New features for 2010:

• Support for Microsoft® Windows 7 - Delivers more comprehensive functionality over Microsoft Windows 7 backup capabilities.\
• Virtual Hard Disk Support - Convert Acronis’ backup images (.tib) into virtual hard disk files(.vhd) and vice versa, providing compatibility for Microsoft Windows 7 backup.
• New Powerful Scheduler - In addition to the scheduling tools found in previous versions, the new scheduler expands the amount of scheduling options available. Use the new calendar view to build schedules and tasks. Suspend and enable tasks, specify dates to run tasks, and copy tasks to new dates.
• Continuous Data Protection - Acronis Nonstop Backup™ automatically creates incremental backups every five minutes allowing users to roll back their system, files, and folders to any point in time.
• Acronis Online Backup™ capability - Optional Acronis online storage services are available to automatically backup valuable data or files over the internet to a secure location.
• Boot from Windows 7 image - Windows 7 Ultimate users can boot from a backup image (.tib file) containing a backup of their system partition. This will allow the ability to test a backed up system without actual restoration. If the operating system boots from the .tib file, then it will boot when the need arises for a system recovery.

Continuing Features:

• Disk Imaging - Backup and restore the entire system on-the-fly.
• File Backup - Backup individual files, folders or file categories.
• Try&Decide™ - Safe environment for risk free testing of new software or visiting websites with potentially dangerous content.
• Acronis Startup Recovery Manager - Boot and restore a system without using an additional boot medium.
• Privacy tools - Thorough system cleaning and reliable data destruction of files, partitions, or volumes.
• Image Encryption with AES - Protect your backup data by encrypting with industry standard security tools.
• Reserve Backup Copy - Store multiple copies of the backup in another pre-defined location in a pre-selected format.
• Set&Forget™ Backups - Configure once and perform backups automatically.
• Exclude files and folders - Back up only the data you want in order to save disk space.
• Incremental and differential backups - Acronis True Image Home 2010 gives you alternatives to performing full backups. You can also choose incremental and differential backup types. Both capture the changes made since the last backup, and with Acronis data compression, both save disk space.
• Live Backups - Keep working right through your backup for maximum convenience.
• One-Click Protection - Create a backup strategy of the system and implement it with just one click.
• Smart Scheduling - Run backups automatically at preset or elapsed time, when the user is idle, on user long/logout, on system startup/shutdown,or in coordination with other events.
• Acronis Secure Zone® - Protect your system by saving an image to a special partition on your hard disk where it can be accessed when the system needs to be restored.
• Windows®-style interface - The new, sleek interface of this product works on Windows XP, Vista, and Windows 7 operating systems.

System Requirements:

Supported operating systems

• Windows XP SP3
• Windows XP Professional x64 Edition
• Windows Vista SP2 (all editions)
• Windows 7 (all editions)

Minimum system requirements

Acronis True Image Home 2010 requires the following hardware:

• CD-RW/DVD-RW drive for bootable media creation
• Mouse or other pointing device (recommended).
• Using Acronis Nonstop Backup requires at least 1 GB RAM.

Acronis True Image Home rescue media has the following hardware requirements:

• 256 MB RAM
• Pentium Processor 1 GHz or faster
• High speed internet connection (for use with Acronis Online Backup™)

Supported file systems

• FAT16/32
• NTFS

Supported storage media

• Hard disk drives
• Networked storage devices
• FTP servers
• CD-R/RW, DVD-R/RW, DVD+R (including double-layer DVD+R), DVD+RW, DVD-RAM, BD-R, BD-RE
• USB 1.0 / 2.0, FireWire (IEEE-1394) and PC card storage devices
• ZIP®, Jaz® and other removable media