Acronis True Image 9 or 11?

I have been searching for a reliable imaging program. (I haven't had much success with the back up software on the XP cd to restore my entire c drive).

Acronis TI keeps popping up in reviews as a good one, although there are some very negative comments about it by a few frustrated users. (Even so, I don't find any imaging software gets stellar reviews frome every one -- they all get mixed reviews by end users). So I downloaded the trial version 11 and had a look at their forums. Based on that forum it appears many people are experienceing challenges with this recent version, so I am concerned about it. Some recommend using previous versions and a local retailer has version 9 on the shelf.

So now I am in a quandry: Should I get v11 and risk the potential pot holes on the road to getting the bugs worked out of it, or should I get v9 which presumably has the bugs addressed?

Any thoughts or suggestions would be appreciated.

 

Thanks for the encouraging feedback.

I do have another query as well. It occured to me that I might be able to clone my c drive to a second identical drive and after testing it to make sure it boots, disconnect it and store it as a back up in case the usual restoration process from an external usb drive fails. Is that workable? Would there be any licencing issues with two copies of one operating system?


Thanks again!

 

Trust me to be different. I've been using version 10 for some time now with regular FULL backups (and validation) to a separate external Hard drive, with no problems. Bazza

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Note: Split thread re: posts about the free version of acronis 8, so that it's a separate thread and others would be more likely to see it.