Original author(s) | Acronis |
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Stable release | 2019 Update 1 / September 24, 2018; 2 years ago[1] |
Operating system | Android, Windows XP or later, Windows Home Server 2011, OS X Yosemite (10.10) or later does not work with iPhone X [2] |
Platform | IA-32 and x86-64 |
Available in | English, French, German, Japanese, Italian, Spanish, Russian, Korean, Chinese Traditional, Chinese Simplified, Indonesian, Portuguese, Dutch[3] |
Type | Data protection and backup software |
License | Trialware |
Website | www.acronis.com |
Version | Year | Notes |
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6.0 | 2002 | Supports creation of disk images on recordable DVD media and external USB drives. |
7.0 | 2003 | Includes a wizard-driven interface. Supports disk cloning that directly duplicates the contents of a hard drive to another. |
8.0 | 2004 | Supports backing up to a network location and restoring individual files from a disk image. |
9.0 | 2005 | The last version to support Windows 98 and Windows ME. Secure Zone allows backing up to a hidden drive partition. Startup Recovery Manager helps restore during boot time without a separate boot disk. |
10.0 | 2006 | Backs up and restores directly from network shares and FTP servers. Can save archives of Microsoft Outlook and Outlook Express as well as Windows Address Book. |
11.0 | 2007 | File Shredder helps permanently destroy files. Try&Decide helps set up a sandbox in which untrusted programs can safely run without the risk of permanently changing or damaging the system. |
12/2009 | 2009 | One-click Backup backs up a computer using default settings, without asking any question other than backup destination. |
13/2010 | 2010 | Supports Virtual Hard Disk (VHD) and Windows 7. Nonstop Backup provides continuous data protection. Online Backup backs up data to an off-site location on the Internet. Version 13 home available as free WD Edition (see partnerships below) |
14/2011 | 2010 | Supports USB 3.0, integration with Windows 7 and predefined backup schemes. |
15/2012 | 2011 | Supports File synchronization, Network-attached storage, Nonstop Backup over network and integrated online backup.[18] |
16/2013 | 2012 | Adds mobile access and Windows 8 support (except UEFI Secure Boot).[19] Version 16 Home available as free WD Edition AND Seagate DiskWizard (see partnerships below) |
17/2014 | 2013 | Bug fixes, minor changes. UEFI Secure Boot support was added in this version. |
18/2015 | 2014 | Radically changed the UI and removed many features including backup file conversion from the .tib format to .vhd and vice versa, user backup file management (deletion of specified existing backups when destination has insufficient space for new backup), user-driven consolidation of incremental backups, import and export of backup settings, and the ability to sort backups by date.[20] Version 18 Home available as free WD Edition (see partnerships below) |
19/2016 | 2015 | Added support for Windows 10. Removed support for Windows Vista. |
20/2017 | 2016 | Added active ransomware countermeasures, blockchain-based notary services, and electronic signing (premium version only). |
21/2018 | 2017 | Added cloning of active disks and continuous backups. |
22/2019 | 2018 | |
23/2020 | 2019 | Changed suffix of backup files to .tibx. This likely changed the internal file format as well. |
24/2021 | 2020 | Added integrated advanced anti-malware features including real-time protection, vulnerability assessment, anti-virus scans, web filtering, and videoconference app protection. |