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 Otherwise, the existing virtual machine is updated to reflect changes since the last conversion. If
updating is not possible (for example, if you deleted the intermediate snapshots, see below), the
virtual machine is re-created from scratch.
Intermediate snapshots
To be able to update the virtual machine, the software stores a few intermediate snapshots of it.
They are named Backup… and Replica… and should be kept. Unneeded snapshots are deleted
automatically.
The latest Replica… snapshot corresponds to the result of the latest conversion. You can go to this
snapshot if you want to return the machine to that state; for example, if you worked with the
machine and now want to discard the changes made to it.
Other snapshots are for internal use by the software.
4.7 Default backup options
Each Acronis agent has its own default backup options. Once an agent is installed, the default options
have pre-defined values, which are referred to as presets in the documentation. When creating a
backup plan, you can either use a default option, or override the default option with the custom
value that will be specific for this plan only.
You can also customize a default option itself by changing its value against the pre-defined one. The
new value will be used by default in all backup plans you will create later on this machine.
To view and change the default backup options, connect the console to the managed machine and
then select Options > Default backup and recovery options > Default backup options from the top
menu.
Availability of the backup options
The set of available backup options depends on:
 The environment the agent operates in (Windows, bootable media)
 The type of the data being backed up (disk, file)
 The backup destination (networked location or local disk)
 The backup scheme (manual start or using the scheduler)
The following table summarizes the availability of the backup options.
Agent for Windows
Bootable media
(Linux-based or PE-based)
Disk backup
File backup
Disk backup
File backup
Additional settings (p. 77):
Ask for the first media while
backing up to removable
media
Dest:
removable
media
Dest:
removable
media
Dest:
removable
media
Dest:
removable
media
Use FTP in Active mode
Dest: FTP
server
Dest: FTP
server
Dest: FTP
server
Dest: FTP
server