Their recommended solution is to use Acronis for Mac and include the Bootcamp partition in those backups. The crux of the issue is that I am using an unsupported configuration of Acronis True Image – per this article, Acronis does not support installing True Image for Windows in a Bootcamp partition and using it to create and restore backups of that partition.

There’s a driver for greater than 2.2TB support in XP, conversion of True Image backups (.tib) to Windows backups (.vhd) and vice versa, a file shredder, a disk wiper, and a CCleaner-like system clean-up utility.Today’s post is a bit of a swerve from the usual PowerShell I recently encountered difficulties restoring a backup of my Windows install created with Acronis True Image that took a while to understand, so I thought it would be interesting to write up. There’s also a boot manager that adds images to the boot sequence if you’re using Windows 7 Enterprise or Ultimate. Secure Zone is a hidden partition like the one you’d find on notebooks and is used to restore your system without resorting to boot media. The ever-friendlier Acronis True Image interface is colorful and easy to use, though the language translations are occasionally clunky.True Image Home 2012 has numerous handy tools that aren’t strictly backup-related.

True Image Home is now truly well-organized and well thought-out, though the language in labels and documentation is sometimes rough. Even better, Acronis has made tremendous strides in its user interface in this iteration.

It supports imaging, file backup, online backup, synchronization (local, online, remote) and even continuous backup. Acronis True Image Home 2012 ($50, 30-day free trial with feature limitations) is as close to a backup jack-of-all-trades as you’ll find for consumers.

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