User Manual (TIHPB2ENS)Table of ContentsIntroduction9What is Acronis® True Image Home?9Acronis True Image Home basic concepts10New in Acronis True Image Home 201012System requirements and supported media13Minimum system requirements13Supported operating systems13Supported file systems14Supported storage media14Customer technical support15Acronis True Image Home installation and startup16Installing Acronis True Image Home16Extracting Acronis True Image Home16Running Acronis True Image Home17Upgrading Acronis True Image Home17Removing Acronis True Image Home17General information and proprietary Acronis technologies19The difference between file archives and disk/partition images19Full, incremental and differential backups19Backup file naming conventions20Acronis Secure Zone™21Acronis Startup Recovery Manager23How it works23How to use23Viewing disk and partition information23What is Try&Decide™?24Acronis DriveCleanser, File Shredder, and System Clean-up24Support for Zip format24Acronis Nonstop Backup25Booting from system image tib files25Acronis Universal Restore25Purpose of Acronis Universal Restore25Limitations in using Acronis Universal Restore26General principles of Acronis Universal Restore26Preparing for disaster recovery27How to prepare for disaster as best as you can27Recommendations for testing that your backups can be used for recovery27Additional recommendations28Testing bootable rescue media28Creating a custom rescue CD31Getting to know Acronis True Image Home32Program workspace32Acronis One-click Backup33Main screens35Options screen37Creating backup archives39Preparing for your first backup39Deciding what data to back up39Some typical backup scenarios40Backing up a system partition40Backing up an entire system disk42Backing up a data partition or disk43Backing up files/folders44Backing up to a network share45Acronis Nonstop Backup47What is Acronis Nonstop Backup47Enabling and setting up Acronis Nonstop Backup47Using Acronis Nonstop Backup49Recovering partitions protected with Acronis Nonstop Backup50Recovering files protected with Acronis Nonstop Backup51Managing Acronis Nonstop Backup storage53Online backup54Creating an Online backup account54Recommendations on selecting data for storing online55Backing up to Acronis Online Storage55Recovering data from Online Storage57Managing Online Storage59Setting online backup options60Connection attempts60Storage connection speed61Storage cleanup61Proxy settings62Additional backup features63Making reserve copies of your backups63Archive to various places65Backup Wizard – detailed information68Selecting what data to back up68Selecting archive location70Scheduling72Backup method72Selecting what to exclude74Selecting the backup options75Setting automatic consolidation75Providing a comment76The backup process77Fine-tuning your backups77Backup options77What to exclude77Pre/post commands78Compression level78Archive protection78Backup priority79File-level security settings79Error handling80Removable media settings80Local storage settings81HDD writing speed81Network connection speed81Free space threshold81Archive splitting82Backup reserve copy83Archive validation83Creating a custom data category for backups84Data recovery with Acronis True Image Home85Recovering your system partition85Recovering a disk backup to a different capacity hard disk86Recovering a disk without a hidden partition87Recovering a disk with a hidden partition88Recovering a data partition or disk90Recovering files and folders91Recovering files and folders from file archives91Recovering files and folders from image archives92Additional recovery information95Recovery Wizard - detailed information95Starting the Recovery Wizard95Archive selection95Recovery method selection96Selecting a disk/partition to recover97Selecting a target disk/partition98Changing the recovered partition type99Changing the recovered partition size and location99Assigning a letter to the recovered partition100Setting recovery options100Executing recovery100Setting default recovery options101File recovery options101Overwrite file options101Pre/post commands102Recovery priority102Detailed information on recovery operations involving dynamic/GPT disks and volumes102Using Acronis Universal Restore103Try&Decide105Using Try&Decide108Try&Decide options and notifications108Try&Decide usage examples109Scheduling tasks111Creating scheduled tasks111Setting up once only execution112Setting up upon event execution112Setting up periodical execution113Setting up daily execution114Setting up weekly execution115Setting up monthly execution115Importing scheduled tasks when upgrading116Managing scheduled tasks116Examples of backup scheduling scenarios117Full backups with automatic deletion on quota violation117Full backups with automatic deletion when backup storage is filled118Full backups to Acronis Secure Zone with automatic deletion118Full + incremental/differential backups with automatic rotation119Managing Acronis Secure Zone121Creating Acronis Secure Zone121Resizing Acronis Secure Zone124Changing password for Acronis Secure Zone124Deleting Acronis Secure Zone125Creating bootable media126Creating Linux-based rescue media126Creating BartPE disc with Acronis True Image Home128Creating WinPE-based rescue media130Adding the Acronis Plug-in to WinPE 1.x131Adding the Acronis Plug-in to WinPE 2.x or 3.0132Working with vhd files134Converting tib images into vhd virtual disks and vice versa134Converting to Windows backup134Converting to Acronis backup135Recovery using vhd files created by Windows Backup136Booting from a tib image of your Windows 7 system partition136Acronis Boot Sequence Manager137Exploring archives and mounting images139Mounting an image139Unmounting an image142Searching backup archives and their content143Searching143Windows Search and Google Desktop integration144Using Google Desktop with Acronis True Image Home145Using Windows Search with Acronis True Image Home148Other operations153Validating backup archives153Operation results notification154E-mail notification155WinPopup notification156Viewing Tasks and Logs156Managing backup archives159Consolidating backups160Removing backup archives163Moving backup archives163Transferring the system to a new disk165General information165Security165Executing transfers166Selecting Clone mode166Selecting source disk167Selecting destination disk167Partitioned destination disk168Selecting partition transfer method168Cloning with manual partitioning169Cloning summary171Adding a new hard disk172Selecting a hard disk172Creating new partitions172Disk add summary173Security and Privacy Tools175Using File Shredder175Acronis DriveCleanser176Creating custom algorithms of data destruction179System Clean-up180System Clean-up Wizard settings181"Data Destruction Method" setting182"Files" setting182"Computers" setting183"Drive Free Space" setting183"Commands" setting184"Network Places Filter" setting184Cleaning up separate system components184Troubleshooting185General185Installation issues185Backup and validation issues186Recovery issues188Bootability after recovery issues188Other issues189Hard Disks and Boot Sequence192Arranging boot sequence in BIOS192Installing hard disk drives in computers192Installing an IDE hard disk drive, general scheme192Motherboard sockets, IDE cable, power cable193Configuring hard disk drives, jumpers194Installing a SATA hard drive195Steps for installing a new internal SATA drive195Hard Disk Wiping methods196Functioning principles of Information wiping methods196Information wiping methods used by Acronis197Startup Parameters198Description198Index200Size: 8.82 MBPages: 204Language: EnglishOpen manual
