Acronis True Image 2016 (1 Computer) [Old Version]

UPDATE 11-2-17 I originally gave this product one star for the reasons listed below. However, apparently management read my critique and allowed me to try the 2018 version. It worked perfectly and I am now quite satisfied with the product. I only wanted it to make an exact clone of my C: drive and now it does. I, along with Acronis technical staff, could never figure out why the 2016 version didn't work for me. I have to admit that Acronis tech support tried very hard to make the original work. Finally, when the 2018 version did the job satisfactorily, I received a personal phone call thanking me for my patience and telling me that they were pleased that it did finally work out. I gave them only 4 stars on this update because I felt it took too long to find a solution that works. But, it is good to know that they made good on their guarantee for their product and that should give purchasers comfort they stand behind their product.I have evaluated this software for months before I gave a review. I wanted to clone my C: drive and the software did not work for me. I spent hours with tech support and honestly they did try to help me. But, after many tries with help, the software does not work as advertised. When I compared the cloned drive with the original, many files did not come over to the clone as their originals.No one at Acronis was willing to figure it out. They just kept asking me to make more clones using variations of the original software but nothing worked as advertised. I asked them if I could try to use the 2017 version but they would only say I had to buy it......even though the 2016 didn't work. Bad, bad, bad. I have given up on Acronis. Oh, BTW, I consider myself pretty computer savvy and followed everything they suggested to a "T", without success.Buyer beware.

Have been using for approx. two months (2016 version). Overall, I'm happy with it. After upgrading to Win10 64 my previous backup software, Ghost, that I had been using since 1999 no longer worked. The switch over to TI was without problems. It installed fine and did not trash the system. I've done a "restore" 4x, as a test. It was quite speedy, much faster than Ghost ever was. The backup worked well. A feature I like is that it will do a scheduled backup even if the computer is in sleep mode at the time. On the downside, it does offer several "features" that only work if you purchase additional programs -- cloud storage, more. Since I backup on an external HDD, this does not impact me, but it certainly might be an issue for others. I tried to read the instructions, supplied as a PDF on the CD (161 pages!!!), and found them a challenge. Perhaps a translation from tech-speak to simple English would help. However, the actual process of setting up a backup schedule is quite easy as is doing a restore. Someone who has never used backup software before will likely find it more of a challenge.

Okay...it looks like I am in the minority here when I say that this program needs work or more specifically contains plenty of glitches to keep the user entertained. It does several things very well, but also has problems doing others.What it does very well:It clones disks very well. This is a valuable function for those who can't sleep at night wondering if they will survive a computer crash. A bootable clone disk is the fastest way to recover your system complete with programs. Who wants to have to reinstall programs? Not me.It creates a full system backup and allows the user to easily schedule backups.It creates non-stop backups, backing up everything that changes, but does not include the Documents folder (Why?).Where it crashes and burns:It does not recover individual files and folders easily using the process inside the program. I have never successfully got it to work. It hangs up and I only receive the message "Queued" at the bottom of the program screen. It has no other feedback than that. I have been able to go to the backup file directly on an external hard-drive and find and copy the file or folder successfully.The interface does not work consistently and contains some interesting glitches like checkboxes that don't show check marks. There are no titles or popups to tell what icons represent. Yes, you can find your way around by clicking...if you have the time. There is a help file, but it is not very helpful in troubleshooting.It does not allow for partial backups. Forget just backing up an important folder or folders.More often than not it does not provide feedback to give the progress on what is happening in a process. When it does, the feedback can disappear...never to return. You just have to hope that the process will complete successfully.The program crashes...it has done so several times in the span of several days...with the old Windows info box coming up saying that True Image has stopped working. This does not instill in me a lot of confidence in this product. Also, my computer has hung up several times and had to be restarted after installing this program. I suspect it is the non-stop backup feature. I have turned that off to see if that will help.The upside is that I will probably continue to use this product to clone disks and do a full back up, but I will rely on my Norton backup utility for partial backups and FolderMatch for syncronizing folders and detecting duplicate files.Would I recommend this product...no...not in its current state. Come on, Acronis, clean up this program and you might gain more confident users.Additional comment: I wound up uninstalling this program because it would cause my computer to hang up or crash while it was backing up or performing some unexplained task. What a waste of money. I changed my rating to one star.UPDATE:I reinstalled Acronis and an update message appeared. I just said yes to install the update, and now the program appears to be working properly so far. There were several changes to the interface...labels appeared next to the icons...this makes navigation so much easier. I will be testing out the program over the next few weeks a post any additional findings here. I am currently upgrading my review to three stars.

Easy to use ! Tested and works on some older 2.5" IDE HDs ! Thanks

Logre lo que estaba buscando con este producto, facil de instalar y de utilizar, lo compre pra migar mi disco duro a un pc con diferente hardware

le produit fonctionne tres bien

very good product