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A password cannot be retrieved. Please memorize the password that you specify for a backup protection.
2. To confirm the previously entered password, retype it into the corresponding field.
3. [optional step] To increase the security of your confidential data, you can encrypt the backup
with strong industry-standard AES (Advanced Encryption Standard) cryptographic algorithm. AES
is available with three key lengths – 128, 192 and 256 bits to balance performance and
protection as desired.
The 128-bit encryption key is sufficient for most applications. The longer the key, the more
secure your data. However, the 192 and 256-bit long keys significantly slow down the backup
process.
If you want to use AES encryption, choose one of the following keys:
 AES 128 - to use 128-bit encryption key
 AES 192 - to use 192-bit encryption key
 AES 256 - to use 256-bit encryption key
If you do not want to encrypt the backup and only want to protect a backup with a password,
select None.
4. Having specified the backup settings, click OK.
How to get access to a password-protected backup
Acronis True Image asks for the password every time you try to modify the backup:
 Recover data from the backup
 Edit settings
 Mount
 Move
To access the backup, you must specify the correct password. For safety reasons, there is no wat to
recover lost passwords.
4.5.7 Pre/Post commands for backup
Location: Options > Advanced > Pre/Post commands
This option is not available for the backups that use Acronis Cloud as a backup destination.
You can specify commands (or even batch files) that will be automatically executed before and after
the backup procedure.
For example, you may want to start/stop certain Windows processes, or check your data before
starting backup.
To specify commands (batch files):
 Select the Use custom commands check box.
 Select a command to be executed before the backup process starts in the Pre-command field. To
create a new command or select a new batch file, click the Edit button.
 Select a command to be executed after the backup process ends in the Post-command field. To
create a new command or select a new batch file, click the Edit button.
Please do not try to execute interactive commands, i.e. commands that require user input (for
example, "pause"). These are not supported.