can I downgrade my paid 2015 to 10 or 11
title says it all,
Pat, does ATI 2014 work with a 64 bit version of Windows 8.1? If so, can I upgrade from ATI 2013 to 2014? I was informed by Grover that ATI 2013 will not work with my new Windows 8.1 system.
thanks,
Joe
Yes it does. This is what I have. To upgrade from 2014, you would have to find a copy of it for sale somewhere, but yes you can. This is what I did. I now moved on to 2015 as I don't use any of the (problematic) features that have been stripped of the product.
https://store.acronis.com/882/purl-allacronis-promotion?cart=131216
Joseph,
Try the link above to purchase the 2014 upgrade.
I now moved on to 2015 as I don't use any of the (problematic) features that have been stripped of the product.
Problematic? I've only found useful ones stripped like the inability to sort images by date, Boot Sequence Manager, Import and export of backup settings and the biggest one which is the layout of 2015. The indicator of some of these stripped features being useful and not problematic to the majority of unhappy users would be in the amount of negative feedback in the forums. That old saying comes to mind, you can polish a turd but at the end of the day it is still a turd.
The UI change is really a question of personal preference, and every time Acronis changes it, a lot of users are unhappy. We have seen this since the change from 2010 to 2011, and the change from 2014 to 2015 is of similar amplitude there.
Wrt to features, the reliability of several features have been challenged by the growing share of Windows 8, GPT/UEFI configurations, while the convenience of some remained challenged by design issues since 2010.
I don't expect people showing on the forum to be happy with the product, but I can observe why they are showing up and what kind of problems they have: corruption-prone backup file management, unreliable ASRM, iffy try&buy, confusing editing/saving backup settings, catastrophic cloning, corrupted reboot, stopping non-stop backup, random blocking operations in progress, bizarre disk accessibility, incompatible boot media, etc, etc.
I think the core value of Acronis True Image is in the imaging and bare metal restoration capabilities, on any computer. Users need a reliable solution to recover all their data from catastrophic hardware failure. From that perspective, I am fine with Acronis having dumbed down the product to just do that.
But this is only my opinion.
The UI is a massive step away from the previous versions, and in my humble opinion I have never seen as much negative feedback as shown since this release. I don't remember there being an Acronis release where stability issues such as black screens and most critically the inability to reimage be an issue on such a large scale, and then Acronis to have this feedback on hand only to release the product 'as is' regardless of the input of it's valid customers.
Onto your point about UEFI/GPT. I am currently running GPT on a XBMC server running Windows 8 (non UEFI) with a USB stick providing the windows boot files as a work around to allow for 3TB (dodgy i know) and have no issues with Acronis 2014 with imaging. The argument that could be made of course is mine is an isolated good experience, however good as opposed to the masses of negative issues already listed by customers.
Curiously, some of features that you are suggesting are problematic seem to be the very features people are most annoyed at disappearing. This very forum supports this sentiment.
As mentioned already, given what seems to be ignorance on the part of Acronis with having the advantage of people giving a ton of feedback about it's release before it was actually official, and then releasing the product 'as is' was really a slap in the face. If you combine this with the fact they continually nagged people over the initial testing period (via task bar popups) to the point that customers were begging for them to stop (on this forum), this really makes for poor customer service and business ignorance.
Sorry but this is not good enough.
https://store.acronis.com/882/purl-allacronis-promotion?cart=131216Joseph,
Try the link above to purchase the 2014 upgrade.
https://store.acronis.com/882/purl-allacronis-promotion?cart=131216Joseph,
Try the link above to purchase the 2014 upgrade.
OK, I see it's there- I didn't seem to find it when searching on my own- and, it's cheaper than the upgrade to 2015- so maybe that's my solution, until 2015 is improved. If I get 2014, hopefully it won't bomb me with daily reminders to upgrade to 2015, as some people here have posted.
thanks,
Joe
PS: I still don't get the follow up emails to threads I post to, though it's checked at the bottom and in my account that I want those notifications. I post in many tech forums and always get the follow up messages, but not here- or, maybe, I seem
The UI is a massive step away from the previous versions, and in my humble opinion I have never seen as much negative feedback as shown since this release. I don't remember there being an Acronis release where stability issues such as black screens and most critically the inability to reimage be an issue on such a large scale, and then Acronis to have this feedback on hand only to release the product 'as is' regardless of the input of it's valid customers.
Onto your point about UEFI/GPT. I am currently running GPT on a XBMC server running Windows 8 (non UEFI) with a USB stick providing the windows boot files as a work around to allow for 3TB (dodgy i know) and have no issues with Acronis 2014 with imaging. The argument that could be made of course is mine is an isolated good experience, however good as opposed to the masses of negative issues already listed by customers.
Curiously, some of features that you are suggesting are problematic seem to be the very features people are most annoyed at disappearing. This very forum supports this sentiment.
As mentioned already, given what seems to be ignorance on the part of Acronis with having the advantage of people giving a ton of feedback about it's release before it was actually official, and then releasing the product 'as is' was really a slap in the face. If you combine this with the fact they continually nagged people over the initial testing period (via task bar popups) to the point that customers were begging for them to stop (on this forum), this really makes for poor customer service and business ignorance.
Sorry but this is not good enough.
I agree with everything you have stated except one word...You used business ignorance. I call it 'arrogance". They released a bad product, fully knowing it and expect the "sheep" to just flock around it and accept it. I cannot imagine how much in refunds Acronis has had to release. In addition, the newest build is still flawed in many respects. How many people cannot get it to validate the image after backup. Many more issues ensue as well. If Acronis were a U.S. company...you could report them to the Attorney General in your state and file a complaint.
Yes, sadly I was one of the "sheep" that flocked (too quickly) to upgrade to TI 2015. So many hassles with it that I uninstalled and went back to TI2014 (no problems with any of its functions on my Win 8.1 (64-bit) GPT system with SSD system disk. (A "new" and unrelated issue has since arisen that was not present previously, and that is BSODs caused by acdp.sys when nonstop backup is on. I am still trying to resolve this via a separate post in this forum).
Could someone post a link to the TI 2014 download page?
I have 'upgraded' from an earlier version (2011) and want immediately to step down. I can't evaluate Acronis statement that abandoned features have become 'outdated and redundant', perhaps they do receive feedback indicating that. In such a case I would much appreciate seeing a list of removed features in 'What's new' section of the product page to help buyers making informed decisions versus based on expectations.
ATIH 2014 won't accept the upgrade key for TI 2015 upon installation (on my PC).