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How do I select which HDDs to backup?

I have 3 HDDs connected to my computer.  I want to backup only the boot drive and one other.  When I open Acronis/Backup the GUI shows only "My Computer"

How do I select which HDDs to backup?  I suppose that I can physically remove the HDDs prior to the backup, then reconnect them after.

As an alternative, can I backup my computer and then delete the HDDs that I want to leave connected but not backed up?

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Click on My Computer and all the disks will be shown. By default it will select all partitions on the boot drive.

ian

You gave the correct answer even though I asked the question incorrectly - Actually, the Acronis GUI is labeled "entire PC" and not "My Computer".  But clicking on Entire PC does give me the option to backup only what I want.

Thanks,

Lee

Yes "Entire PC" is the default. If you only want to back up some of the drives in your computer then click on the Entire PC icon to change the source. From there you can select only the drives you wish to backup.

Glad it is sorted. I must say that it is not intuitive. I have been using Acronis for a long time, and it has been this way at least as far back as ATI 2015, when they did a major re-write of the code and major revision to the user interface.

Ian