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
194 Copyright © Acronis International GmbH, 2003-2020
Disk backup (Image)
A backup (p. 193) that contains a sector-based
copy of a disk or a partition in packaged form.
Normally, only sectors that contain data are
copied. Acronis True Image 2021 provides an
option to take a raw image, that is, copy all
the disk sectors, which enables imaging of
unsupported file systems.
F
Full backup
1. A backup method that is used to save all
the data selected to back up.
2. A backup process that creates a full
backup version (p. 194).
Full backup version
A self-sufficient backup version (p. 193)
containing all data chosen for backup. You do
not need access to any other backup version
to recover the data from a full backup version.
I
Image
The same as Disk backup (p. 193).
Incremental backup
1. A backup method used for saving data
changes that occurred since the last
backup version (p. 193) (of any type)
within a backup.
2. A backup process that creates an
incremental backup version (p. 194).
Incremental backup version
A backup version (p. 193) that stores changes
to the data against the latest backup version.
You need access to other backup versions
from the same backup (p. 193) to restore data
from an incremental backup version.
M
Mobile backup
A backup (p. 193) that contains files from a
mobile device, such as a smartphone or tablet.
The backup can be stored in Acronis Cloud or
local storage on a computer.
N
Nonstop backup
Nonstop backup actually is a disk/partition or
file backup that is created using the Acronis
Nonstop Backup feature. This is a set of one
full backup version (p. 194) and a sequence of
incremental backup versions (p. 194) that are
created at short intervals. It gives almost
continuous protection of data, that is, it allows
recovery of previous data state at any
recovery point you need.
Nonstop protection
Nonstop protection - the process that the
Nonstop Backup feature performs when it is
turned on.
Notarization
A process of "remembering" a file state and
defining this state as authentic. During
notarization, Acronis Notary calculates a hash
code based on hash codes of the files selected
for notarization (p. 194), and then sends the
hash code to a Blockchain-based database.
Notarized backup
A backup (p. 193) that contains files notarized
with Acronis Notary.
Notarized file
A file that was notarized with Acronis Notary.
A file becomes notarized after adding it to a
notarized backup (p. 194) and sending its hash
code to a Blockchain-based database.