User`s guide

5 Getting to know Acronis True Image Home ........................................................................... 30
5.1 Program workspace .................................................................................................................30
5.2 Acronis One-click Backup .........................................................................................................31
5.3 Main screens ............................................................................................................................33
5.4 Options screen .........................................................................................................................35
6 Creating backup archives ..................................................................................................... 37
6.1 Preparing for your first backup ................................................................................................37
6.2 Deciding what data to back up ................................................................................................37
6.3 Some typical backup scenarios ................................................................................................38
6.3.1 Backing up a system partition ...................................................................................................................... 38
6.3.2 Backing up an entire system disk ................................................................................................................. 39
6.3.3 Backing up a data partition or disk .............................................................................................................. 41
6.3.4 Backing up files/folders ................................................................................................................................. 42
6.3.5 Backing up to a network share ..................................................................................................................... 43
7 Acronis Nonstop Backup ...................................................................................................... 45
7.1 What is Acronis Nonstop Backup .............................................................................................45
7.2 Enabling and setting up Acronis Nonstop Backup ...................................................................45
7.3 Using Acronis Nonstop Backup ................................................................................................47
7.4 Recovering partitions protected with Acronis Nonstop Backup .............................................48
7.5 Recovering files protected with Acronis Nonstop Backup ......................................................49
7.6 Managing Acronis Nonstop Backup storage ............................................................................50
8 Online backup ...................................................................................................................... 51
8.1 Creating an Online backup account .........................................................................................51
8.2 Backing up to Acronis Online Storage......................................................................................52
8.3 Recovering data from Online Storage .....................................................................................54
8.4 Managing Online Storage ........................................................................................................55
8.5 Setting online backup options .................................................................................................56
8.5.1 Connection attempts .................................................................................................................................... 57
8.5.2 Storage connection speed ............................................................................................................................ 57
8.5.3 Storage cleanup ............................................................................................................................................. 58
8.5.4 Proxy settings ................................................................................................................................................ 59
8.6 Recommendations on selecting data for storing online..........................................................59
9 Additional backup features .................................................................................................. 60
9.1 Making reserve copies of your backups ..................................................................................60
9.2 Archive to various places .........................................................................................................62
9.3 Backup Wizard – detailed information ....................................................................................65
9.3.1 Selecting what data to back up .................................................................................................................... 65
9.3.2 Selecting archive location ............................................................................................................................. 67
9.3.3 Scanning for viruses ...................................................................................................................................... 68
9.3.4 Scheduling ...................................................................................................................................................... 69
9.3.5 Backup method ............................................................................................................................................. 69
9.3.6 Selecting what to exclude ............................................................................................................................. 71
9.3.7 Selecting the backup options ....................................................................................................................... 72
9.3.8 Setting automatic consolidation .................................................................................................................. 72