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Acronis TrueImage is your ultimate data insurance policy! It takes an exact
image of your hard disk drive or separate partitions for complete backup, and
allows you to restore all of their contents, including operating systems,
programs, personal data and settings. In the event of fatal software or
hardware failure Acronis TrueImage protects your data, even when ordinary
file backup software does not work.
Acronis TrueImage stores disk images on hard and floppy disks, any
recordable CD/DVD media, ZIP®, Jaz® and other removable storage
devices, allowing to protect archives by a password with an extremely easy
Windows XP-like wizard-driven interface.
Acronis' exclusive innovative technology allows to create and restore
complete disk images online in Windows, so you don't have to deal with
annoying reboots to DOS or other systems, even when backing up system
partitions.
Archive File
Acronis TrueImage creates archive files, that is files containing images of
partitions and disks. The images contain both data of partitions and/or disks
and information, allowing you to restore a partition (disk) from the image.
Partition images include all its files and folders, irrespective of their attributes
(hidden, system, etc.), Master Boot Record (MBR), File Allocation Table
(FAT), and a root directory (Root).
Acronis TrueImage software stores only the data sectors of a hard disk in its
partition image.
Acronis TrueImage software creates an archive file with a ’.tib’ extension.
The .tib file can contain images of several partitions and/or disks.
An archive file of large disk partitions or several partitions (and disks) can
become quite large. In this case Acronis TrueImage will split the image into
more than one archive volume or archive volume files. Splitting an archive
into separate volumes may also be required for writing to removable media
Create an image of your hard disk in an archive file on any media, be it
another hard disk or CD-R, CD-RW. Install a new disk, boot with a CD (or
diskette) containing Acronis TrueImage, and restore the old disk contents from
the image to a new disk. You can also change disk partition size and location
along with their type and operating system if needed.
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Introduction
How to Find the Necessary Information in this Guide
Acronis TrueImage user’s guide contains the following main chapters:
• Chapter 1. «Installing Acronis TrueImage and Getting Started» and
Getting Started» - this describes how to install, run, and remove the
software;
• Chapter 2. «Creating Disk/Partition Images» - this describes how to
create an exact disk/partition image;
• Chapter 3. «Restoring a Disk/Partition from an Image» - this describes
how to restore the entire hard disk or individual partitions;
• Chapter 4. «Restoring Individual Files» - this describes how to restore
accidentally deleted or damaged files without restoring the entire hard
disk.
• Appendix A. «Partitions and File Systems» - this describes the hard
disk structures, and interaction with an operating system.
Software Usage Conditions
The conditions for Acronis TrueImage software usage are described in the
«License agreement», included with this package. The supplied registration
card is the confirmation of your legal purchase and usage of Acronis
TrueImage on your system. Each registration card has its own unique
registration number.
Under current legislation the «License agreement» is considered a contract
between a user (you) and a software manufacturer (Acronis Inc.). The
contract has legal effect and its violation may entail a court examination.
Illegal use and/or distribution of this software will be prosecuted.
Technical Support
Users of legally purchased and registered copies of Acronis TrueImage
receive free technical support from Acronis Inc. In case you have problems
with installation or use that cannot be solved with this guide or read-me file,
please visit our support web-site or e-mail our support department at the
addresses shown below. You must also send us the registration number of
your Acronis TrueImage copy. This number is written on a registration card
supplied with this product.
Support URL: http://www.acronis.com/support/
E-mail: support@acronis.com
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Chapter 1. Installing Acronis TrueImage
and Getting Started
1.1 Acronis TrueImage System Package
Acronis TrueImage system package includes:
• an installation disc,
• this guide,
• license agreement,
• registration card,
• advertising materials.
1.2 System Requirements
To take full advantage of Acronis TrueImage one should have:
• a PC-compatible computer with a Pentium CPU or similar,
• 32 MB RAM,
• a floppy or a CD-RW drive,
• VGA monitor,
• a mouse (recommended),
• free disk space for archive files.
1.3 Installation
To install the Acronis TrueImage:
1. Insert the Acronis TrueImage installation CD into CD-ROM drive and
start the installation procedure.
2. Carefully follow the installation program instructions on the screen.
3. After making your installation choices and copying of Acronis
TrueImage files onto your hard disk, you will be offered to create a
bootable diskette or CD-R/W (you may omit this step if you have
purchased the boxed product that contains a bootable CD). While
TrueImage creates disk images in Windows, it might be necessary to
run restoration procedure from a bootable diskette or CD-R/W.
Therefore it is strongly recommended you create either of them. You
can also create the bootable diskette or CD-R/W when the set-up
process is finished.
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After installation of Acronis TrueImage is completed, you should restart your
computer.
1.4 Repairing/Upgrading Acronis TrueImage
In order to upgrade or repair your software, start the TrueImage installation
program again. It will determine that TrueImage was already installed on
your computer and will ask you if you want to restore (update) the program
or completely remove it from disk.
1.5 Removing the Software
To remove the software select Acronis Æ TrueImage Æ Uninstall Acronis
TrueImage from the Programs menu. You will see a dialog box asking if you
really want to remove the software from your PC hard disk. Press
confirm removal. Acronis TrueImage software will be completely removed.
1.6 User Interface
Acronis TrueImage has an extremely easy to use wizard-driven Windows
graphical user interface and can be managed with a mouse or
Shift+Tab, Left , Right, Up , Down, Space , Enter , and Escape keys.
Yes to
Tab,
If you work with Windows, X Window, or OS/2 applications on a regular basis, you will
have no problems understanding and using Acronis TrueImage interface.
While working with a partition store and restore wizard, a user sees a
sequence of Wizard pages, on each of which he (she) selects from several
available actions, and thus sets switches to the desired state.
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The switches can be set with the mouse or keyboard.
Each dialog box contains detailed text comments for the dialog’s purpose and
switches (control elements) as well as for each switch state.
There is no Help button on Wizard pages. It is unnecessary because on each pa
there is detailed information about the purpose of the page and its controls.
Moreover, there is detailed information about what possibilities you
any of controls in any possible state.
Almost all Acronis TrueImage windows are Wizard pages.
1.7 Starting Work with Acronis TrueImage
Acronis TrueImage software runs in different modes during disk/partition
image creation or restoration, in case of a serious system malfunction or disk
filing structure damage.
To create a disk/partition image under Windows, select Start Æ Programs Æ Acronis Æ TrueImage Æ Acronis TrueImage. You will immediately see a
welcome window containing the partition (disk) image creation and restoration
wizard.
If your operating system is damaged and you are unable to boot the PC from
its system partition, you should use the bootable diskette or CD-R/W that
you previously created, selecting Start Æ Program Æ Acronis Æ TrueImage Æ Bootable Rescue Media Builder.
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Chapter 2. Creating Disk/Partition
Images
Acronis TrueImage software starts with the welcome page.
The next wizard window will offer you to select an action to perform with the
help of Acronis TrueImage. There are three actions available:
• create an image of a disk partition and/or the whole hard disk drive (a
group of partitions, several partitions);
• restore a partition (disk) from an image file, stored in an archive file;
• connect an image, stored in an archive file, as a temporary logical
drive to restore separate files and/or folders.
Action Selection window
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2.1 Selecting Partitions to Image
In the next Selecting Partitions to Image window you will see the structure of
the disks connected to your PC. Click a rectangle representing a partition to
select it. As a result this rectangle will become underlined red. You’ll be able
to consequently select several hard disk partitions and/or different disks.
Click a rectangle representing the whole hard disk (with an icon, disk number
and capacity) to select it for image creation. As a result all disk’s partitions
will become underlined red.
Selecting Partitions to Image window
Having chosen the partitions and/or disks, click Next to continue. Have in
mind that this button will be disabled until none of partitions and disks is
selected.
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2.2 Image Archive Location
In the next Image Archive Location window you’ll need to select a type of a
device to create a disk/partition image. Acronis TrueImage supports three
device types:
• hard disks,
• network disks,
• removable media – CD-R/RW, DVD+RW, Iomega Zip, Iomega Jaz,
magneto-optical, and other drives.
Selecting Image Archive location
In the next Image Archive Creation window you’ll need to provide an archive
filename to store images of chosen partitions (disks) to as well as its full
path. Enter a filename to the File name field.
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You can also use a connected disks tree in the left part of the window to find
archive files (if previously created) and their locations.
Selecting a folder and an archive file name
If an archive file with the entered filename already exists in the chosen
folder, you’ll be prompted about it by Acronis TrueImage with a question if
you want to create a new file with the same name, that is to delete an old
archive file and create a new one instead.
You can store ima
can’t append images to an existin
an image of the partition (disk) on the same partition (disk), included into an archive, if
there’s enough free space.
es of several partitions or even disks in a single archive file, but you
archive file. You can also create an archive file with
There’s a simple rule: do not store archive files with partition images on the
same hard disk you create back-up copies of. As in case of filing structures
(for example, Partition Table) damage, you’ll just not be able to access these
images!
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