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Table of contents
1 Introduction ....................................................................................................................6
1.1 What is Acronis® True Image™ 2015? ....................................................................................... 6
1.2 New in this version .................................................................................................................... 6
1.2.1 Alternatives to the removed features ........................................................................................................... 7
1.3 System requirements and supported media ............................................................................. 7
1.3.1 Minimum system requirements .................................................................................................................... 7
1.3.2 Supported operating systems ........................................................................................................................ 7
1.3.3 Supported file systems .................................................................................................................................... 8
1.3.4 Supported Internet connection types ........................................................................................................... 8
1.3.5 Supported storage media ............................................................................................................................... 8
1.4 Installing Acronis True Image 2015 ............................................................................................ 9
1.5 Activating Acronis True Image 2015 ........................................................................................10
1.6 Trial version information .........................................................................................................11
1.7 Upgrading Acronis True Image 2015 .......................................................................................12
1.8 Technical Support ....................................................................................................................13
2 Getting started .............................................................................................................. 14
2.1 Protecting your system ............................................................................................................14
2.1.1 Step 1. Backing up your system disk ............................................................................................................ 14
2.1.2 Step 2. Creating bootable rescue media ..................................................................................................... 15
2.2 Backing up all data on your PC ................................................................................................16
2.3 Backing up your files ................................................................................................................16
2.4 Cloning your hard drive ...........................................................................................................17
2.5 Recovering your computer ......................................................................................................18
2.6 Recovering your files and folders ............................................................................................19
2.7 Getting started with Acronis Cloud .........................................................................................20
2.7.1 Subscription information .............................................................................................................................. 20
2.7.2 Cloud and Acronis True Image Unlimited .................................................................................................... 21
3 Basic concepts ............................................................................................................... 22
3.1 Basic concepts ..........................................................................................................................22
3.2 The difference between file backups and disk/partition images ............................................23
3.3 Full, incremental and differential backups ..............................................................................24
3.4 FAQ about backup, recovery and cloning ................................................................................26
3.5 Deciding where to store your backups ....................................................................................28
3.5.1 FTP connection .............................................................................................................................................. 29
3.5.2 Authentication settings ................................................................................................................................. 29
3.6 Using Acronis Nonstop Backup ................................................................................................29
3.6.1 Acronis Nonstop Backup data storage ........................................................................................................ 30
3.6.2 Nonstop Backup - Frequently asked questions ........................................................................................... 31
3.7 Backup file naming ...................................................................................................................32
3.8 Integration with Windows .......................................................................................................32
3.9 Wizards ....................................................................................................................................33
