It has not even been two weeks since the new Acronis True Image 2019 was introduced. The most reliable personal backup solution on the market has undergone several fundamental improvements in its anniversary edition, celebrating fifteen years since the company was founded, and users who have already had a chance to try the solution, as well as everyone else trying to find a way to keep their own data safe, private, accessible and authentic, should not be disappointed. Quite the contrary. Let us take a look at the new trends and threats in the cyber world and how the current edition of True Image addresses them.
Ordinary backup is no longer enough
Cybercriminals are increasingly counting on at least a basic level of security, and their attacks are becoming ever more sophisticated. Recently, ransomware has commonly targeted not only running systems but also backup files, which would otherwise help enable easy system recovery after a typical ransomware attack.
One of the steps that Acronis True Image 2019 has taken toward more comprehensive coverage of ransomware attack risks is extending the protection of our award-winning anti-ransomware solution to more types of storage devices. It therefore no longer protects only data, files and systems on your PCs and Macs; the Acronis Active Protection technology now also protects data on network storage devices and NAS devices, which are becoming increasingly popular in home networks.
We have been pushing the limits for 15 years
Since its founding in Singapore in 2003, Acronis has been a leading provider and innovator in the data backup industry. For example, we were the first company to offer real-time disk imaging to home users. We subsequently expanded coverage to new devices such as mobile phones and NAS. Today, we offer the only personal backup software that ensures the integrity of backed-up data through blockchain authentication and uses AI to protect against the growing risk of ransomware attacks.
Acronis True Image 2019 is also currently the only home solution that allows you to create full image backups in both local and cloud storage and clone active disks on Macs and PCs – features that give users greater control over both data protection and management.
The 2019 anniversary edition brings not only new features but also increased application performance. A good example is the new Archive 3 format for transferring files to the cloud, which increases the reliability and performance of cloud backup on Macs and Windows, as well as changes to the user interface aimed at making the user experience noticeably more intuitive.
System recovery could hardly be any easier
Another new feature in Acronis True Image 2019 is the ability to create an all-in-one recovery tool on an external hard drive. To recover the system, you literally just need to properly plug the USB drive into a port. We named the tool Acronis Survival Kit, and it is as comprehensive and flexible as a Swiss Army knife – it contains everything needed to recover the system, from boot media and system settings to your backups.
Backup itself should be just as easy, so we have also added the option to schedule backups based on an event – for example, automatically after connecting a selected USB drive. The backup process has thus become simpler while increasing the level of possible user customization.
We followed the same principle, increasing the solution's adaptability for users, when creating our new backup cleanup tool, which allows you to free up disk space entirely manually by selecting unneeded backup versions and deleting unnecessary files. You decide which files need to be deleted and which should be kept, and if you do not want to, you no longer have to rely solely on automated processes.
Try Acronis True Image 2019
There are many more new features and major or minor improvements in Acronis True Image 2019, and the best thing to do is try all those listed, as well as those not mentioned, for yourself – free of charge for the first 30 days.
Article author: ZEBR.ai editorial team
