OT: Free Acronis True Image 10 Personal Edition

TadW · 02-02-2009, 04:09 AM

No idea how long this offer is valid, but as of right now, if you use the following link and register, you'll receive a free serial number for Acronis True Image 10 Personal Edition (in case you didn't know, it's a popular hard drive cloning/backup app for Windows).

http://www.acronis.co.uk/mag/ati10pe

Dr. Drib · 02-02-2009, 07:15 AM

Thanks for info on this. This is recognized as one of the best.

They'll send me the registration code; however, where is the download for this version?

This is the quote I got after registering:

The new version of this product, Acronis True Image Home 2009, is now available to purchase from PC World stores.
Thank you for registration

Thank you for registering Acronis True Image 10 Personal Edition!

Obviously, I don't want to purchase this; rather, I want the full version (free), and then register it. Their wording seems very misleading.

Thanks,
Don

rhadin · 02-02-2009, 11:06 AM

A word of caution: There have been a lot of reports of problems with version 10, including it not making a a proper recovery image. I've never used the product, although I considered it until I started reading the reports. The reports are only about version 10; they do not reflect problems with earlier or later versions.

Alexander Turcic · 02-02-2009, 12:30 PM

Acronis is the reason why I lost my old backup of everything I collected before and during university. There was a bug in how they addressed the connected IDE drives, and because of this bug, my source drive got overwritten (including its partition table etc.).

SO, no Acronis products on my computer. I recommend Drive Snapshot instead: http://drivesnapshot.de/ It's a wonderful too, albeit not the easiest to handle especially when you have to create your own recovery CDs.

Wetdogeared · 02-02-2009, 01:00 PM

I have a pocket disk drive (removable) in my PC, I switch around 3 in rotation to handle all of my backups.

I looked at Acronus a year ago (download a test version), but they wanted me to reformat my pocket drive in FAT format, which I can't do because I use it for other purposes and those need it to be in NTFS.

I bit the bullet and moved up from Vista Home Premium to Vista Ultimate. Backups work great. Full Image, Full Backup, incrementals on Full Backup. Works like a charm. (One of the few charms there is about Vista!)

I would recommend anyone who buys a new computer, and has a choice of which version of Vista they get, go directly to Ultimate from the start. Well worth the investment and no need to worry about backups anymore.

WDE.

Dr. Drib · 02-02-2009, 02:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alexander Turcic

Acronis is the reason why I lost my old backup of everything I collected before and during university. There was a bug in how they addressed the connected IDE drives, and because of this bug, my source drive got overwritten (including its partition table etc.).

SO, no Acronis products on my computer. I recommend Drive Snapshot instead: http://drivesnapshot.de/ It's a wonderful too, albeit not the easiest to handle especially when you have to create your own recovery CDs.

I'll give that one a try - Drive Snapshot. Plus, Acronis has yet to send me an email, AND I have no idea how to get this "free" copy.

I'm just not going to fool with Acronis.

Don

techknowl · 02-05-2009, 01:20 PM

But where is the link to download the software ??

bbusybookworm · 02-05-2009, 02:38 PM

They've mentioned that on the site now

Quote:

Please be aware that the product installation package is not published on Acronis Web Site. It can only be obtained from a CD included in your copy of Personal Computer World magazine.

Don't know if this statement it was there earlier or not, but its there now.

Dr. Drib · 02-05-2009, 06:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bbusybookworm

They've mentioned that on the site now

Don't know if this statement it was there earlier or not, but its there now.

I never saw this earlier. What they've done is illegally harvest emails.

MobileRead members: My advice - based upon my personal experience and the posting to MobileRead regarding this scam - is that you stay very far away from Acronis products. They are harvesting emails for reasons that do not appear to be ethical.

Don

02-02-2009, 04:09 AM	#1
TadW Uebermensch Posts: 2,583 Karma: 1094606 Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Italy Device: Kindle	OT: Free Acronis True Image 10 Personal Edition No idea how long this offer is valid, but as of right now, if you use the following link and register, you'll receive a free serial number for Acronis True Image 10 Personal Edition (in case you didn't know, it's a popular hard drive cloning/backup app for Windows). http://www.acronis.co.uk/mag/ati10pe

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Dr. Drib Grand Sorcerer Posts: 45,385 Karma: 59504381 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Peru Device: KINDLE: Oasis 3, Scribe (1st), Matcha; KOBO: Libra 2, Libra Colour	Thanks for info on this. This is recognized as one of the best. They'll send me the registration code; however, where is the download for this version? This is the quote I got after registering: The new version of this product, Acronis True Image Home 2009, is now available to purchase from PC World stores. Thank you for registration Thank you for registering Acronis True Image 10 Personal Edition! Obviously, I don't want to purchase this; rather, I want the full version (free), and then register it. Their wording seems very misleading. Thanks, Don

02-02-2009, 11:06 AM	#3
rhadin Literacy = Understanding Posts: 4,833 Karma: 59674358 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: The World of Books Device: Nook, Nook Tablet	A word of caution: There have been a lot of reports of problems with version 10, including it not making a a proper recovery image. I've never used the product, although I considered it until I started reading the reports. The reports are only about version 10; they do not reflect problems with earlier or later versions.

02-02-2009, 12:30 PM	#4
Alexander Turcic Fully Converged Posts: 18,175 Karma: 14021202 Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Switzerland Device: Too many to count here.	Acronis is the reason why I lost my old backup of everything I collected before and during university. There was a bug in how they addressed the connected IDE drives, and because of this bug, my source drive got overwritten (including its partition table etc.). SO, no Acronis products on my computer. I recommend Drive Snapshot instead: http://drivesnapshot.de/ It's a wonderful too, albeit not the easiest to handle especially when you have to create your own recovery CDs.

02-02-2009, 01:00 PM	#5
Wetdogeared Storm Surge'n Posts: 5,780 Karma: 8213195 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Polar Vortex Device: S0ny PRS-300/350/505/700/T1	I have a pocket disk drive (removable) in my PC, I switch around 3 in rotation to handle all of my backups. I looked at Acronus a year ago (download a test version), but they wanted me to reformat my pocket drive in FAT format, which I can't do because I use it for other purposes and those need it to be in NTFS. I bit the bullet and moved up from Vista Home Premium to Vista Ultimate. Backups work great. Full Image, Full Backup, incrementals on Full Backup. Works like a charm. (One of the few charms there is about Vista!) I would recommend anyone who buys a new computer, and has a choice of which version of Vista they get, go directly to Ultimate from the start. Well worth the investment and no need to worry about backups anymore. WDE.

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techknowl Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2009 Device: none	But where is the link to download the software ??

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