The Amazon image is deceiving. You don't get a box. You get an optical disc taped in an official Acronis sleeve with the product 'short-key' on the back. I recommend you login to your acronis.com account, then enter the short key at the acronis url mentioned on the back of the sleeve into your account. From there, download the latest build of Acronis 2017 and don't bother using the included disc.
This product does need Internet for activation, and can be installed on 3 different computers at once. Thankfully, Acronis makes it easy to deactivate as well so you can move between computers if you upgrade something or need it on a different computer when all your activations are used up.
As for the software itself, it works well. It is the full version of the Acronis backup software that is distributed on many hard drive manufacture websites. With this version you can schedule backups at various intervals, and restore either the whole image or particular files in the same or different locations you desire. Acronis.com also provides a bootable iso that allows you to boot from the iso to restore from a backup when the computer is not able to enter Windows.
If you don't need advanced cloud features or other interconnected tools, you really don't need the 'latest and greatest' version. This does what you need it to, so getting this version saves you some money. If you decide later that you do want the latest and greatest, Acronis offers an upgrade discount for the latest version.
Acronis True Image 2017 - 3 Computer
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Last update: 06-22-2024
About this item
The fastest full disk image and file level backup
Two click backup and restore - even restore to dissimilar hardware
Wireless mobile backup
Acronis Universal Restore
Backup and recovery of iPhone, iPad, and Android content
Two click backup and restore - even restore to dissimilar hardware
Wireless mobile backup
Acronis Universal Restore
Backup and recovery of iPhone, iPad, and Android content
Top reviews from the United States
Avante_Guarde
Works on Windows 10 Without Issues. Great Backup and Cloning Software
Reviewed in the United States on April 6, 2021Doubtful Thomas
Make sure you download the 2017 version
Reviewed in the United States on April 23, 2017DENNIS G CHRISTOFF
Not a good backup solution for most customers!
Reviewed in the United States on July 7, 2017Liem
Software works well after hickup with license activation issues
Reviewed in the United States on February 6, 2017