Document Outline

• 1 Introduction
  • 1.1 What is Acronis® True Image™ 2015?
  • 1.2 New in this version
    • 1.2.1 Alternatives to the removed features
  • 1.3 System requirements and supported media
    • 1.3.1 Minimum system requirements
    • 1.3.2 Supported operating systems
    • 1.3.3 Supported file systems
    • 1.3.4 Supported Internet connection types
    • 1.3.5 Supported storage media
  • 1.4 Installing Acronis True Image 2015
  • 1.5 Activating Acronis True Image 2015
  • 1.6 Trial version information
  • 1.7 Upgrading Acronis True Image 2015
  • 1.8 Technical Support
• 2 Getting started
  • 2.1 Protecting your system
    • 2.1.1 Step 1. Backing up your system disk
    • 2.1.2 Step 2. Creating bootable rescue media
  • 2.2 Backing up all data on your PC
  • 2.3 Backing up your files
  • 2.4 Cloning your hard drive
  • 2.5 Recovering your computer
  • 2.6 Recovering your files and folders
  • 2.7 Getting started with Acronis Cloud
    • 2.7.1 Subscription information
    • 2.7.2 Cloud and Acronis True Image Unlimited
• 3 Basic concepts
  • 3.1 Basic concepts
  • 3.2 The difference between file backups and disk/partition images
  • 3.3 Full, incremental and differential backups
  • 3.4 FAQ about backup, recovery and cloning
  • 3.5 Deciding where to store your backups
    • 3.5.1 FTP connection
    • 3.5.2 Authentication settings
  • 3.6 Using Acronis Nonstop Backup
    • 3.6.1 Acronis Nonstop Backup data storage
    • 3.6.2 Nonstop Backup - Frequently asked questions
  • 3.7 Backup file naming
  • 3.8 Integration with Windows
  • 3.9 Wizards
• 4 Backing up data
  • 4.1 Backing up disks and partitions
  • 4.2 Backing up files and folders
  • 4.3 Backup options
    • 4.3.1 Scheduling
      • 4.3.1.1 Daily execution parameters
      • 4.3.1.2 Weekly execution parameters
      • 4.3.1.3 Monthly execution parameters
      • 4.3.1.4 Upon event execution parameters
    • 4.3.2 Backup schemes
      • 4.3.2.1 Single version scheme
      • 4.3.2.2 Version chain scheme
      • 4.3.2.3 Custom schemes
        • Managing custom backup schemes
        • Examples of custom schemes
    • 4.3.3 Notifications for backup operation
    • 4.3.4 Excluding items from backup
      • 4.3.4.1 Excluding online data
    • 4.3.5 Image creation mode
    • 4.3.6 Backup protection
    • 4.3.7 Pre/Post commands for backup
      • 4.3.7.1 Edit user command for backup
    • 4.3.8 Backup splitting
    • 4.3.9 Backup validation option
    • 4.3.10 Backup reserve copy
    • 4.3.11 Removable media settings
    • 4.3.12 Backup comment
    • 4.3.13 Error handling
    • 4.3.14 File-level security settings for backup
    • 4.3.15 Computer shutdown
    • 4.3.16 Acronis Cloud cleanup
    • 4.3.17 Encryption key
    • 4.3.18 Acronis Cloud data center
    • 4.3.19 Performance of backup operation
  • 4.4 Operations with backups
    • 4.4.1 Backup operations menu
    • 4.4.2 Validating backups
    • 4.4.3 Backup to various places
    • 4.4.4 Adding an existing backup to the list
    • 4.4.5 Backing up to Acronis Cloud from several computers
    • 4.4.6 Removing data from Acronis Cloud
• 5 Recovering data
  • 5.1 Recovering disks and partitions
    • 5.1.1 Recovering your system after a crash
      • 5.1.1.1 Trying to determine the crash cause
      • 5.1.1.2 Preparing for recovery
      • 5.1.1.3 Recovering your system to the same disk
        • Recovering your system to a new disk under bootable media
    • 5.1.2 Recovering partitions and disks
      • 5.1.2.1 Recovering to a different partition or disk
    • 5.1.3 About recovery of dynamic/GPT disks and volumes
      • 5.1.3.1 Example of recovery to a UEFI system
    • 5.1.4 Arranging boot order in BIOS
  • 5.2 Recovering files and folders
  • 5.3 Recovery from Acronis Cloud
    • 5.3.1 Recovering data from online backups
    • 5.3.2 Selecting a version to recover
    • 5.3.3 Disk recovery from Cloud
      • 5.3.3.1 Recovering your system from Acronis Cloud
  • 5.4 Recovery options
    • 5.4.1 Disk recovery mode
    • 5.4.2 Pre/Post commands for recovery
      • 5.4.2.1 Edit user command for recovery
    • 5.4.3 Validation option
    • 5.4.4 Computer restart
    • 5.4.5 File recovery options
    • 5.4.6 Overwrite file options
    • 5.4.7 Performance of recovery operation
    • 5.4.8 Notifications for recovery operation
  • 5.5 Restoring computer to factory settings
• 6 Synchronizing data
  • 6.1 About the Sync feature
  • 6.2 How we ensure security of your data
  • 6.3 What you can and cannot synchronize
  • 6.4 Sync icons
  • 6.5 Sync creation
    • 6.5.1 Default sync
  • 6.6 What is True Image for mobile devices?
    • 6.6.1 How to install True Image app on your mobile device
    • 6.6.2 Synchronizing a mobile device
  • 6.7 Versions of synchronized files
    • 6.7.1 Reverting to a previous file version
  • 6.8 How to clean up your space on Acronis Cloud
  • 6.9 How to recover a deleted file
  • 6.10 How to unlink a device from your account
• 7 Disk cloning and migration
  • 7.1 Disk cloning utility
    • 7.1.1 Clone Disk wizard
    • 7.1.2 Manual partitioning
    • 7.1.3 Excluding items from cloning
  • 7.2 Migrating your system from an HDD to an SSD
    • 7.2.1 Preparing for migration
      • 7.2.1.1 What to do if Acronis True Image 2015 does not recognize your SSD
    • 7.2.2 Migrating to SSD using the backup and recovery method
• 8 Tools
  • 8.1 Creating bootable rescue media
    • 8.1.1 Acronis Media Builder
      • 8.1.1.1 Creating bootable media
      • 8.1.1.2 Bootable media startup parameters
      • 8.1.1.3 Creating a custom WinPE 3.0 ISO with your drivers
      • 8.1.1.4 Creating an .iso file from a .wim file
    • 8.1.2 Making sure that your rescue media can be used when needed
      • 8.1.2.1 Selecting video mode when booting from the rescue media
    • 8.1.3 Creating factory bootable media
  • 8.2 Acronis Startup Recovery Manager
  • 8.3 Working with Acronis Secure Zone
    • 8.3.1 Acronis Secure Zone
    • 8.3.2 Creating and managing Acronis Secure Zone
    • 8.3.3 Acronis Secure Zone location
    • 8.3.4 Size of Acronis Secure Zone
    • 8.3.5 Acronis Secure Zone protection
    • 8.3.6 Removing Acronis Secure Zone
  • 8.4 Adding a new hard disk
    • 8.4.1 Selecting a hard disk
    • 8.4.2 Selecting initialization method
    • 8.4.3 Creating new partitions
      • 8.4.3.1 Partition settings
  • 8.5 Security and Privacy Tools
    • 8.5.1 Acronis DriveCleanser
      • 8.5.1.1 Source selection
      • 8.5.1.2 Algorithm selection
        • Creating custom algorithm
      • 8.5.1.3 Post-wiping actions
    • 8.5.2 System Clean-up
      • 8.5.2.1 Clean-up settings
      • 8.5.2.2 Default clean-up options
        • General
        • Clean-up options
      • 8.5.2.3 Specific clean-up options
        • Data destruction method
        • Files
        • Drive free space
        • Computers
        • "Commands" setting
        • Network places filter
      • 8.5.2.4 Preview
      • 8.5.2.5 Clean-up progress
    • 8.5.3 Hard Disk Wiping methods
  • 8.6 Mounting an image
  • 8.7 Unmounting an image
  • 8.8 Acronis Universal Restore
    • 8.8.1 What is Acronis Universal Restore
    • 8.8.2 Installing Acronis Universal Restore
    • 8.8.3 Creating bootable media
    • 8.8.4 Using Acronis Universal Restore
      • 8.8.4.1 Universal Restore in Windows
      • 8.8.4.2 Universal Restore in Linux
• 9 Troubleshooting
  • 9.1 Acronis System Report
  • 9.2 Acronis Smart Error Reporting
  • 9.3 How to collect crash dumps
  • 9.4 Creating a custom rescue CD
  • 9.5 Acronis Customer Experience Program
• 10 Glossary of Terms
  • Acronis Secure Zone
  • Acronis Startup Recovery Manager
  • Backup
  • Backup operation
  • Backup settings
  • Backup version
  • Backup version chain
  • Bootable media
  • Data synchronization
  • Differential backup
  • Differential backup version
  • Disk backup (Image)
  • Full backup
  • Full backup version
  • Image
  • Incremental backup
  • Incremental backup version
  • Nonstop backup
  • Nonstop protection
  • Online backup
  • Recovery
  • Sync
  • Validation
  • Version of synced file