can i format my SSD and used an image created with acronis to back up everything without the need

sosolola

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to reinstall windows and programs ?
I mean I finished installed my windows 10 and all of my programs on my ssd
my OS is working great now no proplems
my games are installed on my 1tb hdd and 2 tb hdd

can I use acronistrue image 2016 to create an image for my ssd
where my windows and programs installed
and so if in future anything goes wrong I don't need to reinstall windows and programs again
so never I will need to reinstall windows again right ?
also will my games on my hdd work after I format the ssd and recover windows from the image ?


also most important question
does acronis cause any proplems in windows as many people report that acronis can cause many proplems in your OS ??
 
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OK...

You installed the OS
You installed your applications
You then made an image of that, with Acronis.

Later, something bad happens.
Yes, you can use that image
But it will be exactly as it is today.
Ideally, you need to redo that image every once in a while. Weekly, monthly...some people advocate daily.

An image is an exact representation of your system, when that image was created.
Make an image today, and install a new application tomorrow....that image will not know anything about that new application.

USAFRet

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OK...

You installed the OS
You installed your applications
You then made an image of that, with Acronis.

Later, something bad happens.
Yes, you can use that image
But it will be exactly as it is today.
Ideally, you need to redo that image every once in a while. Weekly, monthly...some people advocate daily.

An image is an exact representation of your system, when that image was created.
Make an image today, and install a new application tomorrow....that image will not know anything about that new application.
 
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sosolola

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thank you but 2 more questions
lets say I format and recover from that image to my ssd
will my games on my hdds work as normal ?
any loss of performance ?
2-does acronis make proplems in windows as people say ?
 

USAFRet

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1. If you restore that image back to the SSD, it will (hopefully) run exactly as it did the day you created that image.

2. I've not heard this. And I've used Acronis. Not my top choice among those sort of tools, but it isn't bad.
I prefer Casper or Macrium Reflect.

People 'say' a lot of things. Do you (or they) have any documented errors?
 

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thank you
does the Macrium Reflect free version enough ?
for take an image for the system and restore it if
I got proplems in windows in future or if I changed my ssd so I don't need to reinstall windows and programs