore.

I was going to try and re-install it but wasn’t sure if it would ‘register’ with Acronis since they had changed their name, and besides I must have deleted my account with them…..  this was about  2021,   I’d deleted the installation and removed all the registry files.  I was trying to find out if I could re-install it was why I posted.

Maybe they wanted my money every 12 months, there’s plenty more fish in the sea, so I’m better ditching them, no more Acronis thanks.

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Davy wrote:

sorry I can’t do any screen shots – I don’t have Acronis installed anymore.

Type compmgmt.msc in the taskbar search box and press Enter. When the window opens, choose Disk Management on the left. Make a screenshot of the right pane.

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Kathy Stevens wrote:

We installed the almost free version of Acronis True Image for Western Digital 2023, Build 39676 on May 10, 2023 and the license is good until February 8, 2028. And yes, it is free if you already have a Western Digital drive and have not already downloaded and installed Acronis.

All that is completely true, but there is one “gotcha” of sorts.

The license is indeed good for a five year period from first installation. After that, though, you can extend the expiration of the license but you’ll have to install another WD drive of any type in order to do so, from what I’ve read in the TI for WD users’ manual. The version I read is available on WD’s support site and is copyright 2023.

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Thanks all for the inputs…. I’ve given up on Acronis, after a bit of thinking I don’t like the way they are going…. and their antics’, I’m gonna’ give Macruium a try –  at least they DO reply to people unlike Acronis.

Dave

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Davy wrote:

Thanks all for the inputs…. I’ve given up on Acronis, after a bit of thinking I don’t like the way they are going…. and their antics’, I’m gonna’ give Macruium a try –  at least they DO reply to people unlike Acronis.

Dave

Macrium is a fine program – used it for years on a mixed system (linux/win). I only went to Terabyte because stand-alone boot IFL was much faster.

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Wow…… got it done it, I got the ‘One purchase license’, installed it  and had the clone done in no time – I’m happy, thanks folks.  Dave

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Don’t clone unless you have a spare disk and need to be backup up and running in 15 minutes. Image is a better method.

Having a clone also requires that you run a separate backup for your data as you can’t add them to your clone.

cheers, Paul

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