Acronis True Image 2014 Premium?
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User’s Guide Table of contents 1 Introduction ....................................................................................................................7 1.1 What is Acronis® True Image™ 2014? ....................................................................................... 7 1.2 What is Acronis True Image 2014 Premium? ............................................................................ 7 1.3 New in this version .................................................................................................................... 8 1.4 System requirements and supported media ............................................................................. 8 1.4.1 Minimum system requirements .................................................................................................................... 8 1.4.2 Supported operating systems ........................................................................................................................ 9 1.4.3 Supported file systems .................................................................................................................................... 9 1.4.4 Supported storage media ............................................................................................................................... 9 1.4.5 SSD support ................................................................................................................................................... 10 1.5 Installing Acronis True Image 2014 ..........................................................................................10 1.6 Activating Acronis True Image 2014 ........................................................................................12 1.7 Trial version information .........................................................................................................13 1.8 Upgrading Acronis True Image 2014 .......................................................................................14 1.8.1 Built-in store .................................................................................................................................................. 14 1.9 Installing Acronis Hotfixes .......................................................................................................16 1.10 Technical Support ....................................................................................................................17 2 Basic concepts ............................................................................................................... 18 2.1 Acronis True Image 2014 basic concepts.................................................................................18 2.2 The difference between file backups and disk/partition images ............................................20 2.3 Full, incremental and differential backups ..............................................................................21 2.4 FAQ about backup, recovery and cloning ................................................................................23 2.5 Deciding where to store your backups ....................................................................................24 2.5.1 FTP connection .............................................................................................................................................. 25 2.5.2 Authentication settings ................................................................................................................................. 25 2.6 Backup file naming ...................................................................................................................26 3 Program workspace ....................................................................................................... 28 3.1 Get started tab .........................................................................................................................28 3.2 Backup and recovery tab .........................................................................................................29 3.2.1 Backup and recovery toolbar ....................................................................................................................... 31 3.3 Synchronization tab .................................................................................................................33 3.4 Tools and utilities tab...............................................................................................................36 3.5 Wizards and notification area icons ........................................................................................36 3.5.1 Backup information ....................................................................................................................................... 38 3.6 Acronis Backup Explorer ..........................................................................................................38 3.6.1 Disks and partitions tab ................................................................................................................................ 39 3.6.2 Files and folders tab ...................................................................................................................................... 40 3.6.3 Time line ......................................................................................................................................................... 41 3.7 Integration with Windows .......................................................................................................44 3.7.1 Integration settings ....................................................................................................................................... 45 3.8 Account menu ..........................................................................................................................45 2 Copyright © Acronis International GmbH, 2002-2014 3.9 Settings menu ..........................................................................................................................46 3.9.1 Timeout settings ............................................................................................................................................ 46 3.10 Help menu................................................................................................................................46 4 Getting started .............................................................................................................. 48 4.1 How to .....................................................................................................................................48 4.2 Protecting your system ............................................................................................................49 4.2.1 Step 1. Backing up your system disk ............................................................................................................ 49 4.2.2 Step 2. Activating Acronis Startup Recovery Manager ............................................................................... 50 4.2.3 Step 3. Creating bootable rescue media ..................................................................................................... 50 4.3 Backing up your files ................................................................................................................51 4.4 Synchronizing your files ...........................................................................................................52 5 Backing up data ............................................................................................................. 53 5.1 Backing up disks and partitions ...............................................................................................53 5.2 Backing up files and folders .....................................................................................................55 5.2.1 Data categories .............................................................................................................................................. 57 5.2.2 Support for Zip format .................................................................................................................................. 58 6 Backing up data to Acronis Cloud ................................................................................... 59 6.1.1 What is Acronis Cloud? ................................................................................................................................. 59 6.1.2 Subscription information .............................................................................................................................. 59 6.1.3 Backing up to Acronis Cloud ......................................................................................................................... 60 6.1.4 Backing up disks to Acronis Cloud ................................................................................................................ 61 6.1.5 Changing source computer for an online backup ....................................................................................... 63 6.1.6 Removing data from Acronis Cloud ............................................................................................................. 63 6.2 Using Acronis Nonstop Backup ................................................................................................64 6.2.1 Protecting your data continuously ..............................................................................................................