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Compatibility between Linux and a Acronis OEM disk

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Hello,

 

I'd like to buy a hard drive, that is marked as "+ Acronis" (the variant of the same disk without Acronis is more expensive for some reason ?)

Looking around on the Internet, I can't figure out what this "Acronis OEM" actually is. What I'd like to know: Can I still plug this disk in the M.2 slot, and use it normally in a classic Linux system (With or without Acronis, which is not a necessity for me) ? Or will I need a new driver, or do something in particular to be able to use it ? Or will this disk simply not work with Linux ?

The official documentation seems to say that Linux isn't supported, but I am not sure if they are talking about the Acronis software, or if the disk itself will not be recognized by Linux

 

Can someone shine some light on me ? Thanks !

(If more info is needed, the computer I'd like to plug this disk into is the Huawei Matebook 16 laptop from Huawei)

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Hello!

OEM basically means the disk provider gives you a version of our product managed by themselves as we don't sell disks.

You must check with the reseller for specific details, as those versions of the product aren't maintained by Acronis: https://kb.acronis.com/content/2201

And yes, our product ( agent ) doesn't support the Linux OS or the backups of that OS, so I doubt the OEM version supports it.

Best regards.

 

Jean, Acronis can backup Linux systems but this would need to be done by booting the system from Acronis bootable rescue media and can have limitations depending on which file systems are being used.

The difficulty with OEM versions of Acronis is that they normally need to be able to detect a drive of the same OEM make installed or attached to the system.

Your NVMe M.2 SSD doesn't care about any Acronis software so will work in your computer when installed assuming that it is compatible with the M.2 slot it has.

None of the full or OEM versions of Acronis True Image or Cyber Protect Home Office can be installed directly on a Linux OS system and probably would not work correctly if installed via Wine or similar utilities.