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Table Of Contents
- END-USER LICENSE AGREEMENT
- Introduction
- Installation and operation
- General program information
- Creating a partition (disk) image
- Restoring a disk (partition) from an image
- Browsing and restoring individual files
- Transferring the system to a new disk
- Adding a new hard disk
- Scheduled tasks
- Other operations
- Troubleshooting
- Partitions and file systems
- Hard disks and BIOS setup
Acronis True Image User’s Guide
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• Acronis Secure Zone
• Acronis Startup Recovery Manager
• file integrity checks
• scheduler
• incremented images support
• logs viewing
• two boot disk variants: complete and safe
• It also has an improved interface and better performance
1.3 What is a disk image?
A disk (partition) image is a file that contains a copy of all information stored on a
disk. The image stores the installed operating system, all programs, and all
documents and settings.
By backing up your information regularly, you will protect yourself from data loss in
case of system failure or PC malfunctions.
By default, Acronis True Image image files have a “.tib” extension and can contain
images of several partitions or disks.
Images of large partitions or several disks could be quite large. If so, they can be
split into several files that together make an original image. A single image can
also be split for burning to removable media. A single image that is split across
multiple CDs is sometimes called a “spanned volume.”
Acronis True Image can create incremental images. These images that contain
only those disk sectors that changed after image creation.
Acronis True Image stores only those hard disk parts that contain data (for supported
partition types). This reduces image size and speeds up image creation and restoration from.
A partition ima
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e includes all files and folders independent of their attributes (includin
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hidden
and system files), boot record, FAT (file allocation table) and root.
A disk image includes images of all disk partitions as well as the zero track with master boot
record (MBR).
1.4 Software usage terms and conditions
The conditions for Acronis True Image software usage are described in the «License
Agreement» included with this package. The supplied registration card is the
confirmation of your legal purchase and usage of Acronis True Image on your
system. Each registration card has a unique registration number.
Under current legislation, the «License Agreement» is considered a contract
between you and Acronis Inc. The contract is a legal document and its violation may
result in legal action.
Illegal use and/or distribution of this software will be prosecuted.