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Table of contents 1 Introduction ....................................................................................................................4 1.1 tŚĂƚ ŝƐ ĐƌŽŶŝƐΠ dƌƵĞ /ŵĂŐĞΡ͍ ................................................................................................ 4 1.2 New in this version .................................................................................................................... 4 1.3 System requirements ........................................
5.4 Recovering data with Online Dashboard .................................................................................30 6 Archiving data................................................................................................................ 31 6.1 What is data archiving? ...........................................................................................................31 6.2 What is excluded from archives? .........................................................
1 Introduction In this section tŚĂƚ ŝƐ ĐƌŽŶŝƐΠ dƌƵĞ /ŵĂŐĞΡ͍ ................................................................ 4 New in this version ..................................................................................... 4 System requirements ................................................................................. 5 Install, update or remove Acronis True Image........................................... 5 Trial version information ......................
Archive encryptionͶTo protect the archived data from unauthorized access, you can encrypt the archive with industry-‐standard AES (Advanced Encryption Standard) cryptographic algorithm with a 256-‐bit long key. Backup retention rulesͶTo delete obsolete backup versions automatically, you can configure the backup retention policy. The retention policy allows you to set two parameters: the maximum number of backup versions and their age.
2. Read and accept the terms of the license agreement and the Acronis Customer Experience Program. 3. Double-‐click the Acronis True Image setup file (the file has a .dmg extension). 4. Drag the Acronis True Image icon to the Applications folder. When you start Acronis True Image for the first time, you must enter the serial number or start the trial version of the product.
Installing the trial version To start using the trial version, install the product, and then click Start Trial. Refer to Install, update or remove Acronis True Image (p. 5) for details. Upgrading to the full version To upgrade to the full version of the product: 1. Purchase the full version at the Acronis website: www.acronis.com/redirector/products/timac2014/getfullversion/. 2. Open Acronis True Image. 3.
To send a feedback to Acronis: 1. In the Acronis True Image menu, click Send feedback. The feedback form opens. 2. 3. 4. 5. Choose a feedback reason from the list. Type your message. Provide your name and email. [Optional step] By default, Acronis True Image attaches a screenshot of the console window. You can delete it if you think it will not help us investigate your issue or understand your idea. 6.
2 Backup In this section Basic concepts ............................................................................................ 9 What you can and cannot back up ........................................................... 10 Backing up to local or network storage ................................................... 10 Backing up to Acronis Cloud .................................................................... 11 Scheduling .....................................
Backup retention rules Every time you run a backup operation, manually or on a schedule, Acronis True Image creates a new backup version in the backup location. To delete obsolete backup versions automatically, you can set the backup retention rules. Refer to Backup retention rules (p. 14) for details. 2.2 What you can and cannot back up The table below shows what and where you can back up.
Files and folders 4. Click the backup destination icon, select where you want to save the backup file to, and then click OK. If the location is not listed, click Browse, and then select a location. 5. [Optional step] Configure additional settings. You can: Exclude files and folders manually at Settings Ͷ> Exclusions. Refer to Excluding items from backups (p. 15) for details.
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.
The first online backup may take a considerable amount of time to complete. Future backup processes will likely be much faster, because only changes to files will be transferred. To recover your Mac from a Acronis True Image backup, you must have an Acronis bootable media. If you do not have one, please create it. Refer to Creating bootable rescue media (p. 21) for details. 2.
2.6 Backup encryption To protect the backed up data from unauthorized access, you can encrypt the backup with industry-‐standard AES (Advanced Encryption Standard) cryptographic algorithm with a 256-‐bit long key. Note: You cannot set or change the backup encryption option for a pre-‐existing backup. To encrypt a backup: 1. When configuring the first backup process, click the Settings icon, and then click Encryption. 2.
2.8 Excluding items from backups Before you start a backup, you can reduce the backup size by excluding data that does not need to be backed up. You can exclude files and folders the following ways: Manually, from any backup To exclude an item, specify it explicitly or use a mask.
Excluding recoverable data from online backups Acronis True Image allows you to exclude your local data that is uploaded or synchronized with third-‐party Cloud services, such as Google Drive or Dropbox. This data is already reliably protected and can be easily downloaded to your computer. Therefore there is no need to upload it to Acronis Cloud. You can exclude it to reduce the backup size and to speed up the backup process.
when you create your Acronis account. Afterwards, your online backups and synced files are stored in the same data center, by default. We recommend that you set the data center for a backup manually, when you are in a different country and your default data center is not the closest to your current location. This will significantly increase the data upload rate.
2.10 What is Acronis Cloud? Remote storage On the one hand, Acronis Cloud is a secure remote storage which you can use to store your backups and archives. Because files are stored in remote storage, you can recover the entire contents of your Mac if a disaster or data corruption event occurs.
The full Acronis Cloud subscription is included in Acronis True Image Cloud. You can purchase this product at the Acronis website. 2.11 Parallels Desktop support What is Parallels Desktop? Parallels Desktop is an application that allows you to run Windows on your Mac, by using a special virtual environment. For more details, please visit the Parallels website: http://www.parallels.com/products/desktop/.
Backup current state Backup type icons: Icon Description Entire Mac backup Note: The appearance of this icon depends on the type of your Mac. Disk-‐level backup File-‐level backup of folders or several files. File-‐level backup of a single file. Backup state indication: Icon Description The backup successfully completed. The backup is queued. (blinking) 20 The backup is in progress.
2.13 Sorting backups in the list By default, the backups are sorted by the date they were created, starting from the newest to oldest. To change the order, select the appropriate sorting type in the upper part of the backup list. You have the following options: Command Description Name This command sorts all backups in alphabetical order. To reverse the order, select Z Ͷ> A.
3 Creating bootable rescue media Bootable rescue media is a removable drive containing boot files. When your Mac does not start, you use the drive to boot the Acronis recovery environment and recover your Mac from a previously created backup. If you do not have a backup yet, please create it. Refer to Backing up to local or network storage (p. 10) and Backing up to Acronis Cloud (p. 11) for details.
4 Recovery In this section When do I recover my Mac? .................................................................... 23 Recovering your Mac ............................................................................... 23 FAQ about Boot Camp partition .............................................................. 25 Recovering files from local backups ......................................................... 25 Recovering files from Acronis Cloud .............
A previously created Acronis True Image backup. Without the backup recovery is impossible. Refer to Backing up to local or network storage (p. 10) and Backing up to Acronis Cloud (p. 11) for details. Acronis bootable rescue media. If you do not have one and you can start Acronis True Image on your Mac, please create the media as soon as possible. Refer to Creating bootable rescue media (p. 21) for details. 2.
10. To start recovery, click Recover, and then confirm that you want to erase all data on the destination partitions. 11. When recovery is complete, restart your Mac. 4.3 FAQ about Boot Camp partition How do I back up my Boot Camp partition? Back up the hard drive where Boot Camp is installed. The backup will contain all the data stored on the drive, including the Boot Camp partition.
3. Click Recover Files. The window with the backup contents opens. 4. In the Backup version list, select the backup version by its backup date. When you complete the procedure, the files and folders will be recovered to the state they were in on that date. 5. Select the files or folders that you want to recover. 6. [Optional step] By default, the selected files or folders will be recovered to the original location.
Recovering the latest versions of files and folders To recover files and folders: 1. On the Files tab of the Acronis Cloud web application, browse to the file or folder that you want to recover. You can also use the Search field. 2. To start recovery, click Download. The selected data will be downloaded to the Downloads folder. Recovering the previous file versions Note that this option is not applicable to folders.
The file will be downloaded to the Downloads folder. 4.6 Searching backup content While recovering data from local backups, you can search for specific files and folders stored in the selected backup. Note: Acronis True Image cannot perform search in Acronis Cloud. To search for files and folders: 1. Start recovering data as described in Recovering files from local or network storage (p. 25). 2.
5 Protecting family data In this section What is family data protection? .............................................................. 29 Adding a new device ................................................................................ 29 Backing up any computer ........................................................................ 29 Recovering data with Online Dashboard ................................................. 30 5.
These default settings cannot be changed with the web app. If you need to customize the settings, start Acronis True Image on this device and configure the backup manually. To back up any computer: 1. Open Online Dashboard at: https://cloud.acronis.com. 2. Sign in with your Acronis account. 3. On the Devices tab, find the device that you want to back up.
6 Archiving data In this section What is data archiving? ............................................................................ 31 What is excluded from archives? ............................................................. 32 Cloud archiving vs. Online backup ........................................................... 32 Archiving your data .................................................................................. 33 Accessing your archived files .....
For the files that have been changed and uploaded to Acronis Cloud several times, Acronis True Image keeps all the modifications in different file versions. You can choose a previous file version and download it to your device. 6.
6.4 Archiving your data Data archiving helps you free up your storage space by moving your old or rarely used files to Acronis Cloud or local storage. Refer to What is data archiving (p. 31) for details. To archive your data: 1. Start Acronis True Image, and then go to the Archive section. 2. [Optional step] To learn basics of the data archiving feature, view the Getting Started slides. 3.
Click Browse in Finder, and then select the files to archive. 4. Click Select destination, and then select Acronis Cloud or a custom local destination for the archived files. 5. [Optional step] Click the gear icon to configure additional settings. You can: Protect your archive with a password and encryption at Settings Ͷ> Encryption. Refer to Archive encryption (p. 35) for details.
Data upload speed When you archive data to Acronis Cloud, you can change the connection speed used by Acronis True Image. Set the connection speed that will allow you to use Internet without annoying slowdowns. To set up the connection speed, select one of the following options: Optimal The data transfer rate is not changed by Acronis True Image.
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