#Acronis true image 2014 understanding driver#
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Is True Image 2014 worth upgrading to if youРІР‚в„ўre a 2013 or 2012 owner? Only if youРІР‚в„ўre planning to take advantage of Acronis Cloud, IРІР‚в„ўd imagine, since both versions heavily revolve around richer integration with that service.

While with effort, cheaper (or free) tools could manage the same things True Image can do, the level of ease, reliability and even elegance, has made me stick around. True Image is by far one of theР’В most important tools I use, and thatРІР‚в„ўs for three reasons: ItРІР‚в„ўs easy-to-use, itРІР‚в„ўs reliable, and it offers a ton of flexibility.

While Acronis doesnРІР‚в„ўt support it officially, you can even capture and restore Linux partitions (which IРІР‚в„ўve done).Р”Р„nyone whoРІР‚в„ўs been a long-time reader of our performance-related content likely knows that IРІР‚в„ўm a rather big fan of AcronisРІР‚в„ў offerings. With it, you can boot into an out-of-Windows environment that allows you to easily capture an entire drive, partitions and boot-loader included, and restore everything just the same. Tying into this is the ability to store your images using AES encryption, at 128, 192 and 256-bit levels.Р”В«ootable CD-ROM (or flash drive): This is the feature of Acronis I use the most. Secure Zone: Create a secure partition and store backups there РІР‚вЂњ away from prying eyes. From here, you find the image, restore an appropriate datestamp, and then get back to using your PC. Startup Recovery Manager: This in effect replaces WindowsРІР‚в„ў own restore feature, allowing you to hit F11 at boot in order to load up AcronisРІР‚в„ў own recovery software. With a continuous backup in place, you can have multiple file versions at-the-ready whenever you need them (no more losing that all-important file). Time Explorer: Ability to peruse files and folders in your backups based on РІР‚вЂњ you guessed it РІР‚вЂњ time. Since not everyone reading this will be familiar with True Image, here are a couple of other major features worth mentioning: This version adds the ability to restore to differing hardware (eg: Dell > HP), take advantage of creating WinPE images and also have better support for dynamic disks.

#Acronis true image 2014 understanding plus#

ItРІР‚в„ўs worth noting that True Image 2014 is also available as a РІР‚СљPremiumРІР‚Сњ version (formerly, Plus Pack). While I personally wonРІР‚в„ўt take advantage of the cloud feature given my horrible upload speed, I envy those that will. Like last year, this yearРІР‚в„ўs version focuses mostly on cloud integration, and overall, IРІР‚в„ўm pleased with what I see. That about sums-up all thatРІР‚в„ўs new with True Image 2014. Even on a fiber optic Internet connection with a great upload speed (30 Mbps = 3.75MB/s), itРІР‚в„ўs going to pale in comparison to a hard drive or internal network that can save at 100MB/s. It goes without saying that the save will take a lot longer, as mentioned on the last page. Clicking on it will instantly prompt you for your login credentials, and from that point on, capturing an image to the cloud should be just as easy as capturing it to a local disc. Not pictured in the above image but also new to this boot disc is an РІР‚СљAcronis CloudРІР‚Сњ option at the top of the list to the left.

While Acronis mostly touts the fact that you can create a nonstop backup that gets stored on a NAS, this is what IРІР‚в„ўm excited to see:

#Acronis true image 2014 understanding driver#

It seems that the company both expanded the feature, and added better driver support for a wider-variety of NICs (including IntelРІР‚в„ўs). So hereРІР‚в„ўs the thing: True Image has had a РІР‚СљNASРІР‚Сњ option inside of its boot disc before, but itРІР‚в„ўs never worked for me РІР‚вЂњ on any machine IРІР‚в„ўve tried to use it on. Well, unless the intent is to remotely tap that storage for your Acronis backup when booting up into the rescure disc, that is. ThereРІР‚в„ўs nothing quite as satisfying as centralized storage, knowing that youРІР‚в„ўre able to access your data from anywhere in the house. IРІР‚в„ўve been using NAS boxes for a number of years, but only over the past year have I begun getting serious about mass storage and keeping backups safe and redundant.