Re: [H] backup image

[Winterlight]

I agree with backing up to Cloud servers but OneDrive, Dropbox, and 
Amazon have much better deals, and bigger market clout so I think 
Acronis Cloud will be an uphill battle.



At 11:55 AM 8/26/2016, you wrote:
Cloud services are not always a bad thing. Backing up on a server 
over the Net gives you another level of protection. If you keep a 
backup locally that's all well & good but in the case of a 
catastrophic event (like Tornado) that locally backup might be toast 
also. That's when online backup really shines. I sell & use online backups.




On 8/26/2016 1:45 PM, Winterlight wrote:


and market their Cloud subscriptions which I see as a hopeless endeavor.
They will only be able to sell the Cloud subscription for a while to
those who don't know better.

Re: [H] backup image

[Joe User]

Cloud services are not always a bad thing. Backing up on a server over 
the Net gives you another level of protection. If you keep a backup 
locally that's all well & good but in the case of a catastrophic event 
(like Tornado) that locally backup might be toast also. That's when 
online backup really shines. I sell & use online backups.




On 8/26/2016 1:45 PM, Winterlight wrote:


and market their Cloud subscriptions which I see as a hopeless endeavor.
They will only be able to sell the Cloud subscription for a while to
those who don't know better.

Re: [H] backup image

[Winterlight]

I own and run Acronis version 2010, 2013, and 2015 running on various 
computers. 2008 was the best. What happened to being able to right 
click a backup and have it validated...or double click a backup, 
select one file, and restore, or restore the image. Now you have the 
interface with all the backups to scroll through, and of course 
Acronis can't do anything unless the backup is put there... and to 
restore a single file you have to load the image file on a drive and 
get it that way. Acronis has it's good points but it is only gotten 
worse as they have tried to make it more accessible to end users who 
don't know what they are doing, and market their Cloud subscriptions 
which I see as a hopeless endeavor. They will only be able to sell 
the Cloud subscription for a while to those who don't know better.



At 11:22 AM 8/26/2016, you wrote:

I've stayed with Acronis and am running version 2015. Yes, the interface is
a bit more complex, but I think it's still a good one.

Others that you might want to look at would be Macrium Reflect, Aoemi
Backerupper, or Easesus To-do backup. Paragon's product is also worth a
look.

--
Vincent Winterling
Vineland, NJ

> -Original Message-
> From: Hardware [mailto:hardware-boun...@lists.hardwaregroup.com] On
> Behalf Of Winterlight
> Sent: Friday, August 26, 2016 1:18 PM
> To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com
> Subject: [H] backup image
>
> What is the collective using for backup imaging software these days?
> I started out with Disk Image but when Norton/Symantec bought them
> and screwed them up with their usual Nortification procedure (how many
> great apps has Norton ruined) I switched to Acronis. I liked Acronis back
> in version 4 through 8 and then of course it went down the yearly update
> road to where now I don't like it very much at all.
> Why can't developers see the advantage of keeping things clean and
> simple and stop trying to be all things to all people.
>
> So I am looking for something new, clean, and simple. Any
> recommendations?

Re: [H] backup image

[Vincent Winterling]

I've stayed with Acronis and am running version 2015. Yes, the interface is
a bit more complex, but I think it's still a good one.

Others that you might want to look at would be Macrium Reflect, Aoemi
Backerupper, or Easesus To-do backup. Paragon's product is also worth a
look.

--
Vincent Winterling
Vineland, NJ

> -Original Message-
> From: Hardware [mailto:hardware-boun...@lists.hardwaregroup.com] On
> Behalf Of Winterlight
> Sent: Friday, August 26, 2016 1:18 PM
> To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com
> Subject: [H] backup image
> 
> What is the collective using for backup imaging software these days?
> I started out with Disk Image but when Norton/Symantec bought them
> and screwed them up with their usual Nortification procedure (how many
> great apps has Norton ruined) I switched to Acronis. I liked Acronis back
> in version 4 through 8 and then of course it went down the yearly update
> road to where now I don't like it very much at all.
> Why can't developers see the advantage of keeping things clean and
> simple and stop trying to be all things to all people.
> 
> So I am looking for something new, clean, and simple. Any
> recommendations?

Re: [H] backup image

[Joe User]

I feel you - Felt like you read my mind...

If it ain't broke, ya know?



On 8/26/2016 12:17 PM, Winterlight wrote:

What is the collective using for backup imaging software these days? I
started out with Disk Image but when Norton/Symantec bought them and
screwed them up with their usual Nortification procedure (how many great
apps has Norton ruined) I switched to Acronis. I liked Acronis back in
version 4 through 8 and then of course it went down the yearly update
road to where now I don't like it very much at all. Why can't developers
see the advantage of keeping things clean and simple and stop trying to
be all things to all people.

So I am looking for something new, clean, and simple. Any recommendations?

Re: [H] backup image

[Christopher Fisk]

On the server end, Altero Backup is fantastic.  They have a Home version
that I haven't used, but if it's anything like the Hyper-V software it'll
be nice and easy to use.

http://www.altaro.com/home-pc-backup/


On Fri, Aug 26, 2016 at 1:28 PM, Brian Weeden 
wrote:

> I use this:
> https://www.terabyteunlimited.com/image-for-windows.htm
>
>
>
> -
> Brian
>
>
> On Fri, Aug 26, 2016 at 1:17 PM, Winterlight 
> wrote:
>
> > What is the collective using for backup imaging software these days? I
> > started out with Disk Image but when Norton/Symantec bought them and
> > screwed them up with their usual Nortification procedure (how many great
> > apps has Norton ruined) I switched to Acronis. I liked Acronis back in
> > version 4 through 8 and then of course it went down the yearly update
> road
> > to where now I don't like it very much at all. Why can't developers see
> the
> > advantage of keeping things clean and simple and stop trying to be all
> > things to all people.
> >
> > So I am looking for something new, clean, and simple. Any
> recommendations?
> >
> >
>

Re: [H] backup image

[Brian Weeden]

I use this:
https://www.terabyteunlimited.com/image-for-windows.htm



-
Brian


On Fri, Aug 26, 2016 at 1:17 PM, Winterlight 
wrote:

> What is the collective using for backup imaging software these days? I
> started out with Disk Image but when Norton/Symantec bought them and
> screwed them up with their usual Nortification procedure (how many great
> apps has Norton ruined) I switched to Acronis. I liked Acronis back in
> version 4 through 8 and then of course it went down the yearly update road
> to where now I don't like it very much at all. Why can't developers see the
> advantage of keeping things clean and simple and stop trying to be all
> things to all people.
>
> So I am looking for something new, clean, and simple. Any recommendations?
>
>