NORTON or ACRONIS?

[Vanguard]

The above is incorrect, apparently you haven't used a current version
of Acronis? There's been a bunch of improvements since version 7 to
which the above may apply, I do know version 7 is much slower than the
later versions....

I am using version 10. If Normal or High priority are selected for the
backup, the host becomes nearly impossible to use. At Low priority,
there is still severe impact to the responsiveness of the host. I have
ran NT Backup, Backup Exec Desktop, Comodo Desktop, and NetBackup all
all left the host must more responsive and the backups did not take any
longer to complete.

BTW, the shadow copy issue should not be an issue, all images SHOULD
be
made by booting from the Acronis CD or from the Rescue CD. There are
a
bunch of advantages of doing so, particularly with an earlier version.

Aye, there's the rub: What should be done and what Acronis tells the
user to do. When using their program, they make it appear that images
can be saved while the operating system is still running. In fact, they
let the user schedule a task to save an image which obviously executes
while the OS is still running. A logical backup is still performed when
booting from their CD because they still read the files through the
operating system's file system. As they have themself noted, physical
images are only created if the file system is corrupted or not
recognizable. Even with other imaging products, like Ghost, the best or
safest way to make a physical image provided the product will let you
save physical images is to reboot and use the OS running from the
bootable CD so the partition with the OS is in complete stasis.

In most cases, a logical image is sufficient to restore the host to a
usable state, but not in all cases. Restoring to a usable state is not
the same as restoring the exact same state. In my other post, I've
noted the problem with EFS protected files. What is Acronis' solution?
Remove EFS before doing the backup or image. Yeah, like that's a
workable solution. Workarounds may exist but that doesn't mean anyone
is going to bother with them.

 

[Zilbandy]

I've already discussed the shortcomings of True Image Home with Acronis
via their forums and tech e-mails and, in short, they require me to move
to their Workstation to have a decent backup and image solution.

Extremely interesting reply. Thank you. Apparently, for the way I use
my computer, Acronis TI Home appears to work for me, so I guess I'll
just stick with it, but it does give me some cause to consider another
solution in the future. The only encrypted stuff on my system is a PGP
Disk for my 'critical' data, and I guess it is similar to True Crypt
in that the file it creates doesn't need any extra handling other than
the correct passphrase.

 

[Uncle Grumpy]

Out of curiosity, what was it updating specifically all those millions of
updates?

Ain't got a clue. I stopped using it several years ago and don't even
have it any more.

 

[Plato]

I need to buy a good imaging program and also want one thats intuitive and
used widely in the work place etc.. Would Norton or Acronis do the job and if
so which is better more widely used by techy pips?

One might try:

http://www.xxclone.com/

 

[XS11E]

I think Acronis is broken for my own purposes, if the freebie at
Seagate website is any indication provided by Acronis.

It's a very old and obsolete version but it did work for me, don't know
why it wouldn't for you?

 

[Guest]

I need to buy a good imaging program and also want one thats intuitive and
used widely in the work place etc.. Would Norton or Acronis do the job and if
so which is better more widely used by techy pips?

I had been using ALL THINGS Norton for several years, and with time, more
and more problems seemed to develop. As opposed to Norton products, I now
use Acronis and AVG. Acronis has functioned PERFECTLY, and since the
deletion of ALL THINGS Norton, my entire system performs much better. I have
also made these changes on computers of 8 family members, all with the same
results!

 

[Uncle Grumpy]

I had been using ALL THINGS Norton for several years, and with time, more
and more problems seemed to develop. As opposed to Norton products, I now
use Acronis and AVG. Acronis has functioned PERFECTLY, and since the
deletion of ALL THINGS Norton, my entire system performs much better. I have
also made these changes on computers of 8 family members, all with the same
results!

Your experience mirrors that of countless others.

I began installing "Norton" products when they really WERE "Norton"
products, because the name "Norton" was synonymous with "quality", and
no one else had a product that could compare/compete.

I seem to remember "Norton" becoming another brand before it became
part of Symantec's offerings... maybe it was PC Tools?

Whatever.

You made the right choice.