Operation Manual

General scheme of sync creation

To create a new sync, it is necessary to perform the following main steps:

Steps on the computer which will own the sync:

1. Select the folder containing the data you want to synchronize.

2. Create a new sync and send invitations to other computers to join the new sync.

Steps on other computers:

1. Accept the invitation (join the sync).

2. Specify the folder to synchronize with the folder on the first computer.

Detailed scheme of sync creation

Find out whether the owners of the computers use the same Acronis account. Depending on the

answer choose a variant and use the appropriate link:

1. Synchronization between computers with the same account (for example between your home

computers). See details in How to sync data between your computers (p. 110).

2. Synchronization between computers which belong to different accounts (for example between

your computer and your friend's computer). See details in How to sync data with another person.

If you are creating a sync between three or more computers and some of them belong to the same

account and other do not, choose option 2. Perform the steps for creating a sync on the computer

which will own the sync. Then, the only thing left is to accept the invitations on the other computers.

5.4.1.1 How to sync data between your computers

Let's consider 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.

First of all make sure that the required conditions are met. See the list of conditions in Sync creation

(p. 109).

To create a sync between two folders, sequentially perform the following steps on your computers

(computer 1 and computer 2).

Steps to perform on computer 1 (that will own the sync):

1. Start Acronis True Image Home 2012.

2. On the Synchronization tab, specify your Acronis account credentials (your registration e-mail

address and password) and then click Log in.

automatically.

3. Click New sync.

4. In the opened window, select on the directory tree the folder that you want to synchronize, and

click Next.