User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- 1 Introduction
- 1.1 What is Acronis® True Image™?
- 1.2 New in this version
- 1.3 Backups created in Acronis True Image 2020 or later
- 1.4 System requirements and supported media
- 1.5 Installing Acronis True Image 2021
- 1.6 Activating Acronis True Image 2021
- 1.7 Trial version information
- 1.8 Upgrading Acronis True Image 2021
- 1.9 Technical Support
- 2 Getting started
- 3 Basic concepts
- 3.1 Basic concepts
- 3.2 The difference between file backups and disk/partition images
- 3.3 Full, incremental and differential backups
- 3.4 Deciding where to store your backups
- 3.5 Using Acronis Nonstop Backup
- 3.6 Backup file naming
- 3.7 Integration with Windows
- 3.8 Wizards
- 3.9 FAQ about backup, recovery and cloning
- 4 Backing up data
- 4.1 Backing up disks and partitions
- 4.2 Backing up files and folders
- 4.3 Backing up mobile devices
- 4.4 Backing up Office 365 data
- 4.5 Backup options
- 4.5.1 Scheduling
- 4.5.2 Backup schemes
- 4.5.3 Notifications for backup operation
- 4.5.4 Excluding items from backup
- 4.5.5 Image creation mode
- 4.5.6 Backup protection
- 4.5.7 Pre/Post commands for backup
- 4.5.8 Backup splitting
- 4.5.9 Backup validation option
- 4.5.10 Backup reserve copy
- 4.5.11 Removable media settings
- 4.5.12 Error handling
- 4.5.13 File-level security settings for backup
- 4.5.14 Computer shutdown
- 4.5.15 Online backup protection
- 4.5.16 Performance of backup operation
- 4.5.17 Selecting a data center for backup
- 4.5.18 Laptop power settings
- 4.5.19 Wi-Fi networks for backup to Acronis Cloud
- 4.6 Operations with backups
- 4.6.1 Backup operations menu
- 4.6.2 Backup activity and statistics
- 4.6.3 Sorting backups in the list
- 4.6.4 Replicating backups to Acronis Cloud
- 4.6.5 Validating backups
- 4.6.6 Backup to various places
- 4.6.7 Adding an existing backup to the list
- 4.6.8 Notarized backup
- 4.6.9 Cleaning up backups, backup versions, and replicas
- 4.6.10 Cleaning up space on Acronis Cloud
- 4.6.11 Removing data from Acronis Cloud
- 5 Recovering data
- 5.1 Recovering disks and partitions
- 5.2 Recovering files and folders
- 5.3 Searching backup content
- 5.4 Recovering Office 365 data
- 5.5 Recovery options
- 6 Archiving data
- 7 Sharing data
- 8 Protecting family data
- 9 Antivirus and antimalware protection
- 10 Vulnerability assessment
- 11 Synchronizing data
- 12 Disk cloning and migration
- 13 Tools
- 13.1 Acronis Media Builder
- 13.2 Making sure that your bootable media can be used when needed
- 13.3 Acronis Startup Recovery Manager
- 13.4 Try&Decide
- 13.5 Acronis Secure Zone
- 13.6 Adding a new hard disk
- 13.7 Security and Privacy Tools
- 13.8 Mounting an image
- 13.9 Unmounting an image
- 13.10 Working with .vhd(x) files
- 13.11 Importing and exporting backup settings
- 13.12 Acronis Universal Restore
- 14 Troubleshooting
- 15 Glossary of Terms
- Acronis Active Protection
- Acronis Drive
- Acronis Notary
- Acronis Secure Zone
- Acronis Startup Recovery Manager
- Archive
- Archiving operation
- Backup
- Backup operation
- Backup settings
- Backup version
- Backup version chain
- Bootable media
- Data synchronization
- Differential backup
- Differential backup version
- Disk backup (Image)
- Full backup
- Full backup version
- Image
- Incremental backup
- Incremental backup version
- Mobile backup
- Nonstop backup
- Nonstop protection
- Notarization
- Notarized backup
- Notarized file
- Online backup
- Recovery
- Suspicious process
- Sync
- Validation
- Version of synced file
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8 Protecting family data
In this section
What is family data protection? ..................................................................................... 117
Adding a new device to Online Dashboard ..................................................................... 117
Backing up data remotely ............................................................................................... 118
Recovering data with Online Dashboard ........................................................................ 119
Email notifications ........................................................................................................... 119
8.1 What is family data protection?
Family data protection is a unified cross-platform solution that allows you to track and control the
protection status of all computers, smartphones, and tablets sharing the same Acronis account. Since
users of these devices must be signed in to the same account, usually they are members of the same
family. In general, each of them can use this feature, but there is often a family member who is more
experienced in technology than the others. So, it's reasonable to make that person responsible for
protection of the family data.
To track and control the protection status of your family's devices, use the web-based Online
Dashboard, which is accessible from any computer connected to the Internet. With this web
application, your family IT administrator can:
Control the current statuses of all backups and synchronizations on all family devices running
Windows, Mac OS X, iOS, and Android.
Add a new device to the list.
Manually start any backup on any computer.
Create new backups of any type (entire machine, file-level, disk-level) on PCs and Macs.
Change settings of existing backups.
Recover data from any backup located in Acronis Cloud, including backups from PCs, Macs, and
devices running iOS and Android.
Resolve some product-related issues.
8.2 Adding a new device to Online Dashboard
To use all of the advantages of Online Dashboard, including remote management of your backups,
you first need to add your devices to the device list.
To add a new device:
1. Install Acronis True Image on your device.
You can download the installation files for Windows and Mac OS X at the Acronis website.
To install Acronis True Image on iOS and Android devices, follow the instructions in Installing
Acronis True Image for mobile devices.
2. Start Acronis True Image and sign in to your Acronis account.
Alternatively, you can add a device via the Online Dashboard interface.
To add a new device via Online Dashboard:
1. On the device that you want to add, open Online Dashboard at: https://cloud.acronis.com.