Operation Manual

Chapter 7. Backup location management

This section covers creation and deletion of backup locations, setting rules for backup

locations and viewing archives contained in backup locations.

Before you start managing backup locations, be sure to read section

3.5 Acronis backup

locations,

stating their purpose and basic principles.

7.1 Creating backup locations

To invoke the Create Backup Location wizard, click Create and Configure Backup

Locations in the Tools group or select the Backup Locations category on the sidebar to

navigate to the Manage Backup Locations window. Then select Create Backup Location.

Creating a location includes the following steps.

7.1.1 Setting a path to the backup location

Backup locations can be organized

• on a local (internal) hard drive

• on an external drive (USB or like)

• on any rewritable media that is recognized by the BIOS (flash card, for example)

• on a network share

• on an FTP server

Provide a full path to the folder that will become a backup location along with the username

and password for the network drive or FTP server access.

Obviously, you must avoid backing up to the same disk where your operating system and

user data are located. If you have only one disk and cannot store your backups outside the

computer, use Acronis Secure Zone instead of backup locations.

When using removable media, a network share or an FTP server, consider the storage free

space and availability of that storage in case you need data recovery.