However both Acronis and Norton are commercial products that can be had for five simple payments of $19.95! Okay okay I exaggerate a bit – they are not that expensive. Each time I see a backup program, I think “Acronis True Image” or “Norton Ghost”. Issues related to the updates download process through the insecure channel were fixed Verdict:Īcronis True Image 2016 isn't radically different, but the speed improvements are welcome and it's great to see Try&Decide back, too.Lately I have been running into a lot of backup programs. What's new in build 6595 (see the Release Notes for more information)? For online backup, check out Acronis True Image Cloud 2016, which brings you unlimited cloud storage space, support for backing up iOS/ Android/ Windows mobile devices, and a new online dashboard to keep track of your hardware. Please note, the big change this time is that Acronis True Image 2016 supports backing up to local and network storage devices only. More generally, the new release has improved backup and recovery speeds, and sees various interface tweaks to make it even easier to use. But if you need more, just choose the files, folders or partitions you'd like to protect, then use the extensive Settings dialog to configure your backup scheme, schedule, encryption, notifications, Exclude filters, pre/ post commands, validation rules, and the list goes on.Īcronis True Image 2016 brings welcome return of 'Try&Decide', a handy feature which allows you to take a system snapshot, then carry out some potentially risky action - install a new program, maybe - and optionally revert to your snapshot if there are any problems. Choose 'Entire PC' as the source, an external drive as the destination, and you can have your first backup running in seconds. Acronis True Image 2016 is a powerful application which can back up anything from individual files and folders, to single partitions and entire hard drives.

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