Acronis Backup for PC - User Guide - Manual (Page 15)

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Acronis Backup Management Console - Welcome screen
Key elements of the console workspace
Name Description
Navigation pane Contains the Navigation tree. Lets you navigate to the different views. For
details, see Navigation pane (p. 15).
Main area Here you configure and monitor backup, recovery and other operations. The
main area displays views and action pages (p. 16) depending on the items
selected in the menu or Navigation tree.
Menu bar Appears across the top of the program window. Lets you perform most of
operations available in Acronis Backup. The menu items change dynamically
depending on the item selected in the Navigation tree and the main area.
2.1.1 "Navigation" pane
The navigation pane includes the Navigation tree.
Navigation tree
The Navigation tree enables you to navigate across the program views. You can choose between the
Full list or the Short list of views. The Short list contains the most frequently used views from the
Full list.
The Short list displays

[Machine name]. This is the root of the tree also called a Welcome screen. It displays the
name of the machine the console is currently connected to. Use this view for quick access to the
main operations, available on the managed machine.

Backup plans and tasks. Use this view to manage backup plans and tasks on the
managed machine: run, edit, stop and delete plans and tasks, view their progress.

Vaults. Use this view to manage personal vaults and archives stored in there, add new
vaults, rename and delete the existing ones, validate vaults, explore backup content, perform
operations on archives and backups, etc.

Alerts. Use this view to examine warning messages for the managed machine.
The Full list additionally displays

Disk management. Use this view to perform operations on the machine's hard disk
drives.

Log. Use this view to examine information on operations performed by the program on
the managed machine.

Mounted images. This node is displayed if at least one volume is mounted. Use this view
to manage mounted images.
Operations with pane
How to expand/minimize panes
By default, the Navigation pane appears expanded. You might need to minimize the pane in order to
free some additional workspace. To do this, click the chevron (
). The pane will be minimized and
the chevron changes its direction ( ). Click the chevron once again to expand the pane.