Acronis True Image for Western Digital USER GUIDE Table of contents 1 Introduction ....................................................................................................................5 1.1 What is Acronis True Image for Western Digital? ..................................................................... 5 1.2 Backups created in Acronis True Image ..................................................................................... 5 1.3 System requirements and supported media ............................................................................. 6 1.3.1 Minimum system requirements .................................................................................................................... 6 1.3.2 Supported operating systems ........................................................................................................................ 7 1.3.3 Backing up all data on your PC ....................................................................................................................... 7 1.3.4 Supported file systems .................................................................................................................................... 8 1.3.5 Supported storage media ............................................................................................................................... 8 1.4 Installing Acronis True Image for Western Digital ..................................................................... 9 1.5 Activating Acronis True Image for Western Digital .................................................................10 1.6 Upgrading Acronis True Image for Western Digital .................................................................10 1.7 Technical Support ....................................................................................................................11 2 Getting started .............................................................................................................. 12 2.1 User interface language ...........................................................................................................12 2.2 Protecting your system ............................................................................................................12 2.2.1 Backing up your computer ........................................................................................................................... 13 2.2.2 Creating Acronis bootable media ................................................................................................................. 14 2.3 Backing up your files ................................................................................................................15 2.4 Cloning your hard drive ...........................................................................................................15 2.5 Recovering your computer ......................................................................................................17 2.6 Recovering your files and folders ............................................................................................19 3 Basic concepts ............................................................................................................... 20 3.1 Basic concepts ..........................................................................................................................20 3.2 The difference between file backups and disk/partition images ............................................21 3.3 Full, incremental and differential backups ..............................................................................22 3.4 Deciding where to store your backups ....................................................................................25 3.4.1 Preparing a new disk for backup .................................................................................................................. 26 3.4.2 Authentication settings ................................................................................................................................. 27 3.5 Using Acronis Nonstop Backup ................................................................................................27 3.5.1 Acronis Nonstop Backup data storage ........................................................................................................ 28 3.5.2 Nonstop Backup - Frequently asked questions ........................................................................................... 29 3.6 Backup file naming ...................................................................................................................29 3.7 Integration with Windows .......................................................................................................30 3.8 Wizards ....................................................................................................................................31 3.9 FAQ about backup, recovery and cloning ................................................................................32 4 Backing up data ............................................................................................................. 34 4.1 Backing up disks and partitions ...............................................................................................34 4.2 Backing up files and folders .....................................................................................................35 4.3 Backup options ........................................................................................................................36 2 Copyright © Acronis International GmbH, 2003-2020 4.3.1 Scheduling ...................................................................................................................................................... 36 4.3.2 Backup schemes ............................................................................................................................................ 39 4.3.3 Notifications for backup operation .............................................................................................................. 44 4.3.4 Image creation mode .................................................................................................................................... 46 4.3.5 Backup splitting ............................................................................................................................................. 46 4.3.6 Backup validation option .............................................................................................................................. 46 4.3.7 Backup reserve copy ..................................................................................................................................... 47 4.3.8 Error handling ................................................................................................................................................ 48 4.3.9 Computer shutdown ..................................................................................................................................... 48 4.3.10 Performance of backup operation ............................................................................................................... 48 4.3.11 Laptop power settings .................................................................................................................................. 50 5 Recovering data ............................................................................................................. 51 5.1 Recovering disks and partitions ...............................................................................................51 5.1.1 Recovering your system after a crash .......................................................................................................... 51 5.1.2 Recovering partitions and disks ................................................................................................................... 59 5.1.3 About recovery of dynamic/GPT disks and volumes .................................................................................. 61 5.1.4 Arranging boot order in BIOS or UEFI BIOS ................................................................................................. 63 5.2 Recovering files and folders .....................................................................................................64 5.3 Searching backup content .......................................................................................................65 5.4 Recovery options .....................................................................................................................66 5.4.1 Disk recovery mode ...................................................................................................................................... 66 5.4.2 Pre/Post commands for recovery ................................................................................................................ 66 5.4.3 Validation option ........................................................................................................................................... 67 5.4.4 Computer restart ........................................................................................................................................... 67 5.4.5 File recovery options ..................................................................................................................................... 67 5.4.6 Overwrite file options 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