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To convert an Acronis disk image (.tib file) to a Windows backup (.vhd(x) file):
1. Start Acronis True Image 2021.
2. Go to the Backup section.
3. In the backup list, click the down arrow icon next to the backup that you want to convert, and
then click Convert to VHD.
If the backup is password-protected, Acronis True Image 2021 will ask for it. Note that the
resulting .vhd(x) file will lose password protection.
4. Select the backup version that you want to convert.
Converting an incremental backup requires all the previous incremental backups and the original
full backup. Converting a differential backup requires the original full backup. The result of
conversion is always a full backup.
5. Specify the path to the file to be created.
The file can be directed to any local storage supported by Acronis True Image 2021 (except the
Acronis Secure Zone and CD/DVD). In addition, it can be directed to an SMB share.
6. [Optional step] While the backup is being converted, you can select the Start virtual machine
after completion check box. If it is selected, Acronis True Image 2021 will restart your computer
and run Hyper-V virtual machine by using the created .vhd(x) file.
When a .tib image selected for conversion contains partitions, for example, from two physical hard
disk drives, the program will create two .vhd(x) files corresponding to those physical drives.
11.11 Importing and exporting backup settings
Acronis True Image 2021 allows you to import and export the settings of your backups. This may be
desirable if you need to transfer the settings to a new PC after installing Acronis True Image 2021 on
that computer. Saving the settings may also be useful if you later decide to upgrade to the next
Acronis True Image 2021 version.
Such transfer will make configuring backups on the new PC much easier. You only need to export the
settings and then import them to the other PC. The settings are exported in the form of script files.
The settings content can be different depending on a backup type. In case of "classic" disk and file
type backups the settings consist of the following items:
 list of items for backup
 backup options
 backup location
 schedule
 backup scheme
 automatic clean-up rules
 backup version naming rules
The settings of nonstop backup are as follows:
 list of items for nonstop protection
 Nonstop Backup data storage location (a list of locations, if there are several)
You cannot import online backup settings from one computer to another.
To export the backup settings: