Acronis True Image 2009 Beta

I'm downloading the public beta of True Image 2009. I looked all over the Acronis site but couldn't find when or after how long the beta expires. Anyone know the bottom line on this?

http://www.acronis.com/homecomputing/support/beta-testing/atiHome2009/

 

As a rule Acronis doesn't pre-announce dates for releases, including betas. They are ready when they are ready.

 

This looks like an interesting development:

It sounds as though data backups can now be created as file-based backups (files backed up in their original/native format, rather than a compressed archive). I've been using SyncToy for that functionality.

 

I like that it will now support the .zip format. Now if they will only directly support making a BartPE or VistaPE Rescue cd they will gain (or regain) customers.

 

I looked at the beta site, but which features are the new ones? I noticed a few bits like zip support. Has try and decide been updated so it supports software which requires a reboot?

 

It's on the webpage for the beta download.

 

Is there a time constraint in the Beta so it stops working after a certain date?

 

Active Restore sounds new. Keep working while restoring system?

 

From my brief review of the manual, TI still doesn't wake the computer from sleep so we have to keep using or develop kludges to work around this one. Also, they no longer talk about Backup Locations which is the reason I was considering upgrading from 9 to 11.
But hey, the eye candy is nice.

BTW this was in my beta tester report to Acronis.

OTc

 

Active Restore is just the new name for the Snap Restore feature. I think Aronis changed the name in TI 11. Basically, it starts the restore (previously from the SZ) and as soon as enough files are restored for Windows to run, Windows starts. Then the restore continues and files are restored as requested by the system until it's finished. This feature didn't work with Vista in TI 11. I don't know if TI 2009 now supports using this feature with Vista or not.

 

Am I right in thinking that Try&Decide doesn't work with FD-ISR? Also, I assume its still impossible to have TI 2009 installed with Shadow Protect?

 

Acronis support has sent me version 3.3.0.359 of snapman.sys and snapapi.dll and these versions have stopped my BSOD between ShadowProtect 3.2 and Acronis True Image. You should be able to contact support and ask for these files to correct your issue.

 

Many thanks. Just to confirm is that for 11 or 2009?

 

Well, I am using it with Echo Workstation but others are using it with 11 Home. I don't think it is version dependant but maybe it has changed in 2009 .

 

Wow, that is a HUGE disappointment. Why they (and Storagecraft for that matter) can't make their scheduler simply create entries in the windows scheduler is beyond me. This is how the Paragon app does it.

I'd be VERY interested in how they handle pruning old backups then. I found the (below referenced) corrupt files problem prevented the backup locations functionality being of any use to me. I hear some people don't seem to have that problem but I sure did. Would also be very interested to hear if anybody that did have that problem doesn't now with the current 2009 beta.

Corrupt/Can't Verify Corrupt Archives: Let's uncover the problem!
https://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?t=185256&highlight=corrupt

Corrupt tib files
https://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?t=199309&highlight=corrupt
posts re: corruption causing delete/consolidate fail using backup location
https://www.wilderssecurity.com/showpost.php?p=1095946&postcount=108

 

This was my original question, which I don't believe has been answered. I was unable to do a backup with the restore CD--something that works fine in TI-10. Perhaps this reduced functionality is present only in the beta.

 

It would be better if they used rar format with recovery records. Anything with some redundancy to better allow recovery from a bad sector on a dvd (or hard drive).

 

I can't download the thing either in Firefox 3 of IE7, all I get is file not found.
and yes, I entered my name and email address.

 

I have installed the rescue environment on my USB hard drive. Using it with my Lenovo X61 laptop, it recognised the Sata drive, and recognised another drive being plugged in after the TI GUI had opened. This might be down to the BIOS that IBM use, or perhaps it really does now have hot plug compiled into the kernel.

One strange thing is that it obviously records all run tasks somewhere on the rescue CD media, as having booted via the external drive, it listed images that only exist on another drive and computer, I'm still trying to work that one out.

Oh yes, the drive resizing option doesn't seem to be available anymore.


Colin

 

Better for whom? Acronis has to consider its customers, and most of them are better off with .zip than .rar. Most PCs are already equipped to browse and extract zip archives, and customers understand what a zip archive is. Rar requires a separate tool, and most customers will have never heard of .rar.

 

I much prefer zip to rar, I paid for a zip program and I'm not really prepared to pay for another program.
As tuttle posted the vast majority of users use zip.

I noticed when I selected to burn the Recovery media there is also a BartPE option though I didn't try it..

Anyway, I'm running Vista x64.
the first thing I did after I got it downloaded and installed was to make a Recovery CD from Vista x64..
It was not successfull when I tried it.
I made an image of my C: & F: partitions. That was OK
I restarted with the Recovery CD.

Using True Image Full I get :-
Unable to Load Initial Ramdisk. Press Enter to Proceed.
I had to restart to get out of it.

Then using TI Safe, it would not recognise my Logitect MX620 mouse.

As I was in the Recovery program I decided to try Disk Director 10 that I had installed in Vista & the recovery media found.

DD 10 Full
On loading after the blue intro Screen I got :
E000101F4: Disk Director has not found any hard drives.

DD10 Safe, It starts th install but returns to the selection screen.
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However, I use a drive caddy and can swap drives.
in XPx32 only TI Safe and DD Safe works OK.

I get the same errors as for Vista X64 with TI Full and DD Full.

I am unable to restore x64 images.

When I made the images I had a good look at all the "features" in the program, there is a very good new feature "Backup a reserve copy", I won't have to to do that anymore. Besides that one, there are a few other usefull ones.

It the program works properly when out of beta it will be a goodie, as far a I'm concerned.

 

If anyone who has images in different locations wants to restore an image, it is a mess to find it, unless you name them with very different names.

why you ask. when you are restoring an image it does not show your drives / partitions, just the images.

I got this
+C1
+D1
+F1
+C1
+D1
+F1
+C2
+D2
+F2
+C2
+D2
+F2

Clicl on th3 + and then you see the location of the image.
That is because the images are in 2 locations, one set it for x64 and the other x32

Aside from that , it seems to be good.

 

What about saving the Images in .zip format, anyone try that yet to see if it compatible with the built-in .zip of Windows?

 

I'm unable to d/load the beta - error 500

Any other way to get it?

 

Earthling,
I'm unable to d/load the beta - error 500
Any other way to get it?
Try these:
http://us1.download.acronis.com/download/ATI2009Home.zip

http://us2.download.acronis.com/download/ATI2009Home.zip

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I've played with it in the last 3 hours, the interface is awfull, in TI 11 everything is at hand on the screen, no going here or there to find anything as in 2009, althought TI 11 requires more mouse clicks it is more user friendly.

I think I'll stay with TI 11.