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3 Upgrading from trial to full product version
Installation of Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 trial version does not require a license server. The trial
key required at installation can be obtained on the Acronis Web site.
The Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 trial version has the following limitation:
 Universal Restore functionality is disabled.
Additional limitations for bootable media:
 The disk management functionality is available, but there is no option to commit the changes
 Besides disk management, only the recovery functionality is available.
To upgrade from the trial version to the standard product you do not need to re-download the
software. When the trial period is over, the product GUI displays a notification requesting you to
specify a standard license key.
To specify the standard license key, use the Change License window in the management console, or
run the setup program and follow its instructions.
3.1 Changing a license
By changing the license, you switch to a different version or edition of the product. The following
table summarizes the available options.
Switching a license Why you may need it
trial > full Upgrade from trial to full product version
trial > trial different edition Define the edition that better fits your needs
trial > full different edition The edition you bought differs from the edition of the trial version
You can also enable Acronis Deduplication and Acronis Universal Restore by using additional licenses,
if these are available for the version and edition you are switching to.
Switching between advanced and standalone editions is not possible.
Before switching to a full version of an advanced edition
First of all, make sure that full license keys are added (imported) to Acronis License Server.
Acronis Deduplication is always enabled in trial product versions. If you want to continue using this
functionality, please do not forget to:
1. Purchase Acronis Deduplication licenses
2. Import the Acronis Deduplication license keys to the license server
3. Use one Acronis Deduplication license for every machine where Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 is
upgraded to the full version.
You can do this later at any time, however, until that time backup to deduplicating vaults will fail.
To change a license in advanced editions:
1. Do either of the following:
 Connect the console to the machine and click Help > Change license.