Operation Manual

Chapter 4. Using Acronis True Image Home

4.1 Main program window

The main program window contains the menu, the toolbar, the sidebar and the main area.

The main area contains operation icons, while the sidebar features the Category, Tools and

Help panels.

Most of the operations are represented two or even three times in different window areas,

providing several ways to select them for more convenience. For example, you can start an

operation or tool by clicking its icon in the main area or by selecting the same item from the

appropriate category on the sidebar, the Operations or Tools menu.

The main window contains operation icons divided into three groups.

The Task group contains the following operations:

• Backup – create a backup archive

• Recovery – restore data from a previously created archive

The Manage Tasks group contains the following operations:

• Tasks – schedule backup tasks on your computer and manage them

• Logs – open the Log Viewer window

The Tools group contains the following items:

• Create and Configure Backup Locations – create folders with special properties for

storing backup archives (see

3.5 Acronis backup locations

), edit the folders’ properties

and delete them. Also create, resize and delete a special hidden partition for storing

archives (the Acronis Secure Zone)

• Explore and Validate Backup Archives – explore file-level archives, mount

disk/partition images as virtual drives, run the archive integrity checking procedure