User Guide
Table Of Contents
- Chapter 1. Introduction
- Chapter 2. Acronis True Image Workstation installation and
- Chapter 3. General information and proprietary Acronis tech
- 3.1 The difference between file archives and disk/partition
- 3.2 Full, incremental and differential backups
- 3.3 Acronis Secure Zone
- 3.4 Acronis Startup Recovery Manager
- 3.5 Acronis Backup Server
- 3.6 Acronis Snap Restore
- 3.7 Acronis Universal Restore
- 3.8 Backing up to tape drive
- 3.9 Viewing disk and partition information
- Chapter 4. Using Acronis True Image Management Console
- Chapter 5. Using Acronis True Image Workstation (local vers
- Chapter 6. Creating backup archives
- 6.1 Backing up files and folders (file backup)
- 6.2 Backing up disks and partitions (image backup)
- 6.3 Setting backup options
- 6.3.1 Archive protection
- 6.3.2 Source files exclusion
- 6.3.3 Pre/post commands
- 6.3.4 Compression level
- 6.3.5 Backup performance
- 6.3.6 Fast incremental/differential backup
- 6.3.7 Archive splitting
- 6.3.8 File-level security settings
- 6.3.9 Media components
- 6.3.10 Additional settings
- 3.7.1 How to use
- 3.7.2 Using Acronis Universal Restore in virtual environmen
- 3.7.3 Hints on using Acronis Universal Restore
- 3.7.4 Benefits
- Chapter 7. Restoring the backup data
- 7.1 Restore under Windows or boot from CD?
- 7.2 Restoring files and folders from file archives
- 7.3 Restoring disks/partitions or files from images
- 7.3.1 Starting the Restore Data Wizard
- 7.3.2 Archive selection
- 7.3.3 Restoration type selection
- 7.3.4 Selecting a disk/partition to restore
- 7.3.5 Selecting a target disk/partition
- 7.3.6 Changing the restored partition type
- 7.3.7 Changing the restored partition file system
- 7.3.8 Changing the restored partition size and location
- 7.3.9 Assigning a letter to the restored partition
- 7.3.10 Restoring several partitions at once
- 7.3.11 Setting restore options
- 7.3.12 Using Acronis Universal Restore
- 7.3.13 Restoration summary and executing restoration
- 7.4 Setting restore options
- Chapter 8. Scheduling tasks
- Chapter 9. Managing Acronis Secure Zone
- Chapter 10. Creating bootable media
- Chapter 11. Other operations
- Chapter 12. Mounting an image as a virtual drive
- Chapter 13. Transferring the system to a new disk
- 13.1 General information
- 13.2 Security
- 13.3 Executing transfers
- 13.3.1 Selecting Clone mode
- 13.3.2 Selecting source disk
- 13.3.3 Selecting destination disk
- 13.3.4 Partitioned destination disk
- 13.3.5 Old and new disk partition layout
- 13.3.6 Old disk data
- 13.3.7 Destroying the old disk data
- 13.3.8 Selecting partition transfer method
- 13.3.9 Partitioning the old disk
- 13.3.10 Old and new disk partition layouts
- 13.3.11 Cloning summary
- 13.4 Cloning with manual partitioning
- Chapter 14. Adding a new hard disk
- Chapter 15. Command-line mode and scripting

9.1 CREATING ACRONIS SECURE ZONE ............................................................................................................ 77
9.2 RESIZING ACRONIS SECURE ZONE .............................................................................................................. 78
9.3 DELETING ACRONIS SECURE ZONE............................................................................................................. 78
CHAPTER 10. CREATING BOOTABLE MEDIA........................................................................................ 80
CHAPTER 11. OTHER OPERATIONS ......................................................................................................... 83
11.1 VALIDATING BACKUP ARCHIVES............................................................................................................... 83
11.2 OPERATION RESULTS NOTIFICATION ......................................................................................................... 83
11.2.1 Email notification............................................................................................................................. 84
11.2.2 WinPopup notification...................................................................................................................... 84
11.3 VIEWING LOGS.......................................................................................................................................... 85
11.4 EVENT TRACING........................................................................................................................................ 86
11.4.1 Windows event log............................................................................................................................ 86
11.4.2 SNMP notifications........................................................................................................................... 86
11.5 MANAGING SYSTEM RESTORE.................................................................................................................. 86
CHAPTER 12. MOUNTING AN IMAGE AS A VIRTUAL DRIVE............................................................ 88
12.1 MOUNTING AN IMAGE ............................................................................................................................... 88
12.2 UNMOUNTING AN IMAGE .......................................................................................................................... 90
CHAPTER 13. TRANSFERRING THE SYSTEM TO A NEW DISK......................................................... 91
13.1 GENERAL INFORMATION ........................................................................................................................... 91
13.2 SECURITY.................................................................................................................................................. 92
13.3 EXECUTING TRANSFERS ............................................................................................................................ 92
13.3.1 Selecting Clone mode....................................................................................................................... 92
13.3.2 Selecting source disk ........................................................................................................................ 92
13.3.3 Selecting destination disk................................................................................................................. 93
13.3.4 Partitioned destination disk.............................................................................................................. 94
13.3.5 Old and new disk partition layout .................................................................................................... 94
13.3.6 Old disk data .................................................................................................................................... 94
13.3.7 Destroying the old disk data............................................................................................................. 95
13.3.8 Selecting partition transfer method.................................................................................................. 96
13.3.9 Partitioning the old disk................................................................................................................... 97
13.3.10 Old and new disk partition layouts................................................................................................. 97
13.3.11 Cloning summary ........................................................................................................................... 98
13.4 CLONING WITH MANUAL PARTITIONING.................................................................................................... 98
13.4.1 Old and new disk partition layouts................................................................................................... 98
CHAPTER 14. ADDING A NEW HARD DISK........................................................................................... 100
14.1 SELECTING A HARD DISK......................................................................................................................... 100
14.2 CREATING NEW PARTITIONS.................................................................................................................... 100
14.3 DISK ADD SUMMARY............................................................................................................................... 101
CHAPTER 15. COMMAND-LINE MODE AND SCRIPTING.................................................................. 102
15.1 WORKING IN THE COMMAND-LINE MODE................................................................................................ 102
15.1.1 Supported commands ..................................................................................................................... 102
15.1.2 trueimagecmd.exe usage examples................................................................................................. 107
15.1.3 Command-line mode usage under DOS ......................................................................................... 108
15.2 SCRIPTING............................................................................................................................................... 108
15.2.1 Script execution parameters........................................................................................................... 108
15.2.2 Script structure............................................................................................................................... 109
15.2.3 Script usage examples .................................................................................................................... 109
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