ACRONIS True Image 9.0, User Manual

Page 1: ...User s Guide Acronis True Image 9 0 Home Compute with confidence www acronis com...

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Page 4: ...ger 14 3 4 1 How it works 14 3 4 2 How o use 14 3 5 Acronis Snap Restore 14 3 5 1 How it works 14 3 5 2 How o use 15 3 6 Viewing disk and partition information 15 Chapter 4 Using Acronis True Image Ho...

Page 5: ...46 Chapter 8 Managing Acronis Secure Zone 47 8 1 Creating Acronis Secure Zone 47 8 2 Resizing Acronis Secure Zone 48 8 3 Deleting Acronis Secure Zone 48 Chapter 9 Creating bootable media 50 Chapter 10...

Page 6: ...2 6 Linux ReiserFS 71 Appendix B Hard disks and BIOS setup 72 B 1 Installing hard disks in computers 72 B 1 1 Installing a hard disk general scheme 72 B 1 2 Motherboard socke s IDE cable power cable...

Page 7: ...ting systems applications documents and personal settings Wizards and a user friendly Windows XP styled interface will make your work more convenient Just answer a few simple questions and let Acronis...

Page 8: ...PC based operating system including Linux 1 4 3 Supported file systems FAT16 32 NTFS Ext2 Ext3 ReiserFS Linux SWAP If a file system is not supported or is corrupted Acronis True Image Home can copy da...

Page 9: ...s If you experience problems installing or using Acronis products that you can t solve yourself by using this guide then please contact Acronis Technical Support More information about contacting Acro...

Page 10: ...lder will allow you to create bootable media or its ISO image at any time from the main program window or running Bootable Rescue Media Builder on its own The well known Bart PE utility is used to boo...

Page 11: ...To run the program press F11 during the computer bootup when you see a corresponding message that tells you to press that key Acronis True Image Home will be run in the standalone mode allowing you to...

Page 12: ...rack of the hard disk with master boot record MBR A disk image includes images of all disk partitions as well as the zero track with master boot record MBR By default files in all Acronis True Image H...

Page 13: ...3 Acronis Secure Zone The Acronis Secure Zone is a special hidden partition for storing archives on the computer system itself For archive security purposes ordinary applications cannot access it In...

Page 14: ...you might consider installing them to a Linux root or boot partition boot record instead of MBR before activating Acronis Startup Recovery Manager If failure occurs turn on the computer and press F11...

Page 15: ...to Acronis Secure Zone see 5 2 Backing up disks and partitions image backup You can back up other disks partitions as well but the system image is mandatory When performing Snap Restore the current A...

Page 16: ...w This window contains two panels The left panel contains the properties tree and the right describes the selected property in detail The disk information includes its physical parameters connection t...

Page 17: ...groups The Task group contains the following operations Backup create a backup archive Recovery restore data from a previously created archive Clone Disk transfer the OS applications and data from the...

Page 18: ...ult backup restore options setting text appearance fonts configuring email Winpopup notifications etc The Help menu is used to invoke help and obtain information about Acronis True Image Home Active T...

Page 19: ...the window See details in 10 2 Viewing logs Manage Acronis Secure Zone Click Manage Acronis Secure Zone then follow the Wizard s instructions See details in Chapter 8 Managing Acronis Secure Zone Act...

Page 20: ...significantly speed the backup process when it comes to backing up large volumes of data see details in 3 1 The difference between file archives and disk partition images 5 1 Backing up files and fol...

Page 21: ...e archive file If you are going to create a full backup type the file name in the File Name line or use the file name generator a button to the right of the line If you select an existing archive it w...

Page 22: ...Secure Zone see details in 3 3 Acronis Secure Zone for storing backups In that case you need not provide the file name 9 Click Next 10 Select whether you want to create a full incremental or differen...

Page 23: ...n 17 The task will appear on the Active tasks pane of the main window The task progress will be shown in a special window You can stop the procedure by clicking Cancel You can also close the progress...

Page 24: ...e stored together it doesn t matter which one you select as the program will recognize them as a single archive If you stored the files on several removable disks you must provide the latest archive f...

Page 25: ...in the created task Clicking Proceed will launch the task execution 15 The task will appear on the Active tasks pane of the main window The task progress will be shown in a special window You can stop...

Page 26: ...wish to back up For example you may want hidden and system files and folders as well as files with tmp and bak extensions not to be stored in the archive You can also apply custom filters using the co...

Page 27: ...able backups can be split into several files that together make the original backup A backup file can be split for burning to removable media The default setting Automatic With this setting Acronis Tr...

Page 28: ...want them to be accessed by any user after restore Otherwise only the user who encrypted the files folders will be able to read them Decryption may also be useful if you are going to restore encrypte...

Page 29: ...t have the initial full backup as well However if you created several differential or both incremental and differential backups based on the same full backup and therefore in the same folder you will...

Page 30: ...n the standalone Acronis True Image Home might correspond to the E drive in Windows 6 1 1 Network settings in rescue mode When booted from removable media or by Startup Recovery Manager Acronis True I...

Page 31: ...nt and the Next button will be unavailable until you enter the correct password 4 Click Next 5 If you are to restore files from an archive containing incremental backups Acronis True Image Home will s...

Page 32: ...d select the desired folders or files 10 Click Next 11 Select the options for the restoration process that is restoration process priority file level security settings etc You may Use default options...

Page 33: ...ed will launch the task execution 15 The task will appear on the Active tasks pane of the main window The task progress will be shown in a special window You can stop the procedure by clicking Cancel...

Page 34: ...ill be unavailable until you enter the correct password 2 Click Next 3 If you are to restore data from an archive containing incremental backups Acronis True Image Home will suggest that you select on...

Page 35: ...oceed directly to the summary window 6 3 12 Restoration summary and executing restoration In a few seconds after pressing Proceed the computer will reboot to the restored system Log in and start work...

Page 36: ...ot 2 Click Next 6 3 5 Selecting a target disk partition 1 Select a target disk or partition where you want to restore the selected image You can restore data to their initial location to another disk...

Page 37: ...window To continue select the first choice and click Next You will be taken directly to step 6 3 10 Restoring several disks or partitions at once 6 3 6 Changing the restored partition type 1 When rest...

Page 38: ...not all operating systems support FAT32 MS DOS Windows 95 and Windows NT 3 x 4 x do not support FAT32 and will not be operable after you restore a partition and change its file system These can be no...

Page 39: ...restoration process priority etc You may Use default options or Set the options manually If the latter is the case the settings will be applied only to the current restore task Alternatively you can...

Page 40: ...mmands or batch files to be automatically executed before and after the restore procedure Click Edit to open the Edit Command window where you can easily input the command its arguments and working di...

Page 41: ...ect Validate backup archive before restoration To check data from an archive containing incremental backups you must have all incremental backup files and the initial full backup If any successive bac...

Page 42: ...ual way see Chapter 5 Creating backup archives If you choose to create the backup archive on a network drive you will have to enter a user name and a password for network access 4 Set the task executi...

Page 43: ...be available In the upper field enter a user name Enter a password twice in two fields below 9 At the final step the task configuration is displayed Up to this point you can click Back to make change...

Page 44: ...on If you select weekly execution set the Start time specify the task execution periodicity in the Every x weeks box every week every two weeks etc and check the days on which to execute the task If t...

Page 45: ...fourth Friday select this from the drop down lists If the computer is off when the scheduled time comes the task won t be performed but you can force the missed task to launch at the next system start...

Page 46: ...is is performed in the same way as creation however the earlier selected options will be set so you have to enter only the changes To edit a task select it and click Edit the Selected Task on the Acti...

Page 47: ...kup and select all data you are going to backup into the Acronis Secure Zone At the Set Backup Options step choose Set the options manually then set the compression level You will see the estimated fu...

Page 48: ...s will be reflected in a special window If necessary you can stop the procedure by clicking Cancel However the procedure will be canceled only after the current operation is finished Zone resizing can...

Page 49: ...r more Please wait until the whole procedure is finished Acronis Secure Zone deletion will automatically disable Acronis Startup Recovery Manager if it is activated and destroy all backups stored in t...

Page 50: ...r can boot from such as a Zip drive Acronis True Image Home also provides the ability to create an ISO image of a bootable disk on the hard disk If you have other Acronis products such as Acronis Disk...

Page 51: ...ose to create a bootable disk ISO image When using 3 5 diskettes you will be able to write on a diskette or a set of the diskettes only one component at a time for example Acronis True Image Home To w...

Page 52: ...you must have all incremental backup files and the initial full backup If any successive backups are missing from the archive the validation is not possible To check data from a differential backup y...

Page 53: ...click again to reverse order or the Arrange Icons by button the second from the right and select the desired parameter You can also change column width by dragging the borders with a mouse 10 3 Manag...

Page 54: ...artitions 4 Click Next 5 The program lists the configured changes You can click Back to choose different settings If you click Cancel all new settings will be lost Click Proceed to apply the changes I...

Page 55: ...ounted If you want to view file archive contents use the Restore Data Wizard see 6 2 Restoring files and folders from file archives steps 1 9 The current version of Acronis True Image Home can mount a...

Page 56: ...to the virtual disk from the Drive letter drop down list If you do not want to assign a letter to the virtual drive select Do not assign 8 Click Next 9 Select whether you want to mount image in Read...

Page 57: ...isks takes considerable system resources If you do not the virtual disk will disappear after your computer is turned off To disconnect the virtual disk click Unmount Image and select the disk to unmou...

Page 58: ...the newer disk will be larger Everything else including the installed operating systems data disk labels settings software and everything else on the disk will remain the same This is the only result...

Page 59: ...see the Clone mode window just after the welcome window We recommend using automatic mode in most cases The manual mode can be useful if you need to change the disk partition layout If the program fi...

Page 60: ...electing destination disk After you select the source disk you have to select the destination where the disk information will be copied The previously selected source becomes grayed out and disabled f...

Page 61: ...For now the program will just map out cloning All changes will be implemented only when you click Proceed 12 3 5 Old and new disk partition layout If you selected the automatic mode before the program...

Page 62: ...partition layout on it In this case the disk will be ready right after cloning is complete To protect yourself from unforeseen consequences it would be better to leave the old disk data intact as you...

Page 63: ...ue Image Home will offer you the following data transfer methods As is Proportional the new disk space will be proportionally distributed among cloned partitions Manual you will specify the new size a...

Page 64: ...ed Create a new partition layout earlier in the process it is now time to repartition your old disk During this step you will see the current disk partition layout Initially the disk has unallocated s...

Page 65: ...disk to the new disk indicating the progress in a special window You can stop this procedure by clicking Cancel In that case you will have to repartition and format the new disk or repeat the cloning...

Page 66: ...to Unallocated space before Partition size Unallocated space after fields by dragging partition borders or the partition itself If the cursor turns to two vertical lines with left and right arrows it...

Page 67: ...rst Select Delete partitions on the destination hard disk and click Next to continue 13 2 Creating new partitions Next you will see the current partition layout Initially all disk space will be unallo...

Page 68: ...partition or move on by unchecking Create new partition in unallocated space and clicking Next 13 3 Disk add summary The disk add summary contains a list of operations to be performed on disks After...

Page 69: ...systems A 2 File systems An operating system gives the user the ability to work with data by supporting some type of file system on a partition All file systems are made of structures that are necessa...

Page 70: ...in capacity and the impossibility to implement any more complex file system into MS DOS which is still the base for Windows 98 Me The maximum FAT32 disk size is 2 terabytes 1 terabyte or TB is equal t...

Page 71: ...eiserFS was officially introduced to Linux in 2001 ReiserFS overcomes many Ext2 disadvantages It is a 64 bit journaling file system that dynamically allocates space for data substructures Copyright Ac...

Page 72: ...The cable will have one red wire on an end that is designated for Pin 1 Make sure that you place the cable in the connector correctly Many cables also are keyed so that they can only go in one way 5...

Page 73: ...disk is simply not detected or initialized by BIOS There are some models of hard disks especially the older ones for which incorrect connection damaged the electronics of the drive We will not describ...

Page 74: ...knows all the peculiarities of all the components of the motherboard processor memory integrated devices BIOS versions are provided by the manufacturers of motherboards Main BIOS functions are POST ch...

Page 75: ...isks a logical number of cylinders is specified Heads Hd 1 16 The number of heads on a hard disk For IDE disks a logical number of heads is specified Sectors Sec 1 63 The number of sectors per track o...

Page 76: ...setup item Here you can adjust the boot sequence C A CD ROM Please note that boot sequence management differs for various BIOS versions e g for AMI BIOS AWARDBIOS and brand name hardware manufacturers...

Page 77: ...tem Time 16 16 35 Item Specific Help System Date 01 10 2001 Legacy Diskette A 1 44M 3 5in Enter to go to sub Legacy Diskette B None menu Floppy 3 Mode Support Disabled Primary Master Auto Primary Slav...

Page 78: ...ector 0 your own CHS Capacity 0MB Maximum LBA Capacity 0MB Warning Ultra DMA Mode 3 4 5 can be enabled only Multi Sector Transfer Maximum when BIOS detects SMART Monitoring Disabled Shielded 80 pin ca...

Page 79: ...at when looking for a boot disk the BIOS will first query the CD ROM 1 ATAPI CD ROM but there is no CD ROM in the current configuration Next it queries the floppy disk drive 2 Removable Device Only if...

Page 80: ...Auto Not Installed or User Defined values In the latter case you have to specify the values of other parameters manually except MODE according to the information on the case of the hard disk The purp...

Page 81: ...is message appears when it is not possible to access the C disk If the disk is known to be functional the reason for this error message is probably incorrect settings connections of hard disk paramete...