Here is a quick update on my preferred method of imaging your computer – Acronis True Image. We have discussed this program many times before
For those of you who may have bought a previous version – I know some followed my lead and bought a discount copy – there are a few changes in the new one.
Mostly the changes are cosmetic except for the ability to back-up to a Zip file. Having a back-up as a zip means it is really easy to search through and find a particular document or picture you may have deleted and want to restore without running Acronis. In fact you could do this on a PC that didn’t have Acronis installed. But otherwise the ease of use and quality of the product make it the one to recommend.
Some might be curious how I use the program. I have Acronis set up with 2 regularly scheduled back-ups. The first backs up my C drive once per week. This safeguards my windows and my program installation. Once a week is regular enough for this drive but not my D Drive. All my documents, files, music, photos and other data is on the D drive and I have this set to back-up daily. All back-ups are to an external Hard drive and therefore separate to my actual computer. The scheduled back-ups are easy to create and once set you can just forget about them. This is the only way to go as anything that requires you to remember to do something, etc is prone to human error. Acronis is doing such a good job I have forgotten all about it most of the time.
So give the article below a read and if you haven't already – think about how you back-up your machines and how to create a system that protects you without effort
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