Acronis True Image 2010: images are compressed?

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Hi all,

I'm going to purchase 2 licenses of Acronis True Image 2010, and I got the following questions:

1) The images of the disk, created by True Image, are compressed?
If yes, what's roughly the compression ratio?

2) The disk images are browseable?

thanks in advance,
Enrico

mer 01/09/2010 - 12:41
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Wrong category for TI - there's a specific forum for TI. This topic is Backup & Recovery.

But I'll answer your questions ;-)

Yes, the images are compressed and the ratio depends what you are backing up. If the files are already compressed (such as large photo or video libraries), then you'll get a very small ratio. If you've got lots of SQL database MDF files, then you'll get a good compression ratio as these files are loosely packed. To be honest, the backup ratio of Acronis products is not a source for concern for me - it's good enough and probably compares very well with other products.

Yes, the images are browsable - you can simply double-click on an image in Explorer and the contents appear.

Cheers, Rob.

mer 01/09/2010 - 16:31