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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For WinPE 10.0—at least 512 MB RAM
If Acronis Media Builder does not recognize your USB flash drive, you can try using the procedure
described in the Acronis Knowledge Base article at https://kb.acronis.com/content/1526.
When booting from the bootable media, you cannot perform backups to disks or partitions with
Ext2/Ext3/Ext4, ReiserFS, and Linux SWAP file systems.
When booting from the bootable media and using a standalone version of Acronis True Image
2021, you cannot recover files and folders encrypted with the encryption available in Windows
XP and later operating systems. For more information, see File-level security settings for backup
(p. 68). However, backups encrypted using the Acronis True Image 2021 encryption feature can
be recovered.
If you decide to create a bootable media on a drive that already has a Survival Kit (p. 21), Acronis
Media Builder will attempt to overwrite and update only the hidden partition with the bootable
media without formatting the whole drive.
13.1.1 Creating Acronis bootable media
To create Acronis bootable media:
1. Plug in a USB flash drive, or an external drive (HDD/SSD), or insert a blank CD or DVD.
2. Start Acronis True Image 2021.
3. In the Tools section, click Rescue Media Builder.
4. Choose a creation method:
Simple—This is the easiest option. Acronis True Image will choose the optimal media type for
your computer. If you use Windows 7 or a later version, WinRE-based media will be created.
Advanced—This option allows you to choose a media type. This means you can create the
bootable media not only for your computer, but for a computer running a different Windows
version. Refer to Acronis Media Builder (p. 143) for details.
If you select a Linux-based media, choose Acronis components to be placed on the media.
Please ensure that the components that you select are compatible with the target computer
architecture. Refer to Removable media settings (p. 67) for details.
If you select a WinRE-based or WinPE-based media, then:
Select an architecture type of the media—32-bit or 64-bit. Note that 32-bit bootable
media can work only on 32-bit computers, and 64-bit media is compatible with both
32-bit and 64-bit computers.
Select a toolkit that you want to be used for creating the bootable media. If you choose
WAIK or WADK and you do not have the selected kit installed on your computer, then
you first need to download it from the Microsoft website, and then install the required
components—Deployment Tools and Windows Preinstallation Environment (Windows
PE).
If you already have WinPE files on your computer and they are stored in a non-default
folder, then just specify their location and the Acronis plug-in will be added to the
existing WinPE image.
For better compatibility with your hardware, you can select drivers to be added to the
media.
5. Select a destination for the media:
CD
DVD
External drive