Update 1 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? ............................................................................ 8 1.3 New in this version .................................................................................................................... 8 1.4 System requirements and supported media ............................................................................. 9 1.4.1 Minimum system requirements .................................................................................................................... 9 1.4.2 Supported operating systems ........................................................................................................................ 9 1.4.3 Supported file systems .................................................................................................................................... 9 1.4.4 Supported storage media ............................................................................................................................. 10 1.4.5 SSD support ................................................................................................................................................... 10 1.5 Installing Acronis True Image 2014..........................................................................................11 1.6 Activating Acronis True Image 2014 ........................................................................................12 1.7 Trial version information .........................................................................................................14 1.8 Upgrading Acronis True Image 2014 .......................................................................................14 1.8.1 Built-in store .................................................................................................................................................. 15 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 ....................................................................................25 2.5.1 FTP connection .............................................................................................................................................. 26 2.5.2 Authentication settings ................................................................................................................................. 26 2.6 Backup file naming ...................................................................................................................27 3 Program workspace ............................................................................................................. 29 3.1 Get started tab .........................................................................................................................29 3.2 Backup and recovery tab .........................................................................................................30 3.2.1 Backup and recovery toolbar ....................................................................................................................... 32 3.3 Synchronization tab .................................................................................................................34 3.4 Tools and utilities tab ..............................................................................................................37 3.5 Wizards and notification area icons ........................................................................................37 3.5.1 Backup information ....................................................................................................................................... 39 3.6 Acronis Backup Explorer ..........................................................................................................39 3.6.1 Disks and partitions tab ................................................................................................................................ 40 3.6.2 Files and folders tab ...................................................................................................................................... 41 3.6.3 Time line ......................................................................................................................................................... 42 3.7 Integration with Windows .......................................................................................................45 3.7.1 Integration settings ....................................................................................................................................... 46 2 Copyright © Acronis International GmbH, 2002-2013 3.8 Account menu ..........................................................................................................................46 3.9 Settings menu ..........................................................................................................................47 3.9.1 Timeout settings ............................................................................................................................................ 47 3.10 Help menu ...............................................................................................................................47 4 Getting started .................................................................................................................... 49 4.1 How to .....................................................................................................................................49 4.2 Protecting your system ............................................................................................................49 4.2.1 Step 1. Backing up your system disk ............................................................................................................ 50 4.2.2 Step 2. Activating Acronis Startup Recovery Manager ............................................................................... 51 4.2.3 Step 3. Creating bootable rescue media ..................................................................................................... 51 4.3 Backing up your files ................................................................................................................52 4.4 Synchronizing your files ...........................................................................................................52 5 Backing up data ................................................................................................................... 54 5.1 Backing up disks and partitions ...............................................................................................54 5.2 Backing up files and folders .....................................................................................................56 5.2.1 Data categories .............................................................................................................................................. 58 5.2.2 Support for Zip format .................................................................................................................................. 59 5.3 Backing up data to Acronis Cloud ............................................................................................59 5.3.1 What is Acronis Cloud? ................................................................................................................................. 59 5.3.2 Subscription information .............................................................................................................................. 60 5.3.3 Backing up to Acronis Cloud ......................................................................................................................... 60 5.3.4 Backing up disks to Acronis Cloud ................................................................................................................ 61 5.3.5 Changing source computer for an online backup ....................................................................................... 63 5.3.6 Removing data from Acronis Cloud ............................................................................................................. 63 5.4 Using Acronis Nonstop Backup ................................................................................................64 5.4.1 Protecting your data continuously ..............................................................................................................