Operation Manual

1 Introducing Acronis Backup

1.1 What's new in Update 6

Improvements added in build 43992

 Support for Windows 10 – Home, Pro, Education, and Enterprise editions.

Note At the time of this hotfix release, Windows 10 is not yet generally available. The tests were performed

with the Windows 10 Insider Preview version. Acronis will perform additional test cycles as soon as

Windows 10 is released.

 Acronis Backup can now back up NFS folders.

Cloud backup

 It is possible to specify a cloud subscription registration code during local installation of Acronis

Backup in Windows. The subscription is registered automatically if the machine is connected to

the Internet.

 A registered subscription for Server or for PC is activated automatically when the first backup to

cloud starts, if all subscriptions available in your account are the same type and have the same

storage quota.

1.2 What's new in Update 5

 The cataloging performance is improved.

 Acronis Active Restore now works faster, by using a random access memory cache, and supports

Windows 8/8.1 and Windows Server 2012/2012R2.

1.3 What's new in Update 4

 Improved backup to Acronis Cloud Storage.

1.4 What's new in Update 3

Rebranding

 Acronis Backup & Recovery 11.5 is renamed to Acronis Backup.

Licensing

 The Universal Restore feature is included in all Acronis Backup licenses. The Universal Restore

add-on license is deprecated.

Cloud backup

 The Acronis Backup & Recovery Online service is renamed to Acronis Cloud Backup.

 Cloud backup subscriptions for Servers and for Virtual Machines are deprecated. Users can

renew these subscriptions to volume subscriptions (p. 253).

OS support

 Support for Windows MultiPoint Server 2012 and Windows Storage Server 2012 R2.