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Acronis True Image 2017 NEW GENERATION
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Overview:

Backup and recovery of your data become one of the most important features you need especially with the increasing risk of data loss from many reasons including the recent ransomware. The new generation of Acronis True Image 2017 is released with many new features that will be of great help to you. Your data are highly secured with this release, and you are protected against all ransomware. No more panic about your data loss. The program helps you to have a full backup of all your data in an easy and professional way. You can backup documents, photos, email, selected partitions, and even the entire disk drive. In addition to data backup you can also do backup of operating system, applications, settings. If there is any problem with your computer (for example virus, format, damage…) you will be able to recover all your data and settings. The cloud space technology lets you do secure encrypted backup of your data to be easily restored from any device.

Homepage:

http://www.acronis.com/en-us/personal/computer-backup/

Compare Acronis True Image 2017 Features:

http://www.acronis.com/en-us/personal/true-image-comparison/

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Download: the free trial version is easily downloaded from the official website. You can select either the standard or the premium version

http://download.acronis.com/AcronisTrueImage2017_NG.exe

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Bootable media can be downloaded here:

http://download.acronis.com/AcronisTrueImage2017_NG.iso

Size:  497 MB

Bootable media: 600 MB

Version:  2017, Build 6116

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Release date:  2017

System Requirements

Processor Pentium of 1 GHz
The program supports any windows version from windows XP (SP3) to windows 10, both 32 and 64 bit versions supported
Other system requirements include; 1 GB RAM and 1.5 GB of free HDD space, CD-RW/DVD-RW drive or USB flash drive (for bootable media creation). Also internet connection for program activation and use of cloud space

Installation:

Installation is very easy. After you download the installer, save it to your desktop then double click on the installer. In a few mouse clicks you will have the program working on your desktop. If you are upgrading from the previous version 2016 , no problem , no need to uninstall and reinstall. Simply the program will update with no need to uninstall. If this is your first time to use the app, you will have 30 days free trial, after the trial is over you will need to purchase a license key if you want to continue using the program.

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Before start using the program, you need to create an acronis account using the option on the left side. After that confirm your account and login. That’s all!

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Trial version Limitations:

30 days working
Some features are not active in the trial version as disc cloning
Using  Acronis bootable media, the only available operation is recovery
Cloud space data will be deleted after the trial is over

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 Purchase:

The program subscription is now on annual basis. It will offer you all the premium features and 1 TB cloud space. You can add more storage up to 5 TB during purchase according to your needs. After purchase the license key will be emailed to you so that you can easily activate your software online.

http://www.acronis.com/en-us/personal/buy-backup/

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User Interface:

The user interface is intitutive, very friendly and easy to use. There is a left sided column (Sidebar) with all the program features well-arranged. On the right side, you will find the main program area which displays the tools available in the program according to the feature you select on the left sided column. There is notification area icon when the program is running

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Uses and Features:

Full image back up
File and Folder backup
Powerful recovery options
No interruption back up
Scheduled many backup plans on a daily or weekly basis
Flexible backup schemes that allows you to create a complete backup every time or use version chain, incremental, differential or custom schemes based on your requirements for speed and storage.
Recover disk image backups to any hardware
Ensure your privacy with military-grade AES-256 encryption
Social media incremental backup and recovery
Fast, powerful search for files within local and cloud backups, archives.
Save space by securely archiving older files to local drives or the cloud.
Clone an entire disk to create an exact replica or migrate operating systems, programs, settings and all data to a larger or a faster disk.
Exclude unneeded files from backups
Automatic backup cleanup
Custom Commands, For example, to delete temporary files.
Split backup files into smaller files
Validate your backups
Cloud space technology support backup to protect your data
The cloud space allows users to manage backup plans remotely
Ultrafast backup through multi-threaded uploading technology
Cloud space encryption to protect your data
Access the cloud space from any device
Backup of all mobile contents to local computer or cloud
Backup of multiple mobile devices, SD Cards and from iPhone to android and the reverse

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Languages Supported:

The program supports many languages which lets you enjoy using it in your own language. You can easily change the language in the app settings

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What is new?

Acronis Active Protection: the program offers advanced, active protection against data loss to ransomware, this new feature is available in the premium subscription, for Windows only. Active Protection works in the background, has minimal impact to system performance, and doesn't conflict with antivirus software and Windows Defender.  It is very useful feature as it will help users to:

·      Actively prevent and neutralize ransomware attacks
·      Constant data availability even when there is ransomware attack
·      Protect all of your local and cloud data.

Full details are available here:

http://www.acronis.com/en-us/personal/ransomware-protection/



Acronis Notary:

The program uses Blockchain technology to ensure data is authentic and unchanged
To read more details about this interesting new feature here:
http://www.acronis.com/en-us/personal/blockchain-data-authentication/

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Acronis ASign:

This new feature allows you to let anyone you want to electronically sign a document you've backed up.Using Acronis ASign, you can easily request an electronic signature. That lets you generate a unique certificate containing all images of signatures, timestamps, and other information.

Enhanced Security:

The new release of acronis true image uses an advanced algorithm to encrypt your data and ensure that it is secure against alteration or intervention. All you need is an acronis account to be able to protect multiple devices (windows, mac , android)

Back up your mobile device content:

Acronis protects your mobile contents (for example photos, videos, contacts, and so on). It offers you 3 ways to do this; mobile to cloud backup, cloud browsing of content and wireless back up of mobile devices directly to a local Windows or Mac computer. It is better than native mobile solutions.
You will be able to browse the contents of mobile backups stored on local Windows or MacOS computers.
In addition, you are safe with all your mobile backups encrypted in transit and in storage, whether to local computers or the cloud.

Facebook backups:

With the help of acronis, Facebook backups can now be recovered directly to the same or to a different Facebook account. Also, all your Facebook backups are encrypted in transit and in Acronis Cloud Storage.

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Now Let’s Discuss the main features of this new generation of Acronis True Image 2017

Backup:

This is the main function of the program and lets you easily do backup of your partition, drive, folders and files, the entire hard drive or your mobile. Simply select the source and destination. The source is the partition or data source you want to backup and destination is the location where you will save your data backup. It may be cloud space or external hard drive or CD/DVD or USB flash drive. The program offers you additional backup options to adjust if you need. For example; Schedule, Scheme, and Password protection. You can also add a comment if you wish (optional)
If you have any backup files created by the previous versions of the program, it will be automatically scanned, detected and added to the list in the new version of the program

After sometime using the program, you will have a list of backups. You can easily validate any backup file before use. The process is very easy, simply right click on the specific file and select validate option. That’s all!
The backup operations menu (right click menu) offers you more options to use. These include rename, reconfigure, delete, search, validate, open location, move and clone settings

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Recovery

Recovery is very easy. Simply, open the backup on the sidebar, select the backup you need to restore from the list (use the operation menu to validate), then select either to recover disc or files according to what you need. Next, you need to specify the destination or the location to save the recovered files. Finally start recovery. That’s all! The program offers you recovery options that you can set. For example;
disk recovery mode, pre/post commands for recovery, validation option, computer restart, file recovery options, overwrite file options and so on

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Archive:

This is a built in tool which helps to free disc space by moving large sized files to external HDD or cloud space. It acts by scanning and analyzing your computer to find large sized files, these will be arranged by its type, size and date. You can review these files to specify which ones you will move and the destination (external HDD or cloud space). Next start archiving of the selected files to the specified location. You can easily access these archived files at any time. Also you can encrypt your files to prevent any unauthorized access. 

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Sync:

This is a built-in tool which helps you to synchronize all your data to be easily accessible using any device at any time, you may include the cloud space in the sync process. No more need for USB devices
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Tools:

This part of the program has many underlying tools with different functions that will be of help to you.

These include clone disk utility, protection tools,  security and privacy utilities (acronis drivecleanser and system clean up), and disk management utilities (add new disk), mounting tools (mount and unmount)

The protection tools include Acronis Universal Restore media, Acronis Startup Recovery Manager, Rescue Media Builder, Acronis Secure Zone and Try&Decide

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Disc cloning:

This feature is easily accessible from the Tools option on the sidebar. It lets you have a copy of the entire disk drive so that you can move to another one. For example, you will need this cloning feature if you plan to have a new hard disk with larger capacity and better performance.For example if you want to have a new SSD instead of the old slow HDD. It is available only if you are a registered user. It is not available in the trial version

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Create bootable media on USB flash drive or DVD:

This is very important feature which lets you run a standalone version of Acronis True Image to be able to recover your data when your system is completely crashed and can’t boot. You will need this bootable media option to recover your data. To use this feature, select tools on the sidebar then select rescue media builder.  There are two types of bootable media; namely acronis bootable rescue media which is recommended for most users and WinPE-based media with Acronis plug-in which will help you if all other tools fail

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Acronis universal restore:

This tool allows you to restore your hard drive on dissimilar system which is different from the original computer you have done the backup image. I will do this through creating a bootable system clone on different hardware

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Parallel access: This feature allows you to access your computer remotely using mobile or other computer

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Acronis secure zone: Allows you to store your backups in a special safe partition on your disk

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Try and decide: This tool set your computer to be in the Try mode. This will allow you to easily and safely perform any potentially dangerous operations without worrying that you might damage your operating system, programs or data

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System Clean up: This tool is similar to many software that do cleaning of your HDD. It cleans your windows activity traces and securely wipes your hard disc free space. For example, recycle bin, temporary files, user credentials, windows prefetch directory and so on

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Acronis drive cleanser: this tool allows you to permanently destroy all data on selected hard disks and partitions. This will prevent any information retrieval which is still possible even after formatting. For example you want to get rid of your hard drive or to sell it

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Add new disk: can be accesses from more tools and lets you add a new drive for example SSD or higher capacity drive. The system will be on your old drive.

Mounting and unmounting of images using right context menu

More tools:

The most important of which is Acronis Startup Recovery Manager. This tool allows you to start the program without loading the operating system. The process is very easy, all you have to do is to click F11 button on keyboard at boot time (before start of windows).

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Dashboard:

This feature allows users to manage backups remotely using online dashboard option. You can add any device to the online dashboard so that you can easily do backups. You will be able to protect all your family data.

In addition, there are options to do backup of your mobile device (using mobile device backup) and social network (using Social network backup)

Mobile device backup is easily done using dashboard option; Mobile device backup, then scanning of the QR code on your computer screen using acronis true image installed on your mobile. Remember that both the computer and mobile need to be online and connected on the same network.

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Account:

you can create a new account here, so that you will need to login using your credentials to start using the program

Settings:

These are the settings of the program. You can change the program language, check for updates, protect your computer against ransomware (checked by default to protect your data), and mobile backup location

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Help and support:

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So , Now let's ask what makes Acronis True Image the best choice compared with other backup software?

The Fastest Backup in the Industry

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The Most Complete Backup Software

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New Generation Data Protection and Management

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Centralized Management and Control


Optimized for Data


Data Security and Validation


Pros:

Easy fast backup of all your data
Entire computer backup
Disc cloning
Easy recovery of your computer
Cloud space
Background active protection against ransomware
Encrypted secured data
Support mobile data recovery
Blockchain technology to ensure data is authentic and unchanged
Support all platforms and windows 10
And many more

Cons:

The program is very large in size and requires many resources to function in a good way.

Conclusion:

With the professional easy backup and recovery, the advanced protection tools, the new features added and the cloud space technology, acronis true image is the best choice for any user. You can back up all your devices and protect your data. You can easily move to a new hard disk with no loss of you data or settings. You can back up your mobile data and social media
 
 
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Great software and very interesting review. Thank you.
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Good software &  great review.

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Thanks for writing this wonderful review on one of the best backup programs.
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Wonderful review of the Best software Smile

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Thank you for an indepth analysis.
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Thanks for the very good review
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The reviewer!!!!!  Bow
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very well review as always.thanks for doing review Heart much appreciated
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#10
Good review Tarek, thanks.
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