Fredrick wrote:
Mark, I recently used Acronis to clone a HDD into a SSD and it also worked like a charm. I now use Acronis for my backups
Hoping you can answer this question for me. Does a full backup in Acronis include the OS and applications? In other words, if my system drive crashed and had to be replaced, for example, could I use the full backup to restore my entire system, or would I have to re-install the OS and applications?
Absolutely! Providing the backup is of the "system drive". I've done it a few times. You should create a rescue media file on a flash drive. If your OS becomes corrupt, you will not be able to boot to the backup file. The Rescue Media will allow you to to that. Open Acronis. Click on "Tools"/"Rescue Media Builder". You'll need a blank flash drive.
Keep it in a safe place.