Windows XP Acronis True Image

[Ian]

After reading about V_R's hard drive problem, it spurred me on to making a proper hard drive image again instead of just backing up all the files I have.

I remembered Floppy/Mucks raving about Acronis True Image... and boy it seems very good I'm on the 15 day trial at the moment, which should at least let me back my PC up to an external drive as a full image.

Edit : Only £25 to buy too, which isn't too bad considering.

 

[Anon_F]

Thanks for that Ian A bit better than just saving all on C: to a DVD-R disc
Just downloading my free trial version now

Update: £25 now that's not bad, i'm off to read up about it & have a play

 

[tellboy]

Does it work on RAID 0

As I understand it, RAID 0 is two disks with the data split between them.
Does this Drive Imaging Software work on that when it comes to the all important recovery bit ?

 

[floppybootstomp]

As I understand it, RAID 0 is two disks with the data split between them.
Does this Drive Imaging Software work on that when it comes to the all important recovery bit ?

I enthused about this software originally and within it's limitations it's a fine piece of software.

I'm still using V8.0 and no, that version will not restore a RAID 0 backup.

It backs up your RAID 0 setup Ok, but when it comes to restoring it will not see two disks as a RAID 0 setup, or one disk, only as two seperate disks. This despite the disks having been configured in the motherboard's controller.

I e-mailed Acronis asking if there was a solution to this and a few days later received just a standard e-mail response spouting off the usual jargon about what True Image can do. It did not address what it could not do.

The current version of ATI is labelled V9.0, I don't know if it will restore to a RAID 0 setup, but I don't think so. This was one of the questions I asked in my e-mail to Acronis, whether V9.0 would work with RAID 0 setups.

I have, however, used ATI on many occasions to do a perfect restore of a hard disk and as I said, within it's limitations, it's a fine piece of software and worth the money.

Damn shame about the RAID thingie though

 

[tellboy]

Is there any that will do it ?

Thanks for that reply. Is there any that will restore Raid 0 as far as you know.
I have Ghost 9 with my last PC (single HDD) but it seemed to get such a slating I have never considered using it since.

 

[muckshifter]

Thanks for that reply. Is there any that will restore Raid 0 as far as you know.
I have Ghost 9 with my last PC (single HDD) but it seemed to get such a slating I have never considered using it since.

Set-up RAID correctly and you don't need back-up software ... it will do it for you.

 

[floppybootstomp]

Thanks for that reply. Is there any that will restore Raid 0 as far as you know.
I have Ghost 9 with my last PC (single HDD) but it seemed to get such a slating I have never considered using it since.

Sorry tellboy but the only backup software I'm familiar with is the Acronis True Image. I don't know much about Ghost at all.

And Mr Mucks - you're certainly right about a RAID setup being able to back itself up. What you fail to mention is that it's a really expensive option

For single disck backup, Acronis True Image is a good piece of software that offers an economical way to backup a hard disk.

Oh, and if you do buy the software, don't forget to make the boot CD

That does help