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Table of contents
1 Introduction ....................................................................................................................6
1.1 What is Acronis® True Image™ 2016? ....................................................................................... 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 ........................................................................................................................ 8
1.3.3 Supported file systems .................................................................................................................................... 8
1.3.4 Supported Internet connection types ........................................................................................................... 9
1.3.5 Supported storage media ............................................................................................................................... 9
1.4 Installing Acronis True Image 2016 ..........................................................................................10
1.5 Activating Acronis True Image 2016 ........................................................................................10
1.6 Trial version information .........................................................................................................12
1.7 Upgrading Acronis True Image 2016 .......................................................................................12
1.8 Technical Support ....................................................................................................................13
2 Getting started .............................................................................................................. 14
2.1 User interface language ...........................................................................................................14
2.2 Protecting your system ............................................................................................................14
2.2.1 Step 1. Backing up your computer ............................................................................................................... 15
2.2.2 Step 2. Creating bootable rescue media ..................................................................................................... 16
2.3 Backing up all data on your PC ................................................................................................16
2.4 Backing up your files ................................................................................................................18
2.5 Cloning your hard drive ...........................................................................................................19
2.6 Recovering your computer ......................................................................................................20
2.7 Recovering your files and folders ............................................................................................22
2.8 Acronis account .......................................................................................................................22
2.9 Getting started with Acronis Cloud .........................................................................................23
2.9.1 Subscription information .............................................................................................................................. 23
3 Basic concepts ............................................................................................................... 25
3.1 Basic concepts ..........................................................................................................................25
3.2 The difference between file backups and disk/partition images ............................................26
3.3 Full, incremental and differential backups ..............................................................................27
3.4 FAQ about backup, recovery and cloning ................................................................................29
3.5 Deciding where to store your backups ....................................................................................31
3.5.1 FTP connection .............................................................................................................................................. 32
3.5.2 Authentication settings ................................................................................................................................. 32
3.6 Using Acronis Nonstop Backup ................................................................................................33
3.6.1 Acronis Nonstop Backup data storage ........................................................................................................ 34
3.6.2 Nonstop Backup - Frequently asked questions ........................................................................................... 34
3.7 Backup file naming ...................................................................................................................35
3.8 Integration with Windows .......................................................................................................35
