Competitors like Mozy or Crashplan will encrypt your data regardless of whether you enter a key or not, and I feel this should be a standard practice. This is in fact the case if you don’t enter a key here, your files will be stored unencrypted on Acronis’ servers. This sent me into the documentation because the prompt didn’t specifically say encryption woudn’t be used if I didn’t enter a key. I clicked on it, and was presented with a box to enter a key, and was informed rather ambiguously that to use encryption I had to enter a key. Once you’ve logged in, you’re presented with a computer name and a little link/question that reads Use Encryption for Enhanced Protection. Acronis has an interesting approach here. Hunting through my Start Menu yielded the installed Online Backup shortcut, and opening it started a standard wizard process. The process actually felt a little too loose, as it just dumps you back to the original installer screen, and you’re not sure if it successfully installed or not. Installation proceeded normally, but does not automatically launch the program once installation is finished. When launched, the installer offers a few options like reading the available documentation, and will automatically check to make sure you’re using the latest version. The additional expense does include extra features, like bare metal restores, and agentless backup if you’re using VMware’s consolidated backup.įor this review I’ll be focusing on the Home/Home Office edition.Īcronis adds some polish on top of the traditional Windows installer (no other platforms are supported). All are yearly subscriptions, and only available through Acronis business partners. Why this service isn’t available for home users is unknown. Also available for business users are initial seeding and large scale recovery services for up to 2 TB of data, shipped via a USB hard drive. Acronis has dubbed these levels “Workstation”, “Server”, and “Virtual Machines”, respectively. Available storage increments include: 250 GB, 1TB, and 2 TB. Note that 5 computers can be backed up using a single account, which is useful for people with multiple computers.īusiness users have more options. Monthly subscriptions will run you $4.95/month, or $49.50/year. Home users are stuck at one size: 250 GB, for now anyway. The major difference is storage size and management capabilities. Acronis offers two types of accounts: Home/Home Office and Business.
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