Acronis True Image WD Edition Software

[Lloyd_mcse]

Found this handy software...

Acronis True Image WD Edition Software

Key Features of Acronis True Image WD Edition Software:

• Drive Cloning - Copies the source drive to a new WD drive, leaving all data on the source drive.
• Drive Migration - Erase the source drive after the new WD drive has been imaged.
• Drive Deployment - Enables users to prepare a WD drive so that selected folders or partitions can be excluded from the destination image.
• Drive Image Backup - The long-term usage of the Drive Kit software will be to provide full drive image backups of a source drive at any time. Backup drive images will be stored as a file, which can be copied to any direct attached drive, network attached storage drive or optical media (CD/DVD).
• Drive Image Recovery - The Recovery Manager enables users to restore a drive image from a direct or network attached drive. The Recovery Manager can also either erase just a portion of the drive to be used for the restored drive image, or all of the previous OS.
• Create a Bootable Standalone Recovery Manager - With the Drive Kit software, users can create a bootable ISO image file, which contains the WD Drive Kit Standalone Recovery Manager software.
• Recover a Drive Image from the Bootable Recovery Manager Software - The bootable Standalone Recovery Manager enables users to recover a drive image from either a CD/DVD drive, a direct attached drive, or a network attached drive.
• Download the Data Lifeguard Tools software (Acronis True Image WD Edition and user manual and the WD diagnostic tool) and follow the instructions provided to complete the installation.

[Lloyd_mcse]

I thought I would give this a try today, seems pretty good.
I'm going to try the Clone Disc tool tomorrow on a new WD Black laptop drive.
I will post my findings tomorrow.

[Lloyd_mcse]

I'm going to try the clone disc function on Monday, see how that goes

[Lloyd_mcse]

What can I say - Superb!
I used the clone disc function to clone a laptop drive to a new WD Scorpio 500GB Black 2.5" over USB (using a Icy Dock HD dock) it was flawless, very impressed especially as it is free if you have a Western Digital drive installed (NAS drive not included).
You also have the option to upgrade to the full version for $22.99 (may have been pounds sterling)

Other functions include back up, system image with incremental backup.
Superb WD.
Well done WD, makes it very easy to upgrade your system drive