acronis true image home

Zargon

Lifer
Nov 3, 2009
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I have a copy of 2009 and 2010.

I am going to have 2, possibly 3 windows 7 pc's and one XP box.

Is there something I can use that will let me centrally manage?

Doesnt 7 do image backups on its own? and can you drop them off on a network drive?

I'm ok with buying another copy or two if I have too, since you can get them for 20 bucks somewhere usually.
 

MStele

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As far as backups, Acronis is easy if your looking to make disc images. You don't have to install anything. Just boot from the disc and create/restore images. Once made, the images can be stored pretty much anywhere. Acronis has builtin USB support so you can go straight to external. I think it supports network backups also but i'm not sure.

If your looking for a more overreaching solution for backing up all your machines, you might want to looking into building a WHS machine. It will provide network storage as well as make backups of your machines. It may be outside your budget, but i thought i'd mention it.
 

Zargon

Lifer
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heheh yeah I've looked into WHS.

Probably cant do that till summer/fall as I just tossed together a new c2d machine



i use acronis now, I just wish I didnt have to separately configure my different machines