Acronis True Image User’s Guide
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Chapter 1. Introduction
1.1 What is Acronis True Image?
Acronis True Image solves all backup problems, ensuring the safety of all
information on your PC.
Using it, you'll be able to create exact hard disk images, including all operating
systems, applications and configuration files, software updates, personal settings
and all of your data.
If failures occur that block access to information or affect system operation, or if
you accidentally delete necessary files, you'll be able to restore the system and lost
data easily.
You won't have to select files and folders for backup, as many backup applications
require. Instead, you will store all your disk data. As a result, Acronis True Image is
simpler and faster than competitive applications.
You can store images on almost any PC storage device: local hard drives, network
drives or a variety of IDE, SCSI, FireWire (IEEE-1394), USB (1.0, 1.1 and 2.0) and
PC card (formerly called PCMCIA) removable media drives, including CD-R(W), DVD-
recordable, magneto-optical, Iomega Zip and Jaz drives.
You can restore the partition or lost data from an image any time. You can also
connect an image as a virtual drive, browse its contents and extract selected files to
the hard disk.
The unique technology developed by Acronis and implemented in Acronis True
Image allows you to create exact, sector-by-sector disk images and restore their
content
directly from Windows without the reboots typical for similar products.
If you are going to install a new hard disk drive, Acronis True Image will help you
transfer information from the old one in minutes, including operating systems,
applications, documents and personal settings.
Wizards and a user-friendly, Windows XP-styled interface will make your work
even more convenient. Just answer some simple questions and let Acronis True
Image take care of everything else! When a problem occurs, it will get you up and
running in short order.
1.2 What's new in Acronis True Image 7.0?
Acronis True Image 7.0 has several new features:
• disk cloning
• new disk preparation
