Acronis True Image Home 2012 PC Backup & Recovery Software - FREE After Rebate + Free Shipping
 

Acronis 8093202 True Image Home 2012 PC Backup & Recovery Software [tigerdirect.com]

FREE After Rebate + Free Shipping

Acronis 8093202 True Image Home 2012 PC Backup & Recovery Software - OEM - FREE After Rebate w/FS
 

Acronis 8093202 True Image Home 2012 PC Backup & Recovery Software - OEM [tigerdirect.com]

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Sale Price $19.99 - $20 rebate = $ -0.01

This is OEM. So no Retail Box ?

OEM license sucks.

what's the diff between retail and oem if you are going to install it? If none then this deal is ok since it's from TD if different than retail box then this deal sucks

is anyone else having problems getting the rebate to show up?

Worked for me. Here you go.

I think they just came out with 2013, so this is now old software. But hey, its free. I did the same deal with the 2011 when the 2012 came out...

Unfortunately, it appears they stripped out backing up to dissimilar hardware/migration from the main program and tossed it in a Plus Pack -- for an additional $30, Very handy when upgrading hard drives.

Good thing I kept the old version....

I have to pay sales tax so "free" turns into $1.45 for me. Plus the wait for a rebate to be mailed. :mad:

FREE... after rebate...thanks!

Slick but the product has gone down in quality.

I just did the trial version and removed it as the boot/recovery disk would not work. After removal, I found out that my windows 7 backup was broken. After quite a bit of time and effort (registry editing) I fixed everything but decided I would never buy another acronis product again, even if free. Shame, they used to be the best.

I use Macrium Reflect now. The free version has everything you need (and no rebate hassle).

Just popped in to give the very same advice. Lawls.

No need to pay for a rebate, folks - ESPECIALLY from Tiger Direct...:vomit:

Agree.

"Tiger Direct: Proudly Stealing Consumers' Rebates for more than a Decade."

Well I purchased the previous deal that made this free just recently and 2012 works fine. The main reason I wanted it was for the "try & decide" feature, which is kind of like sandboxie or deepfreeze or steadystate, but of course more like ondemand instead of being on all the time.

I did a test backup and recovery of my 256gb SSD windows 7 home premium and it worked great, so not sure what your issue was.

Some pretty good reviews on the Macrium software, I might jump on that instead of the age old software with a 50/50 chance on getting the rebate back.

I have an email into acronis support asking whether buying this version will entitle a user to a free upgrade to 2013...will post when advised....acronis does have a formal policy when you buy within a certain period of the new release that just took place this year...depends whether oem applies as full retail..I dont know

How many rebates have you recently submitted to TigerDirect that you did not receive payment for?

I was reading about that the other day, wonder where to find the old product or one that does dissimilar hardware?

Looks like this may be the answer. Does Reflect do dissimilar hardware?

Looks like the free Acronis True Image WD Edition Software still has system disk transfer. I think I used an earlier version of the WD software on a non-WD disk last time I did a migration and everything went fine.

http://support.wdc.com/product/do...p?swid=119

Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me.

If you read this thread, you'll find others have the same opinion. For SDers in the know and who are not TD fan boys, TD is a four letter word.

I used the try and decide feature to migrate from an HD to an SSD. I did not use the clone disk feature but did a full partition backup and then did a restore to the SSD. It worked flawlessly. My SSD is correctly aligned and I experienced no issues. I didn't even use the rescue CD. I had the SSD plugged into a usb enclosure and did everything that way.

I think a lot of your issues are USER error.

That only work on WD?

I think I went Hitachi to Hitachi with no issues.

I'm familiar.

The stuff you guys talk about seems to be from a long time ago. I don't ever really hear these types of complaints about recent purchases. I think they've shaped up on the rebates.

I don't have a rebate issue with them but about a month ago they switched a product to an inferior model without asking me and shipped it to me. It wasn't an accident, as when I called them on it they said they went OOS on the original Blu-Ray player so they switched it.

No call from them, no e-mail from them, no asking if I was OK with it? They just switched it with a player (from the same mfr and similar #) that sold for $20 less.

I discovered it when I looked at my invoice and called them and told them not to ship it. They said it had already gone out and I should refuse delivery. Due to life circumstances, I wasn't home to do so. I ended up getting a $25 refund from them after calling them and complaining and threatening all kind of crap.

Bad business practices, IMHO. There are way to many good dealers out there to do biz with the bad ones.

Just my 2¢.

Why would anyone use anything other than Win 7 backup? Just wondering if there is a reason and I should not be trusting it? TIA!

Not a huge TD fan but I've gotten all my rebates from them in the last few years.

This is really horrid software, It does not work properly. I tried this when I was doing rounds of reinstalls on my machine and every time, not just part of the time, but every time it always said the image it had just made was corrupt and could not be read. What good is making a image backup when the recovery software can't read it? That plus the fact your dealing with Tiger means this is a very bad deal.

Why did you first make a copy of your system in the form of a backup and then restore the backup to your SSD when you could have directly copied your system to your SSD using the clone disk feature? And how does 'try and decide' help in this scenario?

Me too . I have no problem with TD in buying and rebating

Thanks for the Macrium Reflect recommendation. I've been looking for a decent free backup software.

Poor reviews on newegg
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Pro...6832200030

Oh god, are you at this again? The moderator should put you on alert. I've received every rebate without incident and would be willing to bet you were wholly or mostly to blame for not getting yours. Anyone who leaves the kinds of posts you do without describing the incident or time period and who claims other people are having the same issues is trying to mislead people or settle a grudge.

I need some advice. I recently purchased an SSD for my gaming rig. Only plays games. It currently runs Windows 7 on a 500GB Samsung Spinpoint F3 HDD. Would this software, or that Macrium Reflect software, work if I wanted to transfer my OS and all the programs/files over to the new SSD? I've read it both ways that transfering an existing OS is doing when going to an SSD, and that it isn't worth it. That a fresh install of everything is the best way to go. Thoughts? I've built PC's, but I've never tried to do this before, and I'd kinda hate to do it the long way (fresh install), even though I know it's probably best.

Thoughts?

I think the try and decide feature doesn't include clone disk. Also, the preferred way of using Acronis to migrate from a standard HD to an SSD is the method that I did. Also, by creating a backup first, my system was preserved and I did not have to create a backup after cloning my disk, if I had used that method.

Uhm, that's cool and everything but the main question for the SD crowd isn't whether it works or not (debatable) but rather does it work "better" than a FREE alternative? Also, quit trying to ding the guy - you don't know for certain if it's PEBKAC or ghost in the machine hijinks so just be happy the software worked for you as needed.

LOL how do you think a lot of people find out about cloning software?! Win 7's own backup utility is temperamental, covering the full spectrum from "works like a dream" to "doesn't work at all." If you fall into the latter camp, you pretty much have no alternative but to seek out a 3rd party app - MS doesn't have a universal solution...hell, no one does, and it's just not worth the effort to try when ready alternatives are available.

My point is that it does work. "Better" is something you would have to clarify seeing as how it did everything it was supposed to do. That was my statement just as you are bashing Win 7's backup utility. Though I have coworkers who use Win 7's utility with no issues. Maybe you are just the issue? :bounce:

Also, this is a free alternative (FAR). I would also assume that if you are cloning/backing up your drive that you are experiencing no Windows issues. Otherwise, why would you backup an installation with errors, viruses, and/or bloat? :wave:

No, the issues are a.) you can't read or don't have a basic grasp of English - 6 one way, 1/2 dozen the other and b.) you're obviously trololloling for...whatever weird reason. Which is what makes the internet fun, so please never stop.

There's your problem right there. Google "Windows 7 Backup Fails: The system cannot find the file specified (0x80070002)" - if you can both definitively isolate and solve the issue then I will declare you God Emperor of Teh Internets. Honest. Until that happens, however, you'll just have to come to grips with the shocking fact not everything in Windows or other programs works as it should all the time. I know it sounds like crazy talk - next thing you know I'll be spouting some lunacy about an entire industry evolving from software troubleshooting...

Wow...did you not really see that I was messing with you when I said "Maybe you are the issue." Take it easy there cowboy. Good luck with your troubleshooting goals of 2012.

Edit:
Since I would never trust Windows backup anyway and have never used it, I looked up your error. I would need to replicate the error :). Here's a link for how someone resolved the problem. Seriously though, I was being cheeky, I don't really care or have any feelings towards what you do with what software.

http://social.technet.microsoft.c...019c93478/

No, I didn't see that because you're retroactively lying, plus I was too busy watching you make an arse of yourself. Which was awesome.

"Imaging software thread flame" - never thought I'd see it, much less be a part of making the history. Thanks for this. But now it's time to release this thread - and hey, if it comes back to you then you know its forever...

I would have no reason to lie. I see what you did there. Some how you were able to hear my tone through the internet and knew exactly what I was saying and how I meant it. :cool:

These imaging software solutions all seem to have issues that are probably directly related to the system it is running on. I have been using Acronis since version 6 for my business. I have had zero issues restoring images to new systems for Windows 2000, XP and 7. I have been using 2010 for awhile now and I have had no reason to update since it works.

However, I use the same software on my Win 7 desktop at home and I do have two problems. The image is scheduled to keep an update going.

1) I create a new image once a week for my personal system, but sometimes, the update fails due to some error about corruption of the current image. I delete the image and create a new one. I have some of my customers set up with a daily scheduled image and after years, still no problems.

2) The files in the image are 100% good. I can go into the image and extract anything I need, so as far as backing up, I'm good. The problem is, I cannot restore the image to a new drive. As someone else here has already mentioned, I am also having the problem where it tells me the image is not valid when I attempt to restore. But on my business machines, it has worked 100%.

So when I see someone say it's user error, in all likelihood, it's not user error, but something on their system causing the problem. I have been restoring images for years without problems for my business needs, but cannot do the same thing on my own personal computer.

Acronis claims that 2010 is not supported for Windows 7, so I ordered this 2012 to test on my desktop. Regardless of what Acronis support claims, 2010 does work with my Win 7 business machines.

My suggestion to anyone on the fence is, when it goes FAR, grab a copy and test it. If it doesn't work on your system, look for another solution. If it does work, you have a great piece of software for backing your system up.

You're welcome. EaseUS Todo Backup Free is also pretty good, with a simpler interface.

Did anyone try creating the rebate ? I used the link on the form, enter the rebate information clicked save and continue.

On the next screen, where i select the date from the calender menu option, im selecting today Sept-11-2012 and then entering my order number. When i click continue, it gives me an error..

It says invalid date as error code.. not sure why..

The rebate did not work for me the first time. I did not get an error, but it moved on like everything was finished, but no rebate form to print. I waited about an hour and started the rebate application over and everything worked.

Thanks for the recommended freeware. I looked it up and it has gotten some glowing reviews.

But I also bought the Acronis True Image Home 2012. :omg:

At this point, I'm not sure which one I'll depend upon:

• Windows 7 Backup & Restore
• Macrium Reflect
• Acronis True Image Home 2012

I guess anything is better than my present backup routine (no backups at all).

Thanks for the suggestion. Just wondering, did you start a new application from scratch or did you resume the one that you had initially created ?


TIA !

I started over. I received an e-mail that said to click on a link in the email, but it was not a link, just some text underlined. lol I tried to recall on their site, but it wasn't found also. So I created a new one.

I would buy if it was from amazon or newegg, but the fact that this is only free after rebate from TD is enough to make me stay away. Most rebates that are directly from TD, I have NOT gotten.

"Depend on" - that's the key. It seems that the image and restore solutions are not dependable. Usually they work, but sometimes they don't and then if your drive fails or your system gets corrupted, you are screwed. That's why I prefer to use the disk clone method in Acronis. Once it completes successfully you are completely covered. Sometimes it doesn't complete successfully for weird reasons, but it's always worked for me eventually, otherwise I would find a new solution. What I like about Acronis cloning is that your cloned drive can be bigger or even Smaller than the original drive. As long as there is enough space it will make the clone for you. What I like about cloning is that it's a one step solution. If your drive fails, you replace it with the clone drive and you're back in business. Or if you just need to restore a file you can hook up your clone drive and copy the file.

I used the clone method to install my SSD and it worked perfectly.

I'm using Acronis 2010 with Win 7 x64.