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It is quite solid and comfortable, but has its flaws. I wouldn't rely on R&R as the only precaution against data loss, especially not for my personal files. Using it only for system recovery purposes (and not as a full-fledged data backup solution) is fine, however.selvan777 wrote:I'm pretty sure the software is solid since I don't hear of any complaints.
Although R&R actually does exactly the same, I second your statement. Acronis TrueImage is a very good and reliable backup solution. There are still some features, however, that come with R&R but are missing from TrueImage:selvan777 wrote:Utilities like Trueimage (my preferred) lets you perform backups while reading email, surfing the web or sleeping with the screen saver running.
* When restoring an image, R&R can automatically rescue all files that would be deleted or altered by the recovery process beforehand. This includes all user files that have been created or changed after the last backup run and are not included in the latest backup set for this reason.
* R&R since ver. 2 allows to restore only the vital system files. This way, the personal folders of the user remain untouched by the recovery process.
But, as R&R has completely failed on me one time, I'm using both products concurrently: R&R on a regular basis for saving my system partition, its backups are only stored locally on the notebook, and TrueImage once in a while (whenever my installation has changed noticeably) for the system and regularly for my personal data files. The TrueImage backups of the system and data partitions are saved to a network share and optical media, whereas my personal files are also additionally stored in the so-called Acronis SecureZone, a hidden partition on the notebook. All this happens automatically: An incremental, local backup of the small data partition is made on every log-on, and for the backup to the network shares, the notebook and file server at home power on automatically at 4 o'clock every morning, connect through wireless or, if available, wired network, do their job and power off again a few minutes later (only if the systems are idle, meaning no input is detected that would indicate a user is currently working on the systems).