Acronis True Image 2021

1 Acronis True Image 2021 USER GUIDE 2 Copyright Acronis International GmbH, 2003-2021 Table of contents 1 Introduction ..7 What is Acronis True Image ? .. 7 New in this version .. 7 Backups created in Acronis True Image 2020 or later .. 8 System requirements and supported media .. 9 Minimum system requirements .. 9 Supported operating systems .. 10 Supported file systems .. 10 Supported Internet connection types .. 11 Supported storage media .. 11 Installing Acronis True Image 2021 ..12 Activating Acronis True Image 2021 ..13 Trial version information ..14 Upgrading Acronis True Image 2021 ..15 Technical Support ..16 2 Getting started .. 17 User interface language ..17 Protecting your system ..17 Step 1. Backing up your computer .. 18 Step 2. Creating Acronis bootable media .. 19 Backing up all data on your PC.

2 20 Creating an Acronis Survival Kit ..21 Backing up your files ..23 Cloning your hard drive ..24 Recovering your computer ..25 Acronis account ..27 Getting started with Acronis Cloud ..28 How we ensure security of your data .. 28 Subscription information .. 28 3 Basic concepts .. 30 Basic concepts ..30 The difference between file backups and disk /partition images ..31 Full, incremental and differential backups ..33 Deciding where to store your backups ..35 Preparing a new disk for backup .. 36 FTP connection .. 37 Authentication settings .. 37 Using Acronis Nonstop Backup ..38 Acronis Nonstop Backup data storage .. 39 Nonstop Backup - Frequently asked questions .. 40 Backup file naming ..41 3 Copyright Acronis International GmbH, 2003-2021 Integration with Windows ..42 Wizards ..43 FAQ about backup, recovery and cloning.

3 43 4 Backing up data .. 45 Backing up disks and partitions ..45 Backing up files and folders ..47 Backing up mobile devices ..48 Acronis Mobile .. 49 Local destination of mobile backups .. 49 Backing up Office 365 data ..50 Backup options ..50 Scheduling .. 51 Backup schemes .. 54 Notifications for backup operation .. 60 Excluding items from backup .. 61 Image creation mode .. 63 Backup protection .. 63 Pre/Post commands for backup .. 64 Backup splitting .. 65 Backup validation option .. 65 Backup reserve copy .. 66 Removable media settings .. 67 Error handling .. 67 File-level security settings for backup .. 68 Computer shutdown .. 69 Online backup protection .. 69 Performance of backup operation .. 70 Selecting a data center for backup .. 71 Laptop power settings .. 72 Wi-Fi networks for backup to Acronis Cloud.

4 72 Operations with backups ..73 Backup operations menu .. 73 Backup activity and statistics .. 74 Sorting backups in the list .. 75 Replicating backups to Acronis Cloud .. 76 Validating backups .. 77 Backup to various places .. 77 Adding an existing backup to the list .. 78 Notarized backup .. 78 Cleaning up backups, backup versions, and replicas .. 82 Cleaning up space on Acronis Cloud .. 84 Removing data from Acronis Cloud .. 84 5 Recovering data .. 87 Recovering disks and partitions ..87 Recovering your system after a crash .. 87 Recovering partitions and disks .. 95 About recovery of dynamic/GPT disks and volumes .. 97 Arranging boot order in BIOS or UEFI BIOS .. 99 disk recovery from Cloud .. 100 Recovering files and folders ..104 4 Copyright Acronis International GmbH, 2003-2021 Searching backup content.

5 105 Recovering Office 365 data ..106 Recovery options ..107 disk recovery mode .. 107 Pre/Post commands for recovery .. 108 Validation option .. 108 Computer restart .. 108 File recovery options .. 109 Overwrite file options .. 109 Performance of recovery operation .. 109 Notifications for recovery operation .. 110 6 Archiving 112 What is data archiving? ..112 What is excluded from archives? ..113 Cloud archiving vs. Online backup ..113 Archiving your data ..114 Data archiving options .. 114 Accessing your archived files ..115 7 Sharing data .. 116 8 Protecting family data .. 117 What is family data protection? ..117 Adding a new device to Online Backing up data remotely ..118 Recovering data with Online Dashboard ..119 Email notifications ..119 9 Antivirus and antimalware protection .. 121 Active protection.

6 122 Configuring Active Protection .. 124 Antivirus scans ..125 Configuring Antivirus scans .. 126 Vulnerability assessment ..127 Managing detected issues ..127 Managing files in Quarantine ..128 Configuring Protection exclusions ..128 Protection for Zoom, Cisco Webex, and Microsoft Teams ..129 Downloading Protection updates ..129 10 Synchronizing data .. 130 About the Sync feature ..130 What you can and cannot synchronize ..130 Sync icons ..131 Creating a sync ..132 Versions of synchronized files ..132 5 Copyright Acronis International GmbH, 2003-2021 Reverting to a previous file version .. 133 How to recover a deleted file ..133 Deleting a sync ..134 11 disk cloning and migration .. 135 disk cloning utility ..135 Clone disk wizard .. 135 Manual partitioning .. 137 Excluding items from cloning .. 138 Migrating your system from an HDD to an SSD.

7 139 What to do if Acronis True Image 2021 does not recognize your SSD .. 139 Migrating to SSD using the backup and recovery 140 12 Tools .. 142 Acronis Media Creating Acronis bootable media .. 144 Acronis bootable media startup parameters .. 145 Adding drivers to an existing .wim Image .. 146 Creating an .iso file from a .wim file .. 147 Making sure that your bootable media can be used when needed ..148 Selecting video mode when booting from the bootable media .. 152 Acronis Startup Recovery Manager ..153 Try&Decide ..154 Using Try&Decide .. 156 Try&Decide options and notifications .. 157 Try&Decide: typical use cases .. 158 Acronis Secure Zone ..159 Creating and managing Acronis Secure Zone .. 160 Acronis Secure Zone location .. 160 Size of Acronis Secure Zone .. 161 Acronis Secure Zone protection .. 162 Removing Acronis Secure Zone.

8 163 Adding a new hard disk ..163 Selecting a hard disk .. 164 Selecting initialization method .. 165 Creating new partitions .. 165 Security and Privacy Tools ..167 Acronis DriveCleanser .. 167 System Clean-up .. 171 hard disk Wiping methods .. 177 Mounting an Image ..178 Unmounting an Image ..179 Working with .vhd(x) files ..179 Converting Acronis backup .. 179 Importing and exporting backup settings ..180 Acronis Universal Restore ..181 Creating Acronis Universal Boot media .. 182 Using Acronis Universal Restore .. 184 6 Copyright Acronis International GmbH, 2003-2021 13 Troubleshooting .. 185 Resolving the most frequent issues ..185 Acronis System Report ..186 Acronis Smart Error Reporting ..187 Sending feedback to Acronis ..188 How to collect crash dumps ..189 Acronis Customer Experience Program.

9 190 14 Glossary of Terms .. 192 7 Copyright Acronis International GmbH, 2003-2021 1 Introduction What is Acronis True Image ? Acronis True Image 2021 is a complete data protection solution that ensures the security of all of the information on your PC. It can back up your documents, photos, emails, and selected partitions, and even the entire disk drive, including operating system, applications, settings, and all of your data. One of its main features is Antivirus Protection consisting of Active Protection and Antivirus scan which is a combination of data protection and security features. Backups allow you to recover your computer system should a disaster occur, such as losing data, accidentally deleting critical files or folders, or suffering a complete hard disk crash. Online Backup allows you to store your files and disks on Acronis Cloud.

10 Your data will be protected even if your computer is lost, stolen, or destroyed, and your data can be entirely recovered onto a new device, if needed. Key features: disk backup to a local storage and to Acronis Cloud (p. 45) File backup to a local storage and to Acronis Cloud (p. 47) Antivirus and antimalware Protection (p. 121) Acronis bootable media hard disk cloning (p. 135) Data archiving (p. 112) Family data protection (p. 117) File synchronization (p. 130) Security and privacy tools (p. 167, p. 142) You cannot create backups to Acronis Cloud with Acronis Startup Recovery Manager and Acronis bootable media. Getting started Learn how to protect your computer with two simple steps: "Protecting your system (p. 17)". New in this version Improved functionality that integrates real-time malware protection and on-demand antivirus scanning to defend your data, applications, and systems against all types of malicious software: Malware Ransomware Illicit cryptomining Real-time antimalware protection Signature-based analysis (Traditional AV) New generation behavioral analysis engine External device protection On-demand antimalware scanning 8 Copyright Acronis International GmbH, 2003-2021 Full and quick Scheduled and manual run Quarantine.