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For several years now (and several versions) I have "computed with confidence" (the Acronis catchphrase). On several occasions True Image has got me out of the brown smelly stuff after catching a nasty at some dodgy site or with some dodgy download. Only 10 minutes later and my OS is reinstalled as clean as a whistle.
With each upgrade True Image has got better with added features and engine upgrades. As a result, I was excited to see that v11 had been launced this month and couldn't wait to try it. With a file size 10 times bigger than version 10, I was expecting wonders!For the first time I was disappointed. Although there are two new features, neither appear to add to what True Image does best: back-ups. The first addition is a clean-up wizard, able to clean files, partitions or drives. However, I have other software that does that - and IMHO, better. The second addition is a "sandbox", allowing users to "try and decide". The idea being that if you install a prog that screws up your computer, one click - and you are back where you started before things went pear shaped! However, nothing is as simple as it at first appears and the "try and decide" wizard requires a reboot after you have decided. Personally, I prefer to stick to the tried and tested principle - "before making changes - backup". overall there is little time saving (if any) with the new gizmo. Just as a matter of interest, "Sandboxie" does a similar job with a footprint of a few hundred bites! In conclusion, I feel that Acronis should keep True Image as a specialist (but simple) back-up tool, rather than trying to develop it into a "do-all" program full of bells and whistles. It has become bloatware. I have gone back to version 10.
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Thanks johntheone, this is a good review.
I agree, so many companies resort to throwing in everything but the kitchen sink and what was a good product becomes, as you put it, bloat-ware.
I think v10 contains the best of what this product should do - backups, backup exploring, and writing to existing backups.
The try&decide feature is useless in the case of installations that require a reboot - if I'm not mistaken, you need to decide before a reboot whether you want to permanently save or discard the changes...
Yes!
And as I see it, if your system goes “tits up” while you are trying something – whatever you did is not saved ......
Like I say, v11 looks like gizmoware. But I cannot fault v10. Excellent.