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 You can use wildcard characters (* and ?):

 *.ext - all files with a .ext extension will be excluded.

 ??name.ext - all files with a .ext extension, having six letters in their names (starting with any

two symbols (??) and ending with name), will be excluded.

 To exclude a folder from a disk-level backup, click the plus sign, click the ellipsis button, go to the

directory tree and select the folder you want to exclude, and then click OK.

To delete a criterion added by mistake, select the criterion, and then click the minus sign.

4.5.4.1 Excluding online data

Before you start a backup, you can reduce the backup size by excluding data that does not need to be

backed up. Acronis True Image 2021 now allows you to exclude your local data that is uploaded or

synchronized with third-party Cloud services, such as Dropbox or Microsoft OneDrive. This data is

already reliably protected and can be easily downloaded to your computer. Therefore you can

exclude it to reduce the backup size and to speed up the backup process.

To exclude an online data source from a backup:

1. Before you start the backup process, click Exclude items from backup.

2. Clear the check boxes next to the items that you want to exclude, and then click OK.

4.5.5 Image creation mode

Location: Options > Advanced > Image creation mode

This option is not available for the backups that use Acronis Cloud as a backup destination.

You can use these parameters to create an exact copy of your whole partitions or hard disks, and not

only the sectors that contain data. For example, this can be useful when you want to back up a

partition or disk containing an operating system that is not supported by True Image. Please note

that this mode increases processing time and usually results in a larger image file.

 To create a sector-by-sector image, select the Back up sector-by-sector check box.

 To include all unallocated disk space into the backup, select the Back up unallocated space check

box.

This check box is available only when the Back up sector-by-sector check box is selected.

4.5.6 Backup protection

Location: Backup dashboard > Options > Advanced > Backup protection

This topic is applicable to local and network backups. For information about protecting cloud backups, refer to

Online backup protection (p. 69).

By default, there is no password protection for backups, but you can configure passwords to protect

your backup files.

You cannot change the backup protection option for an existing backup.

To protect a backup:

1. Enter the password for the backup into the corresponding field. We recommend that you use a

password longer than seven symbols and containing both letters (in upper and lower cases

preferably) and numbers to make it more difficult to guess.