Some Questions | Acronis 2016


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1. See 'Backup protection' for how password encryption is used - the use of encryption should not have any noticeable impact on the performance of a backup task.
It doesn't mention anything about the "Encrypt Backup" option available from the main menu (when adding a new backup). When I select it, it only prompts for a password and does not let me choose an encryption method. Is this option the same as the "Backup Protection" option in the Advanced tab? Why does the main menu Encrypt Backup option not let me choose an encryption method?
3. Yes. Any time that you revert your system back in time will require that you start new full backups, not attempt to continue existing backups. You should use a different target folder for such new backups if keeping backups created prior to such a change to the system.
Really! In the past, I've used system restore countless times, and have also re-imaged my C drive from backups many times, and have never run into any problems, I have always just continued my backup schedule as normal, and always assumed that Acronis knew about the system restore/re-image and was able to adjust and carry on as normal. Where can I find some documentation about this?
I can't remember, but maybe I only ever did a system restore to a point in time that (luckily) proceeded the most recent backup. And maybe I only ever re-imaged the C drive from the most recent disk backup. Would this explain why I have never experienced any issues continuing backups after system restores/re-images?
Also, at what point would I experience an issue? If I was to system restore to a point in time prior to the most recent backup, what would happen the next time I performed a backup? Would Acronis give me a warning message or something like that?
Another thing that might explain why I have never experienced issues continuing with backups after performing system restores/disc re-images is I was using a differential version chain scheme. For example, If I was to system restore to a point in time prior to the most recent differential backup version but proceeding the last full backup version, then the next time I did a backup, wouldn't Acronis just create another differential/full version with no issues. I don't understand why a system restore/re-image would cause issues and require me not to continue with the existing backup. Would you explain this in more detail?
It seems to me like issues would occur only if the backup was incremental.
7. The Account tab in ATI is used for more than just Acronis Cloud - it also gives you the option of controlling notifications for offers and your backup activity...
Where is this option for controlling notifications for offers and my backup activity?
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The encryption options are only found via the Options > Advanced settings as advised in the 'Backup protection' section of the user guide advised earlier. If you just click on the 'Encrypt Backup' option on the main ATI GUI panel for the task, you get the default settings with no other choice of encryption method offered.
Really! In the past, I've used system restore countless times, and have also re-imaged my C drive from backups many times, and have never run into any problems, I have always just continued my backup schedule as normal, and always assumed that Acronis knew about the system restore/re-image and was able to adjust and carry on as normal. Where can I find some documentation about this?
Yes, really! I would say you have been fortunate to not encounter any issues with your backup tasks, at a minimum that these have not been significantly larger (unless you only do Full backups) due to the major changes to the whole OS drive. There is no documentation about this aspect of recovery as far as I am aware.
See forum topic: Backups confused after system restore - Possible solution? - where this was raised by another user recently.
Another thing that might explain why I have never experienced issues continuing with backups after performing system restores/disc re-images is I was using a differential version chain scheme. For example, If I was to system restore to a point in time prior to the most recent differential backup version but proceeding the last full backup version, then the next time I did a backup, wouldn't Acronis just create another differential/full version with no issues. I don't understand why a system restore/re-image would cause issues and require me not to continue with the existing backup. Would you explain this in more detail?
Any Differential backup contains all changes since the initial Full backup for that version chain, so if you restored back to an earlier Differential backup point which was still after the Full backup, then the impact would be minimal, as ATI would create another Differential based on the changes found since that Full backup was created. The one issue that would arise is that the new Differential file name may share the same name as later Differentials already present on your backup drive, and thus will get a _v1-2.tib file name ending for this reason, as _v1.tib already exists.
Where is this option for controlling notifications for offers and my backup activity?
See the image below:
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The CHANGE EMAIL NOTIFICATION SETTINGS option isn't available in the 2016 version.
I tried signing out, but now every time I start Acronis, it prompts me to enter my username and password.
How do I stop it from prompting me for my details every time I start Acronis? If I dismiss it, and not sign in, Acronis still works fine, so I'd prefer not to sign in when using Acronis.
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You change setting for emails from Acronis it in you Acronis Account, not via the Acronis GUI.
In later versions of ATI there is a setting from emails, but they are concerned with reporting on success/failure of backup task. This is shown in the screenshot in the earlier post.
Ian
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I tried signing out, but now every time I start Acronis, it prompts me to enter my username and password.
How do I stop it from prompting me for my details every time I start Acronis? If I dismiss it, and not sign in, Acronis still works fine, so I'd prefer not to sign in when using Acronis.
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Keylonta wrote:I tried signing out, but now every time I start Acronis, it prompts me to enter my username and password.
How do I stop it from prompting me for my details every time I start Acronis? If I dismiss it, and not sign in, Acronis still works fine, so I'd prefer not to sign in when using Acronis.
The sign-in window appears at every program start, if a user is not signed in. Currently, it's not possible to remove the prompt except signing in to your Acronis account.
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