User's Manual

15 Glossary of Terms
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Acronis Active Protection
A technology that protects data from
ransomware, malicious software that blocks
access to some files or an entire system and
demands a ransom for unblocking. Based on a
heuristic approach, this technology monitors
processes on a computer in real-time mode
and informs the user about attempts to
encrypt data on the computer. In case files are
encrypted, they can be recovered from the
temporary copies or backups.
Acronis Drive
A virtual drive that contains both local and
cloud archives (p. 192). The drive is accessible
in File Explorer under Favorites and provides
access to the archived files, in read-only
mode.
Acronis Notary
A technology that allows user to check if a
notarized file was modified since the time it
was backed up. Acronis Notary calculates a
hash code based on hash codes of the files
selected for notarization, and then sends the
hash code to a Blockchain-based database.
The Blockchain technology guarantees that
the hash code will not be changed. Therefore,
the file authenticity can easily be verified by
comparing the hash in the database and the
hash of the file that you want to check.
Acronis Secure Zone
A secure partition for storing backups (p. 193)
on a hard disk. Advantages:
 enables recovery of a disk to the same
disk where the disk's backup resides
 offers a cost-effective and handy method
for protecting data from software
malfunction, virus attack, operator error
 eliminates the need for a separate media
or network connection to back up or
recover the data
Limitations:
1) The Acronis Secure Zone cannot be created
on a dynamic disk.
2) The Acronis Secure Zone is not available as
a location for backups in the recovery
environment when you start Acronis True
Image 2021 from bootable media, through
Acronis Startup Recovery Manager or BartPE.
Acronis Startup Recovery Manager
A protection tool that allows to start
standalone version of Acronis True Image
2021 at boot time when F11 is pressed.
Acronis Startup Recovery Manager eliminates
the need for bootable media.
Acronis Startup Recovery Manager is
especially useful for mobile users. If a failure
occurs, the user reboots the machine, hits F11
on prompt "Press F11 for Acronis Startup
Recovery Manager…" and performs data
recovery in the same way as with ordinary
bootable media.
Limitations: cannot be organized on a dynamic
disk; requires manual configuration of boot
loaders, such as LILO and GRUB; requires
re-activation of third-party loaders.
Archive
A file created as a result of an archiving
operation (p. 192). The file includes a set of
compressed files that a user selects for
archiving. Archives can be stored in Acronis
Cloud or local storage, such as an external
hard drive or NAS, and they are accessible in
read-only mode on a virtual Acronis Drive.
Archiving operation
An operation that compresses files that you
select and moves them to Acronis Cloud or
local storage, such as an external hard drive or
NAS. The main purpose of the operation is to
free up space on a hard drive by moving old or
large files to different storage. After