11.0

3 Upgrading from trial to full product version

The trial key required at installation can be obtained on the Acronis Web site.

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.

Specifying the standard key by running the setup program is not possible.

3.1 Limitations of the trial version

The Acronis Backup & Recovery 11 trial version has the following limitation:

 Universal Restore functionality is disabled.

Additional limitations for bootable media:

 The disk management functionality is not available. You can try the user interface, but there is no

option to commit the changes.

 The recovery functionality is available, but the backup functionality is not. To try the backup

functionality, install the software in the operating system.

3.2 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.

To change a license:

1. Click Help > Change license.

2. Enter the new license key. If you have a license key for Acronis Universal Restore, you can add it

here.

Please do not forget that you cannot enable Acronis Universal Restore while using a trial product

version.