Acronis Backup for PC - User Guide - Manual (Page 13)

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2 Getting started
Step 1. Installation
These brief installation instructions enable you to start using the product quickly. For the
complete description of installation methods and procedures, please refer to the Installation
documentation.
Before installation, make sure that:
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Your hardware meets the system requirements.
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You have a license key for the product of your choice.
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You have the setup program. You can download it from the Acronis website.
To install Acronis Backup
Run the Acronis Backup setup program and follow the on-screen instructions.
Step 2. Running
Run Acronis Backup by selecting Acronis Backup from the Start menu.
For understanding of the GUI elements see "Using the management console" (p. 14).
Step 3. Bootable media
To be able to recover an operating system that fails to start, or deploy it on bare metal, create
bootable media.
1. Select Tools > Create bootable media in the menu.
2. Click Next in the welcome screen. Keep clicking Next until the list of components appears.
3. Proceed as described in "Linux-based bootable media" (p. 164).
Step 4. Backup
Back up now (p. 33)
Click Back up now to do a one-time backup in a few simple steps. The backup process will
start immediately after you perform the required steps.
To save your machine to a file:
Under Where to back up, click Location, and select the location where the backup will be
saved. Click OK to confirm your selection. Click OK at the bottom of the window to start the
backup.
Tip. Using the bootable media, you can do off-line ("cold") backups in the same way as in the
operating system.
Create backup plan (p. 33)
Create a backup plan if you need a long-term backup strategy including backup schemes,
schedules and conditions, timely deleting of backups, or moving them to different locations.