User`s guide

5.5 Removing data from Online Storage .....................................................................................108
5.6 Viewing Log ............................................................................................................................109
6 Useful information ............................................................................................................. 110
6.1 Protecting your system and data ...........................................................................................110
6.2 Preparing for backups ............................................................................................................112
6.2.1 Deciding where to store your backups ...................................................................................................... 112
6.2.2 Deciding what data to back up ................................................................................................................... 114
6.2.3 Deciding how often to back up .................................................................................................................. 115
6.3 Testing bootable rescue media .............................................................................................116
6.3.1 Selecting video mode when booting from the rescue media .................................................................. 117
6.4 Testing that your backups can be used for recovery .............................................................119
6.5 Scheduling ..............................................................................................................................120
6.5.1 Daily execution parameters........................................................................................................................ 121
6.5.2 Weekly execution parameters ................................................................................................................... 121
6.5.3 Monthly execution parameters ................................................................................................................. 121
6.5.4 Upon event execution parameters ............................................................................................................ 122
6.6 Searching backups and their content ....................................................................................122
6.6.1 Searching ...................................................................................................................................................... 122
6.6.2 Windows Search and Google Desktop integration ................................................................................... 124
6.7 Choosing columns for viewing in wizards ..............................................................................132
6.8 Backup information ...............................................................................................................132
7 Tools & Utilities ................................................................................................................. 133
7.1 Acronis Startup Recovery Manager .......................................................................................134
7.1.1 How it works ................................................................................................................................................ 134
7.1.2 How to use ................................................................................................................................................... 134
7.2 Creating bootable rescue media ............................................................................................134
7.2.1 Acronis Media Builder ................................................................................................................................. 135
7.2.2 Rescue media contents selection............................................................................................................... 135
7.2.3 Bootable media startup parameters ......................................................................................................... 136
7.2.4 Bootable media selection ........................................................................................................................... 138
7.2.5 Destination file selection ............................................................................................................................ 138
7.2.6 Bootable media creation summary ........................................................................................................... 138
7.3 Security and Privacy Tools .....................................................................................................139
7.3.1 File shredder ................................................................................................................................................ 139
7.3.2 System Clean-up .......................................................................................................................................... 141
7.3.3 Hard Disk Wiping methods ......................................................................................................................... 147
7.4 Mounting an image ................................................................................................................149
7.5 Unmounting an image ...........................................................................................................151
7.6 Working with vhd files ...........................................................................................................152
7.6.1 Converting tib images into vhd virtual disks and vice versa .................................................................... 152
7.6.2 Recovery using vhd files created by Windows Backup ............................................................................ 154
7.6.3 Booting from a tib image of your Windows 7 system partition .............................................................. 155
7.6.4 Acronis Boot Sequence Manager ............................................................................................................... 156
7.7 Importing and exporting backup settings ..............................................................................156
8 Troubleshooting ................................................................................................................ 158
8.1 General recommendations ....................................................................................................158