Operation Manual

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If this is your first backup, skip this step.
If you already have a backup and you want to create a new one, click the plus sign at the
bottom of the backup list.
Note: To delete a backup, right-click it, and then click Delete. The backup will be removed from the list,
and the backup files will be deleted from the backup storage.
3. Click the backup source icon, and then select what you want to back up:
Disks
Files and folders
4. Click the backup destination icon, select Acronis Cloud, and then click OK.
If you are not signed in yet, enter the email address and password of your Acronis account, and
then click Sign In.
If you do not have an Acronis account, click Create Account, type your email address, password,
and then click the Create Account button. Refer to Creating an Acronis account (p. 17) for details.
5. [Optional step] Configure additional settings. You can:
Exclude data protected with third-party services, if you use any. Click Optimize backup and
specify the data to exclude. Refer to Excluding items from backups (p. 14) for details.
Exclude files and folders manually at Settings > Exclusions. Refer to Excluding items from
backups (p. 14) for details.
Configure the backup schedule at Settings > Schedule. Refer to Scheduling (p. 13) for
details.
Protect your backup with a password and encryption at Settings > Encryption. Select the
Encrypt backup check box, and then type a password. Please memorize this password,
because it cannot be retrieved.
Acronis True Image 2016 protects your backups with an AES (Advanced Encryption Standard)
cryptographic algorithm using a 256-bit encryption key.