Acronis True Image OEM USER GUIDE Table of contents 1 Introduction ....................................................................................................................5 1.1 What is Acronis True Image OEM? ............................................................................................ 5 1.2 System requirements and supported media ............................................................................. 5 1.2.1 Minimum system requirements .................................................................................................................... 5 1.2.2 Supported operating systems ........................................................................................................................ 6 1.2.3 Supported file systems .................................................................................................................................... 6 1.2.4 Supported Internet connection types ........................................................................................................... 6 1.2.5 Supported storage media ............................................................................................................................... 7 1.3 Installing Acronis True Image OEM ............................................................................................ 7 1.4 Activating Acronis True Image OEM .......................................................................................... 8 1.5 Upgrading Acronis True Image OEM ......................................................................................... 9 1.5.1 Acronis True Image advanced features ....................................................................................................... 10 1.6 Technical Support ....................................................................................................................11 2 Getting started .............................................................................................................. 12 2.1 User interface language ...........................................................................................................12 2.2 Protecting your system ............................................................................................................12 2.2.1 Step 1. Backing up your computer ............................................................................................................... 13 2.2.2 Step 2. Creating Acronis bootable media .................................................................................................... 14 2.3 Backing up all data on your PC ................................................................................................15 2.4 Backing up your files ................................................................................................................16 2.5 Cloning your hard drive ...........................................................................................................18 2.6 Recovering your computer ......................................................................................................19 2.7 Recovering your files and folders ............................................................................................21 3 Basic concepts ............................................................................................................... 22 3.1 Basic concepts ..........................................................................................................................22 3.2 The difference between file backups and disk/partition images ............................................23 3.3 Full, incremental and differential backups ..............................................................................25 3.4 Deciding where to store your backups ....................................................................................27 3.4.1 Preparing a new disk for backup .................................................................................................................. 28 3.4.2 FTP connection .............................................................................................................................................. 29 3.4.3 Authentication settings ................................................................................................................................. 29 3.5 Using Acronis Nonstop Backup ................................................................................................30 3.5.1 Acronis Nonstop Backup data storage ........................................................................................................ 31 3.5.2 Nonstop Backup - Frequently asked questions ........................................................................................... 32 3.6 Backup file naming ...................................................................................................................33 3.7 Integration with Windows .......................................................................................................34 3.8 Wizards ....................................................................................................................................35 3.9 FAQ about backup, recovery and cloning ................................................................................35 4 Backing up data ............................................................................................................. 37 4.1 Backing up disks and partitions ...............................................................................................37 4.2 Backing up files and folders .....................................................................................................39 2 Copyright © Acronis International GmbH, 2003-2021 4.3 Backup options ........................................................................................................................40 4.3.1 Scheduling ...................................................................................................................................................... 41 4.3.2 Backup schemes ............................................................................................................................................ 43 4.3.3 Notifications for backup operation .............................................................................................................. 48 4.3.4 Excluding items from backup ....................................................................................................................... 48 4.3.5 Image creation mode .................................................................................................................................... 49 4.3.6 Backup protection ......................................................................................................................................... 50 4.3.7 Pre/Post commands for backup ................................................................................................................... 51 4.3.8 Backup splitting ............................................................................................................................................. 51 4.3.9 Backup validation option .............................................................................................................................. 52 4.3.10 Backup reserve copy ..................................................................................................................................... 53 4.3.11 Removable media settings ........................................................................................................................... 53 4.3.12 Error handling ................................................................................................................................................ 54 4.3.13 File-level security settings for backup .......................................................................................................... 55 4.3.14 Computer shutdown ..................................................................................................................................... 55 4.3.15 Online backup protection ............................................................................................................................. 56 4.3.16 Performance of backup operation ............................................................................................................... 56 4.3.17 Selecting a data center for backup .............................................................................................................. 57 4.3.18 Laptop power settings .................................................................................................................................. 58 4.4 Operations with backups .........................................................................................................58 4.4.1 Backup operations menu .............................................................................................................................. 58 4.4.2 Backup activity and statistics ........................................................................................................................ 59 4.4.3 Sorting backups in the list ............................................................................................................................. 60 4.4.4 Validating backups .......................................................................................................................................