RTM User's Guide
Table of contents 1 Getting started ......................................................................................................................7 1.1 Introduction ...............................................................................................................................7 1.1.1 1.1.2 1.1.3 1.1.4 1.1.5 1.1.6 1.1.7 1.1.8 1.1.9 What is True Image™ 2013 by Acronis®? ......................................................................................................
.13.14 3.13.15 3.13.16 3.13.17 3.13.18 3.13.19 3.13.20 Error handling ................................................................................................................................................ 70 Computer shutdown ..................................................................................................................................... 70 File-level security settings for backup .................................................................................................
5 Synchronizing data............................................................................................................. 110 5.1 About the Sync feature ..........................................................................................................110 5.2 How we ensure security of your data ....................................................................................110 5.3 Acronis server login ..................................................................................
7.2.1 7.2.2 7.3 FTP connection ............................................................................................................................................ 140 Authentication settings............................................................................................................................... 140 Making sure that your rescue media can be used when needed..........................................141 7.3.1 Selecting video mode when booting from the rescue media ..........
8.5.7 8.5.8 8.5.9 8.6 Adding a new hard disk..........................................................................................................195 8.6.1 8.6.2 8.6.3 8.6.4 8.7 If Acronis Extended Capacity Manager does not start ............................................................................. 202 Security and Privacy Tools .....................................................................................................202 8.8.1 8.8.2 8.8.3 8.8.4 8.9 Selecting a hard disk......
1 Getting started 1.1 Introduction In this section What is True Image™ 2013 by Acronis®? ................................................... 7 What is True Image 2013 Plus Pack by Acronis? ....................................... 8 True Image 2013 basic concepts ............................................................... 8 New in True Image 2013 by Acronis ........................................................10 FAQ about backup, recovery and cloning ................................................
1.1.2 What is True Image 2013 Plus Pack by Acronis? True Image 2013 Plus Pack is an add-on to True Image 2013. It is purchased separately, has a separate license, and is installed from its own setup file. True Image 2013 must be installed on your computer before the True Image 2013 Plus Pack can be installed. True Image 2013 Plus Pack adds the Acronis Universal Restore option for use during recovery. True Image 2013 Plus Pack also installs Acronis WinPE ISO builder and provides support for dynamic disks.
The backup versions are similar to file versions. The file versions concept is familiar to those who use a Windows Vista and Windows 7 feature called "Previous versions of files". This feature allows you to restore a file as it existed on a particular date and time. A backup version allows you to recover your data in a similar way. This could be useful when trying to find damaged or deleted files.
those values with the stored ones. If all compared values match, the backup file is not corrupted and there is a high probability that the backup can be successfully used for data recovery. Consolidation Consolidation allows you to delete backups which you no longer need from a backup chain. A chain to be consolidated can consist of a full backup and one or more incremental backups. If necessary, you can delete the base full backup from the chain.
Synchronization with mobile devices - Now you can sync your data not only between your PCs, but with your mobile devices as well. Such devices include phones and tablet PCs with the iOS and Android platforms. Simply go to App Store or Google Play, install the free Acronis app and get access to your data on Acronis Cloud anyplace and anytime. Easy sharing of files and folders - Users subscribed to the Acronis Cloud service now can share files and folders with one click.
were cases when users chose the wrong disk as the target and thus wiped their system disk. In addition, you can make more than one backup to create redundancy and increase security. What should I back up: a partition or the whole disk? - In most cases, it is better to back up the whole disk. However, there may be some cases when a partition backup is advisable. For example, your notebook has a single hard disk with two partitions: system (disk letter C) and the data (disk letter D).
Using Acronis Nonstop Backup requires at least 1 GB RAM. True Image 2013 rescue media has the following hardware requirements: 512 MB RAM Processor Pentium 1 GHz or faster 1.5 GB of free space on a hard disk The recommended screen resolution is 1280 x 1024. The minimum screen resolution is 1024 x 768. 1.1.6.
USB 1.1 / 2.0 / 3.0, FireWire (IEEE-1394) and PC card storage devices * True Image 2013 does not support the following dynamic volume types: Mirrored and RAID-5.
1.1.6.7 Trial version information The trial version of True Image 2013 will work only during the trial period of 30 days. It has the following limitations: Disk cloning is disabled; True Image 2013 Plus Pack is not available; Only recovering is available when booting from an Acronis Bootable Media. Data synchronization is available without any limitations, but after the trial period expires: Your computer will be excluded from all syncs.
Note If you purchased a boxed product, the installation CD contains an installation file for installing an True Image 2013 plug-in for the BartPE utility. BartPE (Bart Preinstalled Environment) is a bootable Windows CD/DVD created from the original Windows XP or Windows Server 2003 installation/setup CD. Applications are installed into BartPE in the form of plug-ins and the True Image 2013 plug-in can be included into the BartPE plug-in tab.
You can activate True Image 2013 either on your computer or from another computer, if your computer is not connected to the Internet. Activation on a computer connected to the Internet If your computer is connected to the Internet, you can activate the product either automatically or from within the program. To activate the product automatically: 1. Start the installation procedure. See details in True Image 2013 installation. 2.
displays an appropriate error message. In such a case you can either buy a new serial number or move the license to your new computer from another one on which the product is already activated. If you want to move the license, perform the following steps. To move the license from another computer: 1. In the window with the error message, click Move license from another computer. 2. On the opened Web page follow the instructions on the screen. To perform this step, you need to have Acronis account.
The Get started tab will help you to begin using the main True Image 2013 features, namely backup, recovery and synchronization. The program leads you through the actions required for performing those operations. If you have not used previous versions of Acronis True Image Home, we recommend you become familiar with the above features by going through the steps required for completing backup, recovery and data synchronization.
Back up now - adds a new backup version to the existing backup or replaces the existing backup version, depending on the backup scheme being used. Start (available for a nonstop backup only) - starts nonstop backup protection. Stop (available for a nonstop backup only) - suspends nonstop backup protection. Recover - click to recover data. When a backup box is collapsed, the backup and recovery operations can be started by clicking the appropriate icons.
Create shortcut - creates a shortcut on the Desktop. With the shortcut you can run a backup without starting True Image 2013. Consolidate versions - you can delete the backup versions you no longer need while maintaining the consistency of the backup. Clone settings - clones the current backup settings when you need to create several similar backups. Clone the backup settings and then introduce the required changes. Move... - click to move all the backup files to another location.
Create bootable media If your computer cannot start, use bootable rescue media to run the standalone version of True Image 2013, and recover your system from a previously created system partition backup. Browse for backup Click this item to browse for backups on your computer and add them to the backup list. This may be useful when you have backups created by a previous Acronis True Image Home version which are not shown in the backup list.
Remove from the list All backups This command removes all backup boxes from the backup list. The removed backups can be returned to the list by using the Browse for backup tool. Notbackedup-yet boxes This command removes all "empty" backup boxes from the backup list. Be careful because, after removal, such backup boxes cannot be returned to the list. Search To search for a backed up file you need to recover, type the filename or part of its name in the search field on the main menu bar.
Show only my favorite syncs (icon) - filters the syncs which you have marked as favorite. Expand all syncs (icon) - expands all collapsed sync boxes. Collapse all syncs (icon) - collapses all expanded sync boxes into narrow stripes. Sort by Name - sorts all syncs in alphabetical order. Type - sorts all syncs according to their types. Sync list area The area shows the boxes of the syncs you already have. It provides access to all operations with the existing syncs.
Pause all syncs - pauses all synchronization processes. Help - opens True Image 2013 Help. Resume all syncs - restarts all synchronization processes if they have been paused. Show notifications - toggles the display of notifications at the taskbar. Acronis Web site - opens in your default browser the page with information about synchronization on Acronis Web site. Exit - removes the Sync icon from the taskbar and pauses all syncs. 1.1.9.
Wizards have a sidebar listing all the steps (both required and optional) needed for completing the operation. For example, see the Manage Acronis Secure Zone wizard screen shot below. The completed steps are marked with green checkmarks. The green arrow shows the current step. After you complete all the required steps and come to the Finish step, the program displays the Summary screen. Check the summary of the operation to be performed and then click Proceed to start the operation.
The tab shows the disks and partitions state of when the current backup version was created. You can switch between the backup versions by using the time line at the bottom of the screen. For more information see Time line (p. 29). To recover disks and/or partitions: 1. On the time line, select the backup version from which you want to recover your disks/partitions. The version's exact date and time will be displayed near the backup name.
Convert to Windows backup (for image backups) - select to convert the backup version's TIB file to VHD file. Mount (for image backups) - select to mount the backup version as a disk. Delete version - select to delete the backup version (the backup chain will not be corrupted). View - select to set up the time line to show some additional information. To find a file or folder you need to recover, type the file or folder name in the search field.
Selecting a disk, partition, file or folder to make it the current item in a list does not mean selecting it for recovery! The majority of user interface elements located on this tab are described in the Disks and partitions tab section. Here we describe the items specific for the tab. When you click an item, short information on this item is displayed under the browser area. The set of displayed parameters depends on the item's type.
The picture below shows various states of a time line. The states vary depending on the number of backups and the time interval through which you are navigating. The "Now" interval shows backup versions created during the last hour. When using Nonstop Backup, backup versions may be created as often as every five minutes The "Today" interval shows backup versions created from the beginning of the current day to the last hour. The "week" interval can be named either "Week ago" or "This week".
The "This year" interval shows backup versions created from the beginning of the current year to the “month” interval. The "Older" interval shows backup versions created from earlier than the beginning of the current year. Working with time intervals and backup versions Time intervals may be expanded (when the number of backup versions fits onto the time line) or folded into a square "block". When a time interval is expanded, the squares representing backup versions may contain a "warning" or "error" icon.
Validate Delete version Nonstop backup version: Explore and recover Delete version Backup version packs and time blocks: Right-clicking on a folded version pack or time interval's block opens the shortcut menu with a single item: Expand Viewing additional information on the time line You can also set up the time line to show additional information. The appropriate commands are available in the View submenu.
The most significant changes occur in the System and Security category of Windows 7 Control Panel. True Image 2013 replaces Windows Backup in the Backup and Restore item. If you first installed True Image 2013 without performing backups, the Backup and Restore window allows you to create a system partition backup. When you have created backups, the Backup and Restore window will show the Nonstop Backup box and the box of your oldest disk or partition backup.
Furthermore, the Start menu acquires the following True Image 2013 items: These menu items allow you to use the main program features, tools, and utilities without starting True Image 2013. The True Image 2013 button on the Windows taskbar becomes much more informative and functional. Its shortcut menu gets additional items. You can use the shortcut menu to start Nonstop Backup and Online Backup. In addition, the button shows the progress and result of True Image 2013 operations.
1.1.9.8 Login menu Clicking Login opens a window for logging in to your Acronis account. After you log in, the Login item is replaced by the e-mail address of your account. Clicking the e-mail address of your account opens a menu with the following items: My account - click to go to the screen where you can view and change your account information. Upgrade account– click to start the procedure of upgrading to a paid subscription.
1.1.9.11 Installing Acronis Hotfixes What is an Acronis Hotfix? Acronis Hotfix is a small update for Acronis products. It makes changes to one or more application files or registry keys but does not change an application version. A hotfix targets only a specific True Image 2013 build, and cannot be applied to any other build. Acronis Hotfixes are distributed through Acronis Knowledge Base articles, which describe the problem to be fixed in detail.
2 How to Due to the size of this User's Guide, it is sometimes not so easy to find how to perform a particular task. This section lists some frequently used tasks and provides links to the appropriate parts of the User's Guide. Click the corresponding page number (or the link, if you are viewing the Help), if you need information on how to: protect your entire system from a disaster (p. 137) synchronize two local folders (p.
3 Backing up data True Image 2013 includes a wealth of sophisticated backup capabilities that would please even an IT professional. They allow you to back up your disks (partitions), files, and e-mail. You can choose a backup feature that suits you most or use them all. The sections below describe the backup features in more detail. In this section The difference between file backups and disk/partition images ............38 Full, incremental and differential backups ........................................
3.2 Full, incremental and differential backups True Image 2013 offers you three backup methods: 1) Full: contains all of the data at the moment of the backup creation. It forms a base for further incremental or differential backups. It can also be used as a standalone backup. 2) Incremental: Only those files will be included which have been changed since the LAST backup. 3) Differential: Only those files will be included which have been changed since the last FULL backup.
number of volume, if applicable (in the form of v#) macros, if applicable (can be in any part of a name, for example,in the beginning or in the end) If part of a name is not used (the backup has only one volume), this part is not added, for example, if the backup does not have volumes, it will nothave the "v" suffix. The "b" and "s" suffixes are always present. Thus a backup name may look the following way (note that "24.05.
backup_full_b1_s1.tib backup_inc_b1_s2.tib backup_inc_b1_s3.tib backup_full_b2_s1.tib backup_inc_b2_s2.tib backup_inc_b2_s3.tib You decided to delete the first chain, namely b1. You will have the following files left: backup_full_b2_s1.tib backup_inc_b2_s2.tib backup_inc_b2_s3.tib If you continue creating backups, the next chain will be named as follows: backup_full_b3_s1.tib backup_inc_b3_s2.tib backup_inc_b3_s3.
3.4 Backing up partitions and disks To back up partitions or disks, click Disk and partition backup on the Backup and recovery tab. This opens the Disk Backup window. The steps below describe how to configure a backup using most of the available image backup settings. 1. Select a partition to back up by selecting the corresponding check box. If you want to back up more than one partition, select all their check boxes in the list.
If possible, avoid storing your system partition backups on dynamic disks, because the system partition is recovered in the Linux environment. Linux and Windows work with dynamic disks differently. This may result in problems during recovery. 3. If you need the backup to run on a schedule, click the link to the right of Schedule, turn on scheduling and set the required schedule. For more information see Scheduling (p. 156). 4.
3.5 Backing up files and folders To back up files and/or folders, click Other backups on the Backup and recovery tab and then select File backup. This opens the File Backup window. Let's consider how to use this backup type for backing up a folder. 1. Select the folder on the directory tree in the What to back up area. The right side will show the folder contents with all the files and subfolders selected. There you can unselect the files you do not need to back up, if any. 2.
4. Click the Back up now button if you want to run backup immediately. You can also delay the start of backup for up to 6 hours by clicking the down arrow to the right of this button and selecting a delay interval from the dropdown list. When you need to change the default backup options, click File backup options and set the options you require. You can also change the default backup scheme by clicking on the appropriate link. For more information see Backup schemes (p. 60).
To add a custom data category, click Add category. To change the default name of a custom category, double-click the name and enter a new one. Select the data source (e.g. a folder) for the new category by clicking the Browse... button. By default the new category will contain Only the following file types, but you can apply filters to select the specific types of files that you wish or do not wish to back up.
The Zip format is available when backing up files, folders or when making reserve copies of your backups. True Image 2013 gives the zip format most of the functionality available for the tib format. You can schedule backups, validate zip backups, recover files and folders from zip backups, make incremental and differential backups, etc. However, it does not provide password protection and encryption. True Image 2013 can recover and validate only its own zip backups.
Tasks Notes Signatures News Folders User Settings Address Book For Microsoft Outlook Express: Mail Folders Address Book (select Windows Address Book). True Image 2013 provides backup of IMAP (Internet Messages Access Protocol) mail folders for Microsoft Outlook. This means that you can back up folders stored on a mail server. For Microsoft Outlook Express and Windows Mail only backup of local e-mail folders is available.
The main purpose of Acronis Nonstop Backup is continuous protection of your data (files, folders, contacts, etc.), though you can use it to protect partitions as well. If you choose to protect an entire partition, you will be able to recover the partition as a whole using the image recovery procedure. You cannot use Acronis Nonstop Backup for protecting data stored on external hard drives.
3.7.1 Protecting your data continuously Let's consider how you can use Nonstop Backup for protecting your data. To protect your data continuously: 1. Click Other backups on the Backup and recovery tab and then select Nonstop Backup. This opens the Nonstop Backup window. 2. Select on the directory tree in the What to back up area an item to be protected by Nonstop Backup. The right side shows the item contents with all the files and subfolders selected.
settings. If you have changed the Nonstop Backup destination, the program will create a new full backup of the data to be protected on the new Nonstop Backup storage. You can also include files and folders into Nonstop Backup by selecting them in Windows Explorer and choosing Include in Nonstop Backup in the shortcut menu that opens by right-clicking on the selected item. 3.7.2 Protecting your system continuously You can use Acronis Nonstop Backup for protecting entire system partition as well.
Nonstop Backup and Try&Decide cannot work simultaneously. If you click the Start now button when the Try mode is turned on, the program will display a message that Nonstop Backup cannot start while you are working in the Try mode. To start Nonstop Backup, you will need to finish a Try&Decide session. You can exclude from protection files that match the criteria you specify. To add exclusion criteria, click the Nonstop backup options link.
You can also completely clean up the Acronis Nonstop Backup storage by selecting Delete in the Operations menu of a Nonstop Backup box. If you select the active Nonstop Backup box, the deletion stops operation of Acronis Nonstop Backup. 3.7.4 Nonstop Backup - Frequently asked questions Why does Acronis Nonstop Backup pause on its own? - This is the designed behavior of Acronis Nonstop Backup.
Can I set up Acronis Nonstop Backup storage on a network share or NAS? - Yes, Acronis Nonstop Backup supports network shares, mapped drives, NAS and other network attached devices with one limitation - they must use the SMB protocol. How does manual clean up of Acronis Nonstop Backup storage work? - You can clean up Acronis Nonstop Backup storage by deleting the backed up data for a certain period of time. For example, you started Acronis Nonstop Backup of your system partition on August 15, 2011.
Also remember that the operation will take more time, because normal backup and reserve copying are performed one after another and not simultaneously. Furthermore, you will need more storage space or an additional storage device. For example, to make a reserve copy of some files on a USB stick: 1. While configuring a backup, click the File backup options link, expand the Backup reserve copy item and then select the Create a reserve copy of my backups box. This opens the Browse for folder window. 2.
If you select an internal or external hard disk as the destination, this option will be disabled. 5. Click Back up now. If the backup does not fit one disc (for example, DVD), the file will be split into several volumes. The first disc will be the bootable one. If you plan to perform this backup regularly, you can make the appropriate settings in the Disk backup options. See Removable media settings (p. 68). Bootable media with a backup file can only be created when using True Image 2013 in Windows.
You cannot use Acronis Secure Zone as one of the places for storing a part of backup versions belonging to the same backup "chain", because such backup versions may be automatically deleted during automatic backup consolidation in Acronis Secure Zone. As a result, the backup chain will be corrupted. In addition, the feature does not work with FTP servers. One more useful aspect of this feature is the ability to split backups "on-the-fly".
3.11 Adding an existing backup to the list If you have backups that are not shown in the backups list on the Backup and recovery tab (for example, backups created by a previous Acronis True Image Home version), you can add them to the list. Click Browse for backup on the Backup and recovery tab. This opens a window where you can browse for backups on your computer. To add an existing backup to the backup list, select the backup and click the Add to backup list button. 3.
Save the settings as default check box to apply the modified settings to all further backup operations by default. Note that options of each backup type are fully independent, and you should configure them separately. If you want to reset all the modified options to the values that were set after the product installation initially, click the Reset to initial settings button. In this section Backup schemes .......................................................................................
3.13.1 Backup schemes Backup schemes along with the scheduler help you to set up your backup strategy. The schemes allow you to optimize backup storage space usage, improve data storage reliability, and automatically delete the obsolete backup versions.
Backup scheduler setting for file backup: daily. Result: you have a single up-to-date full backup version. Required storage space: minimal. 3.13.3 Version chain scheme This backup scheme differs for disk backup and file backup types. Disk backup version chain At first the program creates the 1st full backup version. The version will be kept until you delete it manually.
So first of all select one of the backup methods in the appropriate box. Full (p. 39) Select this method if you want to create only full backup versions. Differential (p. 39) Select this method if you want to create backup chains containing only full and differential backup versions. You can configure the scheme by using one of the following options: Create only differential versions after the initial full version - select this item to create only one backup version chain.
Do not delete the first version of the backup - Select this check box to keep the initial data state. The program will create two initial full backup versions. The first version will be excluded from the automatic cleanup, and will be stored until you delete it manually. If you select incremental or differential method, the first backup chain will start from the second full backup version. And only the third version of the backup will be incremental or differential one.
must be violated so that the program can detect the violation. Therefore, to be able to consolidate the files, the program needs some space on the disk in excess of the backup quota. The extra amount of space can be estimated as the size of the largest backup version in the backup. In case of setting a limit on the number of backup versions, the actual number of versions can exceed the maximum number of versions by one. This enables the program to detect quota violation and start consolidation.
4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Click Incremental next to the Backup scheme item (Incremental is the default backup scheme). In the Disk Backup Options window, make sure that the Backup scheme tab is selected. Choose Custom scheme instead of Incremental scheme. In the Backup method box, select Differential from the drop down list. Click Create a full version after every [n] differential versions, and type or select "3".
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.
Disabling the Do not perform operations until the command's execution is complete parameter (enabled for Pre commands by default), will permit the backup process to run concurrently with your command execution. The Abort the operation if the user command fails (enabled by default) parameter will abort the operation if any errors occur in command execution. You can test a command you entered by clicking the Test command button. 3.13.8 Backup splitting True Image 2013 cannot split already existing backups.
Regular validation You can also schedule validation of your backups to ensure that they remain "healthy". By default regular validation is turned on with the following settings: Frequency: once a month Day: the date when the backup was started Time: the moment of backup start plus 15 minutes Advanced settings: the Run the validation only when the computer is idle check box is selected Example: You start a backup operation on July 15, at 12.00. The backup version is created at 12.05.
True Image - includes support of USB, PC Card (formerly PCMCIA) and SCSI interfaces along with the storage devices connected via them, and therefore is strongly recommended. Place Acronis System Report on media Acronis System Report - the component allows you to generate system report that is used for collecting information about your system in case of any program problem. Report generation will be available before you start True Image 2013 from the bootable media.
3.13.14 Error handling When the program encountered an error while performing backup, it stops the backup process and displays a message, waiting for a response on how to handle the error. If you set an error handling policy, the program will not stop the backup process and warn you about an error with a message, but will simply handle the error according to the set rules and continue working.
3.13.16 File-level security settings for backup You can specify security settings for backed up files (these settings relate only to file/folder backups): Preserve file security settings in backups - selecting this option will preserve all the security properties (permissions assigned to groups or users) of the backup files for further recovery. By default, files and folders are saved in the backup with their original Windows security settings (i.e.
Maximum - maximum backup compression, but takes a long time to create a backup. The optimal data compression level depends on the type of files stored in the backup. For example, even maximum compression will not significantly reduce the backup size, if the backup contains essentially compressed files, like .jpg, .pdf or .mp3.
To set the free disk space threshold: Select the Show notification message on insufficient free disk space check box In the Size box, type or select a threshold value and select a unit of measure True Image 2013 can monitor free space on the following storage devices: Local hard drives USB cards and drives Network shares (SMB/NFS) The message will not be displayed if the Do not show messages and dialogs while processing (silent mode) check box is selected in the Error handling settings.
by default. If you want to reset all the modified settings to the values that they were originally set to when the product was installed, click the Reset to initial settings button. What you can exclude and how 1. You can exclude hidden and system files from a backup by selecting the corresponding check boxes. We do not recommend excluding hidden and system files from the backups of your system partition. 2. You can exclude files meeting the criteria you specify.
3.14 Validating backups The validation procedure checks whether you will be able to recover data from a particular backup version, so when you select for validation on the time line… a full backup version, the program validates the full backup version only. an incremental backup version, the program validates the initial full backup, the selected incremental backup version, and the whole chain (if any) of backup versions to the selected incremental backup version.
Click the gear icon on the selected backup's box, point to More and then click Consolidate versions Follow the wizard's steps You cannot choose another location when consolidating backup versions located in the Acronis Secure Zone. 3.15.1 Archive to consolidate protection The archive you chose is password-protected in order to prevent it from unauthorized access. You need to specify the previously entered password to obtain access to the archive.
3.15.4 Consolidation summary The summary window contains a list of briefly described operations that True Image 2013 will perform after clicking Proceed. If some parameters need to be changed, choose the necessary step in the left part of the window and correct the parameter. Click the Proceed button to start the listed operations. Click the Options button to perform the optional steps. Click the Cancel button to exit the wizard without performing any operations. 3.
4 Recovering data The purpose of data backup is to recover backed up data when the original is lost due to hardware failure, fire, theft or accidental deletion of files. We hope that you backed up your system and data using the backup features provided by True Image 2013. If so, nothing will have been lost. The following sections describe how to recover disks, partitions, files and folders. In most cases, you will use Acronis Backup Explorer to recover files and folders.
Ctrl+Esc, or some other, depending on your BIOS) during the POST sequence. Usually the message with the required key combination is displayed during the startup test. Pressing this combination takes you to the setup menu. Go to the hard disk autodetection utility which usually comes under "Standard CMOS Setup" or "Advanced CMOS setup". If the utility does not detect the system drive, it has failed and you need to replace the drive.
3. Select My disks below Recover on the Welcome screen. 4. Select the system disk or partition backup to be used for recovery. Right-click on the backup and choose Recover in the shortcut menu. 5. Select Recover whole disks and partitions at the Recovery method step. 6. Select the system partition (usually C) on the What to recover screen. If the system partition has a different letter, select the partition using the Flags column. It must have the Pri, Act flags.
In case of Windows 7 the System Reserved partition will have the Pri, Act flags . You will need to select for recovery both the System Reserved partition and the System partition. 7. At the "Settings of partition C" (or the letter of the system partition, if it is different) step check the default settings and click Next if they are correct. Otherwise, change the settings as required before clicking Next. Changing the settings will be needed when recovering to the new hard disk of a different capacity.
8. Carefully read the summary of operations at the Finish step. If you have not resized the partition, the sizes in the Deleting partition and Recovering partition items must match. Having checked the summary click Proceed. 9. When the operation finishes, exit the standalone version of True Image 2013, remove the rescue media and boot from the recovered system partition. After making sure that you have recovered Windows to the state you need, restore the original boot order. 4.
If you want to recover the partition to the state it was at an earlier date, click the gear icon to open the Operations menu and then click Recover files. This opens Acronis Backup Explorer and you can select the image backup version created on that date. Clicking Recover after selecting the required version opens the Disk Recovery window. 1. Select the corresponding check box of the partition to recover.
In this case, True Image 2013 generates a new disk signature for the recovered hard drive, even if you recover to the same drive. Disk recovery options - click to set up additional parameters for the disk recovery process. Use Acronis Universal Restore - click to use Acronis Universal Restore technology during recovery.
1. Click Recover on the backup box of a disk containing several partitions. The Disk Recovery window appears. 2. Click the down arrow next to Version: and then select the backup version you want to recover by its backup date and time. 3. Select a partition to recover. This opens the recovery destination field below the partition name (label).
4. Click the down arrow to the right of the field and select the destination hard disk. The partition to be recovered is then placed on the selected hard disk. It occupies all the available disk space. To reduce the partition size so as to leave enough disk space for the remaining partition, click the Partition properties link below the recovery destination field. The Partition Properties window appears. 5.
Remember that you need to leave as much unallocated (free) space after having resized the partition as will be needed for the remaining partition. Select a disk letter and partition type. When you finish the settings, click OK to confirm them and return to the main Disk Recovery window. 6. Select the next partition's check box. 7. Select the unallocated space on the destination hard disk. The program creates a partition occupying the entire unallocated space.
8. Click the Partition properties link and make the settings for the partition. Select a disk letter and partition type. When you finish the settings, click OK to confirm them and return to the main Disk Recovery window. If the image contains more than two partitions, leave enough unallocated space for other partitions to be recovered and repeat steps 5-7 until you make the settings for all partitions. 9. Click Recover now to recover the partitions to the destination hard disk. 4.
Disk letters may differ when booting from the rescue media. The names will help you find the drive containing your backups, as well as the target (new) drive. Information on partition sizes, drive capacities, their manufacturers, and model numbers can also help to correctly identify the drives. It is highly recommended to install the new hard drive to the same position in the computer and to use the same cable and connector that was used for the original drive. This is not always possible, e.g.
4. Select Recover whole disks and partitions at the Recovery method step. 5. At the What to recover step, select the boxes of the partitions to be recovered. Do not select the MBR and Track 0 box, because this will result in selecting the entire disk for recovery. Recovering the entire disk does not allow you to resize partitions manually. You will be able to recover the MBR later. Select the partitions and click Next. Selecting partitions leads to appearance of the relevant steps "Settings of partition ..
6. You can specify the following partition settings: location, type, and size. You first need to specify the settings of the hidden partition (System Reserved partition in our case) as it usually does not have a disk letter. Because you are recovering to the new disk, click New location. Select the destination disk by either its assigned name or capacity. 7. Clicking Accept returns you to the "Settings of partition 1-1" screen. Check the partition type and change it, if necessary.
8. Proceed to specifying the partition size by clicking Change default in the Partition size area. By default the partition occupies the entire new disk. You need to keep the hidden partition size unchanged and place it in the same location on the disk (at the start or the end of disk space). To do this, resize and relocate the partition by dragging it or its borders with a mouse on the horizontal bar on the screen.
Click Accept, check the partition type (change, if necessary). The system partition must be primary. Specify the partition size which by default equals the original size. Usually there is no free space after the partition, so allocate all the unallocated space on the new disk to the second partition. Click Accept and then click Next. 9. Carefully read the summary of operations to be performed and then click Proceed.
4.6 Recovering data from file-level backups You will usually start recovering files and folders from Acronis Backup Explorer. When recovering a specific file version, you will start recovery from the View Versions window. In either case, starting recovery opens the File Recovery window. Let's consider recovery of files and folders from the Backup Explorer. 1. Select in the Backup Explorer the files and folders you want to recover.
1. Select a required backup version in the Acronis Backup Explorer and click Recover to start recovery. This will open the File Recovery window. 2. Such data can only be recovered to the original location. Therefore you can only change the recovery options. To change the recovery options, click the Recovery options link. The options you set here will be applied only to the current recovery operation. 3. To start the recovery process, click the Recover now button. 4.
To choose the correct version, you can open the version in the associated application and view the file contents. Choose the version by its backup time, and then click the Open button. True Image 2013 will recover the file version to a temporary folder. Then it will open the file using the associated application. 4.
7. When a warning appears that you need to reboot the computer to continue the operation, click Reboot to continue. During recovery, the program may be unable to find some driver in the specified sources and will display an error message. In this case, you can click Ignore to continue recovery or click Cancel to cancel the process and then try to find the required driver. You can then continue with the recovery process.
4. Choose Recover whole disks and partitions and select the Use Acronis Universal Restore check box.
5. If the target hardware has a specific mass storage controller (such as an SCSI, RAID, or Fibre Channel adapter) for the hard disks, specify where to find the driver or drivers for the specific hardware at the Drivers manager step. If the driver is stored on a diskette or CD, select the Search removable media for device drivers box. If some drivers are stored on a local hard disk or a network share, select the Search for device drivers in the following locations box (when it is not selected by default).
4.9 4.9.1 Acronis Universal Restore Purpose of Acronis Universal Restore Universal Restore is part of the True Image 2013 Plus Pack which must be purchased separately. True Image 2013 Plus Pack has its own license and is installed from its own setup file. You need to recreate bootable media in order to make the newly installed Universal Restore add-on operational in the bootable recovery environment. A system disk image can be restored easily on the hardware where it was created or to identical hardware.
4.9.2 General principles of Acronis Universal Restore 1. Automatic selection of HAL and mass storage drivers Acronis Universal Restore searches the Windows default driver storage folders (in the image being restored) for HAL and mass storage device drivers and installs drivers that best fit the target hardware. You can specify a custom driver repository (a folder or folders on a network drive or CD) which will also be used to search for drivers.
GRUB), you might consider installing them to a Linux root (or boot) partition boot record instead of an MBR before activating Acronis Startup Recovery Manager. If a failure occurs, turn on the computer and press F11 when you see the "Press F11 for Acronis Startup Recovery Manager" message. This will start a standalone version of True Image 2013 that differs only slightly from the complete version. Browse for a backup containing an image of your system partition and recover your system.
My source disk is MBR and my OS supports UEFI The operation will not affect The destination partition will be neither partition layout nor converted to GPT style that will make bootability of the disk: partition the destination disk bootable in UEFI. style will remain MBR, the destination disk will be bootable in BIOS.
AMI. Moreover, while items in the standard setup menu are mostly the same for various BIOSes, items of the extended (or advanced) setup heavily depend on the computer and BIOS version. Among other things, the BIOS menu allows you to adjust the boot order. Computer BIOS allows booting operating systems not only from hard disks, but also from CD-ROMs, DVD-ROMs, and other devices.
4.14.1 Disk recovery mode With this option you can select the disk recovery mode for image backups. Recover sector-by-sector - select this check box if you want to recover both used and unused sectors of disks or partitions. This option will be effective only when you choose to recover a sector-by-sector backup. 4.14.2 Pre/Post commands for recovery You can specify commands (or even batch files) that will be automatically executed before and after the recovery procedure.
Having recovered a partition from an image, True Image 2013 can check the integrity of the file system. To do so, enable this option. Limitations on use of this option: Check of the file system is available only when recovering partitions using FAT16/32 and NTFS file systems. The file system will not be checked if a reboot is required during recovery, for example, when recovering the system partition to its original place. 4.14.4 Computer restart The preset is Disabled.
To disable overwriting of specific files, click the Add... button to create an exclusion criterion. While specifying the criteria, you can use the common Windows wildcard characters. For example, to preserve all files with extension .exe, you can add *.exe. Adding My???.exe will preserve all .exe files with names consisting of five symbols and starting with “my”. To delete a criterion, for example, added by mistake, click the Delete icon to the right of the criterion. 4.14.
Select the Show notification message on insufficient free disk space check box In the Size box, type or select a threshold value and select a unit of measure True Image 2013 can monitor free space on the following storage devices: Local hard drives USB cards and drives Network shares (SMB/NFS) The message will not be displayed if the Do not show messages and dialogs while processing (silent mode) check box is selected in the Error handling settings.
When booting into Acronis Startup Recovery Manager. When booting from factory bootable media. Recovery of the original configuration under Windows or by using Acronis Startup Recovery Manager is possible if the computer has an Acronis Secure Zone that has a backup of the computer's factory configuration. This backup is normally created and provided to Acronis Secure Zone by a hardware supplier who delivers computers to end-users.
5 Synchronizing data In this section About the Sync feature ..........................................................................110 How we ensure security of your data ....................................................110 Acronis server login ................................................................................111 What you can and cannot synchronize ..................................................111 Sync icons ............................................................................
5.3 Acronis server login To start using the data synchronization feature or online backup, you must enter the e-mail address and password of your Acronis account. Also we recommend that you name your computer. You may type any name you like, not necessarily the name assigned for the operating system. If you do not have Acronis account, click Create account and fill in the registration form on Acronis Web site.
You cannot synchronize the following data: Disks and partitions Windows 7 and Windows 8 libraries (Documents, Music, etc.) System files and folders Hidden files and folders Temporary files and folders System registry Databases Data of e-mail programs (including Microsoft Outlook and others) Other data that cannot be represented as separate files or folders (for example, contacts from your address book) 5.5 Sync icons While working with syncs you will see special icons.
The notification area Sync state icons: The last synchronization completed successfully. (rotating) (static) The sync is in progress at the moment. All syncs are paused or each sync has only one participant. An error occurred during the last synchronization. 5.6 Default sync When you install True Image 2013, the installer creates the default sync. By default this sync is named Sync. This sync has the following main features: You can use it right after the installation finishes.
5.7.1 How to sync data between your computers Let's see how to sync data between two or more computers which belong to the same Acronis account. For example, you need to sync data between your home computers or between your home computer and work computer. If you use the default sync folder on both of your computers, the procedure is very simple. 1. Install True Image 2013 on both computers. 2. Sign in under your account on the computers. 3.
One of the synced folders can reside on a remote SMB (Server Message Block) share. It does not matter if the share is mapped or not. Hint: By using a shared folder, you can sync two computers without necessity to install True Image 2013 on the computer where the shared folder resides. If you disconnect the removable device or NAS, the sync pauses. It resumes when you reattach the device. After the sync is created, you can add to it another computer or Acronis Cloud.
4. On the created sync box, click the Settings icon ( ) and then select Share.... 5. Type the e-mail address of the user or users who you want to invite. Use commas as separators if you invite several users. Optionally you can type a message to the invited person. 6. Select the I agree with the terms of use check box and click Send. Steps to perform by the invited person: 1. Find and open the e-mail message with invitation to sync. 2. To join the sync, click Accept invitation.
For example, you and your friend work with the same file located in your sync folders. Both of you have changed it and simultaneously saved the changes. This is a sync conflict because True Image 2013 must process two changes of the file (yours and your friend’s) within one sync operation. Usually, there is only one file change. This conflict will be resolved by renaming the file which was saved first. Then, you and your friend have two files in your sync folders. One of them has the original file name.
5. Follow the standard installation procedure. The procedure to find and install the Android app is similar. 5.9 Versions of synchronized files True Image 2013 gives you an opportunity to undo the changes that were made to your files as a result of synchronization. If you find that one of your files contains an undesirable change, you can view previous versions of this file and then choose and rollback to its correct version. See details in Reverting to a previous file version (p. 118).
To view or change the cleanup options for a sync: 1. Start True Image 2013 and click the Synchronization tab. 2. Click the Settings icon ( options. ) on the right-hand side of the required sync and then select Cleanup 3. Change the options and click OK, otherwise click Cancel. How to clean up the Acronis Cloud space manually 1. Click the Acronis Cloud link on the box of the default sync and then click the Storage status tab. 2. Click the Clean up space link in the center of the screen. 3.
4. Clicking Advanced cleanup allows you to select more cleanup rules. You can apply the cleanup rules for: individual syncs and online backups all syncs and online backups you have on Acronis Cloud 5. Choose the desired rules and click Clean up now!. One more way to clean up is to delete a sync or online backup which you no longer need. In this case, all version history for the sync or online backup is deleted from Acronis Cloud. 5.
5. Select the Show deleted check box and then select the deleted file you want to recover. 6. Click the Recover button to recover the deleted file to its folder. 5.12 How to share folders You can share a folder with any person whose e-mail address you know. To get access to the shared folder, this person does not need an Acronis account. Sharing a folder is done on Acronis Cloud. 1. Start True Image 2013. 2. Click the Acronis Cloud link on the box of the default sync. 3.
By creating a public link, you can share any folder in your system irrespective of whether it participates in a sync or not. Please note that all files and folders you share with other people use your quota of space on Acronis Cloud. For more information see How to create public links to files and folders (p. 122). 5.13 How to create public links to files and folders You can create public links to files and folders on your PC as well as in the Acronis Web application.
2. Click Synchronization in the left-hand side of the screen. The Computers tab in the Manage synchronization area is displayed by default. 3. Click Unlink to the right of the name of the computer you want to unlink. 4. Click OK in the confirmation message. Unlinking the computer: Removes it from the Computers list. Removes it from all syncs in which the computer participates. Blocks the sync participant certificate. 5.
5. Click under the Mine heading the "+" icon next to the synchronization from which you want to remove a participant. This opens the list of the persons you invited to the sync. 6. Click Remove to the right of the name of the participant you want to remove. If you invited several users, you can revoke all invitations at once by clicking Remove all participants. 7. Click OK in the confirmation message. 5.
4. Click the Shared synchronizations tab in the Manage synchronization area. 5. Select under the Joined heading the synchronization you want to leave and click Leave to the right of the sync name. 6. Click OK in the confirmation message.
6 Using online backup In this section What is Acronis Cloud? ..........................................................................126 Subscription information .......................................................................126 Backing up to Acronis Cloud ..................................................................127 Managing online backups ......................................................................128 Online backup options .......................................................
To keep your personal data secure, choose a strong password for your online backups, guard it from getting into the wrong hands, and change it from time to time. After opening an Acronis account, log in to your account page, subscribe to the Acronis Cloud service, and then wait for an e-mail message describing the details of your subscription plan and expiration date.
3. Logging in opens a window, where you can configure online backup settings. 4. Specify items to include by selecting the corresponding check boxes. You can include both file categories and individual files and folders. For more information on categories see Data categories (p. 45). If you do not want to keep the custom contents of the current backup by creating a data category, simply select the files and folders. 5.
recovery tab and displays at the bottom of the screen a notification about the online backups it has found. You can select any one of the existing online backups and then make it active by clicking the Continue backup here button. It does not matter from which computer you backed up data using this backup earlier. The backed up data remains available for recovery and you can back up more data from the current computer.
In case of any network problems, if the first connection attempt fails, the program will repeat the attempts until a connection is successfully established. You can set the number of connection attempts and the time interval between the attempts in seconds. To do so, type or select the values in the appropriate boxes. 6.5.2 Acronis Cloud cleanup You can configure the cleanup settings for Acronis Cloud to optimize usage of its space.
Select the Store no more than … recent versions check box and enter a value that limits the maximum number of all versions in the storage. 6.5.3 Encryption key To protect your data on Acronis Cloud from unauthorized access, you can use encryption. In this case your data will be stored on Acronis Cloud in encrypted form. To encrypt and decrypt your data, the program needs the encryption key, that you should specify when you register your computer.
6.5.5 Operation priority Changing the priority of an operation process can make it run faster or slower (depending on whether you raise or lower the priority), but it can also adversely affect the performance of other running programs. The priority of any process running in a system determines the amount of CPU usage and system resources allocated to that process. Decreasing the operation priority will free up more resources for other CPU tasks.
Select the Limit transfer rate to check box and specify an optimal value and an appropriate measurement unit (kilobits or megabits per second) 6.5.7 Notifications You can specify an e-mail account that will be used for notification of the backup process. To specify the e-mail settings: Enter the e-mail address in the E-mail address field. You can enter several e-mail addresses in a semicolon-delimited format. Enter the outgoing mail server (SMTP) in the Outgoing mail server (SMTP) field.
Enter the password in the Password field. To specify additional notification settings, click the Additional notification settings link. To send notification concerning process completion, select the Send notification upon operation's successful completion check box. To send notification concerning process failure, select the Send notification upon operation failure check box.
1. Click the Recover button on the box of the online backup from which you want to recover data. You will be taken to Acronis Cloud Web site. If the data from the selected computer is stored on the Cloud in encrypted form, you will be asked to enter the encryption key which has been used for encryption. You will not be able to access the data until you enter the correct encryption key. 2. After the Files tab on the Acronis Cloud Web site opens, select the required online backup in the Backups area. 3.
3. Select the version to which you want to rollback. The version's exact date and time will be displayed. Your current version will be reverted to the state it was at that point in time. 4. Click Recover to proceed. The selected version will become the latest version on Acronis Cloud. 5. After the process finishes, refresh the Files page in your Web browser. 6. Select the file once more and then click Download to download the selected version to your Downloads folder. 6.
7 Useful information In this section Protecting your system ..........................................................................137 Deciding where to store your backups ..................................................139 Making sure that your rescue media can be used when needed ..........141 Testing that your backups can be used for recovery .............................145 Migrating your system from an HDD to an SSD .....................................145 Trying system changes safely ............
1. Start True Image 2013, select the Backup and recovery tab and then click Disk and partition backup. 2. This opens the Disk Backup window with your system partition (usually C:) selected by default. 3. Select a destination for backup (you can leave the default destination or browse for a destination after clicking the down arrow to the right of the current destination and selecting Browse...). 4. Click Back up now.
the other (preferably on other premises – for example, at work or at a friend's home, if you use the backed up computer at home). One more argument in favor of several backups: when starting recovery, True Image 2013 deletes the target partition (or disk). If you have just a single backup, you are at great risk. The moment the system partition is deleted on the computer being recovered the only thing you have is the image being recovered.
Online backup True Image 2013 allows you to use the Acronis Cloud service for safeguarding your most important files by saving them to a secure remote location. Because files are stored on a remote storage, they are protected even if your computer gets stolen. So the risk of data loss as a result of fire, theft, or other natural disasters is practically eliminated. If something happens to your backup image, PC, or external storage device, you can get your most important files back. 7.2.
user name and password for the selected network share. To repeat the connection attempt, click the Test again button. Having provided the required information, click Connect. 7.3 Making sure that your rescue media can be used when needed To maximize the chances of your computer's recovery, you must test that your computer can boot from the rescue media.
4. When the program starts, we recommend you try recovering some files from your backup. A test recovery allows you to make sure that your rescue CD can be used for recovery. In addition, you will check that the program detects all the hard drives you have in your system. If you have a spare hard drive, we strongly recommend you to try a test recovery of your system partition to this hard drive. How to test recovery, as well as check the drives and network adapter 1.
If the Computers Near Me icon is not available under My Computer, there may be problems either with your network card or with the card driver provided with True Image 2013. 5. Select the destination for the files and then click Next. 6. Select several files for recovery by selecting their check boxes and then click Next. 7. Click Proceed on the Summary window to start recovery. 8. After the recovery finishes, exit the standalone True Image 2013.
7.3.1 Selecting video mode when booting from the rescue media When booting from the rescue media the optimal video mode is selected automatically depending on the specifications of your video card and monitor. However, sometimes the program can select the wrong video mode, which is unsuitable for your hardware. In such case you can select a suitable video mode as follows: 1. Start booting from the rescue media. When the boot menu appears, hover the mouse over True Image item and press the F11 key. 2.
After you find the optimal video mode for your hardware, you can create a new bootable rescue media that will automatically select that video mode. To do this, start Acronis Media Builder, select the required media components, and type the mode number with the "0x" prefix (0x338 in our instance) in the command line at the "Bootable media startup parameters" step, then create the media as usual. 7.
First of all, make sure that True Image 2013 detects your new SSD both in Windows and under the Acronis rescue media. If there is a problem, see What to do if True Image 2013 does nor recognize your SSD (p. 146). SSD size Because SSDs are still somewhat expensive, the size of your new SSD will usually be less than that of your old hard disk. This may cause a problem if your hard disk contains the operating system, programs and data.
list disk The screen will show the disks connected to your computer. Find out the disk number for your SSD. Use its size as the reference. select disk N Here N is the disk number of your SSD. clean This operation removes all information from the SSD and overwrites the MBR with the default one. exit exit Start True Image 2013 and check whether it detects the SSD. If it detects the SSD, use the Add new disk tool to create a single partition on the disk occupying the entire disk space.
7.5.1.2 What to do if your SSD does not have enough space for all HDD content Now let's see what can be done when the occupied space on your old hard disk exceeds the size of your SSD. In this case, you need to move your data files from the old hard disk to another location, for example, to another hard disk drive. If your notebook has space only for a single disk, your options are limited. You can move the data files you rarely use to an external hard disk.
diskpart list disk The screen will show the disks connected to your computer. Find out the disk number for your SSD using its size as reference select disk N Here N is the number of your SSD list partition The output will show the size of SSD partition(s) and offset value. If the SSD has an incorrect offset value, see Fixing SSD partition alignment (p. 149). 7.5.1.
15. After the recovery finishes, check the partition offset once more to make sure it is fixed. 7.5.2 Migrating to an SSD using the backup and recovery method You can use the following procedure for all supported operating systems. First, let's consider a simple case: your system disk consists of a single partition. Note that for Windows 7, the system disk usually has a hidden System Reserved partition. 1. Start True Image 2013 and click the Backup and recovery tab. 2.
If you make virtual changes that you want to keep, you may apply them to your original system. Among the operations you may attempt with this feature is to open mail attachments from unknown senders or visit websites that might contain potentially troublesome content. For example, if you visit a website or open an email attachment that puts a virus on your temporary duplicate, you can simply destroy the duplicate and no harm will be done – the virus will not appear on your machine.
When your computer reboots for whatever reason while working in the Try mode, before booting of the operating system starts, you will be shown a dialog offering you two choices – stop the mode and discard changes or continue working in the mode. This will allow you to discard the changes that have resulted in a system crash. On the other hand, if you reboot, for example, after installing an application, you can continue working in the Try mode after starting Windows.
When the Try mode is started, you won't be able to use the "Hibernate" power saving mode. 7.6.2 Starting the Try mode To start the Try mode: Click Try&Decide on the Tools and utilities tab. Set up the Try&Decide options: Protected partitions (p. 154) Storage for virtual changes (p. 154) Alert settings (p. 154) Start the Try mode by clicking the Try & Decide icon. The program starts tracking all changes made to the OS and files and temporarily stores all the changes on the selected disk.
Protected partitions: specify the partitions you want to protect from unauthorized changes during a Try&Decide session. By default, Try&Decide protects the system partition (Disk C), though you may add other partitions or disks in your system. Storage for virtual changes: specify where Try&Decide will store information about virtual changes to your system. By default, Try&Decide saves the information to a free space on Disk C.
Having specified the alert settings, click OK. 7.6.5 Try&Decide: typical use cases The Try&Decide feature can help you in various circumstances, for example: Software testing There are known cases when installation of antivirus software cripples functionality of some applications or they may even refuse to launch after antivirus installation. The Try&Decide utility can help you to avoid such a problem.
Install the software application you want to evaluate. Try using the application. When you want to uninstall it, just discard all the changes made to your computer in the Try mode. This may come in handy not only for those who, for example, like to play a lot of games but for professional software testers as well – to use on their testing machines. Web privacy Suppose you do not want anybody to know, which Web sites you have visited or which pages you have opened - we all have the right to privacy.
Here you can specify the backup and validation schedule settings. You can choose and set up one of the following backup or validation frequencies: Daily (p. 158) - the operation will be executed once a day or more frequently. Monthly (p. 159) - the operation will be executed once a month or several times a month on the selected dates. Upon event (p. 159) - the operation will be executed upon an event. Weekly (p.
If you schedule a backup to a USB flash drive or validation of a backup that is located on a USB flash drive, one more check box appears: Run when the current destination device is attached. Selecting the check box will let you perform a missed operation when the USB flash drive is attached if it was disconnected at the scheduled time.
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Enter a search string into the Search field at the top right of the True Image 2013 window. You will be taken to the Acronis Backup Explorer screen. The program shows search results. By default True Image 2013 performs the search in all the sources where it can search information. That is, it searches files in all backups and their versions on all local storage devices.
http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=23. Double-click on the downloaded file and follow the instructions for installation. True Image 2013 has a plug-in for Windows Search. To speed up searches in your backups, you can install the plug-in for indexing the backups. After indexing you will be able to search backup content by entering a filename into the Windows Search query field without opening True Image 2013.
3. Click Advanced, select the File Types tab and then make sure that the tib extension is selected and ".tib IFilter" is shown in the Filter Description field. Select Index Properties and File Contents.
4. Click OK and while the Indexing Options window is open, check that the disks where you store your backups are shown in the "Included Locations" list. If the list does not contain those disks, the backups will not be indexed. To include the disks, click Modify and select them in the window that appears. If you store backups on a network share, Windows Search can index them too.
Give Windows Search some time for indexing Acronis backups on your computer's hard disks and adding the indexing information to its index database. The required time depends on the number of backups and the number of files they contain. After completing the indexing, the Windows Search will be able to search files in tib backups. The search engines in Windows Search and Windows Vista or Windows 7 have similar functionalities, though search results are presented somewhat differently.
7.9 Choosing columns for viewing in wizards You can change the way the columns are represented in various wizards. To sort items by a particular column, click the header (another click will switch the items to the opposite order). To select columns to view, right-click in the right pane and select Choose Columns in the shortcut menu. Then flag the columns you want to display. You can also change the display order of columns using the Move Up and Move Down buttons.
8 Tools and utilities Acronis Tools and utilities include Try&Decide, protection tools, mounting tools, backup conversion tools, clone disk utility, security and privacy utilities, disk management utilities, and backup settings transfer tools. Try&Decide Try any unsafe operation in the Try mode and then decide whether to apply or discard it.
With the File Shredder you can quickly select unnecessary files and folders and destroy them permanently. System Clean-up With the System Clean-up utility, you can clean up components (folders, files, registry sections, etc.), related to general system tasks. These Windows components retain evidence of user PC activity, so they too should be thoroughly wiped to maintain confidentiality. Disk management Add new disk Add new disk wizard helps you to add a new hard disk drive to your computer.
2. Activate Acronis Startup Recovery Manager. When Acronis Startup Recovery Manager is activated, it overwrites the master boot record (MBR) with its own boot code. If you have any third-party boot managers installed, you will need to reactivate them after the Startup Recovery Manager has been activated. For Linux loaders (e.g. LiLo and GRUB), you might consider installing them to a Linux root (or boot) partition boot record instead of MBR before activating Acronis Startup Recovery Manager.
If you have chosen not to install the Bootable Media Builder during True Image 2013 installation, you will not be able to use this feature. When booting from the Rescue Media, you cannot perform backups to disks or partitions with Ext2/Ext3/Ext4, ReiserFS, and Linux SWAP file systems. Please keep in mind that the backups created by the later program version may be incompatible with the previous program versions.
installed on your computer, you can also include standalone versions of these programs into the same bootable media. If automatic start of the program is necessary, select the Starts automatically after check box. The Start automatically after parameter specifies the timeout interval for the boot menu. If this parameter is not specified, the program will display the boot menu and wait for you to select whether to boot the OS or the Acronis component.
Disables FireWire (IEEE1394) support. nopcmcia Disables PCMCIA hardware detection. nomouse Disables mouse support. [module name]=off Disables the module (e.g. sata_sis=off). pci=bios Forces to use PCI BIOS, and not to access the hardware device directly. For instance, this parameter may be used if the machine has a non-standard PCI host bridge. pci=nobios Disallows use of PCI BIOS; only direct hardware access methods are allowed.
If you use non-optical media, the media must have a FAT file system. This limitation is not applicable for an ISO image. 8.2.1.4 Destination file selection If you chose to create a bootable disk ISO image, specify the ISO file name and the folder where to place it: Select the destination folder from the folder tree Enter a name for the .iso file in the File name field Click Next to continue 8.2.1.5 Bootable media creation summary This page displays operations to be performed.
You will need a USB flash drive with a capacity of 256 MB or more. The drive must be formatted in FAT16 or FAT32 file system. To create a bootable USB flash drive, attach the drive to a USB port. Start Media Builder and then select the drive as the destination for the rescue media creation. Then follow the Media Builder wizard steps. For more information on creating the media see How to create bootable media.
Run the PE builder, put in the necessary paths (the online help is available at http://nu2.nu/pebuilder/help/), and click the Plugins button: Make sure you have the True Image 2013 plug-in enabled on the Plugins screen: Close the Plugins window and click the Build button to start the building process.
After the image is created, burn it to CD or DVD. (If you did not check the Burn to CD option at the previous step.) After booting from the CD/DVD, you can find the True Image 2013 plug-in in Go/System/Storage. Adding drivers BartPE supports adding two types of drivers: storage drivers and network drivers. For instructions on how to add drivers refer to PE builder driver help at http://www.nu2.nu/pebuilder/help/english/drivers.htm.
It is recommended that you familiarize yourself with the help documentation supplied with Windows AIK. A good starting point is the "Create an image" section of "Getting Started for IT Professionals" white paper. To access the document, select Microsoft Windows AIK -> Documentation -> Getting Started for IT Professionals from the Start menu. For more information on customizing Windows PE, see the Windows Preinstallation Environment User’s Guide (Winpe.chm). Integrating True Image 2013 with WinPE 2.x or 3.
4. Specify the path to the folder WinPE\ISO, e.g. c:\winpe_x86\ISO. 5. On the next screen choose the Add components and build an ISO option and click Next. 6. Specify the full path to the resulting image file including the filename or leave the default path and filename (AcronisMedia.iso).
7. Check your settings in the summary screen and click Proceed. 8. Burn the .ISO to a CD using a third-party tool (for example, Nero) and you will have a bootable Windows PE disc with True Image 2013. Once a machine boots into WinPE, True Image 2013 starts automatically. Be aware that startup may take a considerable amount of time. 8.2.3.2 Adding the Acronis Plug-in to the existing WinPE 2.x or 3.0 ISO To be able to add the Acronis Plug-in, you must first install True Image 2013 Plus Pack on your PC. 1.
3. Specify the full path to the resulting WIM file, including the filename or leave the default path and filename (AcronisMedia.wim). 4. Check your settings in the summary screen and click Proceed. To create a PE image (ISO file) from the resulting WIM file: 1. Select Microsoft Windows AIK Windows PE Tools Command Prompt from the Start menu. Users of Windows 7 should select Microsoft Windows AIK Deployment Tools Command Prompt from the Start menu. 2. Run the copype.
6. Commit the changes using the Dism command with the /Unmount-Wim /Commit option. Dism /Unmount-Wim /MountDir:C:\winpe_x86\mount /Commit Do not exit the command prompt. After the custom WIM is created, proceed to adding Acronis Plug-in: 1. Select Acronis True Image 2013 Plus Pack Acronis WinPE ISO Builder from the Start menu. 2. Specify the path to the created winpe.wim file. In our example the path is C:\winpe_x86\winpe.wim 3.
8.3 Creating factory bootable media This functionality is available only if the computer has an Acronis Secure Zone that has a backup of the computer's factory configuration. This backup is normally created in Acronis Secure Zone by a hardware supplier who delivers computers to end users. Factory bootable media is a special type of rescue bootable media that includes a backup of a computer's factory configuration. You can use such media to restore your computer to factory settings.
Size of Acronis Secure Zone ...................................................................184 Managing Acronis Secure Zone ..............................................................185 Acronis Secure Zone summary...............................................................187 8.4.1 Acronis Secure Zone The Acronis Secure Zone is a secure partition that lets you keep backups on a managed machine disk space. This lets you recover a disk where the disk backup resides.
In order to not worry about zone overflow during a scheduled backup, it is recommended to select the When not enough space in ASZ, delete the oldest backup box in the scheduled backup options (Error handling). 8.4.2 Acronis Secure Zone location If you are creating the Acronis Secure Zone, select a disk and its partition whose space will be used to create Acronis Secure Zone. You can also select free or unallocated space of other partitions, if these partitions are located on the selected disk.
8.4.3 Selecting partitions Select the partitions from which space will be used to create Acronis Secure Zone. You can also select an unallocated space to create the zone. To select a partition: Select the appropriate partition check box and click Next. 8.4.4 Size of Acronis Secure Zone You can specify the size of the Acronis Secure Zone.
The minimum size is about 50 MB, depending on the geometry of the hard disk. The maximum size is equal to the disk’s unallocated space plus the total free space on all partitions selected at the previous step. When creating/enlarging the Acronis Secure Zone, the program will first use the unallocated space. If the unallocated space is not enough to achieve the desired size, the selected partitions will be decreased in size. Resizing of partitions may require the computer to be rebooted.
8.4.5.3 Acronis Secure Zone protection Here, you can set up password protection for the Acronis Secure Zone in order to prevent it from unauthorized access. The program will ask for the password at any operation relating to the Acronis Secure Zone such as data backup and recovery, mounting images or validating backups in the Acronis Secure Zone, resizing and deleting the Acronis Secure Zone.
To select a partition: Select the appropriate partition's check box, then click Next. Acronis Secure Zone can be also removed while uninstalling the program. You will have a choice between uninstallation of the program without removing Acronis Secure Zone and removing software along with Acronis Secure Zone. Acronis Secure Zone deletion will automatically destroy all backups stored in the zone. 8.4.
Move method.........................................................................................191 Data migration .......................................................................................192 Manual partitioning ...............................................................................192 Cloning summary ...................................................................................194 8.5.
8.5.3 Selecting clone mode There are two transfer modes available: Automatic (recommended in most cases). In automatic mode, you will only have to take several simple actions to transfer all the data, including partitions, files and folders, to a newer disk, making it bootable if the original disk was bootable. Manual. Manual mode will provide more data transfer flexibility. Manual mode can be useful if you need to change the disk partition layout.
8.5.4 Selecting a source disk You can determine the source and destination using the information provided in this window (disk number, capacity, label, partition and file system information). If the program finds several partitioned disks, it will ask you which is the source (i.e. the older data disk). True Image 2013 does not support cloning of dynamic disks. Select the source disk and click Next to continue. Viewing disk and partition information Columns - selects the columns to display.
8.5.5 Selecting a destination disk After you select the source disk, you have to select the destination where the disk information will be copied to. The previously selected source becomes grayed-out and disabled for selection. Select the destination disk and click Next to continue. At this point, the program checks to see if the destination disk is free. If not, you will be prompted by the Conformation window stating that the destination disk contains partitions, perhaps with useful data.
Manual - you will specify a new size and other parameters yourself If you elect to transfer information "as is," a new partition will be created for every old one with the same size and type, file system and label. The unused space will become unallocated. Afterwards, you will be able to use the unallocated space to create new partitions or to enlarge the existing partitions with special tools, such as Acronis Disk Director Suite.
Along with the hard disk number, you can see disk capacity, the label, volume and file system information. Different volume types, including primary, logical and unallocated space are marked with different colors. To resize, change the volume type, change the label of the existing volume, right click on it, and select Edit in the shortcut menu. This will open the Partition Settings window.
If the cursor turns into two vertical lines with left and right arrows, it is pointed at the partition border and you can drag it to enlarge or reduce the partition's size. If the cursor turns into four arrows, it is pointed at the partition, so you can move it to the left or right (if there's unallocated space near it). Having provided the new location and size, click Accept. You will be taken back to the Change disk layout window.
Cloning a non-system disk or a disk containing an operating system, but one that is not currently active, will proceed without the need to reboot. After you click Proceed, True Image 2013 will start cloning the old disk to the new disk, indicating the progress in a special window. You can stop this procedure by clicking Cancel. In that case, you will have to repartition and format the new disk or repeat the cloning procedure. After the cloning operation is complete, you will see the results message. 8.
If there are any partitions on the new disk, they must be deleted first. If the added disk contains partitions, True Image 2013 will warn you by displaying the warning message. Click OK to delete the existing partitions on the added disk. You can also see the properties of all the hard disks installed in your system, for example, the name and the model of the selected disk drive, its capacity, file system and its interface.
8.6.2 Selecting initialization method True Image 2013 supports both MBR and GPT partitioning. GUID Partition Table (GPT) is a new hard disk partitioning method providing advantages over the old MBR partitioning method. If your operating system supports GPT disks, you can select the new disk to be initialized as a GPT disk. To add a GPT disk, click Initialize disk in GPT layout. To add an MBR disk, click Initialize disk in MBR layout.
partition letter and label. If you allocate all unallocated space on the disk to the new partition, the Create new partition button disappears. 8.6.3.1 Partition settings Specify the settings for the partition being created. Size You can resize and relocate the partition being created. If you want to resize the partition: Point the cursor at the partition border. If the cursor is pointed exactly at the partition border, it will change into two vertical lines with arrows on each side.
File System Choose the file system type for the partition being created. Different partitions may have different type of file system. You can either leave the partition unformatted, or choose between the following file system types: NTFS is a Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7 native file system. Choose it if you use these operating systems. Note, that Windows 95/98/Me and DOS cannot access NTFS partitions.
When you finish to specify the settings for the partition being created, click Accept to continue. 8.6.4 Add new disk summary The Add new disk summary graphically (as rectangles) illustrates information about the new disk layout before and after partitioning. Click Proceed to start creating new partition(s). Click Cancel to cancel the procedure and quit to the main program window.
The space beyond 2 TB is displayed as Extended Capacity. You can enable Extended Capacity Disks, and once it is done, this space becomes visible to the operating system and ready for disk management operations. 1. To start Acronis Extended Capacity Manager, select the Tools and utilities tab and then click Acronis Extended Capacity Manager.
After allocating the space, you can temporarily switch off the Extended Capacity Disks by clicking Temporary switch off Extended Capacity Disks. This makes the Extended Capacity Disks invisible for disk management tools, though the disk space will remain allocated and you will be able to make these partitions visible again later. To do this, start the Acronis Extended Capacity Manager and then click Allocate space.
The File Shredder provides the same capabilities for individual files and folders. Finally, the System Clean-up wizard ensures elimination of all of the traces of your computer activities When working on a PC, you leave thousands of bytes of evidence showing your actions. You may not even be aware of these traces. This could include user names and passwords, as well as other personal information that could be used to steal your identity if it fell into the wrong hands.
8.8.1.1 Data selection First, you must select the hard disk partitions where you want to destroy data. To select a partition, click the corresponding rectangle. You will see a red mark in the upper right corner indicating that the partition is selected. You can select an entire hard disk or several disks for data destruction. To do this, click the rectangle corresponding to the hard disk (with a device icon, disk number and capacity).
If the disks and/or partitions you have selected include the system disk or partition, you will see a warning window. Be careful, because clicking OK in this warning window and then Proceed in the Summary window will result in wiping the system partition containing your Windows operating system. 8.8.1.2 Algorithm selection Acronis DriveCleanser utilizes a number of the most popular data destruction algorithms. Select the desired algorithm from the drop-down list.
Acronis DriveCleanser offers you another useful capability — to estimate the results of executing a data destruction algorithm on a hard disk or partition. It features an integrated Disk Editor (hard disk browsing tool). The aforementioned algorithms offer various levels of confidential data destruction. Thus the picture you might see on a disk or partition depends on the data destruction algorithm. But what you actually see are disk sectors filled with either zeros or random symbols.
The window has the following legend: The first column of the list contains the type of operation on a disk (there are just two: to write a symbol to disk, "writing"; and to verify written, "verification"); the second column contains the pattern of data to be written to disk. The pattern to be written is always a hexadecimal value, for example, a value of this kind: 0x00, 0xAA, or 0xCD, etc. These values are 1 byte long, but they may be up to 512 bytes long.
In the same way, you can create any data destruction algorithm to match your security requirements. Saving custom algorithm In the next Saving Custom Algorithm window, you will be able to save the algorithm you have created. This will be useful if you are going to use it again. In order to save your algorithm, you need to give it a filename and define the path in the Select file field or locate an existing file on the disk. Each custom algorithm is stored in a separate file with its own name.
8.8.1.5 Disk Editor (read-only mode) Acronis DriveCleanser offers you another useful capability — to estimate the results of executing a data destruction method on a hard disk or partition. To view the state of your cleaned up disks or partitions, click the Tools & Utilities tab. Then click the View current state of your disks link and choose the partition whose cleaning results you wish to view. This opens an integrated Acronis Disk Editor (in read-only mode).
Go to sector You can go to the necessary sector according to its absolute offset by selecting the Go to… line in the Search menu (or by pressing the Alt+P key combination). Selecting this line opens the Go to… dialog window. The transition is performed by entering the absolute sector offset, or cylinder, head, and sector numbers.
Having selected the contents for shredding, click Next to continue. 8.8.2.2 Data destruction method selection File Shredder utilizes a number of the most popular data destruction methods. Here, you need to select the desired data destruction method. The data destruction methods are described in detail in Hard Disk Wiping Methods (p. 218) of this guide.
In some cases, the operation may take a long time to be completed. If this is the case, select the Shutdown the computer after completion check box. When the operation finishes, True Image 2013 will turn the computer off. 8.8.3 System Clean-up The System Clean-up wizard enables you to securely remove all traces of your PC actions stored by Windows.
After you start the wizard by selecting the Tools and utilities tab and then clicking System Clean-up, it will search for any traces of user actions stored by Windows. When the search is finished, its results will be available at the top of the wizard window. You can view the search results and manually select the items you wish to remove. If you want to change the default system clean-up settings, click the corresponding link in the first window of the System Clean-up wizard.
Find Computer list Find File list Recently Used Documents list Windows Run List Opened/saved files history User Credentials Windows Prefetch Directory 8.8.3.2 Default clean-up options The default clean-up options are available by clicking the Click to change this setting… link on the Data Destruction Method option page. To change the default clean-up options: Choose on the tree the component clean-up settings which you need to change.
Use common method - if you leave this parameter selected, the program will use the default method (the initial setting is Fast method). If you need another destruction method to be set as a default, click on the corresponding link. Use custom method for this component - selecting this parameter allows you to choose one of the preset data destruction methods from the drop-down list. The data destruction methods are described in detail in Hard Disk Wiping Methods (p. 218) of this guide.
Upon entering the Files setting value, you can browse the files matching the search strings. To do this, click Show Files. You will see a window with the names of the found files. These files will be cleaned. Drive free space Here you can manually specify physical and/or logical drives to clean up free space on. By default, System Clean-up cleans up free space on all available drives.
"Commands" setting Here you can select the commands to remove during Windows Run List clean-up. This template can contain any command names or their parts separated by semicolons, e.g.: *help; cmd; reg* This will result in removing commands with names corresponding to or containing any of the names or parts of names you entered. Network places filter Here you can enter (separated by semicolons) any hostnames or IP addresses of network places, servers, FTP servers, network shares, etc.
Expand the System Components item in the System Clean-up tree and make sure that the component you wish to clean up is selected. If you do not want to clean up a component, simply clear its check box. If required, you can dig deeper by expanding a component and selecting/unselecting its contents. Having specified the components for clean-up, click the Clean-up button to continue. Windows Vista and Windows 7 do not keep information on file and computer searches.
8.8.4.1 Functioning principles of Information wiping methods Physically, the complete wiping of information from a hard disk involves the switching of every elementary magnetic area of the recording material as many times as possible by writing specially selected sequences of logical 1's and 0's (also known as samples).
No. Algorithm (writing method) Passes Record nd 0xFF, 2 pass – 0x00, and then five times with a cryptographically secure pseudo-random sequence. 8. Fast 8.9 1 Logical zeros (0x00 numbers) to all sectors to wipe. Mounting an image True Image 2013 offers mounting for images and exploring for both images and file-level backups. Exploring images and file-level backups lets you view their contents and copy the selected files to a hard disk.
If you selected a backup containing incremental images, you can select one of the successive incremental images (also called "backup versions") by its creation date/time. Thus, you can explore the data state at a certain moment. To mount an incremental image, you must have all previous backup versions and the initial full backup. If any of the successive backups are missing, mounting is not possible. To mount a differential image, you must have the initial full image as well.
You can also select a letter to be assigned to the virtual disk from the Mount letter drop-down list. If you do not want to mount a partition, select Do not mount in the list or clear the partition's check box. 4. If you select the Mount the partitions in the read-write mode box, the program assumes that the mounted image will be modified and creates an incremental backup file to capture the changes. It is strongly recommended that you list the forthcoming changes in the Comments section to this file.
If you have mounted several partitions, by default all of them will be selected for unmounting. You can disconnect all mounted drives together or disconnect only those you do not need mounted anymore. You can also do this in Windows Explorer by right-clicking on the disk icon and choosing Unmount. 8.11 Working with vhd files In this section Converting tib images into vhd virtual disks and vice versa ..................223 Recovery using vhd files created by Windows Backup ..........................
1. Click Acronis backup conversion on the Tools and utilities tab. 2. Select the disk image to convert. If the backup is password-protected, True Image 2013 will ask for it. Note that the resulting vhd file will lose password protection. Converting an incremental backup requires all the previous incremental backups and the original full backup. Converting a differential backup requires the original full backup. The result of conversion is always a full backup. 3. Specify the path to the file to be created.
1. Click Windows backup conversion on the Tools and utilities tab. 2. Select the vhd file to convert. 3. Specify the path to the tib file to be created. By default, the converted file will be created in the same location as the file to be converted. However, you can select another location by clicking Browse. The file can be directed to any storage supported by True Image 2013, except for Acronis Secure Zone. 4. The next step allows you to set options for the tib backup to be created.
Even if the required vhd backup is shown on the screen, after you choose it True Image 2013 may display the following message: "True Image 2013 cannot detect volume 1 of "Backup_Name" archive", where Backup_Name is the name of the chosen backup. This is because disk letters in the standalone True Image 2013 may differ from those in Windows and the path to this backup stored in the metadata information will point to the wrong location. In such case click Browse, choose Windows Backup Archives (*.
maximum size of the vhd file. So the estimated free space is the size of your system partition plus 5 GB. From the above, it follows that you cannot boot from the vhd file if it is located on your system partition. 6. Reboot the computer and select the new entry in the Acronis Boot Sequence Manager list for booting, then click OK. If Windows boots normally, you can be quite sure that the backup will recover to a bootable Windows 7 operating system. 7.
schedule backup scheme automatic clean-up rules backup version naming rules The settings of Nonstop Backup are as follows: list of items for nonstop protection Nonstop Backup data storage location (a list of locations, if there are several) You cannot import Online Backup settings from one computer to another. To export the settings of your existing backups, click Tools & Utilities on the menu bar.
9 Troubleshooting In this section Acronis System Report ...........................................................................229 Acronis Smart Error Reporting ...............................................................230 How to collect crash dumps ...................................................................231 General recommendations ....................................................................232 Creating a custom rescue CD ..........................................................
9.2 Acronis Smart Error Reporting To help users with troubleshooting, the new releases of Acronis products employ the so called Acronis Smart Error Reporting. When an issue is caused by an error in the program's operation, True Image 2013 displays an appropriate error message.
establish Internet connection or if you can use another computer where Internet connection is available, use the following URL to go to the Acronis Web site error reporting form: http://kb.acronis.com/errorcode/. Select the Acronis product version you use and manually enter the event code into the appropriate field. Then, click the Search button to search for an article that may contain the solution to your issue.
This information will speed up the process of finding a solution. 9.4 General recommendations The below information may help you in troubleshooting issues encountered during installation and use of True Image 2013. Quite often the cause of an issue may be trivial. For example, a loose connection of an external hard drive.
Before making a request, collect the information about your system. Select Generate system report in the Help menu. True Image 2013 will automatically collect the required information and display a list of what is collected in the report. In the process of creating the report the program may install some components required for collecting the necessary information. When the report is complete, click Save and select the desired folder or leave the default folder.
By default all logs are selected for viewing. The right pane shows all major log entries in the collapsed state. To expand a log entry for viewing individual log items, double-click it. To collapse the expanded log entry, double-click it again. You can scroll the log entries using the scroll bar on the right side of the window. For some error events the log can have the How to solve the problem link.
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10 Glossary of Terms A Acronis Secure Zone A secure partition for storing backups (p. 237) 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 B Backup 1. The same as Backup operation (p. 237). 2.
Bootable media A physical media (CD, DVD, USB flash drive or other media supported by a machine BIOS as a boot device) that contains standalone version of True Image 2013. D Data synchronization recover an operating system that cannot start access and back up the data that has survived in a corrupted system deploy an operating system on bare metal create basic or dynamic volumes on bare metal Data synchronization is a process of keeping data identical in two or more synchronized folders.
Full backup version A self-sufficient backup version (p. 237) 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. 238). Incremental backup 1. A backup method used for saving data changes that occurred since the last backup version (p. 237) (of any type) within a backup. 2. A backup process that creates an incremental backup version (p. 239).
version and the selected differential backup version. an incremental backup version (p. 239) the program validates the initial full backup version, the selected incremental backup version, and the whole chain (if any) of backup versions to the selected incremental backup version.
