Acronis True Image 2019 Personal Backup and Recovery Software

Acronis International GmbH released the 15-year Anniversary Edition of its personal backup software, True Image 2019.

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In making the announcement, the company revealed that its AI-based anti-ransomware technology which is integrated into all of its backup solutions, including the new product stopped more than 200,000 ransomware attacks on 150,000 customers last year. With current ransoms demanding an average of $522 per attack, the defense prevented more than $104 million in damages.

The success of personal backup software with an integrated anti-ransomware shield is the latest example of how the company constantly redefines what modern data protection is. That leadership is why the firm’s technology is relied on by users of all types from top sports organizations like Arsenal Football Club and Williams Martini Formula 1 Racing, to everyday people like Diana Rhodes.

“I have used Acronis for 10 years,” explained Rhodes. “I would not trust my treasured memories or my OS and programs to anyone else. Acronis has saved me and the companies I work for on more than one occasion.“

Leadership
Since its founding in Singapore in 2003, the company has consistently led innovation in the backup industry. It was the first firm to offer home users real-time disk imaging. It expanded its coverage to include new computing devices like mobile and NAS. True Image is a personal backup software that ensures the integrity of data using blockchain authentication and uses AI to defeat the growing threat of ransomware.

True Image 2019 is a home solution that allows users to make full image backups to both local and cloud storage, or lets users clone an active system disk on either a Windows or Mac machine capabilities that strengthen the user’s control over their data protection and management.

John Zanni, president, Acronis, notes: “How people use data is constantly changing, as are the threats to that data. To create the kind of modern protection users need, our approach is to deliver total cyber protection, blending proven backup with effective security features. The anniversary edition of Acronis True Image continues that long-standing commitment.“

The anniversary edition of the personal backup solution includes enhancements designed to meet the growing need for protection that is safe, accessible, private, authentic and secure. As a result, the company establishes a new level of cyber protection that is easy-to-use, efficient, and secure.

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Easy backup
By adding the ability to create an all-in-one recovery tool on an external HDD, True Image 2019 makes restoring a system as easy as plugging in the external drive. Called the firm’s Survival Kit, it is as flexible in emergencies as a Swiss army knife containing everything a user needs to restore a system from boot media to the system partition and all of their backups.

Creating backups is also with event-based scheduling options, such as automatically backing up when an external USB drive is attached. For a personal backup solution that already offers customization, the new trigger-based options provide more flexibility to users.

While True Image is known for its ability to let users recover their system to the same or dissimilar hardware, improved WinPE media makes the power of Universal Restore greater. The WinPE builder streamlines media creation by detecting network adapters and configuring network settings so a user can recover their system through an Ethernet connection as well as a Wi-Fi network.

Efficient operations
Not everyone wants things to be automated, and the Backup Cleanup utility builds on that desire for data control. It allows users to free up disk space by manually selecting unnecessary versions of backups and deleting unneeded files so they can keep what’s needed and wipe what’s not.

Some of the enhancements in the 2019 release relate to improving performance rather than adding capabilities. A file-to-cloud format, for example, increases the reliability and performance of cloud backups for both Windows and Mac, while adjustments to the program’s interface are designed to make the user experience more intuitive.

Secure data and devices
Finally, the threat from ransomware isn’t going away, so True Image 2019 features an improved version of that ransomware defense. In addition to protecting the data, files and systems on the local PC or Mac, the updated the company’s Active Protection technology protects data on network shares and NAS, addressing the increased reliance of these devices in home networks.

Pricing and availability:
There are three editions of True Image 2019:

• Standard is a perpetual license designed for customers who store their data on local drives only. No cloud storage or cloud-based features are included. Pricing starts at $49.99 for one computer.

• Advanced is a one-year subscription that includes 250GB of Acronis Cloud Storage and access to all cloud-based features. Pricing starts at $49.99 per year for one computer.

• Premium is a one-year subscription that includes blockchain-based data certification and electronic signature capabilities, as well as 1TB of Acronis Cloud Storage. Starts at $99.99 per year for one computer.

All versions include the firm’s Active Protection against ransomware and cover an unlimited number of mobile devices.

Subscription customers can purchase additional cloud storage as needed.