Acronis Backup for PC - User Guide - Manual (Page 70)

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Example:
Run the backup task at system startup, but only if more than 12 hours have passed since the last
successful backup.
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Event: At startup, Start the task on machine startup.
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Condition: Time since last backup, Time since the last backup: 12 hour(s).
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Task start conditions: Wait until the conditions are met.
As a result,
(1) if the machine is restarted before 12 hours pass since the completion of the latest successful
backup, the scheduler will wait until 12 hours pass, and then will start the task.
(2) if the machine is restarted after 12 hours have passed since the completion of the latest
successful backup, the backup task will start immediately.
(3) if the machine is never restarted, the task will never start. You can start the backup manually, if
need be, in the Backup plans and tasks view.
4.5 Replication and retention of backups
When creating a backup plan (p. 33), you specify the primary location for the backups. In addition,
you can do the following:
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Replicate (copy) each backup to a second location immediately after creation.
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Retain the backups according to the retention rules you specify, and then either move them to a
second location or delete them.
Similarly, you can copy or move backups from a second location to a third location and so on. Up to
five consecutive locations are supported (including the primary one).
Note: The replication feature replaces and enhances the Dual destination option, which was available in
Acronis Backup & Recovery 10.
Example. You back up your machine to a local folder. The backup is immediately copied to a network
folder. In the original local folder, the backup is stored for just one month.
The following picture illustrates this example.
Usage scenarios
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Reliable disaster recovery (p. 75)
Store your backups both on-site (for immediate recovery) and off-site (to secure the backups
from local storage failure or a natural disaster).
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Keeping only the latest recovery points (p. 75)
Delete older backups from a fast storage according to retention rules, in order to not overuse
expensive storage space.