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 Select the Hidden files and folders check box to turn off overwriting of all hidden files and
folders. This option is available for file-level backups to local destinations and network shares.
 Select the System files and folders check box to turn off overwriting of all system files and
folders. This option is available for file-level backups to local destinations and network shares.
 Select the More recent files and folders check box to turn off overwriting of new files and
folders.
 Click Add specific files and folders to manage the list of custom files and folders that you do not
want to overwrite. This option is available for file-level backups to local destinations and network
shares.
 To turn off overwriting of specific files, click the plus sign to create an exclusion criterion.
 While specifying the criteria, you can use the common Windows wildcard characters. For
example, to preserve all files with extension .exe, you can add *.exe. Adding My???.exe will
preserve all .exe files with names consisting of five symbols and starting with “my”.
To delete a criterion, select it in the list, and then click the minus sign.
5.6.7 Performance of recovery operation
Location: Recovery options > Advanced > Performance
You can configure the following settings:
Operation priority
Changing the priority of a backup or recovery process can make it run faster or slower (depending on
whether you raise or lower the priority), but it can also adversely affect the performance of other
running programs. The priority of any process running in a system, determines the amount of CPU
usage and system resources allocated to that process. Decreasing the operation priority will free
more resources for other CPU tasks. Increasing backup or recovery priority may speed up the process
by taking resources from the other currently running processes. The effect will depend on total CPU
usage and other factors.
You can set up the operation priority:
 Low (enabled by default) - the backup or recovery process will run slower, but the performance
of other programs will be increased.
 Normal - the backup or recovery process will have the equal priority with other processes.
 High - the backup or recovery process will run faster, but the performance of other programs will
be reduced. Be aware that selecting this option may result in 100% CPU usage by Acronis True
Image 2021.
5.6.8 Notifications for recovery operation
Location: Recovery options > Notifications
Sometimes a backup or recovery procedure can last an hour or longer. Acronis True Image 2021 can
notify you when it is finished via e-mail. The program can also duplicate messages issued during the
operation or send you the full operation log after operation completion.
By default all notifications are disabled.