Acronis backup recovery 10 workstation Manuale Utente
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What does a disk or volume backup store?
For supported file systems, with the sector-by-sector option turned off, a disk or volume backup
stores only those sectors that contain data. This reduces the resulting backup size and speeds up the
backup and recovery operations.
stores only those sectors that contain data. This reduces the resulting backup size and speeds up the
backup and recovery operations.
Windows
The swap file (pagefile.sys) and the file that keeps the RAM content when the machine goes into
hibernation (hiberfil.sys) are not backed up. After recovery, the files will be re-created in the
appropriate place with the zero size.
hibernation (hiberfil.sys) are not backed up. After recovery, the files will be re-created in the
appropriate place with the zero size.
A volume backup stores all other files and folders of the selected volume independent of their
attributes (including hidden and system files), the boot record, the file allocation table (FAT) if it
exists, the root and the zero track of the hard disk with the master boot record (MBR). The boot
code of GPT volumes is not backed up.
attributes (including hidden and system files), the boot record, the file allocation table (FAT) if it
exists, the root and the zero track of the hard disk with the master boot record (MBR). The boot
code of GPT volumes is not backed up.
A disk backup stores all volumes of the selected disk (including hidden volumes such as the
vendor's maintenance partitions) and the zero track with the master boot record.
vendor's maintenance partitions) and the zero track with the master boot record.
Linux
A volume backup stores all files and folders of the selected volume independent of their
attributes, a boot record and the file system super block.
attributes, a boot record and the file system super block.
A disk backup stores all disk volumes as well as the zero track with the master boot record.
6.2.4.2.
Selecting files and folders
To select files and/or folders for backing up
1. Expand the local folders tree items in order to view its nested folders and files.
2. Select an item by checking the corresponding check box in the tree. Selecting a check box for a
folder means that all its content (files and folders) will be backed up. That is also the case for new
files that will appear there in the future.
files that will appear there in the future.
A file-based backup is not sufficient for recovery of the operating system. In order to recover your operating
system, you have to perform a disk backup.
system, you have to perform a disk backup.
Use the table in the right part of the window to browse and select the nested items. Selecting the
check box beside the Name column’s header automatically selects all items in the table. Clearing
this check box automatically deselects all items.
check box beside the Name column’s header automatically selects all items in the table. Clearing
this check box automatically deselects all items.
3. Click OK.
6.2.5. Access credentials for source
Specify the credentials required for access to the data you are going to backup.
To specify credentials
1. Select one of the following:
o
Use the plan's credentials
The program will access the source data using the credentials of the backup plan account
specified in the General section.
The program will access the source data using the credentials of the backup plan account
specified in the General section.