Installation guide

5.1.1 Uninstallation in Windows

5.1.1.1 Interactive uninstallation

To uninstall Acronis Backup & Recovery 11.5 or its components, we recommend using the following

procedures instead of the Add or Remove Programs or Programs and Features tool of Windows.

To uninstall all components of Acronis Backup & Recovery 11.5

1. Click Start -> All Programs -> Acronis -> Uninstall Acronis Backup & Recovery 11.5.

2. To delete associated information (see later in this topic), select the Remove the product's log,

tasks, vaults and configuration settings check box.

3. Click Remove.

To uninstall individual components or features of Acronis Backup & Recovery 11.5

1. Start the Acronis Backup & Recovery 11.5 setup program.

2. Click Install Acronis Backup & Recovery 11.5.

3. Click Modify.

4. Clear the check boxes next to the names of the components or features that you want to

uninstall.

5. To delete associated information (see later in this section), select the Remove the product's log,

tasks, vaults and configuration settings check box.

Deleting associated information

If you are planning to reinstall a component at a later time, you may want to keep its associated

information.

If instead you want to delete this information, select the Remove the product's log, tasks, vaults and

configuration settings check box. As a result, the following information will be deleted:

 When uninstalling Acronis Backup & Recovery 11.5 Agent for Windows: the log and tasks of the

agent

 When uninstalling Acronis Backup & Recovery 11.5 Management Server: the management server

databases, which store the configuration of centralized backup plans, the operation log, and

statistics

 When uninstalling Acronis Backup & Recovery 11.5 Storage Node: the log and tasks of the

storage node

5.1.1.2 Unattended uninstallation

To uninstall a component or feature of Acronis Backup & Recovery 11.5 in the unattended mode, you

need to run the msiexec utility. This utility uses the corresponding installation package (an .msi file).

To uninstall a component or feature

1. Extract the corresponding installation package to a folder or a network share.

2. Run the following command (here, the installation package is assumed to be

AcronisAgentWindows.msi, saved in the \\myserver\share network share):

msiexec /uninstall \\myserver\share\AcronisAgentWindows.msi /qb