Your files and folders are automatically archived on a secondary drive or in a specially partitioned “Secure Zone” on your primary drive, and you can browse forward and backward through different versions of the file system. Personal data, meanwhile, is backed up every five minutes in the transparent “nonstop backup” mode. Image files can be restored in full, or mounted as virtual drives, so you can extract just the files and information you need. Full-system images are created in the background via Windows’ Shadow Copy service so there’s no interruption to your work. However, if you’re used to rudimentary shareware tools, True Image is a revelation. Simply set up a schedule, or a maximum permitted size or number of backup archives, and True Image will manage the rest.īeyond that, if you’re a 2010 user the upgrade isn’t a great deal. The only real enhancement over last year’s edition is support for user-selected archival schemes, which determine how long your backup files are kept for. Consumer Products > Avast Free Antivirus / Premium Security (legacy Pro Antivirus, Internet Security, Premier).

This latest version of Acronis’s disk and file backup package has a bright Windows 7-style interface that’s a breeze to use - but few new features.

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